heeeere moosey moosey moosey

     So fall has been odd with random and new activities.  A five-day trip house-to-house got our our hunting party some moose meat.  Being my first real hunt ever I found it way more enjoyable than I expected.  We had 2 days of sunny weather followed by a partially rainy day, a full rainy day and concluded with a sunny day.  We saw a number of caribou as well as several legal bull moose and ended up shooting one under the >50" category.  We also saw eagles and coyote, but no bears.  The scenery was amazing, and it even snowed one evening.  I learned a fair amount, most notably how large a moose really is.  It was a good time and we plan to repeat next year with experience on our side.

There was evidence we were clearly in caribou country.  Next year I might opt for shooting one of these in addition to the moose hunt.  We'll see.

I have never seen this columnar ice curl like that, usually it is straight.  The frozen ground made for some easier walking than swampy low-land.  Dry feet are a luxury.

Caribou country.  This bunch moseyed on through: 2 bulls of small to moderate size were in there.

This was our measurement method to confirm the spread was >50".  It was.  

Going to town.  I was a noob so took pics and did an occasional slice here and there.  The moose is heavy when you have to carry it.  

Once at the water and floating, things were much more pleasant.  Rafts are and excellent way to transport meat.  

Photo: Adam Baxter