TWO Moose permits in our camp

[benhuntin]

Yep, that looks right.


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[blindluck]

Nope, the work starts after you shoot them! 

No truer statement than that!  My $0.02 would be to get a good pack.  I put my Exo 5500 to the test last year on my bull and it made a huge difference from what it would have been with my last meat hauler.  Also, watch a few videos on gutless methods and have plenty of meat sacks and rope with you.  When you're solo with a big animal on the ground you'll thank yourself.

we' re pretty excited, I do feel pretty prepared, dad killed a moose in 2005, we handled him no problem, I'm a bow hunter and usually bone out my deer and pack them out, got a couple packs and I'm pretty versed at skinning boneing my elk and deer out on the ground and packing back to camp, dealing with the animal shouldn't be a problem just finding a good trophy will be the challenge. 3 1/2 months to go.

[blindluck]

Don't forget those big bulls have real tough meat. I have one of the late tags so if that's all that left so be it! Good luck and keep me in the loop for intel.

Mine was very tough(and it was not a big bull), ended up turning 80% into burger, jerky, and pep stick.

Have fun blindluck, your turn is coming.

I hope so, I talked to you at elk camp a couple years ago just before your moose hunt, congrats to you hunt of a lifetime.

[T Pearce]

I know those big Bulls can be tough,  but once in a lifetime, may have to use the pressure cooker.

Break out the pressure cooker....good choice.
Please, lots of pics!
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[USMC86]

benhuntin, the best way to get them in the truck is to have you there to pack it.  Your still my favorite forum member!

[Elkterd]

Mine was so tough, I boiled my boots and ate them through the moose out just kidding did just grind it all up though, great flavor just tough as nails! (Do not pass up Dirty Shirt out of Usk)

[blindluck]

Tough meat equals burger, Moose burger has got to be the best burger out there.

[Miles]

Not all moose meat is tough.  I'd recommend trying some steaks before deciding to turn everything into hamburg.  Meat care, cutting, and cooking can all play large roles in the toughness or lack there of. 

[blindluck]

absolutely, got to eat some before you know if it's Tough or not.my dad's 2005 bull was great, my step brothers bull was tough, both shot in Aladdin. I thinking 49 bulls are naturally juicier.

[bearpaw]

Toughness depends on the particular animal. Moose is my favorite meat even if it has to be ground into burger! Good luck with your hunt, that is a good unit.

[Buckblaster]

I shot a 4 year old moose in Wyoming last fall, and the only thing that wasn't tough about it was the gravy.  But if you have a grinder and cuber, you are going to love it.

[jackmaster]

That is awesome, you guys are gonna have an awesome season, does it always snow for that season? That's would make it awesome, I love huntn in the snow

[blindluck]

I think typically it's pretty mild, When I used to hunt whitetail in November it would get cold and snow.

[dmoua]

Should be easy to fill both tags in 49. Lots of moose. Good luck

[JDHasty]

My wife uses a LOT of ground meat and I will grind whole animals into burger.  Doesn't bother me one bit.  We use steaks, roasts and chops too, but my wife is a heck of a cook and she makes meals from ground meat that the little Hasty chillens and I look forward to. 

I have had people try to trade me shoulders, necks & haunches for chops and rib roasts...  but I know how my meat has been handled and won't do it.