No moose hunt this year. I planned on flying to Holy Cross, one of my villages, to do dentistry for a week or two. Then I had two contacts that were supposed to help me get set up to go and try to catch a moose. (Catch with a high powered rifle, that is). I was pretty excited, albeit a bit nervous since I have not killed any big game yet. Cleaning an animal that has 300-500 pounds of meat is a bit daunting for a first attempt. But I felt confident that with a good guide I could have a successful hunt and properly care for and clean the animal.
Then work stepped in..........one thing after another began piling up and before I knew it, my entire Holy Cross trip was no longer possible timing wise. I could go back to Holy Cross later, but moose season is primarily just September. Needless to say it's a bit frustrating and a bit disappointing. My new plan is to concentrate on caribou this winter. A much smaller animal with a much longer season. I have some really good friends here that I trust to teach me how to hunt with respect for the animal and the meat it provides. I really want to learn how to properly harvest and clean the kill, so perhaps it will be better to learn with them and then try for the big moose next year.
(Note: photo is cleaning ptarmigan w/ Ryan and Travis Fall '06)
6 comments:
good luck, Matt! What do you do with all the meat though? Share it? Eat moose for the next 10 months? Keep us posted!
Matt,
Eric dreams of hunting trips like that.
The picture you have as your header is amazing.
wowzers good luck. i saw a moose for the first time last weekend...they are humongous (sp) good luck...if you want to share with the fam i am sure my dad would be interested in a piece and i could pay the shipping for it...oh and he wants some caribou if you get some.
Matt,
What a bloody mess! I just ate before looking at the picture. None of the meat I eat comes from animals luckily....it all comes from the grocery store!
I like seeing photos of your friends and your activities up there in the wild wild northWEST.
Love, Mom
Matt!
You would fit right in in Hurricane with all that huntin' talk, except you would be huntin' different game. I found your blog via Brianna's. How are you? Alaska sounds fun.
Elizabeth Dansie (formerly Fisher)
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