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That's incredible! I could understand deer bring driven to more urban locations. But, I wouldn't have expected metro Boston to be moose habitat. I wonder from where the Woburn moose came. Maybe down Route 225 from the Carlyle area? The Concord River might provide some ideal habitat. Crazy, ain't it.
BTW...I took a 185# black bear on the last night of the hunt (Friday), with my .270 Tikka T3 (Remington 150gr SP Core-Lokts). I saw and shot at one in the late evening on Wednesday (right at the end of good shooting light). But I believe I missed low (I think I grazed it), as the bear kinda reacted like he got stung by a bee on the chest, did a 360, and ran off into a swamp on all fours. There was no blood (trail) and the only evidence I found that I hit it was a tuft of hair with some root-meat still attached (it was stuck to the barrel). We (the outfitter, guides, and the other 3 hunters I was with) looked for the bear for about 2 hours the following morning - but, we could not find any sign of it. The bear I shot on Friday was a good shot - right behind the left shoulder. Dropped it at the barrel (a different bait stand than Wednesday - 51 yards from treestand to barrel according to the rangefinder). The hide was a bit rubbed out from the ribs backward (I wasn't expecting that this early in the season). But I had it skinned out from about the "belly button" forward. I'll see if the taxidermist can make a 3/4 mount from it. I definitely have the bear-hunting bug, and I am planning on returning to the same outfitter (and most likely with the same hunting buddies) next year.
Now, I have got to get in bow-shooting shape for the fall deer season. One of my hunting buddies has permission to hunt on private land out in the Berkshires, and he offered to take me along as it will be my first time bowhunting for deer (he is an avid and experienced bowhunter and he offered to "show me the ropes").
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