Moose Retrieval

jmichelin84 said:
Bone it out, pack reasonable weight in bags, hang them and pack out in as many trips as needed
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This is a good point. Don't over do it, especially on the first trip. You don't want to be totally gassed or even worse injured while still having half a moose sitting in the bush.
 
RatFink said:
Thanks guys - there won't be any quad access so it'll be by feet and hand that we get this thing out of the woods and to the truck.
Realistically, how long does it take to take apart a moose?
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with my cow and a feller help me we drag the cow after we got it her dragged her up by the road skinned it after we caught her up with a battery powered sawzall and it literally only took approximately an hour but if you're in the backwoods using hand tools and that I'd say about an hour to two hours and then the bone it out pack it up quite a while longer but you can actually set up a fire and have a meal while you're doing it lol
 
Suther said:
This is a good point. Don't over do it, especially on the first trip. You don't want to be totally gassed or even worse injured while still having half a moose sitting in the bush.
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Finally I've been quoted as a good point lol, I've been called a pack mule for years and I'm only 34 I carried every book I had in school I learned hunting over mountainous terrain trapping with my father you cannot overload yourself I will only carry a 40 to 50 lb pack at maximum now
 
jmichelin84 said:
Bone it out, pack reasonable weight in bags, hang them and pack out in as many trips as needed
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That's about right. There's guys who can pack whole quarters long distances in rough terrain, but they are tougher than I am. A great meat bag is pillow cases from a bargain store, 20 bucks will buy an armful. You can even wash and reuse them if you're single or wish to become single.
 
What’s with all this cheese cloth and bags .

Just cut the sucker into four pieces, either carry a quarter on your back, tie it to a pole and carry it.

You can skin it when you get it home.

I’ve seen a lot of moose being removed from rough terrain, never seen one deboned in da bush.
 
45C said:
What’s with all this cheese cloth and bags .

Just cut the sucker into four pieces, either carry a quarter on your back, tie it to a pole and carry it.

You can skin it when you get it home.

I’ve seen a lot of moose being removed from rough terrain, never seen one deboned in da bush.
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Because leaving the bones and skin in the bush cuts down on weight carried? You gotta do that stuff eventually, why not do it before packing it out?
 
well perhaps if I was young again I would give it a go, packing out quarters :)

now I would likely just die of a heart attack or suffer a serious back injury, or just die of over exhaustion.

I guess I will need to find some healthy 30 something year olds to take hunting in the back woods for moose.

If I can't cut a line to it with my chainsaw and quad I'm not shooting it. :)
 
You don't need a saw of any kind to quarter an animal, but if you plan to remove the ribs, then a small hand saw is sufficient.
I've packed out many a quarter from bull moose, so a cow shouldn't be a problem for anyone in reasonable fit condition. Bare external frame pack and bungee straps.

I've always left the quarters bone-in, in cheese cloth, hanging from a meat pole in the shade. Deboned meat doesn't seem to cool as well.
 
As others have said, quartering and packing is the way to go. I've packed out about 15 elk in some rough terrain over the years and while it isn't easy, it's doable if you're in decent shape. I start training well in advance of elk season to make sure I'm in good enough shape to get the job done. I've never de-boned the quarters but would if it was needed. Usually I just quarter them with the hide on and go. I have done both front quarters at the same time but that's quite a load and I only do that if its a short distance in easier terrain.

A moose is likely going to be bigger so my advice is only a guideline. You may have to debone or make more trips.
 
woodchopper said:
well perhaps if I was young again I would give it a go, packing out quarters :)

now I would likely just die of a heart attack or suffer a serious back injury, or just die of over exhaustion.

I guess I will need to find some healthy 30 something year olds to take hunting in the back woods for moose.

If I can't cut a line to it with my chainsaw and quad I'm not shooting it. :)
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Thiiiiiis
 
Suther said:
Because leaving the bones and skin in the bush cuts down on weight carried? You gotta do that stuff eventually, why not do it before packing it out?
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This is an excellent point,too. When the weight is cut down,that means more meat can be carried. From the OP's location code,I'm assuming he'll be hunting in northern Alberta.....Grizzly country. The more meat that can be packed out at once,the better. There could be a nasty surprise waiting when they get back for the next load.
 
Trimmer 905 said:
This is an excellent point,too. When the weight is cut down,that means more meat can be carried. From the OP's location code,I'm assuming he'll be hunting in northern Alberta.....Grizzly country. The more meat that can be packed out at once,the better. There could be a nasty surprise waiting when they get back for the next load.
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Yah don't deal with grizzlies, I'd have a big ass rifle always in thier country
 
Bone it out on the spot where it fell. Wife and I large moose takes about 4 hrs, nothing left but bones(wife is incredible at boning). Gamebags and packboards. Make sure you can sharpen your knives, moosehide is Way thicker than you'd think and dulls a good knife faster than you'd believe.
We keep the ribs intact for the smoker. Don't leave the nose or the liver. You'll need a bone saw and a razor sharp hatchet.

Drain the bladder and keep the cow urine. Do some research and learn how to make scent out of it, it's worth it. (trust me on this)

Keep the shoulder blades for scraping if you want to emulate the tv show's, of just learn to call and then they're just dead weight to be discarded ;)

that's my best advice.

Best of luck, hope you have success.
 
RatFink said:
Thanks guys - there won't be any quad access so it'll be by feet and hand that we get this thing out of the woods and to the truck.
Realistically, how long does it take to take apart a moose?
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It takes me by myself a little under 2 hours start to every thing in game bags and ready to transport!
 
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