October 4, 2009
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A friend of mine, Paul Wannarka, called to ask if I’d be interested in a quick fall trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The weather forecast was good and the autumn leaves were turning so Steve Van Kekerix and I joined Paul on Wednesday and headed into Kelso Lake. Crossing Sawbill Lake was absolutely fabulous. It felt like summer with warm temps and calm winds. It was hard to believe that it was the last day of SeptemberMoose Calling on Kelso Lake
The bull moose are now in rut so I took out my moose call and decided to try some moose calling. I called for about an hour but did not see any sign of moose. We loaded our canoes and headed down lake. Just after we rounded the point Steve and Paul simultaneously said “There’s a moose”. Just ahead of us was the largest moose I have ever seen swimming across the narrow part of Kelso Lake. Seeing a moose with a twenty point set of antlers crossing the lake was a magnificent sight. I don’t know if he was just passing through or if the moose calling had worked.