ATV adaptations for haulin moose?

Nope. 1688 lbs (live)...had to weigh it before we gutted it....just to see :D

58.75" tip to tip, biggest moose I ever saw. My MIL (yeah, I hunt with my inlaws) shot it at 40 yds with a 7 mm. She called it right in, along with another younger bull. When the big bull started towards the young one, she dropped it with one shot.

I'll see if I can scan a pic.

Ryan
 
I am curious as to what type of scale that you used to weigh a whole moose.I have weighed whole deer on a butchers scale,but it didn't read high enough and was not tall enough to weigh a whole moose.
 
My dad and his hunting buddies use two quads, one has a hitch on the front the other has a ball hitch on the back, you hitch the together then you tie off your moose to the back and drag that sob out, so one quad is always pulling, and if the front one gets stuck, the back one is pushing, they call it the octo-elker, cause they use it for pulling out elk, but it would work just as good for moose
 
Truck scale? Their easy to find near most major hiways
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Yes they are.And they are meant for approximate weights on very heavy loads.I wouldn't count on one to be overly accurate when weighing a big game animal in a vehicle.We have one at work and the same vehicle can vary by a few hundred pounds,if you drive on and off it a few times within a few minutes.
 
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well, I have been told the best way of doing it is to tie the head on the back rack up high, then unspool your winch, run it under the quad, wrap it around the rib cage in the mooses arm pits, and then hook the cable back to itself. Once you have it hooked up, suck your winch tight and it pulls the front end of the quad down that way you got all sorts of traction from the front end.
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This sounds like the best idea i have heard. Gonna try it next time assuming there is a next time.:)
 
Moose weights

We rarely even get close to 1,000 lbs guesstimate on liveweight, maybe next time. If you were thinking ahead you could take along a cattle/horse weight tape with weights printed on it--stockman's tape, that's what it's called. Supposed to be surprisingly accurate.

I wondered about what the Mother-in-law used to down the big one--please don't say a .30-30...
 
I have killed moose whose four quarters weighed over 700 lbs before the butchering began.According to the charts,such a moose would weigh around 1200lbs.According to the same charts a 1700lb moose would have four quarters weighing 900lbs to 1000lbs.
 
stubblejumper said:
I am curious as to what type of scale that you used to weigh a whole moose.I have weighed whole deer on a butchers scale,but it didn't read high enough and was not tall enough to weigh a whole moose.
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Actually, we have an old "crane" scale. We used to use it on the farm to weigh the cattle sold slaughtered. Can't do that anymore, so it made its way to the hunt camp long before my time.



Algonquin said:
I wondered about what the Mother-in-law used to down the big one--please don't say a .30-30.....
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.22 LR, J/K! Ruger 77 in 7mm mag.

Ryan
 
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A guy at EESA has the best solution I have ever seen.

He built a SPECIAL trailer for moose hunting. It for lack of a better word is telescopic in terms of width.

With the trailer set to its widest he can fit his ATV and gear on the trailer.

Once he gets to the hunting area it "jacks up" and he pulls some pins and the whole issue "collapses" on itself to its narrow configuration. Now the trailers wheel base width matches his ATV and the tailer is just as wide as his ATV. In other words where ever his ATV can go he can take his trailer.

Then they can haul the moose out of the bush...

Once back at camp they reverse the process for the trip home.

Great idea if you ask me.
 
Using 2 ATV's to pull out one little moose? You guys must be running Polaris's :D

My Honda 450, gutted bull moose, head chained to back rack, me as a driver and hit the gas. Sure the front end comes up but lay off the gas a bit, lean forward and the front end will come back down. Once the moose is sliding, you're home free. I have used this technique across a few cutovers and have not had a problem yet getting a moose out whole to the truck - 300-700 yards. I only use the winch if I really get bogged down.

For longer hauls I have quartered the moose and tied it to the racks. Next welding project is to build a bush trailer for this exact purpose and hauling firewood.
 
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Algonquin said:
See why we're talkin' about this?? Think of the untold millions we're saving the beleagered healthcare system in avoidance of bad backs, cuts, bruises and swamp muck up the wazoo!
I would like to know does anyone sell those fine looking tandem-axled ATV trailers (like Crazy Davey's) out towards Ontario/Quebec?? Somehow they look a little expensive but then, what the heck.

Regarding the pulley-pole off the tongue of a trailer, how do we secure the pole and tie it off to reduce side-loading? I guess we could use tie-straps or whatever cinched back to ATV rack.
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Most are homebuilt.
Not sure what your asking here? But our moose trailer uses a piece of short heavy tubing with pulley which slips inside another piece of tube attached to the front of moose trailer! By jacknifing the ATV atteched to trailer you can move other atv into position to winch thru the pulley pretty straight in front of trailer to prevent most of the side-load!

You CAN drag a moose in good conditions but it's MUCH easier to pull loaded on a trailer!
Been there , done that, NOT GOING BACK:rolleyes:
 
bush trailers

Crazy-Davey: what axles are used on that fine little tandem of yours? In fact, can you provide a bit of info. on it?

Those 3-wheeler rims/tires would provide a pretty good ride for the load, I like it!

Thanks all!
 
That is a factory built trailer, a friend of mine owns it. I will try and get more info on it for you.

This is mine, but it is much smaller
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But for what I use it for it works great. I can still easily haul about 500 pounds of whatever. I built it and it only cost me about $250.00. I can unbolt the tub and put a much larger one on if I want, but I dont need to. I wanted to keep it small for the long trips into sheep camp.

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We quarter the moose, remove head, bottoms of legs etc. then put 1/4 on each bike rack, half a moose to a bike. since you got it on front and back its equally weighed down so you dont do wheelies BUT it can be side to side tippy. Just strap the moose down with bungy cords. no addaptations or trailers etc... it has worked many years now.
 
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