Hunt update
#6619313
09/17/19 09:45 PM
09/17/19 09:45 PM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 615 Nebraska
Cougarw
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OP
trapper
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 615
Nebraska
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Just want to say thanks to everyone on here that gave me advise on going to alaska moose hunting. I listened to it all and spent the money on good stuff. I learned a few things as a first timer that I feel I need to pass on to anyone thinking they are going to do this some day. First do not skimp in boots, get good leather boots. Second spend the money on a good frame pack and bag, that is a must, can not say it enough. And go during the rut will help. There's more but I feel these are the most important, and have quality clothes, I wore sitka. Now, it was very warm were I was at and the rut was not on, every day the smoke from the fires blew up the valleys making it almost impossible to see any moose. We did see a small bull and cow the first morning and one decent bull that we couldn't gauge width. Day three we saw one bull at a long way off. Never saw a thing till day 10 after that, talk about frustrated. We actually texted the bush plane and told him to pick us up in the afternoon. 20 min later we heard a bull grunting, I started calling and within 20 min he closed the distance to 75 yards, after much, and fast consideration we decided to shoot. Luckily he made 51" in a 50" unit. We will take it. Had to pack him 1.5 miles back to the air strip, took 12 hrs. Got picked up in the morning and couldn't wait to get a cheeseburger.
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619318
09/17/19 09:47 PM
09/17/19 09:47 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,479 MT
snowy
trapper
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trapper
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Posts: 10,479
MT
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Great job! I have had a number of friends that have gone there moose hunting and been unsuccessful. Count your blessing on a great bull.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619323
09/17/19 09:50 PM
09/17/19 09:50 PM
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,403 Firth, Nebraska
jabNE
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,403
Firth, Nebraska
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Nice work sir! Great scenery, and thanks for sharing the pics! Jim
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619335
09/17/19 10:04 PM
09/17/19 10:04 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,121 Northern Wisconsin,Rhinelander
Hodagtrapper
Muskrat Master
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Muskrat Master
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,121
Northern Wisconsin,Rhinelander
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Very hard work! Helped pack out a 42" spread bull way back in a glacial valley in Alaska. Swore I would never do that again! Guess where I was the following 2 falls during the rut? Very nice bull by the way!!! Chris
>>In God we trust<<
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619352
09/17/19 10:25 PM
09/17/19 10:25 PM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 6,238 Kansas
Pawnee
trapper
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trapper
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Posts: 6,238
Kansas
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Great bull. Thanks for posting
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619358
09/17/19 10:33 PM
09/17/19 10:33 PM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 615 Nebraska
Cougarw
OP
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OP
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Posts: 615
Nebraska
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It was a great adventure, and I have my mind set on going back, only not for moose. Kinda got my mind on a dall sheep or grizz. Hoping for a dall though.
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619369
09/17/19 11:06 PM
09/17/19 11:06 PM
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Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,109 Bonner County, Idaho
Wild_Idaho
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trapper
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,109
Bonner County, Idaho
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Wow! Awesome trip and hunt. Thanks for sharing and taking us along. Sure is some pretty country.
Last edited by Wild_Idaho; 09/17/19 11:11 PM.
Real name Eric The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619375
09/17/19 11:18 PM
09/17/19 11:18 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
James
"Minka"
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"Minka"
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 17,379
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
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Congratulations! Where in the state were you hunting?
Non-residents can't hunt sheep or grizzly up here without a guide, so better save up some coin.
Jim
Forum Infidel since 2001
"And that troll bs is something triggered snowflakes say when they dont like what someone posts." - Boco
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Re: Hunt update
[Re: Cougarw]
#6619477
09/18/19 08:10 AM
09/18/19 08:10 AM
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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,071 N E Nebraska
sotired
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,071
N E Nebraska
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Congratulations, great moose, and sounds like a great hunt.
"Education, transportation, and communication, that's what ruined the world."
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