Time To Start Thinking About MA. Moose Rut

 

This past week I have been adding and moving camera traps in anticipation of the upcoming Massachusetts moose rut. I did get a night video last week of a cow passing by a trail camera and two minutes later a small bull followed. In past years my cameras traps started videoing pre-rut activity mid-September. Hard to believe that’s only a few weeks away.

Scat Swamp has shown the most potential with lots of moose sign and capturing several bulls on video. Since the dam breached a few weeks back there hasn’t been any activity in the shallow pond. I spent a morning bushwhacking out a ways from the breached dam and there was no shortage of moose droppings.

I hope to video a respectable bull during daylight hours. Last year TC’s videoed some awesome nighttime rutting footage. I’ve yet to locate a “Wallow Pool”, maybe this will be the year.

Jim