Author Topic: Continental Divide Alaskan moose hunt. (Read 9646 times)

shanevg · « **Reply #15 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:27:22 PM »

That is so freakin' awesome! I am truly jealous. Makes sense why you only shoot one a year though. Just curious, what are you guys attaching the winch to when you get stuck? Do you just winch up to the other machine? What if they both get stuck?

Anyways, congrats for this year and past success in recent years!

bucklucky · « **Reply #16 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:31:24 PM »

OH MAN!!!! I WANA GO!!!!!!

Great bulls and grizz.

NWBREW · « **Reply #17 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:38:23 PM »

This what I love....The stories and pics of a awsome hunt with the followup of previous years with your son.. Congrats..that looks and sounded like a hunt of a lifetime for me.....AWSOME

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:39:19 PM »

Outstanding, beautiful Bull.

Grizzlykiller · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:59:30 PM »

My kid shoots that Model 99 that my brother gave him pretty well and it works just fine with a factory 180 grain silvertip load.
It's about time to present him with a .300 Weatherby Mark V for his high school graduation present, the genuine death ray for moose and grizzly in my opinion.

I gotta be careful I don't just go overboard and load dozens of dead moose and grizzlies into this thread, I realize it's Hunt Washington and not the Alaska Outdoors Directory. My only saving grace is I was raised in the Ahtanum hunting them hybrid buck deer so I feel a kinship. Or whatever.
His first moose killed with that Savage. And no he ain't "long arming" dang he was 10 and about 85 pounds.

His Second bull with the Savage.

And his first grizzly at age 10 with the little .308 Savage.

Ok thats it. Back to lurking.

jackelope · « **Reply #20 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:01:10 PM »

any interest in adopting me? i don't eat much.

257 Wby Mag · « **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:14:44 PM »

Oh, please do, overload this thread with giant moose and grizz pics. Throw some good bou pics in while your at it!! Its your thread man! Waiting patiently..... grin....

actionshooter · « **Reply #22 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:22:08 PM »

I'm OK with some more AK pics

shanevg · « **Reply #23 on:** September 28, 2009, 10:45:50 PM »

Yeah, no need to lay off the pictures, we can handle it!

Elkpiss · « **Reply #24 on:** September 29, 2009, 10:51:15 AM »

Im speechless...

.. Lucky ass kid thats for sure... whats a grizz tag cost in Alaska? is their a trophy fee aswell? Sounds like a big dollar hunt.. and to do it every year.... wow... Must be nice, so jelous.. I love hunting moose... No *censored* adopt me too.....

And i would love to see your Trophy room.. *censored*, i cant breath right now..

hunterofelk · « **Reply #25 on:** September 29, 2009, 03:23:49 PM »

Your a talented picture taker! Would love to be spoiled on Alaska hunting! Does this area have restrictions on the moose you can shoot? Do you have much competition? What do you do with the grizzly...sausage? Do you hang the racks outside?

lostcat · « **Reply #26 on:** September 29, 2009, 03:45:18 PM »

Keep it comeing. I am sitting here in the middle of my dear season not knowing if elk season is going to be doable(damn knee). This just gets me all excited to read things like this that are not in a magazine.

Buckmark · « **Reply #27 on:** September 29, 2009, 03:46:49 PM »

I have never been a jealous person but this thread is tempting me for sure, love the fact that its not a, fly me in, put me up in a warm cabin, shuttle me around and take care of my kill hunt, looks like all DIY...

Grizzlykiller · « **Reply #28 on:** September 29, 2009, 10:25:01 PM »

Really. You guys are into pictures of dead moose huh. I can do that.
As for the grizzly tag cost it's not unreasonable at $500 bucks. What deters most blue collar average sportsmen is the guide fees.
At this time the cost of a guided hunt for grizzly on the Seward Peninsula would be around $13,000 bucks. Add in airfare. Taxidermy. All the new gear because your making that trip to Alaska you've always wanted to make and add another whatever pile of money. The incidental purchases in town you'd make for your family. Tip for the guide. Now your spending big money.
Big coin. And we could debate all year long whether it's an outrageous amount to pay for said hunt but lets just say it's not like your going to the Powder River country on a guided mule deer hunt. Lots of overhead for the guys doing the guiding.
And the grizzly bear is not the best table cuisine so the state does not require you to harvest any meat unless it's killed under a subsistance permit. Loins are ok at certain times of the year. Ravens gotta eat too.
Anyway as for moose there are some restrictions on non-resident hunting and most around here prefer that. Competition? Not much. You may see a few rigs at the trailhead but to encounter guys in the field is very rare.
Lots of opportunity but also a ton of work and logistical footwork goes into it. But guys do come and kill em every year from Outside.
So. Dead moose.
A nice bull killed on September first. Picture was a scan so it sucks. Velvet was just peeled off. 61 inches I think.