DIY Alaska moose hunting strategy

[Neubauer]

Myself and a buddy are headed to Alaska next September on a drop moose hunt. We will be somewhere near Iliamna hunting either a lake or ridge (not sure yet). My question for those that have done this hunt before- what is your daily strategy/routine? I’m assuming we would wake up stupid early and call from camp and then head to a higher vantage point to glass if possible. Does glassing all day make sense or should we relax back at camp until afternoon? Should we be hiking around and glassing? Call all day or just mornings and evenings? I’d love to hear what others have done.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

I've never been Moose hunting. But I do know that relaxing at camp rarely results in animals being killed.

 

[johnnycake]

Get really, really, really comfortable with accurately identifying a legal bull.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

One thing I learned, be prepared for 10+ pack trips to wherever you’re getting “picked up”. @AKDoc s recent post showing their sled they bring is an excellent idea.

Glass all day. Until your eyes bleed. That’s the only reason I killed one this year.

 

[Snowwolfe]

In all my moose hunting trips I can only recall killing one bull before 11 am.
I’m sure it happens but pretty much everyone I hunted moose with concentrates on hunting mid afternoon and later.
That being said, I would not waste the morning hours if I spent a bundle on the hunt. Moose can be cagey but generally they are as dumb as a rock.

 

[johnnycake]

Moose can be cagey but generally they are as dumb as a rock.

This x 1000.

Hands down the dumbest big game animal I've hunted.