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Article: The Best Advice Ever: I thought I knew all there was to know about what it takes to be a good hunter. I was wrong.(includes notes on blacktail deer hunting in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington)
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- Outdoor Life
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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Byline: Jim Zumbo
The moose was more than a mile away as I watched it through my spotting scope. Les Parsons asked if I was interested, but I think he already knew the answer. It was the last day of the hunt, and the 36-inch-wide moose looked mighty good to me. I was after any bull. In fact, I had driven my pickup truck to British Columbia so I could bring the moose home-all of it.
We started a long stalk. Les had been outfitting for years in the area and thought he knew where the moose was headed. Our plan was to intercept the animal. We were more than halfway there when a thick fog bank wafted over a ridge and settled in. Visibility dropped to less ...