txco
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Good luck!
44hunter45's 2024 backcountry Idaho Moose semi-live hunt thread.
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44hunter45
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T-6 hours to departure. Treated my tall pacs last night with fresh Obenauf's. Gear is loaded and ready to turn the key.
BackofBeyond
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Good luck Mark!
westbranch
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Good luck! Looking forward to pictures of that country with snow on it.
BAKPAKR
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Good luck!
noharleyyet
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Blood that purty rifle & feel the adrenalin kick in 44/45...
44hunter45
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Rolling. Overnight at the trailhead. Heading into the unit in the morning.
WNC2500
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Hope all is well @44hunter45 !!
I have been wondering how the weather, and the moose are............
Good luck. It's been 9 days since you last posted. Hoping the moose is so huge that you have been unable to update us.
44hunter45
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I've stretched this one for all I could get. What I did not get was a moose.
A rough trip. Going in to camp, my truck threw a CV axle. How I was going to get back out the 60+ miles to civilization was burning in my head the whole time I was in camp.
I got sat service long enough one day to talk with my dealer and was told I could drive it out, carefully.
Lost a couple of days confined to my tent with health issues. My tent mate shot a bull on one of those days. A fine double fronted 47".
Once I got back out in the field, we were always a couple of steps behind. We glassed a good bull at about 900 yards. As we were glassing him he bolted at a full run towards us.
We set up an ambush where the guide was confident he would come out. He didn't.
I learned a lot about moose, myself, my health, mule skinning, back country mechanics. Didn't learn how to skin a moose though.
Made it out Wednesday and arrived home late. Took the truck to the dealer Thursday. Recovering since. My knees and back are almost to pre-hunt health. Whatever crud I brought home is still kicking my butt.
I appreciate all the encouragement and advice through this process. Don't consider me ungrateful if I say sometimes there was too much. Many of you became invested in this also.
I've waited to write this wrap-up because I'm contemplating a lot and processing. Maybe I have aged out. Maybe I can get back in this, but with new rules. I don't know. I will be thinking about these things over the winter.
A rough trip. Going in to camp, my truck threw a CV axle. How I was going to get back out the 60+ miles to civilization was burning in my head the whole time I was in camp.
I got sat service long enough one day to talk with my dealer and was told I could drive it out, carefully.
Lost a couple of days confined to my tent with health issues. My tent mate shot a bull on one of those days. A fine double fronted 47".
Once I got back out in the field, we were always a couple of steps behind. We glassed a good bull at about 900 yards. As we were glassing him he bolted at a full run towards us.
We set up an ambush where the guide was confident he would come out. He didn't.
I learned a lot about moose, myself, my health, mule skinning, back country mechanics. Didn't learn how to skin a moose though.
Made it out Wednesday and arrived home late. Took the truck to the dealer Thursday. Recovering since. My knees and back are almost to pre-hunt health. Whatever crud I brought home is still kicking my butt.
I appreciate all the encouragement and advice through this process. Don't consider me ungrateful if I say sometimes there was too much. Many of you became invested in this also.
I've waited to write this wrap-up because I'm contemplating a lot and processing. Maybe I have aged out. Maybe I can get back in this, but with new rules. I don't know. I will be thinking about these things over the winter.
BAKPAKR
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Well, darn. But, look on the bright side — since you didn’t notch a tag, you can put in again after a two year wait.
morley.tyler
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Tell me you're from Idaho without saying "I'm from Idaho"
morley.tyler
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On the bright side, sounds like you still have that deer tag in your pocket, and the rut should be in full effect this week, get a big one!
Pucky Freak
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A hunt that pushes you to your limits is a good hunt. Sounds like you gave it all you had. I would take your adventure any day over filling a tag on a gimme hunt
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