MANIPULATING MOOSE
How to completely outwit a bull into thinking you’re a cow, and lure him into range
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Pouring water from a calling horn can mimic a wading cow (photo: Kate Banish/USFWS/Pixnio)#3 SOUND EFFECTS
Prime breeding moose that have encountered hunters before will take a cautious, non-vocal approach to investigate calls. They will still make sounds, however, such as the intentional breaking of branches under their hooves, the dull thud of their antlers against solid trees, and the raking of underbrush. Hunters can imitate these noises by using a dried moose scapula or a fibreglass rake-style call, such as the Agitator from Ken Capling Outdoors.
As for cows, they will drag their legs in shallow water as they walk, and urinate to signal their receptiveness. Hunters can easily mimic this by walking in rubber boots and pouring water from a calling horn held at waist level.
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