hindleg weight of shiras moose

[Rufous]

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.

[popeshawnpaul]

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. 

[PA BEN]

600 to 800 lbs of meat

[Ridgerunner]

   I'm in trouble, HELP...........................................

[finnman]

Call 1-800-MOOSE-REMOVERS I think they can help...................................

[jackelope]

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.

[DOUBLELUNG]

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.  

[Slider]

 

[Wea300mag]

Pope, that first pic tells the whole story.

[Rufous]

slider, where would I buy a game cart like that. Thanks, Brian.

[huntnphool]

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[280ackley]

We boned my brothers moose out.  We used the game cart and three pack boards.

[boneaddict]

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.

[billythekidrock]

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#

[popeshawnpaul]

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.