Moose Hunt To Remember!!

[yama49]

Not much of a storyteller but here goes.


Here we are, fall agian, and heading north once again for annual horse trip. After safe trip we all meet at the trailhead, Looking forward to what lies ahead. This year there will be three of us going on the trip my brother, a good friend, and myself.
Our pack string consists of three Riding horses and the Five pack horses, With extra soft Panniers for the riding horses , incase we're really successful. Headed in the Bush for 14 days of hunting .Here are a few highlights of the trip.
Had a few horse moments on the way and got them all figured out. Lol. Weather was from warm, to cool. We spent three days in one camp, and last 10 days in a final camp. Once we're in there we let the horses Feed, for the most part, And use our feet to hike and hunt. We saw some amazing country, hunted hard, used the horses when we were successful to cut down on the work.
We ended up taking three really nice moose, With measurements of 48 inches 53 inches 55 inches, for those who care about measurements. We ended up having to turn our riding horses, into Pack horses to carry the load on the way out.. Was definitely a long day,broke camp at 5:30 am and got to the trucks 8:30 PM that night, stopping for two Granola bars on the way out. I googled the track, when we got home and, it was about 36 km, A walk I would do again, to have hunt like we did. Not that I was saying that, when we got the truck at 8:30 that night though. Never realized on the amount of times, we crossed the creek, with horses on the way in. Anyways enough Storytellin, I will let the pictures, tell the rest of the story.

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[yama49]

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[Mugger]

Nice pictures and stories any other game encountered. Nice Sheep mountins in the background

[yama49]

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[Bisonfirst]

Woah sounds like a heck of a trip! Country looks primo!

[yama49]

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[monasheemountainman]

nice trip! looks like a great time! wish I could get more trips with my bro.

[yama49]

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[guest]

Great Pics and trip fellas couple of dandys there ..... congrats

CT

[yama49]

Nice pictures and stories any other game encountered. Nice Sheep mountins in the background

Saw lots of other game, saw sheep but nothing worth going after. We were also busy with three moose..

[proguide66]

Love the fronts on that one bull ! 3 moose is 6 pack horses alone ! good grunt for sure ! how did the horses make out

[Downwind]

Wow the fronts on that last moose are insane. Congrats on what looks like an awesome hunt!

[yama49]

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[yama49]

Love the fronts on that one bull ! 3 moose is 6 pack horses alone ! good grunt for sure ! how did the horses make out
Horses were fine 6 horses for the Mooses, 2 for the tent the rest of the gear..

[proguide66]

then start hike , look at ground so not to see and shoot anything else ! haha

[proguide66]

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(no hijack meant but ) cousins maybe !!!! lol...bugger looked familiar.
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[BlacktailStalker]

Some serious stew hit the ground on that trip :cool:

[houndsman]

Unreal boys ! great trip & nice bulls .

[yama49]

Proguide defiantly look like brothers... prob pretty close measurements also

[One Shot]

Thanks for the story and pictures.............Looked like a great hunt.

[BiG Boar]

Congrats on a great trip. That's what horseback hunting is all about. Not enough guys packing out there these days experiencing that kind of adventure. Looking forward to next years post already!

[moose2]

Great pictures and great looking moose. I love the one of the horses heading out with three huge moose racks in a row. I am glad to see you caped out the big guy, those don't come along to often. Congratulations on a great looking hunt, and thanks for taking the time to post all those nice pictures.
Mike

[moose2]

Proguide defiantly look like brothers... prob pretty close measurements also

Did he make the 200 mark it looks like it should be around there. He is a great moose.
Mike

[hunter1947]

Great hunt the party had that one bull set of antlers is as good as you can get them looks like he will make it hi in the B&C book ,,the country is great mountain train for the horses it sure does beat packing the meat out on foot.

Your pictures are fantastic very clear ,,what make of camera did you use ???? thanks very much for taking us members along ,,congrats to all the hunters involved on this hunt..

[kennyj]

Great story and photos! Sure love the paddles on your bull.
kenny

[doubled]

Awesome looking area. I have got to get my sh!t together and line on of those trips up. Thanks for the great pics.

[coach]

Awesome story and pics! Congrats on a successful hunt and thanks for sharing your adventure.

[Husky7mm]

Wow the view alone is worth the price of admission!

[ncurrie]

Congrats on your awesome hunt!! Thanks for sharing your story and pics!

[Moosegetter]

Looks like a great trip and beauty animals. Thanks

[proguide66]

Proguide defiantly look like brothers... prob pretty close measurements also
Real close ! I 'think' the bull went 54" , grossed 204 er 08 , but do remember it net 197....its on a wall somewhere in Mexico now.
Sure looks like their sharin some blood !

[Jehiah]

Wow that is an epic trip. My fav pic is of the horses on the pack out.
Id love to hear how the shots went down if you can remember the deets. Helps me fantasize :)

[yama49]

Congrats on a great trip. That's what horseback hunting is all about. Not enough guys packing out there these days experiencing that kind of adventure. Looking forward to next years post already!
Thx, cant wait till next years trip:-D

[yama49]

Did he make the 200 mark it looks like it should be around there. He is a great moose.
Mike

Mike,
I let a few more guess the score, then i will post it..1 hint it makes bc book :mrgreen:

[yama49]

Wow that is an epic trip. My fav pic is of the horses on the pack out.
Id love to hear how the shots went down if you can remember the deets. Helps me fantasize :)

2 moose were called in, one shot @ 150y 7mm 160acc, other one was @ 180y 300 rum 180g . Mine was spotted day before, saddled up 2 pack horses up next morning. Was expecting him too be in the same bowl, had a cow with him. Climbed up the backside of the mountain crested the ridge, there he was. Set up the video camera took the shot buddy forgot to hit record. Lol Shot @ 330y 338 edge 300 smk..none of the moose went more than 20 feet.

[ElectricDyck]

Awesome pics, love the country, nice haul!

[kennyj]

I'm going to guess 201'' net.
kenny

[proguide66]

I'm going palm width's , 13" - 12" , lengths 44 and 46 , bases 6 3/4 , 6 3/4 , width ( deffinitely the 53") , 'scorable' points 14X12......

207.5 gross , 202.5 net? tough off pics , wicked animal , I LOVE big canada's !

[yugo111]

great pics buddy love the country

[GoatGuy]

Awesome pics, looks like a good time! Congrats.

[Derfel]

Thank you indeed! Inspirational cant wait to get up in the mountains

[yama49]

Great hunt the party had that one bull set of antlers is as good as you can get them looks like he will make it hi in the B&C book ,,the country is great mountain train for the horses it sure does beat packing the meat out on foot.

Your pictures are fantastic very clear ,,what make of camera did you use ???? thanks very much for taking us members along ,,congrats to all the hunters involved on this hunt..

Thx

camera is just a coolpix9 point and shoot.. I have Digital SLR but I find it too big to carry, does take better pictures though. And Horses is a big bonus when you're dealing with moose:mrgreen:

[yama49]

The moose officially scored 213 7/8 gross netted 209 0/8

[kennyj]

The moose officially scored 213 7/8 gross netted 209 0/8
Whopper!!!
Congratulations on the moose of a lifetime.
kenny

[moose2]

The moose officially scored 213 7/8 gross netted 209 0/8

Wow great score congrats on a huge boone and crockett bull. He will be a tough one for you to beat, but who knows it looks like your in the right area.
Mike

[yama49]

Originally Posted by yama49
The moose officially scored 213 7/8 gross netted 209 0/8



Whopper!!!
Congratulations on the moose of a lifetime.
kenny

Wow great score congrats on a huge boone and crockett bull. He will be a tough one for you to beat, but who knows it looks like your in the right area.
Mike



Thx for the comments.


Jason

[srupp]

absolutley awesome..thanks for sharing...amazing bull for sure...

drooling

steven

[MOUNTAIN MAN - TOYOTA/ATV]

Nice to go hunting with your brother and a good friend. Great looking moose - all of them. Good work!

[BillyBull]

One hell of a plywood bull for sure... and congrats on the awesome score. Trip and memories will last you forever.

[Rubberfist]

Hell of a hunt Jason and great pics of that amazing country...gets me amped for the coming year.

So did you get clearance from the Missus for a full-mount of that bull?

[yama49]

Hell of a hunt Jason and great pics of that amazing country...gets me amped for the coming year.

So did you get clearance from the Missus for a full-mount of that bull?

Thx Omer, Clearance for a shoulder mount, no full mount...

[325]

Incredible! Thos mountains look pretty sheepy too. Did you see any?

[Rackmastr]

Awesome country!!! Wow! Cant wait to do a northern moose/caribou trip sometime!!

[ryanb]

Excellent bulls. It's great to see that some people on this site still have a sense of true adventure and are willing to share their stories with everyone. Thank you!