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    DIY Alaskan Moose Questions

    Read every post on this forum. Buy and read all the books on the subject, particularly Larry Bartlett's "Float Draggin' Alaska." Then find a partner (the hardest part) and go do it! My opinion: if you go guided once you'll never do it DIY. Which may be fine. Lots of people do lots of...
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    September calling, observations

    I do not consider myself an expert at calling moose but wanted to share some video and observations from a recent hunt. We were dropped on 9/10 and shot this video that afternoon when we couldn't hunt because of same day airborne rules. There were two bulls pushing two cows around a lake...
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    2022 drop hunt with Cole Hawkins

    All true but it was a short pack and they do make a good handle when you're moving the pile around to make sure things cool quickly. They came off before they went in the plane.
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    2022 drop hunt with Cole Hawkins

    My hunt partner and I returned for a third trip with Cole and were not disappointed. Saw this bull 3/4 mile away the day we landed. The next morning the wind was wrong to go towards where he had been so we played it safe and went the other direction to call. About 9:30 I stood up to look...
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    Elk camp tag along and I need A surprise suggestion

    Damn that's good!
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    Elk camp tag along and I need A surprise suggestion

    First of all, good call and thank you for your example. Etiquette and courtesy are becoming rare in this world. Second: where is your "competitive advantage?" In my case, it's my wife's homemade cookies. I took a couple dozen to base camp on a guided sheep hunt that was already well...
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    Successful Alaska moose hunt!

    I love everything about this. Congratulations!
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    Air travel and packing

    I have too much stuff to pre-pack my backpack. Bought a rolling duffle (Magellan brand cheap) with a lower compartment where I can lay my pack flat. Then all my gear is neatly folded or rolled up in the top section. Takes longer than I'd like to assemble it all at the hangar before flying...
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    Barney pack question for whole quarters?

    Here are some pics of our Barney's packs with Alps wings on them. Really simple system that has worked well.
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    Barney pack question for whole quarters?

    I like the meat shelf. Keeps a quarter up high so I'm balanced. Wrangell Gear is an Alaskan company that just came out with a waterproof bag to fit a Barney's pack. Could be great but they haven't shown me enough to get my money yet. I don't believe fitting a bone in moose quarter in any...
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    Unfilled Tag on Guided Sheep Hunt

    I ate an Alaska Dall tag on a guided hunt after 11 days and 98 miles on my feet. The sheep we needed wasn't there. Outfitter begged me to stay and keep hunting different locations but I told him "I want to keep doing this kind of stuff so I need to keep my word to all the people that are...
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    Barney pack question for whole quarters?

    I have several trips on a Barney's frame that has the wings from an old Alps pack. Works well on whole quarters, using the meat shelf. I'm the same height as you. Make sure you practice getting up with a load. Lay pack on ground, should straps up. Lean back into it and buckle in. Roll from...
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    Boot Question- Rubber boots or not?

    Take waders. Leave rubber boots. Do take camp shoes. Leather boots are a toss up depending on how much weight room you have left.
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    Who's Moose Hunting Alaska 2022?!?

    Just shipped 2 boxes totaling 52# from TX to Alaska yesterday. Don't trust USPS so went with UPS, which was very expensive, over $300. More expensive than checking extra baggage but saves trouble in the airports. Should arrive next week so I'll have time to replace it all if they get lost...
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    Who's Moose Hunting Alaska 2022?!?

    Camp gear and food box ready to be mailed ahead of us, probably next week. Fine line between shipping early enough to replace if it gets lost....and pissing the pilot off for having to trip over it for too long.
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    Who's Moose Hunting Alaska 2022?!?

    We fly out to camp 9/10 weather permitting. 4th unguided drop hunt. Can't get enough. It's all I can do to keep them biannual. Just inventoried gear this weekend so I could start ordering food and missing items. Plan to pre-ship a lot of that up early August so we don't have to schlep it...
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    Moose Gear List Help

    Trash bags (heavy duty, as thick as you can find). More than you think you need. I unpack from the commercial flight into contractor trash bags and bush pilots say "thank you." Just as waterproof as anything else but way lighter.
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    Moose Gear List Help

    You need a lot less clothes than you might think. One pair of pants, one full set of base layer, 2-3 shirts various weights, puffy, rubber (not Gore Tex) rain gear. 3 pairs of socks (not super thick, they'll bunch up on you). Warm hat with flaps to fold over ears. Stocking cap to sleep in...
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    Worth it to ship handgun to Alaska?

    I'm not a pistol guy, but if I was doing long floats I would want a gun of some sort. I have done several hunts in Alaska and never had a bear issue get real serious (except for one that I shot on a hunt that refused to die), but there have been times I was very happy to be armed.
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    Quilt vs bag

    I used a 20F quilt on a Brooks Range 8/10-21 hunt with a Big Agnes Q Core air pad. It got below freezing often but I was OK. If there's a big weight difference, I would take the lighter quilt.

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