Alaskan Moose

[coyote101]

I am fortunate to have a good friend that was stationed in Alaska who invited me to come and hunt moose. I shot this young bull at first light of opening morning in 1997.  He was standing broadside at about 125 yards and I hit him with a 300 grain Winchester Silvertip out of my .375 H&H. He ran about 50 yards and stood for a few seconds then went down.  Then the work began!  He wasn't big, as moose go, but all moose are big.  The antler spread was only 30 inches and he wouldn't have been legal in many areas, but I was hunting an area that allowed any bull. 

This is the only picture I got of the moose.  Not very well set up and it doesn't really do a good job of showing how big a moose is.


Got the picture of this cow beside the road between Fairbanks and Anchorage.


Pat

[DirtyDog]

Awsome.....I hope that one day I'll make it up to Alaska to do some hunting. 

[Hawks Feather]

That would be a great hunt.  I have seen a few moose in the wild, but never hunted them.  Looks great.

Jerry

[FinsnFur]

hey!...is that the one from the video  :shck:

Oh nevermind  the other one had a white spot under his chin

I've never seen the antlers that color before, that is cool. Thanks for bringing that in.

[coyote101]

I've never seen the antlers that color before,

Jim, the velvet was still peeling off his antlers when I shot him.  The antlers are pretty much blood covered in the photo.

[FinsnFur]

I guessed thats what was happening. Nice picture of the process.

[coyote101]

The guy that I went with in 1997 retired and stayed in Alaska.  Here's a picture of him and a moose he shot a couple of years ago.  Its 68 inches tip to tip on those antlers. A bit more of a trophy than mine, but I wouldn't take anything for the experience.




Pat

[Hawks Feather]

With all the deer hit on the roads around here I am GLAD we don't have moose like either of those.   :shck:

Jerry