My 2011 AK Moose Hunt - DIY (Success!!)

[engelwood]

Just got the gear box unloaded with our antlers. Here is a pic (cellphone pic so not great) of the droptines that are coming out of the back of the paddles. Has to be one of my favorite parts of the rack altogether. Enjoy!
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[bucklucky]

Now that is wicked cool man, congrats to both of you. Thats a hunt I would love to do . Very Jelouse, great bulls. Them droppers are over the top!!!

[wamuledeer]

Excellent bulls. That is trip that I have to do someday.

[MtnMuley]

Very nice!  A big congrats!

[MuleySniper]

Awesome job at a DIY AK moose hunt!! My dad did it five years ago and I couldn't make the trip. Great bulls too!! How were the skeeters?
MS

[manfromspam]

very cool way to go 

[The100Road]

That is too cool. I may very well be wrong, but why did i think that if you wernt a resident in alaska it was required to have guide? It seems like ive heard this somewhere before. Is it only in certain GMU's?

[Timber_Hunter]

Congratulations on a couple of great bulls! 

[Michelle_Nelson]

Those are a couple of great looking bulls! 
 
Alaska Air Cargo I think is the way to go when shipping meat and antlers from AK to WA.  What a lot of people don't know is that Alaska Air has a freezer at the airport.  Once you check in your shippment they put it directly into a freezer.  At SeaTac they have a freezer as well.  So the only time your shipment is out of the freezer is when it is in flight. 
 
I just picked up several Caribou from Alaska Air Cargo up at SeaTac a few weeks ago.  Everything was still frozen when I got it. 

[dscubame]

Sounds like a heck of a experience.

[boneaddict]

LOVE threads like this.   Awesome!

[cohoho]

Excellent Job!  Great to see a great ending to a DYI without the hassles of guides or outfitters. Yes, Sir, you did outstanding!!

[724wd]

awesome!  great animals!

[longashes]

Awesome ... really like the picture of both you guys, with your trophies and all those bags of meet on the ground. 

Was it just the two of you in camp!

[high country]

That is too cool. I may very well be wrong, but why did i think that if you wernt a resident in alaska it was required to have guide? It seems like ive heard this somewhere before. Is it only in certain GMU's?

Griz, sheep, and I believe goats require guides or kinship. Moose, bou, and black bears are all DIY.

How bad did air freight hurt?