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Post by: go4steelhd on September 28, 2017, 06:04:06 AM
I will do a write up on my hunt after I get all the pics up.
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Post by: ctwiggs1 on September 28, 2017, 07:48:23 AM
Oh my God, I'm drooling on my key pad!! how damn sweet!! Your pm is going to be full of people wanting all the info needed to do this!
Save ya a lot of time if you just list off the detes now ;)
Keep the pics coming - you've got us all drooling man
Post by: Gringo31 on September 28, 2017, 09:25:37 AM
Holy Fronts!
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Post by: go4steelhd on September 28, 2017, 11:05:38 PM
September 15 we flew to Alaska and met the bush pilot. He said we could get out that day if we hurry 40 mile an hour winds would be be coming in soon and we need to beat them. So we flew out and land on on a ridge top and I only seen one bull with in 5 miles of this spot. We got our gear off the plane and he flew away. It's sort of a weird feeling knowing you cannot walk back to the trailhead once you get dropped. But we set up camp in some willows to help stay out of the wind. That night I only seen one small bull scouting. You can not hunt the same day you fly. The next morning we walked out to a high point to glass. On the way out I seen a great bull a few miles off. The first day we seen maybe six bulls. I quickly seen how tough it is to walk in this terrain. It looks flat but there are two foot swells every where and it like doing lunges walking in it. While glassing we had a 60'inch type bull come out 400 yards below us. We passed. One bull caught my eye a long ways off like 5 miles maybe more he was a giant but fed over the back side of a far ridge and we never seen him again. The first bull I spotted a few miles away looked really good. After half the day we went after him only to have him slip away. We passed another 58 inch type bull on the way over. While looking for the big bull another bull fed out. Which we thought was the bull we were after.(I left my spotting scope and tripod at camp for the stalk figuring we would come back heavy) We made a slow stalk into 300 yards and my buddy made two great shots and put him down. Now the work begins :tup: It took us three days to pack this bull out. Are packs weight was from 120 to 140 depending on the load, you had to leave the bone in on the quarters in the area we were hunting . This is with water, hand gun, and rain gear. It's a gut check to pack that a little under two miles one way each load. I puked once on the second day. We got the bull completely back to the landing strip. The moose activity had slowed way down when we packed this bull out because we had scent all over the canyon. After dropping our last packs I ate dinner and headed out to glass for a bull for me. As soon as I set down I seen a 50 inch bull in the brush maybe 1000 yards away. I looked back over towards the tent and could see a moose. I was maybe 3/4 mile away but I could see what looked like a shooter 30 yards from the tent. I only seen it for about three seconds then it turned around and went into the brush. I think it smelled us around the camp. I hurried back over and we went to were I last seen it and my buddy spotted him in the brush. I kneel down and pull up my rifle. I can't tell if he's a shooter yet only seeing one horn. The bull takes a few steps and I seen it was the bull From the first morning. Quickly the drop tines and the 5 eye guards on the one side let me know this was him and he's a shooter. Two quick shots and he went down. When we walked up I was truly impressed with the body size. It was like walking up on a Clydesdale. And the best part was this bull was 150 yards to the landing strip :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: we worked on this bull till just before dark. My hands were cramping badly and I was drained but pumped from taking a fantastic bull. The next morning we finished taking care of the bull and caping him. I literally broke down two bulls with help and caped the both with out cutting a finger. We took the head off and I was cutting the last two pieces of meat off the skull where the ears our and my knife slipped :bdid: and went into my palm. I hit a vessel. My hand quickly covered in blood. The bleeding would not stop. I keep 4 feet of duck tape a few paper towels and some mole skin for my first aide kit in my pack. Well it was raining badly so the tape would not stick. My hunting partner ran back to camp and got the real first aid kit. We gauzed it and ace bandage to hold it. I told him I was going to lay down in camp for two hours and let spot bleeding. He packed the majority of my moose to the strip In the rain by himself. I helped with the last couple light loads. Thanks man you are one of a kind :tup: we had enreach to contact he pilot. We got told that we would get picked up everyday for the next six days even packing camp to the strip one day only to have to re set it up that night. But hey We Got the full Alaskan experience.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on September 29, 2017, 04:41:01 AM
Sounds like a fantastic trip. Thanks for the write up! :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on September 29, 2017, 03:27:22 PM
That's the EXO Mountain Gear with the load hauler. Sweet pack :tup: :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on September 29, 2017, 08:32:45 PM
I checked 9 bags(coolers, rifle, gear, cape, horns) with Alaskan airlines. It cost me $350. They messed up badly. This should have been around $600. The issue you may have is from year to year they change the rules. Make sure to call the air port you are flying back from. I had called ahead then also went down and talked to them in person before booking a flight back. It could turn into a real mess if they say no and you have two hours until your flight.
Post by: go4steelhd on October 01, 2017, 02:28:31 PM
You bet. It may help a few guys in the future
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 01, 2017, 05:11:06 PM
@carp
I checked 9 bags(coolers, rifle, gear, cape, horns) with Alaskan airlines. It cost me $350. They messed up badly. This should have been around $600. The issue you may have is from year to year they change the rules. Make sure to call the air port you are flying back from. I had called ahead then also went down and talked to them in person before booking a flight back. It could turn into a real mess if they say no and you have two hours until your flight.
Man that's a deal!!!!! Yeah I figured bout 1000-1200 would be a safe budget.
Post by: go4steelhd on October 02, 2017, 07:12:22 AM
Two of us packed the meat in three trips. The the antlers and cape on the fourth trip. It's truly a gut check. I'm not sure if I hadn't got in great shape if I could have done it. Two bags of fertilizer and water in my pack for weight :tup:
Post by: Triplej on October 03, 2017, 12:57:10 PM
Post by: go4steelhd on October 04, 2017, 04:26:08 PM
It soulnds like you guys got dumped on with snow on your hunt :yike:
Post by: bearpaw on October 04, 2017, 05:23:06 PM
@bearpaw
You bet. It may help a few guys in the future
:tup: I'm sure it will help others! :tup:
Post by: go4steelhd on October 07, 2017, 03:51:28 AM
Post by: Triplej on October 10, 2017, 07:14:20 AM
Thanks.Yes ! I was hoping for some but not that much
It soulnds like you guys got dumped on with snow on your hunt :yike:
Post by: go4steelhd on March 29, 2021, 12:03:34 PM
More pics to come
Post by: Mech on March 29, 2021, 01:15:31 PM
Oh My; *censored*!
Good job.
Dude
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Yes they will be, I believe this can be taken down into three piecesthats nice! Big critters to try to move around. Let alone get through the door.
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Post by: BA Mongor on April 17, 2021, 08:02:18 PM
What a bull !