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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: Parasite on March 14, 2019, 11:58:57 AM

Title: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Parasite on March 14, 2019, 11:58:57 AM: Looking to maybe do a moose hunt in a few years. Anyone ever try AK, BC, or AB? Seems like applying to anywhere in the lower 48 is a crap shoot. I'm looking for pros/cons of each place. I'd prefer to bring back all the meat if possible.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 14, 2019, 12:06:18 PM: Tagging. I’ve been looking at Alaska myself, few friends of friends did it last year and got 3 moose and it’s delicious haha
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: h20hunter on March 14, 2019, 12:18:21 PM: Ask me in Nov. Im booked with Ambush, a site sponser, in Oct. 8 day rut hunt.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: greenhead_killer on March 14, 2019, 12:20:33 PM: There’s an outfitter in Alberta that is well known. Moose creek outfitters. I was going to go this year but got a deer hunt with them instead. I’ll have to do next year. I do have a buddy that used them in 2016. He shot a 45” bull and his father in law shot a 56” bull. The hunt is sold as a meat hunt , could shoot a 50” or could shoot a bullwinkle, but they usually shoot some pretty good ones year in and year out. Awesome people. Very knowledgeable. I’ve been twice for deer and the camps are very well run. You’ll gain weight when you come back haha. My buddy said the same about moose camp. Very well ran and very enjoyable all around experience for them. Good luck in your search
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Tjkride on March 15, 2019, 01:54:09 PM: I got my wife a 9 day moose hunt in Alberta set for October. Im just backing her up and hunting wolves. I'll be happy to let know how Alberta is.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Parasite on March 15, 2019, 04:32:39 PM: Does anyone know if AB or BC has any cow hunts? Anything DIY? Some place I could drive to in lieu of flying?
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: steeleywhopper on March 15, 2019, 04:45:37 PM: Head over to the Site sponsor classifieds and check out Ambush outfitters. I have hunted with them a few times as has my grandfather and father at different times. Great camp, Food, and fun. We came home with moose every time and enough grouse to make you happy. We would drive to Prince George and get a room for the night then meet Shane the next day and drive in to camp. Headed home we leave from camp and straight on home, usually 14-15hrs or so to Marysville.
Feel free tp PM me if you want to chat. If you do book with Shane tell him I sent ya.

This is a BC hunt out of Prince George.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Mtnwalker on March 15, 2019, 04:54:14 PM: I want to do a DIY float trip sooo bad bud my few huntin buddies that I would trust on a trip like that are all too lame!
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: h20hunter on March 15, 2019, 05:54:54 PM: Quote from: steeleywhopper on March 15, 2019, 04:45:37 PM
Head over to the Site sponsor classifieds and check out Ambush outfitters. I have hunted with them a few times as has my grandfather and father at different times. Great camp, Food, and fun. We came home with moose every time and enough grouse to make you happy. We would drive to Prince George and get a room for the night then meet Shane the next day and drive in to camp. Headed home we leave from camp and straight on home, usually 14-15hrs or so to Marysville.
Feel free tp PM me if you want to chat. If you do book with Shane tell him I sent ya.

This is a BC hunt out of Prince George.

I mentioned our chat to Shane when I saw him in Monroe. Others have said similar.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Parasite on March 16, 2019, 07:27:59 AM: Listening to a podcast last night and it sounds like all non-resident Canada big game hunts require a guide. So much for DIY. However ... Ambush sounds priced right and not too far away.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on March 17, 2019, 04:20:21 PM: If you want to do DIY Alaska is the only option, unless you have family in Canada

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Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Parasite on March 19, 2019, 06:47:53 AM: Quote from: steeleywhopper on March 15, 2019, 04:45:37 PM
Head over to the Site sponsor classifieds and check out Ambush outfitters. I have hunted with them a few times as has my grandfather and father at different times. Great camp, Food, and fun. We came home with moose every time and enough grouse to make you happy. We would drive to Prince George and get a room for the night then meet Shane the next day and drive in to camp. Headed home we leave from camp and straight on home, usually 14-15hrs or so to Marysville.
Feel free tp PM me if you want to chat. If you do book with Shane tell him I sent ya.

This is a BC hunt out of Prince George.

1) Did you bring back all of the meat?

2) If you brought back all of the meat, how many coolers did you fill and how big were the coolers?
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: jrebel on March 19, 2019, 08:02:11 AM: One processed big moose will fill a 8 cf freezer to the top. Take a freezer with a generator and it will travel fine. I take a freezer and a large cooler to bring back my moose and hide. We were able to fit two hides and left over processed meet in the big cooler with room to spare. The hides were frozen solid so it kept the the cooler cold without ice. I highly reccomend getting it processed in Canada for ease of transport. The butcher cost is cheap comparatively..... 0.90 cents per pound and they will freeze your hide.

Here is a pic of the big grizzley cooler I take.
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: Born2late on March 21, 2019, 10:18:57 PM: Did a archery moose hunt in ak in 2001. Killed a 56" bull on sept 10th. Took me and my partner 2 straight days of packing it 3 miles to get to water where my buddy could fly it back to kodiak. Definetly the hardest pack out i ever have done,my hips hurt for months .
The area we were in is a trophy area and we had to leave the meat on the bones with the hoof. Makes your load quite a bit heavier.
We were able to bring back all the meat and head and a weeks worth of silvers. My partners brother in law flew for alaska air and was able to get it flown down for cheap.
We rented grinders and processed everything at my buddys house in kodiak and then froze it in wax boxes.

we had no guide costs, we were free to do what we wanted(packed up and switched locations to go after my bull)
We were extremely remote.Heard one plane the entire time.
Would do it again if given the chance.
I couldn't believe how big the bodies on those things are. Three of us couldn't roll it over.
Had no negatives about the trip except putting the moose horn through my buddys back window of his plane.That sucked.
Would highly recommend Ak. Great people and i love supporting their economy.
Be in the best shape of your life, the terrain varies so much.Our first mile from the plane was on floating grass then up a mountain threw alders that were super thick.
Hope that answers any questions
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: steeleywhopper on March 22, 2019, 04:23:55 AM: Quote from: Parasite on March 19, 2019, 06:47:53 AM
Quote from: steeleywhopper on March 15, 2019, 04:45:37 PM
Head over to the Site sponsor classifieds and check out Ambush outfitters. I have hunted with them a few times as has my grandfather and father at different times. Great camp, Food, and fun. We came home with moose every time and enough grouse to make you happy. We would drive to Prince George and get a room for the night then meet Shane the next day and drive in to camp. Headed home we leave from camp and straight on home, usually 14-15hrs or so to Marysville.
Feel free tp PM me if you want to chat. If you do book with Shane tell him I sent ya.

This is a BC hunt out of Prince George.

1) Did you bring back all of the meat?

2) If you brought back all of the meat, how many coolers did you fill and how big were the coolers?

We brought back our meat in the back of the truck. Shane has cold meat storage there and we wrapped the quarters in a heavy cooled tarp for the trip home. Trim went in the cooler. Once across the border it was straight to our favorite butcher.( TNT meats)
Title: Re: Moose hunting in AK, BC, or AB?
Post by: boneaddict on March 22, 2019, 06:15:27 AM: As you discovered, you need a guide in Canada. You don't in AK, but on the flip side of that, unless you are an experienced woodsman, Id be hesitant to do AK DIY. Its real up there.
For the states, Idaho is your best bet. I pulled the first year I applied and so did my Dad. The way their draw system works with OIL, the odds of drawing are way better.