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My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« on: March 03, 2011, 06:46:07 PM »
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OK moosehunters. Gimme your  :twocents:  I've been invited to hunt Moose (Rifle) this year by a man who's hunted Moose there for 21 straight years. He's from Homer and sets up a large camp every year, but I don't think I should say where (for some reason), and I don't know how many people will be there. (Is that bizarre luck, or what?  It's like the Lottery.)

Anyway,  the season is a month long, but I can only go for two weeks.  He said either come early or late.  He said we can hunt Moose at least 50 inches, or Forked Horns, but the big bulls come out late in the season for the rut.  He also said that they see more animals early.

Thoughts? General Advice?  A huge bull would be.......Amazing.  But any Moose would be amazing!




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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 08:17:07 PM »
First big frost-freezing temps, but typically that falls around the last 10 days of season then they get moving looking for the ladies... Leaves are on the trees for the first part of the month.

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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2011, 08:23:39 AM »
Go late.  Early season is possible but like Coho said, the leaves are on the trees.  Unless you are hunting above timberline I wouldn't mess with the early part of the season. 

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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2011, 08:53:31 AM »
Your odds of taking a mature bull are definitely better them last two weeks! But I would bet he has less guests in his camp the1st,  2nd and 3rd week   can you go for the middle 2 weeks :dunno:
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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2011, 10:17:47 AM »
Go late you have a much better chance of the bulls being in the rut espicially on the Kenai Penn area.
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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2011, 08:19:17 PM »
You'll have a better shot at a big bull (or any bull) during the rut. Go as late as you can. Good luck! And on the peninsula its spike, fork or 50" or three or more brow tines on one side.
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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 11:58:43 AM »
Thanks Everyone,

I've decided to go the last two weeks.  That way I won't have to leave before the end of the season and wonder what might have been. 

And when I get home it will be close to the start of Elk season (Muzzleloader!)

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Re: My First Moose Hunt in Alaska!!!!!! Which two weeks?
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2011, 02:42:45 PM »
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