Dramatic moose hunt with dogs

UK deer manager Paul Childerley is hunting moose in Swedish Lapland.
He came close to seeing one in Finland a few years ago. This time we’ve travelled inside the Arctic Circle during the rut so he has a greater chance of a close encounter, especially as top guide, Peter Johansson, is looking after him.
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[@gonzo_the_great1675]

Good clean shot. Though wonder if it would have been a little quicker with a heavier calibre. Bloody beaurocracy! I was clutching seeing Paul trying to keep the shot safe for the dog. Not sure I could feel comfortable with a dog in front of the gun.

[@MrPh30]

Ahh, the Opera of the woods, hearing the dogs in the woods and instant small messages on the radio after that .

[@Sakointernational]

Congratulations tp the whole team for.this successful hunt! Lapland is always an experience of its own.😉👍

[@christiannordin7769]

Awsome to see Paul get all reved up and have a bit of moose fever, good job.

[@anthonyjafolla2139]

Are the moose just smaller in that part of the world or was it just a year or two old?

[@fieldsportstv]

It was a young one. / Charlie

[@BruceDeschamps]

Well done Paul and the crew!😉👍💥

[@fieldsportstv]

Thanks Bruce...in lots of ways!!👍👊 Cheers David

[@jeffallan3140]

This bears repeating... I am shocked every week that with 311k+ subscribers, the video views, likes and comments are so low in number. As a Canadian, we are fighting our own fight here, but I believe the entire shooting and hunting community, world wide, must support each other...watch the videos, make a comment like and share. It's the only way KZbin will push these videos out to potential new viewers and supporters. Maybe it will bring middle of the road people over to this side and it might even convert the odd anti that doesn't realize he/she has been mislead

[@sammoseley6926]

Can you do some videos on a good English shoot because we want to see a video before the season is over. Good vid 👍

[@fieldsportstv]

Will do. / Charlie

[@davidbrewer7937]

Interesting & a good job. Looks like a calf by the size of it & the short snout compared to Canadian moose. My Ontario bull this year at 150 yds with 30-06, 178 grain ELDX was hit twice in the "boiler-house" (chest) broadside, then one in the head from behind as it turned & ran like a tank. 200 yds up a path then down into the forestry to near a lake. When I tracked the animal & approached, it got up to run again so I hit it broadside twice again...5 shots into it, all on adrenaline! Weight was ~1100lbs in the gambrel.

[@fieldsportstv]

Congratulations - well done. / Charlie

[@hughmccann7414]

As the man said "thank you Sako" a nicely mushroomed bullet makes for a swift kill.

[@alexpetri1817]

Is that a 308?

[@DUKEisALIVE]

cant wait to do this myself!

[@nevermistreatarodent]

So this is how Bambi's mom died huh

[@alonzowitt5931]

I've never eaten any moose, but they say it's really good. I eat lot's of deer and love it expecially on the BBQ with my secret sauce 👍

[@evanconnolly5585]

Hi

[@8asw8]

the hammerhead is far superior, just saying. leadfree sucks

[@TerrariumFirma]

I thought it was an elk.

[@fieldsportstv]

They are...it's a tough one,..but because everyone we speak to in Sweden refers them as moose it's odd to call them anything else. D

[@Nobody423]

why use dogs use youre skills, seems a tad unfair

[@rsmt4727]

No no not at all these moose have 4 legs as you might be able to see the two men have only 2 legs what ever it takes to dispatch a moose safely and humanely

[@yeahbee8237]

It Still takes skill, to train the dog, to sneak Up on the moose when it is baying. We dont cheat and Hunt the rut...

[@captainadventure3872]

While legal to run dogs for moose in some parts of Canada, we'd frown on walking up on a calf while following a GPS and shooting it. I wouldn't pay a dime for that.

[@mattihonkamaki9659]

In Sweden and Finland you just need to cut the moose population every year efficiently. In Sweden 100k and in Finland 70-100k to avoid forest distruction (they eat young forests during winter) traffic accidents and lost lifes. And with current splintered forest areas it would be difficult to hunt without dogs and modern GPS systems. Of course there are areas especially in Lapland where you have a chance to hunt more traditionally ways.

[@VG_164]

Sweden has to shot like 20 times the amount of moose annually than Canada. Not to mention that hunting moose with dogs is a cultural heritage over a thousand years old.