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Mooses #14154543 09/25/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Shoot or pass?

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14154581 09/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA shoot without reservation or hesitation... Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14154586 09/26/19 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,787 Anchorage Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,787 Anchorage Unit 14 or 16, it’d hit the dirt. 13 it would get a pass. I’m not that confident on the 50” call to pull the trigger on that one based on inches.

Re: Mooses Ptarmigan #14154597 09/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA [u][/u] Originally Posted by Ptarmigan Unit 14 or 16, it’d hit the dirt. 13 it would get a pass. I’m not that confident on the 50” call to pull the trigger on that one based on inches. Might want to lookie again... Last edited by Sitka deer; 09/26/19. Reason: Frigging autocorrect! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14154601 09/26/19 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,787 Anchorage Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,787 Anchorage I couldn’t tell if that was a 4th brow tine or a branch. 4th it’s hitting the dirt in any zone! In fairness I’m looking on my phone and I can’t zoom it in enough.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155000 09/26/19 Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,190 SE MISSOURI S scottf270 Campfire Regular scottf270 Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,190 SE MISSOURI Pass.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155104 09/26/19 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska His antlers seem to lay out which I think helps put him past 50" and he's a shooter in a 3 brow tine area for sure. Hard to say really without a frontal view. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155194 09/26/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 How long is the pack out?

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155272 09/26/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK W WDH Campfire Member WDH Campfire Member W Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK shoot Not an NRA life member https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...eer-in-my-opinion-is-a-thief#Post5089091

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155377 09/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA What does he taste like? Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155458 09/26/19 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden 2legit2quit Campfire Ranger 2legit2quit Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden Boom ! I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.

Re: Mooses colorado bob #14155560 09/26/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Originally Posted by colorado bob How long is the pack out? From there? Very possibly a "cut his head off and drag him out with a cable" type thing.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155573 09/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by cwh2 Originally Posted by colorado bob How long is the pack out? From there? Very possibly a "cut his head off and drag him out with a cable" type thing. Three years ago we killed one we could not get to. 300 yards of combined cable and winch line made the connection. Antlers digging in promised to be a big mess... They dug in all right, but just sliced right through everything underground! I could not keep up to film it across the bog. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155766 09/26/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK This one was just up and over the edge of about a 100 foot bank. There is a way around, but its a mile of brush. 300 feet of cable would do it. He was a tricky bull. Two of us both called him "50, but close" separately. Buddy had him at 3/3, I had him at 3/2 for brow tines. He was actually 2/2, with a sucker point on each side. Ended up measuring 52.5. Bull on the left.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14155812 09/26/19 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska Congrats Chris, sounds like you earned that bull. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14156132 09/26/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Oh no... we drove right up to both of them and lifted them with the gin poles. It was magical. I had no moves the day I took the first picture. Could have shot him where he stood at 380, but didn't want to deal with that. Bailed out and we came back the next day and my buddy got him. Last edited by cwh2; 09/26/19. Reason: embarrassment

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14156648 09/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by cwh2 Oh no... we drove right up to both of them and lifted them with the gin poles. It was magical. I had no moves the day I took the first picture. Could have shot him where he stood at 380, but didn't want to deal with that. Bailed out and came back the next day and we came back the next day and my buddy got him. You came back twice? Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14156694 09/26/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Man, that was tough to read.

Re: Mooses Sitka deer #14157085 09/26/19 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by Sitka deer Originally Posted by cwh2 Oh no... we drove right up to both of them and lifted them with the gin poles. It was magical. I had no moves the day I took the first picture. Could have shot him where he stood at 380, but didn't want to deal with that. Bailed out and came back the next day and we came back the next day and my buddy got him. You came back twice? Don’t “art” his story. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14157645 09/27/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK W WDH Campfire Member WDH Campfire Member W Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK Great bulls! Thanks for sharing! Not an NRA life member https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...eer-in-my-opinion-is-a-thief#Post5089091

Re: Mooses ironbender #14157912 09/27/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,627 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by Sitka deer Originally Posted by cwh2 Oh no... we drove right up to both of them and lifted them with the gin poles. It was magical. I had no moves the day I took the first picture. Could have shot him where he stood at 380, but didn't want to deal with that. Bailed out and came back the next day and we came back the next day and my buddy got him. You came back twice? Don’t “art” his story. And a polite GFY to you! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14158021 09/27/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,070 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,070 Kenai Peninsula, AK With just that view, I called him, using the ear-layout, borderline, probably legal spread wise, but look real hard again and again and again, until real sure. Nice bull! Well done. Was that in a 3 brow area? Last edited by las; 09/27/19. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14158280 09/27/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK W WDH Campfire Member WDH Campfire Member W Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK I’ve never seen people put game bags on the skulls. Is that to keep the flies out? Why no bag on the bou? Not an NRA life member https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...eer-in-my-opinion-is-a-thief#Post5089091

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14158715 09/27/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,732 Palmer, Alaska C Cariboujack Campfire Ranger Cariboujack Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,732 Palmer, Alaska good call. I'd have pulled the trigger as well. NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14159593 09/27/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Originally Posted by WDH I’ve never seen people put game bags on the skulls. Is that to keep the flies out? Why no bag on the bou? Yep, it helps a little - a habit formed from sheep season. And from a story last year about a runaway ball of maggots that ran down the windshield and into the fresh air intake on the buggy, causing me to have to tear the SOB apart at the busiest time of the year. Had kind of forgot about the bou by that point, but it eventually got a bag to keep the maggots IN.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14159595 09/27/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK las, thanks. These are from Unit 13. 4 brow tine area.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14162240 09/28/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK W WDH Campfire Member WDH Campfire Member W Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 323 AK Originally Posted by cwh2 Originally Posted by WDH I’ve never seen people put game bags on the skulls. Is that to keep the flies out? Why no bag on the bou? Yep, it helps a little - a habit formed from sheep season. And from a story last year about a runaway ball of maggots that ran down the windshield and into the fresh air intake on the buggy, causing me to have to tear the SOB apart at the busiest time of the year. Had kind of forgot about the bou by that point, but it eventually got a bag to keep the maggots IN. Oh man!!! Not an NRA life member https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...eer-in-my-opinion-is-a-thief#Post5089091

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14162371 09/28/19 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 2,180 Alaska A AKPENDUDE Campfire Regular AKPENDUDE Campfire Regular A Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 2,180 Alaska I live in an area where residents can shoot any bull, I’d shoot the [bleep] out of that thing, it’s bigger than the 42” one I got this year.

Re: Mooses AKPENDUDE #14163372 09/29/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,070 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,070 Kenai Peninsula, AK Originally Posted by AKPENDUDE I live in an area where residents can shoot any bull, I’d shoot the [bleep] out of that thing, it’s bigger than the 42” one I got this year. That was my plan too- to go to our remote cabin in an "any bull" area and hunt the full season or until we dropped one of any size. A fire in our rental apartments canceled this year's moose hunt out, but then I didn't really need a moose anyway - Freezer already full of caribou and fish. Mostly it was to be a trip to the cabin.... Next year.... Last edited by las; 09/29/19. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14163558 09/29/19 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,774 Alaska K kaboku68 Campfire Tracker kaboku68 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,774 Alaska I had the easiest hunt of my life. DM788. I shot a 3 year old cow through liver into the ventricles of the heart on my archery range from my front door and she made it 10 yards before laying down in a spot on the powerline. Last edited by kaboku68; 09/29/19.

Re: Mooses cwh2 #14164551 09/29/19 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism Ah yes, the old hang 'em from the swingset trick! Congrats! My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

Re: Mooses kaboku68 #14165072 09/30/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Originally Posted by kaboku68 I had the easiest hunt of my life. DM788. I shot a 3 year old cow through liver into the ventricles of the heart on my archery range from my front door and she made it 10 yards before laying down in a spot on the powerline. I'd say you've earned it.

Re: Mooses las #14165857 09/30/19 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 2,180 Alaska A AKPENDUDE Campfire Regular AKPENDUDE Campfire Regular A Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 2,180 Alaska Originally Posted by las Originally Posted by AKPENDUDE I live in an area where residents can shoot any bull, I’d shoot the [bleep] out of that thing, it’s bigger than the 42” one I got this year. That was my plan too- to go to our remote cabin in an "any bull" area and hunt the full season or until we dropped one of any size. A fire in our rental apartments canceled this year's moose hunt out, but then I didn't really need a moose anyway - Freezer already full of caribou and fish. Mostly it was to be a trip to the cabin.... Next year.... That’s basically what I did but I don’t have a cabin so I loaded up. Y boat and went up river, ended up getting the moose after 8 days. Had a blast driving around and just slept in the boat and got a lot of fishing in as well.

Re: Mooses AKPENDUDE #14165977 09/30/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 OP Campfire Tracker OP cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Originally Posted by AKPENDUDE I live in an area where residents can shoot any bull, I’d shoot the [bleep] out of that thing, it’s bigger than the 42” one I got this year. I shot one that was 42ish last year because he made the mistake of having 4 brow tines.