Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Rufous on July 26, 2008, 11:05:31 PM
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My brother and I drew moose tags for WA state. We have never hunted moose and the biggest critter we had to pack out was a 400# black bear and spike elk. I have a Badlands 2200 pack with the meat shelf and with it I have packed out in one trip all four legs of a couple deer and a couple bears (not monster bears though- total pack weight was about 100#). So I am wondering how much the hindleg, skinned and cut off below the knee and through the ball of the hip, would weigh and if I could get it strapped to my pack. Thanks, Brian.
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It weighs a lot. I think mine went about 150#. I had to pack mine about a 1/4 mile and struggled. I'm 6'1" and 240# myself... They are too big for a pack, you have to bone them. The fronts actually weigh a lot also because moose are so tall and there is lots of meat on the front because of their big shoulders.
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600 to 800 lbs of meat
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:yike: I'm in trouble, HELP...........................................
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Call 1-800-MOOSE-REMOVERS I think they can help................................... :chuckle:
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there was a photo in fishing/hunting news big bucks and bulls from last year of the 50" bull from 49 dn and they guy said he got 700lbs of meat off that bull.
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My 6 y.o. Wyoming Shiras bull yielded 484 lbs boned out meat. I think the hinds, just as you described, were in the 170-180lb range. It was a grunt lifting those panniers onto the pack saddles! They are too heavy to pack on your back - even if you are he-man enough to stand up with the pack, the odds of serious injury are way too high.
A friend in NH who drew a moose got in touch with the county forester (DNR in WA) and got a list of active logging jobs in his area. He hunted around those - moose were coming in for the tops anyway - and the skidder operator put it in the back of his truck for $50.
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;)
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Pope, that first pic tells the whole story. :chuckle:
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slider, where would I buy a game cart like that. Thanks, Brian.
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http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0005595222901a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=cart&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=cart&noImage=0
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We boned my brothers moose out. We used the game cart and three pack boards.
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Shiras are right at 150. Alaskan was 180. You need a sturdy pack if you are going to be packing them out and make sure you get some damn good boots. Crosscountry is ankle, knee and backbreaking.
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slider, where would I buy a game cart like that. Thanks, Brian.
I've had the Mag Hauler for years and I love it. If I was using it on moose I would consider purchasing the dual wheels though.
This bear was nearly 300#
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F1443IMG_0481.jpg&hash=f09bb0157ef26171bf5b02fba0cc67158bdd6afa)
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The rear quarters were about 150 each, the fronts were actually just less than 100. The rest of the meat filled 2 quarter bags with backstraps and tenderloins plus all the other meat off the front and hump. Mine came out to about 600 if I remember my numbers all correctly. Plus you add the head and cape...which weighed a lot and was a struggle.
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Brian, Tmike has that same game cart! Maybe you can weasel it for your hunt! :)
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I have this one on the way. Ameristep Grizzly Game Cart
Bargain Cave
Sale!
$99.99
$69.88
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0053267228941a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=game+cart&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=game+cart&noImage=0
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I am not sure some of us are talking about the same pieces of meat. Some refer to rear quarter and some refer to hind leg. I do not think I have ever actually quartered an animal. Those who are talking about rear quarters- what exactly is that? Where do you make your cuts to take a rear quarter? I think I know but want to be sure. Mainly I would like to know the weight of just the actual rear leg as that is what I take, then I take the other meat separately. Thanks, Brian.
