Sitka, that would make it a leg, rather than a full quarter, now, wouldn't it? When people quarter game here, they split the carcass in four quarters, down the spine, and then split behind the ribs, about the third or fourth vertebra. If you do that, two quarters end up with the spine. Those are heavy suckers, for sure.
The spine and the hip bones are particularly the ones I don't want on my back.
As far as moose, the boned-out meat from my Shiras moose was exactly 4 lbs more than the last bull elk. The moose wasn't a monster, but still a 4 year old fully mature animal. Don't underestimate the size of a fully mature bull elk. They are stocky, heavy animals with very big bones. FWIW, Dutch.
