For years now a bunch of friends and myself have been making the long travel to Northern Ontario to participate in the archery hunt for Canadian Moose. When bow hunting moose you have to get much closure for clean and ethical shot which requires different strategies. For the past 10 years I have been practicing calling and other techniques to close that gap and make it count when the time comes.

In order to get a bull moose into range you need to mainly call like a cow moose in heat. This means she will call out for a mate and the bull moose will respond and come to her location. That's the basic idea so as a hunter you go and mimic the cow moose in hopes to intercept a bull upon arrival. This is if everything goes perfectly. Your call is the right tone, there is moose in the area, the bull is not paired up amongst a million other items.

So here is the list of a few of the important tools needed to successfully call a bull moose.

1. Birch Bark Calling Horn
2. Moose Scapula Bone
3. Whiskey Stick

So lets dig into the description and use of each of these items. The birch bark calling horn. If you want to know how yo make one of these then check the video I made below. The purpose of the calling horn is to amplify your voice to reach out further for those traveling moose. Maybe it's windy and you need more volume for your call. The horn can be very effective. There are a many different types of horns on the market but I prefer the tradition birch bark.

The next important tool in your repertoire is the moose scapula bone. For those that don't know the scapula is the shoulder blade bone of an animal. Male moose can communicate by knocking their antlers off of trees and will use them to rake trees to mark territory and challenge other male moose for dominance. You can use a scapula to mirror these sounds as it's density and size create a very similar sound. It's possible a moose may hang up on the edge of cover and not commit to coming any closure therefore not giving you a shot. By raking trees with this bone it may just give you the edge and out he will come into range.

So the moose scapula is rather heavy and a bit large to carry in your pack. Another item which you can use that works the exact same is the whiskey stick. Not sure what the true name of this is or if it even has one but that is what I call it as it's made from a whisky mickey bottle. I have posted a link to how build one of these below. It is used in the same way as a moose scapula but is way more compact and way lighter. I find it fits nicely down the side of your leg inside your rubber hunting boot and of course in a day pack.

These are the tools I use to make a successful bow hunt for moose. Over the years I have used all of these items with great success. These are simple and easy items that you can easily put in your hunting pack and have at the ready when you find the situation calls for one. Check out the video below on how to use these calls and here's to happy hunting.