Nick Samson of Pennsylvania was hunting out of OMM Outfitters’ Portage, Maine camp on September 24, 2024 when he used a single, well-placed shot from his .325 (8 mm) WSM (Winchester Short Magnum) loaded with a 200-gr bullet to drop this massive bull moose, with an estimated weight of 900 – 1,000 pounds and an antler spread of 59 inches.
Samson, shown here with his daughter Harley, offers offshore fishing charters in Maryland in the summer.
Sampson was initially selected for a cow tag for October, but managed to exchange it for the bull tag on the earlier hunt week.
“The bull was smashing trees about 60 yards away,” he told The Sportsman. “My heart was beating so loud I was worried about the moose hearing it.”
