Moose near water

[AlaskaHunter]

If I am not hunting in the mountains in Alaska, 3 things I always throw in the boat:

1) rope come-along with at least 100 yards of rope
2) plastic sled for floating quarters
3) waders

I shot my bull this year on dry land, but he stumbled down the knoll and
died in knee-deep water. I turned him over with a rope come-along and
quartered him in waders, using the sled to haul the quarters to land.
Solo butchering took me 4 hours...I always hope to shoot them in the morning!

 

[teamhoyt]

Nice bull! Welcome to HT!

 

[sbhooper]

There is nothing easy about a moose-welcome!

 

[Gellar]

Welcome to hunt talk! We made that mistake on our first moose hunt. First shot the moose was on the bank, moose dove off the bank and died in the river. We got to raft and caught the bull floating downstream but with no come a long we could only get him to about knee deep water.

 

[AlaskaHunter]

There is nothing easy about a moose-welcome!

Thanks.
Actually for me moose hunting is mostly sitting and calling...especially in late Sept,
when the rut is on.
I firmly believe in the 3-day strategy:
http://www.alaskaremote.com/my-3-day-strategy-for-moose-hunting-success

I also like to get off the "beaten track" so its just me and the moose...no other hunters messing up my calling. That is easy to do using a canoe to get away from river boat traffic, then a sled/pack to get to a good glassing/calling spot for the next 3 days.

 

[OpenCountry]

That's a great bull!

 

[AlaskaHunter]

That's a great bull!

Great eating. Average rack for Alaska moose in my unit...49 inch spread.
Not even legal for non-residents in my unit (50 inches or 4 brow tines)

I am a meat hunter and shoot the first legal bull (50 inches or 3 brow tines)
that is in range. With calling, they are usually pretty close.
This year's bull was at 30 yards. Each hunt is a very special wilderness experience!