Post by: Vek on September 24, 2008, 01:57:07 PM
Particulars - moose died about 300' above and 2/3 mile from the river. I was able to make each round trip from moose to the river in about 75 minutes. 6 pack trips after my initial trip the evening before took 8 full hours (in reality, I got off very easy with that). Boning a moose alone is very, very hard. Took me 8 hours to get everything off the carcass and hanging 200 yards away. Flipping the thing over alone after boning the one side was like a World's Strongest Man event - it took everything I had.
For weights, I carried about 700 pounds of parts off the hill. 525 pounds of boneless meat, 150 pounds of bones, and 25 of heart/liver. Bone-in hindquarters easily bottomed my 100-lb halibut scale once I got home. He wasn't an absolute monster, but remember that no moose is small...
The float out to the road took 4 hours, which was a bit of an anticlimax after the 4-day insertion. I took it pretty easy getting in - if I did that hunt again, I could get my raft and camp into position in 2 days.
Post by: DeKuma on September 24, 2008, 02:16:43 PM
Love the pack trip count pictures.
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Post by: Sagedawg on September 24, 2008, 02:52:26 PM
Sage
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Post by: bow4elk on September 24, 2008, 03:13:07 PM
Love guys who just get after it and make their own success and have the wits to deal with AK weather and big animals...ALONE. Well done!! Those trip counting pics are icing on the cake. That would be the last thing on most guys' minds facing all that work and strife.
Post by: huntingnut on September 24, 2008, 03:20:34 PM
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 24, 2008, 07:02:31 PM
MS
Post by: Idabooner on September 24, 2008, 07:18:14 PM
Post by: finnman on September 24, 2008, 07:40:15 PM
I definately admire your determination! And great bull too!
I am starting to feel it..............7 days and counting :bash:
Post by: bucklucky on September 24, 2008, 07:44:31 PM
That is awesome Vek, a lot of us dream about doing something like that but don't have the balls, you actually do it. :bow:
I'll second that!
Post by: ThePascoKid on September 24, 2008, 08:46:36 PM
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Post by: Curly on September 25, 2008, 02:41:42 PM
DIY, by yourself, in AK for moose, they must clank when you walk. GD that looks cool.
I'll second that. :yeah:
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Post by: washingtonmuley on September 27, 2008, 08:53:19 AM
Congrats on a nice moose. That is one hell of an accomplishment.
Post by: boneaddict on September 27, 2008, 02:03:35 PM
PS, if I don't shoot that bull close to camp this fall, I may be flying you down to help me pack it out of our reserved hole. ;)
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