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Well just finished butchering many hundreds of pounds of meat from the small bull we took last week. I put a hole through his lungs with the 358 Norma. Unfortunately I was using regular 250 Speer bullets and the jacket shed. It still wrecked the lungs so no real harm done but it should have broke the far shoulder. Next time it's back to Partitions for me.. My hunting buddy also found his lungs with his 308. He ran off 25 yards and fell down kicking (The moose not my buddy). The Federal 180 grain bullet also stopped in the far shoulder. It held together pretty nicely but cuts a much narrower track. Not much meat wasted, a good clean kill, great meat and boon companions in the wilderness. Not too shabby. 25 yards from the hits 1,5 Hours Later
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Should have been us too, but we're not tired tonight. Good on you though. Looks fine all the way around. (Nothing better than good company on a moose hunt (and kill ).
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Good job!
It is nice when a plan comes together and friends eat tenderloin together.
By the way, Some are better eating than others, but they are all ating size to me.
Randy
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By the way, Some are better eating than others, but they are all ating size to me. That's the truth, isn't it? The one I shot last winter looked like a twin to the above animal. And he was one tough little hombre. That's not just a winter moose deal either. I've killed some bruisers in the winter who went through all the fall festivities with gusto so they had that disadvantage, yet they were fine table fare. But, again, I certainly appreciate what the OP and company shared here. While hunting sites like this tend to celebrate the trophy element sometimes more than other things, to me eating is central to hunting and great company makes it all the better. IOW, this looks like an ideal hunt. Good job!
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I don't see balls hanging, did you detach it from the meat, if so this is illegal. But congrats on the fine table meat and nice clean skinning with not much hair in the meat.
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Actually we just keep the scrotum, as thetesticals when sliced into rounds and fried with a little cajun spice are some fine eating. Randy
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Sorry 378 but you are wrong. An NWT resident can take a moose of either sex and in this case there is no requirement to keep evidence of sex. If it was males only the head would suffice, which we brought back though didn't skin so kept away from the meat pile.
I didn't do anything illegal.
From the NWT Hunting Regs:
Where hunters are required to take males only, they must retain evidence of sex: for caribou, muskox and wood bison, the testicles or scrotum; for moose, the head, testicles or scrotum; for Dall�s sheep, the horns must remain attached to the head and the eye sockets must be intact; and for polar bear and grizzly bears, the baculum.
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Sorry Takujualuk didn't know they had seperate rules for the NWT then the rest of Canada. Good info for the public since many hunt in Canada from the USA. Learnt something today and so will the hundreds of hunters that muster to this forum.
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In Alaska, evidence of sex must be kept "naturally attached" as a requirement on some hunts. For moose, this means simply retaining something as small as a single gonad to one of the hinds. That wouldn't necessarily show in the pics about, but it would seem to fulfill the requirements of NWT laws as well.
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No problem 378.
Might be different rules for a non-resident up here as well.
We use the same method for processing Moose as we do for Caribou.
1) Skin 2) Remove front and hind quarters at joints 3) Remove backstrap 4) Gut Torso and remove organ meat 5) Remove Ribs 6) Cut front and back in two.
Gets the meat away from the hide and guts and is much tidier.
This leaves you with 8 large roughly equally sized portions and a bag of bits. Easy to transport and hang.
The meat is simply awesome quality!
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I'm not too surprised about the Speer 250 gr. bullet..I blew one up in the neck of a deer at about 350 yards. It totally came apart with a 358 Win. in my 99 Savage, that should not have happened..however that was about 10 years ago.
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I like a fast expanding bullet for caribou. However, that's why I like the Nosler Partition. It is a fast expander. I have never been disappointed with a Partition. I am often disappointed with anything else.
Too bad they are getting so damn expensive. Still, well worth it IMO.
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I've largely gone back to the Plain Janes-Hornady Interlocts,or Rem Core-locks. They do everything I require, and at much less the cost of so-called "premiums".
Then there is always the highly accurate and fast expanding Sierra Game Kings...of which I am not a particular fan, but they do what they are designed to do.
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I've largely gone back to the Plain Janes-Hornady Interlocts,or Rem Core-locks. They do everything I require, and at much less the cost of so-called "premiums".
Then there is always the highly accurate and fast expanding Sierra Game Kings...of which I am not a particular fan, but they do what they are designed to do. I'd agree on caribou. Moose...I'll still take the Partition. The extra penetration is a good insurance policy.
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I've largely gone back to the Plain Janes-Hornady Interlocts,or Rem Core-locks. They do everything I require, and at much less the cost of so-called "premiums".
Then there is always the highly accurate and fast expanding Sierra Game Kings...of which I am not a particular fan, but they do what they are designed to do. And then there is the game king that we shot that NEVER expanded, 30 cal in, through a rib, 30 cal out through a rib. Its another reason I trust the track record of the premium bullets more. After all how many do you shoot in a year anyway?
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Most hunters do not shoot enough of any bullet. Those of us here are probably the exception.I practice with Hornady interlocks, resight in with Barnes TSX for hunting.
This year I will have shot 15 338 TSX and 50 30-06 TSX before season so that confidence exists. There has been 30 338 and 75 30-06 non TSX plus assorted 257 Roberts and such just to keep up. I wish there was more opportunity for me to shoot. Randy
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Thats a good statement, finally found another that practices with"cheap" and rezero's for season.... its cheap, very easy and works very well....
Also something to be said for trying to find a smaller round and figure out how to mimic the ballistics of your larger round, IE load a 223 or 22-250 with the right twist and bullet and just shoot a lot year round with the "practice" gun. Of course same stock/scope is a plus....
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Medicman, And some guys hate the 30-06 so much, they make their 338 WM shoot the exact same trajectory. Hmmmffff! Go figure.
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