The Silvercore Podcast with Travis Bader

What happens when a group of hunters, with very different backgrounds and hunting experience, embark on a week long shared moose hunt.

In this episode, Paul Ballard regales us with sage hunting advice, Rob Wilson discusses when it's appropriate to put underwear on a moose and Mike Welti shares an experience that no hunter wants to find themselves in but every hunter should be prepared for.

This episode is sponsored by Carter Motorsports in Vancouver. As a long time customer of Carter Motorsports, I was very excited when they agreed to be part of this podcast.

Also, a very big thanks to International Barrels who supplied a custom barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and Vortex Optics who supplied the scope for this hunt. All together it made for one extremely accurate hunting rig.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Intro [00:00:00 – 00:02:48]
How everyone met each other [00:02:48 – 00:04:46]
Finding an area to hunt & putting in for LEH [00:04:46 – 00:07:00]
10 year old wanting his FWID [00:07:00 – 00:08:10]
Previous hunting experiences & the Selgair [00:07:00 – 00:09:45]
Preparing for the hunt & delegating responsibilities [00:09:45 – 00:13:52]
Enjoying the hunt even when not successful [00:13:52 – 00:15:33]
Everyones contributions to the hunt [00:15:33 – 00:18:30]
The trip up to set up camp & a bear at camp [00:18:30 – 00:28:09]
Checking out the area & BC’s unique environment [00:28:09 – 00:36:30]
Animals spotted, grouse hunting & ethics [00:36:30 – 00:38:27]
Opportunity for a moose, tracking & being prepared for the shot [00:38:27 – 00:47:10]
Reaction of the animal, indication of a hit animal & importance of tracking [00:47:10 – 00:51:08]
Evening after & local intel [00:51:08 – 00:54:11]
Using a cow call & seeing moose signs [00:54:11 – 00:56:49]
Covering lots of ground & seeing the most wildlife [00:56:49 – 01:02:29]
Letting out a cow call, approaching moose & hearing a shot [01:02:49 – 01:07:26]
Fire, respecting the moose & heading back to camp [01:07:26 – 01:12:49]
Group excitement, moose underwear & processing moose meat [01:12:49 – 01:18:28]
Character, willingness to help & portable showers [01:18:28 – 01:21:10]
Packing up after the hunt & making the best of the meat [01:21:10 – 01:26:33]
What the group would have done differently [01:26:33 – 01:30:32]
Public shower & underwear on antlers [01:30:32 – 01:31:15]
Outro [01:31:15 – 01:32:20]

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources which may be beneficial to you:

Silvercore [00:00:10] [00:00:21] [00:00:24] [00:00:31] [00:00:47] [00:02:22]
Carter Motor Sports [00:00:45] [00:00:48]
Fish and Wildlife ID (FWID) [00:07:30]
BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) [00:07:41]
Zodi [01:20:26] [01:20:28] [01:20:49]
Amateur Radio Licence [01:28:30] [01:28:35] [01:28:45]
FRS Radio [01:28:36] [01:28:54] [01:29:00]
inReach Devices [01:28:40] [01:29:11]

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