stanley Report post Posted September 20, 2006 Outstanding story and pics! Memories of a lifetime for sure..... Thanks much for sharing. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted September 20, 2006 Congrats on turning a bad situation into a great hunt! My friend just returned from a 'Bou hunt in ALaska and he also said all the big bulls were on the mountain tops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted September 20, 2006 Either way it's hunts like that you will cherish for a lifetime. Funny all the people talking about gnats here in Az ain't seen shoot. Those bugs in AK look like they could do some damage. How was the fishing? Thanks for sharing the experience. Dan Your not kidding about the bugs! I was actually happy to have the rainy days 'cause it kept the bugs down, but on sunny days they were terrible. It was even worse when you have an animal down. The thick fog kept all the bugs down for most of the day when we were cutting up the Moose, the 'Bou was the complete opposite....as you can see! The fishing sucked. Neither Bret or I caught a single fish. And it wasn't for a lack of trying! The two other guys in camp caught several because they had a huge Kastmaster spoon that allowed them to cast farther out and fish deeper than any of my little trout spinners would. It was hard to swindle any fishing time with his prized lure, and I never did for fear of losing it. They caught one of everything it seemed like, Grayling, Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, Lake Trout and I almost caught a huge Sockeye with my hands that had made it all the way up there, I got a little wet on that one! Not catching a fish lit a new fire in Bret and I.......were planning on going back to do just that next spring! Thanks, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted September 20, 2006 Great looking moose. Sorry what you went through but being that far away, you gotta do what you did and make the best of it. Mexico can be that way as you know. Glad you guys got the moose and had a great time...........Allen.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted September 20, 2006 It looks like you had a great hunt in spite of the difficulties you ran into. Congrats on the moose!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted September 20, 2006 Wow that's a BIG moose Jim congratulations. Unfortunally not all the outfitters are created equal and I know you wont go back with the same guy.Any way great pics and thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JACK Report post Posted September 21, 2006 SOUNDS LIKE FUN! THAT IS A GREAT LOOKIN MOOSE. CONGRATULATIONS! I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW MANY COUES DEER COULD FIT INSIDE A MOOSE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted September 21, 2006 Jim, Glad you got a nice moose to cap an Alaskan trip and adventure. Nice pics, especially the dew-covered spider web in the sunlight. At least in the pics, I see no headnets were worn to keep the flying critters away from the face. Just the skeeters around Cascade Lake and up Slough Creek in Yellowstone have driven me nuts. If your group was billed for the new Zodiac, did you draw straws to see who gets to take her home ? Doug~RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KGAINES Report post Posted September 21, 2006 Congrats on what looks like a Great Trip despite the circumstances, thanks for the stories and the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted September 21, 2006 SOUNDS LIKE FUN! THAT IS A GREAT LOOKIN MOOSE. CONGRATULATIONS! I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW MANY COUES DEER COULD FIT INSIDE A MOOSE? You can fit 8 mature Coues bucks inside a mature bull Moose and 1 hangin off the head, for a total of 9! The bugs were terrible on the sunny days, and we usually had rain, so the headnets weren't on as much as I had expected. The Zodiac didn't look brand new but was said to have just been purchased. Our additional charge for the boat was split 9 ways at $125.00 per person. We had to fight to get the boat for the 2 1/2 days that we had it. The other camp had it the rest of the time and didn't want to give it up. I wouldn't have gotten the Moose without the boat though, so I actually didn't mind paying, but it was definitely too late for them to be adding additional fees to the contract! There were some angry hunters out there! I don't have the camera I use to take pics from the video, but I will get some on here soon, it's awesome! Thanks, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted September 21, 2006 Great Story and pictures. Congrats on a great big ol bull. Awesome job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
out2hunt Report post Posted September 21, 2006 holy field of spiders!!!!!!!I would freak out at a site like that.That picture is amazing,it looks as if the spider tied his web with parachute cord.UNREAL!!!!Great Moose and Thanks for sharing the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
