I'm going to bed now, with half a moose thawing out on the counter to be butchered over the weekend.
Just for the record, I measured the hind, taken off at the pelvic girdle, from there to the tip of his hoof. 74 inches. And a lot easier to carry into the house frozen, than those 15 feet fresh to the sled! In fact, I had to drag it to the sled, it being all loose.... I'm getting old... er... never mind.
Forgot to mention- when i left sunday morning it was 4 degrees, when I got back, it was 5. Seemed warmer- in fact, I comfortably came back the whole way with my outer parka open. Can't imagine why.....
Here's a better? shot - he was 41 inches- I'll measure ear-tip to ear-tip distance tomorrow for a future field reference in judging rack width.
