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Post by outdoorswithdon on Sept 25, 2006 16:15:02 GMT -5
Hey guys, Here is a photo of the 62 1/2 inch bull I called-in and shot last week on my annual do-it-yourself hunt on the Alaska Peninsula. As you can see, the bugger dropped in a swamp. It was a nasty job getting him cut up and out of there. Don Mulligan www.outdoorswithdon.com |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 25, 2006 16:20:22 GMT -5
Good Job Don!!
I bet that was a chore and a half cutting him up there.
Looking forward to the whole story.
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Post by Decatur on Sept 25, 2006 16:50:14 GMT -5
Pretty cool! Congrats!
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Post by steiny on Sept 25, 2006 19:16:23 GMT -5
Congratulations !
I wouldn't wish that quartering job on my in-laws.
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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 25, 2006 22:42:46 GMT -5
What a monster! I long to do that someday...  |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 26, 2006 6:13:35 GMT -5
Congrats! I bet that was fun getting the big rascal out of the marsh to field dress.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Sept 26, 2006 18:30:15 GMT -5
Don, fine job again. Really nice bull. What caliber was you using? Any encounters with bears?
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Post by outdoorswithdon on Sept 26, 2006 18:56:17 GMT -5
Hoosier,
I shot the bull with a .300 WSM, loaded with 180 grain, failsafe Winchester Supreme ammunition. The first shot was 100 yards away, and it crumbled him where he stood. He struggled to get up, but I put a second round in the same spot, and he went straight down for good. I have killed other big game with failsafe bullets, and think they are the best bullet on the market.
On the Alaska Peninsula, you should expect encounters with coastal brown bears every day, and we were not disapointed. After 5-years of dealing with them, I feel pretty good about handling the situation, however. When not hunting, I carry a .454 casull. I discharged it twice this year at one particular bear that would not back off. I did not shoot him, only scared him with the muzzle blast.
I'm already planning next year's Alaska adventure.
Don
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Post by 911 on Sept 26, 2006 20:19:45 GMT -5
Congrats Don, you the man again.
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Post by bsutravis on Sept 27, 2006 13:43:15 GMT -5
That is awesome Don!!! What a bull!!!!
Looking forward to the full report on your site.
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Post by steiny on Sept 28, 2006 17:26:43 GMT -5
As I'm sure Don will attest, you don't just drag a critter like that out of the mud and field dress him. You take him apart where he lies, piece by piece.
Skin what you can and remove the quarters on one side, backstrap, rib and neck meat, cut off the rack, cape, etc. Then, if you'r lucky you'll have lightened the load enough that you can now flop the carcass over and do the same to the other side.
The only reason to open the paunch is to make a small incision, reach in and pull the inside tenderloins. Unless for some reason you would want the heart or liver. Otherwise the guts stay in the carcass with the rib cage, torso, etc.
A moose hind quarter is just about more than a good man can handle by himself. Some of them will go 150 lbs or so. You'll never know exact weight, but they estimate those critters at 1000 to 1500 lbs on the hoof.
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