2X7 Bull Down

[dana]

Just seems I have a knack at finding these little buggers. A tasty way to fill up the freezer. Solo backpacked him out. Even with these young bulls, it is a lot of work.
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[sarg]

man that cool,

[Duck Buster]

Great job, the hard work of packing pays off when you have that tenderloin supper.....

[lip_ripper00]

Nice!!!!!:mrgreen:

[bowhunterbruce]

no better feeling of self worth then to accomplish a large task like that. good on ya and congrats.
bhb

[Weatherby Fan]

yup that pack looks mighty full :shock: is that a Mystery Ranch ?

awesome pictures as usual,thanks for sharing
WF

[LeadSender]

You hear about these bulls nice to see them congrates on your bull and that is slot of work good on you .

[frenchbar]

Good going steve . how much boned meat? how many trips did you have to make ?

[Benthos]

Sweet, nice work

[decker9]

Ehhh them some funky antlers there! The prize is always better when it comes out in a pack!!! congrats!!

[moose2]

Congrats on the moose, it is a lot of work to pack one good job on getting him out.
Mike

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats on that eater ! My old back aches just seeing you pack that load !
Cheers :-D RJ

[wildman 22]

Well done dana, good eating there. It looks like you were packing a bit of the hide out? (flytying). How far did you have to pack him out? Saw an immy this year but not during the open season, now just waiting for some of your usual big buck pics. all the best

[dana]

yup that pack looks mighty full :shock: is that a Mystery Ranch ?

awesome pictures as usual,thanks for sharing
WF

Yup, that is a Mystery Ranch pack.

Tried to do it in 4 trips. Last trip I had to take some meat out about the 1/2 way mark. Was going to rip something, and not on the pack. So 4 1/2 trips. Would have been more if it wasn't a young bull.

[Sofa King]

very cool antlers.

i thought this was going to be the bull that a guy shot yesterday.
i was about to stop the quad and go glass a cut i coouyld see through the trees.
just as i was slowing the quad down, a shot went off ahead of me.
i rounded the bend to see a quad sitting on the trail and a guy walking back to it.
he had just shot a moose that was standing out in the cut.
he described it as having one side with two long tines that swept out.
i was picturing that he was describing the tines coming off the palm, but now i see.

this is why some extra time glassing can pay off.
at first glance, one would see the big side and assume it's not a shooter.
great moose, dana.
looks like a lotta work too.

[dana]

Well done dana, good eating there. It looks like you were packing a bit of the hide out? (flytying). How far did you have to pack him out? Saw an immy this year but not during the open season, now just waiting for some of your usual big buck pics. all the best

I like to bring home hide and legs for the dogs. If this had of been a bigger bull, I would have skinned and deboned on site.

[Bc Deer Hunter]

Great job dana!! That is crazy that you pack him out yourself.. :)

[OutWest]

Congrats, Steve! That's some good eating right there. Cooked up some backstrap from this years spike-fork last night. Real tasty!

[one-shot-wonder]

Nice fork Steve! Need to buy another freezer yet?
Glad to see the wolves haven't cleaned all the moose out of that neck of the woods!

[Rackmastr]

Thats awesome!

[kennyg826]

Congrats! I was hoping for that one myself!

[Timbow]

Hats off to ya...how long of a hike? Looks like a good eating bull.

[Gateholio]

What a weird looking little guy! Wonder what happened to him? Congrats, should be a tasty little guy. Great example of the ever controversial "is it a legal spike fork moose" question. :)

Any closer pics of the weird antler?

[BlacktailStalker]

Sweet find and eats there, congrats. Guess for sure you won't be shooting a buck unless its a good one.
! I always save leg bones and chop them into soup bones for the dogs too but what do the dogs do with the hyde ?

[landphil]

What a weird looking little guy! Wonder what happened to him?
Either smart meters are to blame, or he used his cell phone only on the right side.:-D

Congrats Dana, looks like you worked for it.

[swampdonkey]

Nice bull. You should've put in your jeep whole. Lol

[whitetailsheds]

Neat bull!!! Smart meters?!? LOL.....love it!! Good job on the pack out Steve.....taste even better!! Like the MR? :)

[Gateholio]

Either smart meters are to blame, or he used his cell phone only on the right side.:-D

Congrats Dana, looks like you worked for it.

Wonder if it was an Itelephone or a Blackberry? :)

[Bigbullsh$tter]

Congrats man, takes an experienced hunter to properly identify that as a legal bull in a short period of time. You continue to impress......awesome job!

[Ourea]

Good job Steve.
A lot to be said for solo hunts and packs.
They are that much more satisfying.....to me anyways.
Again, congrats.

[f350ps]

Hmmmmm.....
Care to elaborate? K

[kennyj]

You know how to have fun thats for sure.Great bull!
kenny

[BCrams]

Thought I would throw in that I don`t think most realize on here just how tough Dana is except for those who have met him would know......throwing a moose quarter on his back like that even if it was a young bull, is a hefty load.

[MOUNTAIN MAN - TOYOTA/ATV]

Nice Moose. Lots of heavy work for you. Good job.

[tomahawk]

Nice tender steaks , roasts and burger on that boy. Nice work.

[Brambles]

Hey thats awesome Dana, nothing beats moose meat to fill the freezer, expecially those nice young ones. Hope the pack wasn't terribly far, we drug ours down the mountain whole and my back was wrecked for a over a week afterwards.

[dana]

The fork side was definately a messed up pedicle. It came off the head way wrong. I wonder what he would have looked like with a few more years of growth.

I was happy I was able to call this little guy in. I can definately say "calling works" on young bulls too. I cow called for about an hour and never heard a peep from him. He came in silently, but he came in.

[dana]

Sweet find and eats there, congrats. Guess for sure you won't be shooting a buck unless its a good one.
! I always save leg bones and chop them into soup bones for the dogs too but what do the dogs do with the hyde ?
The dogs chew on them. There is a theory that wild dogs and wild cats will eat hair off the hide a few times a year to flush their systems of worms and such. I can tell ya I've never had a worm problem with my dogs even though I feed a mix of raw and dry.

[Sitkaspruce]

Nice Job Steve, nice when you can find a late season moose, especially with no snow.

Cheers

SS

[6616]

Lot of good eatin' there Dana, once packed 6 pt bull elk out by myself, know how you feel,,,, sore ...!

[rudysteelhead]

What a bonus to the season! Good work!

[ElectricDyck]

Awesome, love the thumbs up pic! Two thumbs up!

[kyleklassen]

great moose....is it just me or is that "short side" giving everyone the FINGER??

[guest]

GIDDY UP !

Congrats on ya ........ ! You deserve it !

CT

[mark]

Nice score on the moose! No need for a meat buck this year. :lol:

[landphil]

great moose....is it just me or is that "short side" giving everyone the FINGER??
You saw it that way too, eh?:-D