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Nice hunt. And a very well written story.

I just about spit my coffee out!

Is that a bullet hole in the right antler. or just a flaw?

Outstanding , all the way around! Loved the "favorite picture".

AH64 is a good dude...Congrats...

Thanks for the story, and pics looks like a Great time!

Yes, he is...and a fellow U of I grad.

I am really happy for him, getting this awesome moose.

Excellent story and gorgeous bull!!

best thing i have read on the "fire" in years! congratulations .

Great hunting trip, Congrats!! Thanks for sharing

Thank you - Dave, for an absolute memorable hunt, for sharing a camp, and introducing me to your other associates along the way.

Dave generously offered to let me write the tale of the rangefinder, but at the end of the day - I (like many of the readers here) look forward to Dave's annual posting of his hunts and adventures with his son Rowdy, and the band of merry men in his hunting circle.

I figured I'd let the Master weave his tale of adventure, and oration of the hunt - I'd come across as a rank amateur compared to his narration. I was just very fortunate to be a small of the story this year - and to get to know a good friend that much better during the journey along the way.

The "flagpole" is a Christiansen Ridgeline - bone stock 26 inch barrel, in .30 Nosler. Omega 300 on the end - yeah, it's not a bush rifle. The bullet was a stock 200 grain Nosler AccuBond factory load - pushed through ribs and tissue to the far side, stopping just under the skin - weight retention was ~ 75%.

The rack measured at 45 inches wide at the IDWR check station, the left antler has a broken tip for character at the widest point, but we didn't lose much width IMHO. He was older bull, a little broken around the edges, and being challenged at bit by the younger generations - I could relate, and I'll look upon on that rack with very fond memories for years to come.

Dave and I spent a numbers of hours in discussion of "first day / last day" animals and shots - many scenarios were played out between Boise and the hunting unit...and we were done in the first hour of hunting, as we knew within a minute from seeing him that he was a good bull - but Dave will spend the next three days worried that we will see a "bigger/better" bull.

Maybe we did, and maybe we didn't - at the end of the day - this one is uniquely my harvest, I'm happy with it, and especially fortunate with the excellent company I had during the hunt.

My thanks to you Dave - and to Randy - for making this hunt possible, and giving your personal time up for me to be successful.

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did buddy. Let's go get that sheep now! Thanks for the kind words from the rest of you. Glad you enjoyed our little adventure.

Greg's post reminded me that I forgot to post the ever-important photo of the recovered bullet! To that end, here is roughly 150 grains of recovered bullet from the 200 grain Accubond it originated as...

Sorry you had to endure that.

Great moose - congrats!

Iddave: Good for you all! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Keep up the good work.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Wow! What a hunt! Congrats to everyone there!

Man, that was a great write up!

Great read and pics! Thanks for sharing....well done!

Congratulation

What a trip! Congrats

Awesome...whole lotta awesome.

Congrats all around.

Dave,

Thanks for sharing the memories of your hunt with us. Your write-up was awesome!