Well the bull was 64 inches so you guys are ok moose rack judges.
As for how many times we got the machines stuck? Too many to count. We packed a major load of wood in to have for fire at night so that added to the burden going in. The trail was muddier than usual and we dealt with some serious mudholes.
The trail is actually an old road that was built in the 50's and has deteriorated into a fourwheeler trail for the first 25 miles. After that it's an old cat trail headed across tundra to a mine.
Add the snow and it's a real challenge. We both have Warn 2500 lb winches on the front of the machines and without them we'd be hurting.
My partner rides a Yamaha Grizzly 700 and with the 27 inch ITP Mud Lites it gets around well.
Anyway we were stuck maybe 30 to 40 times where we needed to winch to the other machine to free the stuck one.
As for me being the only hunter this year it was my turn. Last year he did the killing. Here is his bull from the same general area.
We can't consume the meat from two moose in one years time and being 53 miles from the trailhead it presents a problem moving a load like that so we alternate year to year who is the shooter. The year before my son was the shooter.
Here is the bull from that trip and it was killed maybe 3 miles from this years bull.
And his Grizzly. Can't leave out the grizzly bear killed with his .308 Winchester Model 99 Savage.
For you bullet and caliber guys this years bull was killed with a handload my brother did for my Mark V .300 Roy. It's the 200 grain Nosler leaving the barrel at 2997 fps and it's the perfect choice for this hunt. Hit's hard and shoots flat and is an excellent bullet and caliber for grizzly also.
This years bull took one shot thru the lungs at 299 yards and died a minute later.
Alright I'm a windbag, I'll go back to lurking now.
