Years ago I shot a moose midafternoon in a foot of snow. It was getting dark before we finished dressing and skinning it. It was under a mile of flat ground to the pickup and the plan was to come back in the morning with a toboggan to pack it out. We'd only gone 1/4 mile when we crossed fresh bear tracks so it was for sure that we were going to get that moose out that night if it took us all night. We got the toboggan and headed back.
Since it was dark, I didn't take my camera. BIG mistake. When we got back, the moose had been taken over by a pine marten. We watched his antics for an hour as we loaded up. He was going to have that moose or ELSE! The hide was frozen down in the snow. He grabbed it and headed south with it. He was throwing snow with all 4 in reverse. It was hilarious and I didn't have my camera.
