My First Moose

[Spuddge]

Just got back this morning from our moose hunt. On the third day of our hunt we decided to check out a new cut and I'm glad we did! Saw this guy feeding with a cow and the hunt was over at 5:45 AM. Pretty exciting to get my first moose!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/First_Moose.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=10238&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/First_Moose_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=10239&size=big&cat=500)

[sparky300winmag]

Congrats on your moose, thats awesome.:p

[Deadshot]

What no smile?
Congratulations on the first of many.
Good eating those early moose.

[Avalanche123]

Congrats on your first moose! Looks like it was pretty warm with only a t-shirt in the early AM.

Well done!

[grumpy]

good job spuddge

[Kechika]

Awsome bull for your first

[Deaddog]

Congrats, hopefully there is many more to come!!

[bsa30-06]

Congrats on your first moose, i'm hoping to do the same in october.Where abouts (GPS co-ordinates not necessary) did you go?

[Spuddge]

Congrats on your first moose, i'm hoping to do the same in october.Where abouts (GPS co-ordinates not necessary) did you go?

Cetwynd "area":wink:

[Spuddge]

Cetwynd "area":wink:

Make that Chetwynd "area":redface:!!

[quadrakid]

good on ya!nice looking moose,should be some fine vittles.

[todbartell]

nice moose, you'll have lots of good meat this winter!

[Mik]

Congratulations and good eating.

[Kody94]

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Congrats!

4ster

[Rock Doctor]

A fine looking animal.
Congrats

RD

[elkdom]

Cetwynd "area":wink:

Just learnin to spell ,lol, and just learnin to hunt moose!! you show lotsa promise THO! you drive a Toyota and you know how to Kill a bullwinkle! GOOD JOB! welldone!

[2slow]

Nice job Congrats

[6 K]

nice one. Hope it is the first of many.

[caster456]

nice moose--congratz

[hunter1947]

Good going on your first moose ,congratulations.

[plumbob]

Congrats on the first of many now your hooked.

[Spuddge]

Just learnin to spell ,lol, and just learnin to hunt moose!! you show lotsa promise THO! you drive a Toyota and you know how to Kill a bullwinkle! GOOD JOB! welldone!

Thanks, actually the Toyota is a friends (I drive a Dodge Pick-up), a special thanks to JoelF and Treeson and others for assisting in retrieving and field dressing the beast!!:p We managed to pack 3 of the quarters in the little 4-runner and 1 on the quad.

[Mr. Friendly]

what did you take him with Spuddge?

[Fisher-Dude]

Awesome bull for your first! I like my steaks done medium, with a side of taters and veggies. What day should I drop by? :razz:

[hunter1947]

What no smile?
Congratulations on the first of many.
Good eating those early moose.

I would think why there is no smile on Spuddge face is because of all the work he has to do in order to get this animal prepped and ready for a cooler ,or other LOL :lol:.

[Spuddge]

what did you take him with Spuddge?

Sako 300 winmag.

[shantz]

Nice moose Spuddge, we are heading up there in the last week Sept for 9 days. hope we see one like that.

[Spuddge]

I would think why there is no smile on Spuddge face is because of all the work he has to do in order to get this animal prepped and ready for a cooler ,or other LOL :lol:.

Yes it was alot of work, he was around 400 yards into the cut, we tried to drag him to the road but the quad just kept doing wheelies, so it was quarter him and take him out a piece at a time. 4 hours later he was back at camp.:mrgreen:

[sneg]

good job.congrats.

[Caveman]

Yes it was alot of work, he was around 400 yards into the cut, we tried to drag him to the road but the quad just kept doing wheelies, so it was quarter him and take him out a piece at a time. 4 hours later he was back at camp.:mrgreen:


This brings up a point that maybe some guys have suggestions on. How to keep the front end down on the quad. I'm planning to run my winch cable back through some type of clevace to the trailer ball, which should pull down on the front to give traction, while tying the head off to the rack to keep the head and rack from digging in. Not to Hi-Jack the thread , but nice first moose Spuddge, Congrats!!!

[xcaribooer]

Very Very nice! congrats,
my concern on those early hunts is what do you do to get that meat cooled quickly and keep it that way. What did you guys do? just curious.

This is a concern I have after finding 3 spoiled quarters in cheese cloth left on the side of the road last fall near stoney lake.made me sick with disgust.

[justin_07]

4 hours later he was back at camp.:mrgreen:

Brings back memories of my first moose! Isn't that right Caveman:wink:
Congrats Spuddge, Great looking moose!

[Spuddge]

Very Very nice! congrats,
my concern on those early hunts is what do you do to get that meat cooled quickly and keep it that way. What did you guys do? just curious.

This is a concern I have after finding 3 spoiled quarters in cheese cloth left on the side of the road last fall near stoney lake.made me sick with disgust.

Back to camp as quick as possible, skinned and cleaned and directly to the meat cutters. It was still cool in the morning with cloud cover until about noon. WE had him to the butcher by 2 pm.

[Caveman]

Brings back memories of my first moose! Isn't that right Caveman:wink:



Yes Sir, That was one interesting day getting it out.

[Woodpile]

Boy, that area you were in sure looks like Judd cut.

[Spuddge]

Boy, that area you were in sure looks like Judd cut.
Hmmmm.. Do I know you? Another special thanks to Woodpile and J-man for waking up to help prep the quarters for the cutter!!

[JoelF]

Judd cut for sure.....ya, it did suck getting that bad boy out, but worth every minute. Had some for dinner last night...yyyyuuuummmmmm

[Spuddge]

Judd cut for sure.....ya, it did suck getting that bad boy out, but worth every minute. Had some for dinner last night...yyyyuuuummmmmm
Glad you're enjoying it Joel, thanks again for the help!!!

[Woodpile]

Ya, I have some of your moose thawing as we speak.

[happygilmore]

congrats, that will be one you never forget...:-P