I wish I did that with my moose. Best game I have ever eaten was the 2 ribs we did pack out. Cooked 425 with 1/2 inch water when meat started pulling back on bone. Let rest 25 min and then sauced w BBQ sauce no high fructose corn syrup in 350 deg oven every 8 min once underside and 2 times top and then sliced the meat off bones. If only shot moose about 4 miles closer to cabin would have had what you have eating gold mine. Great story and pics.
KHunter 2022 ID bull and CO cow moose hunts
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Khunter
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6 days left to hunt…including one to drive home.
Already in the books:
4 day knocking on doors and scouting in June
10 days combo scout/hunt late Aug-early Sept
12 days so for this little stint so far
32 days all in with 18 for this stint, if take it to the limit, gosh sounds like a lot when put a pencil to it. My wife says it is a lot.
Figured this out over a couple bowls of antelope frito pie:
Already in the books:
4 day knocking on doors and scouting in June
10 days combo scout/hunt late Aug-early Sept
12 days so for this little stint so far
32 days all in with 18 for this stint, if take it to the limit, gosh sounds like a lot when put a pencil to it. My wife says it is a lot.
Figured this out over a couple bowls of antelope frito pie:
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The only thing more impressive than your hunting schedule is the resilience of your digestive system.
Bowhuntrben
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Crappy feeling for sure, but you sure put in all the effort you could. Good luck in the remainder of your hunt!
Addicting
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I meant no offense in the post in the moose thread. Your story is not so much a moose story as it is a great story of grit and determination. One could insert any animal into this thread and it is still a great story. I am pulling for you, I think you have set the HT high bar for all of us to achieve.
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I'm taking @Ben Lamb place here, but this is a poem of diligence and determination. Hopefully the judges are taking notes.
I've been in on a few of those multi day searches, albeit not for moose. They are exhausting. Wishing good things to you as you wrap this hunt up.
I've been in on a few of those multi day searches, albeit not for moose. They are exhausting. Wishing good things to you as you wrap this hunt up.
noharleyyet
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...needs mustard puckey...and Tums
Khunter
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i’ve been eating lots of pucky sammiches.
I got a text this morning this guy was out on the river yesterday where I’ll be floating. Forks are smaller than the one I am still dreaming about finding that is currently lost.
I got a text this morning this guy was out on the river yesterday where I’ll be floating. Forks are smaller than the one I am still dreaming about finding that is currently lost.
Carl 9.3x62
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Man that sucks that you haven't found him. I hope you do. Your attitude about the whole thing seems admirable though.
handsome fella
Khunter
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I “said” I would stay out of this chit for awhile.
Eager beaver. Over 4 foot diameter. He may be smart enough to let gravity finish it before he gets squished.
Eager beaver. Over 4 foot diameter. He may be smart enough to let gravity finish it before he gets squished.
That beaver is @Khunter ’s spirit animal!
Khunter
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Safety lesson for me tonight.
nothing galvanizes your focus on survival like getting flipped out of your raft alone at dusk in a strainer and going through it with your raft, clawing at the straps on the side with no bottom for your feet to reach trying like hell to keep chin out of the water with the current sucking you into the branches.
That’s as scary of shit I’ve been through as I can I remember.
As I was hanging on for my life thinking I may drown as my legs are being pulled under the strainer that raft was under incredible pressure I just thought for sure it was going to pop. It didn’t and I kinda bounced around the stainer on the outside of the raft finally after fighting to not get sucked in for some seconds. Raft finally pulled through the other side with my weight pulling.
I didn’t think I was gonna see that raft again or my shit. There’s a moment there I did not know if I’ve ever gonna see anything.
I think I’ve got renewed clarity on safety first and not being lackadaisical about hopping in a raft without taking a hard look about what’s in front. I was very dumb and know exactly what I did wrong to cause an easily avoidable problem.
Im not trying to be overly dramatic. I literally had the shit scared out of me tonight. close call.
nothing galvanizes your focus on survival like getting flipped out of your raft alone at dusk in a strainer and going through it with your raft, clawing at the straps on the side with no bottom for your feet to reach trying like hell to keep chin out of the water with the current sucking you into the branches.
That’s as scary of shit I’ve been through as I can I remember.
As I was hanging on for my life thinking I may drown as my legs are being pulled under the strainer that raft was under incredible pressure I just thought for sure it was going to pop. It didn’t and I kinda bounced around the stainer on the outside of the raft finally after fighting to not get sucked in for some seconds. Raft finally pulled through the other side with my weight pulling.
I didn’t think I was gonna see that raft again or my shit. There’s a moment there I did not know if I’ve ever gonna see anything.
I think I’ve got renewed clarity on safety first and not being lackadaisical about hopping in a raft without taking a hard look about what’s in front. I was very dumb and know exactly what I did wrong to cause an easily avoidable problem.
Im not trying to be overly dramatic. I literally had the shit scared out of me tonight. close call.
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Stop "dusk dreaming" about those big bulls!! Glad your ok and hopefully all your gear is ok to.
It's no joke Kirby, peeps who haven't been there cant understand, having your canoe pulled under and leaving you mid river.. superman or lay down and die. Sounds like you sorted it out
Hem
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Years ago I rolled a kayak on a local river in March and couldn't get out. Scary shit.
But lesson learned.
Glad you got spit out.
But lesson learned.
Glad you got spit out.
Bryerific
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Glad you are okay!
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Glad you are ok, strainers are scary. People die every year from strainers on east floats, you definitely aren’t being over dramatic.
TheJason
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Strainers are no joke. Glad you’re okay. I’d far rather deal with a Griz than a strainer.
