Koch grunts through a birch-bark moose call, and a red squirrel chatters across the water. Koch rakes a nearby birch tree with a canoe paddle, snapping off limbs and shredding bark like a bull moose that's ready for a brawl. Canoe hunters see far fewer moose than other hunters do.… There's no guarantee of seeing a moose, and waiting for a trophy bull is foolhardy.… It takes a certain kind of hunter to decide it's a good idea to punch their once-in-a-lifetime moose permit for this." Koch and Bouchard press low to the dirt, worried that either the moose might run them over or my follow-up shot will be headed their way. [Extracted from the article]
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