Sask Moose Hunt

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ZOne 14a...or Zone 23 around Davidson and Craik...

We (the wife and I) have never hunted Moose and we get drawn for Cows and Calves on the prairies...uhhh...how do you load one in a truck? Anyone have any DESCRIPTIVE ideas to paint a picture for me...if it was a Mulie or White tail its easy...but a 400 - 700lb cow/calf moose? ummm:eek:

Anyone in the area willing to bring their front end loader? lol...


Cheers

Sask Hunter
 
Best tool I ever bought for hunting was a folding pruning saw, with a Japanese style blade, from Lee Valley Tools. That was a few years ago, and they are more common now.

You split the moose, halves at the very least, quarters better, or even smaller chunks, if you have to pack it, and can't or won't pack a quarter's worth.

Learning to debone will save a pile of weight too.

If you don't know, I was taught to count three ribs from the back, insert knife and cut. That separates the front from the back (with some sawing or careful work (PITA) to disconnect the backbone).

To split the halves, one person holds the carcass upright, the other cuts with a saw.
It helps to run along the backbone with a knife, to avoid cutting hair with the saw. Saves clean-up.

A small tarp, to do this work on, is a good thing to have. A regular meat saw is great, a sharp hand saw works, and I know a guy that quartered a moose with the saw on his Swiss Army Knife, because he had it and nothing else to use.

Other guys us a winch and a couple planks or a sheet of plywood (the truck bed liner) to load the truck. You can use a hand crank winch like on a boat trailer, or a come-along.

Or bum a quad from a friend, or have a friend with a quad, on standby, with an offer of a bunch of moose meat, etc., etc.

Good luck! Hadn't realized there were many moose in that area. When I was living in the Jaw, we went up to Hudson's Bay area to moose hunt with general tags.

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
Good luck! Hadn't realized there were many moose in that area. When I was living in the Jaw, we went up to Hudson's Bay area to moose hunt with general tags.

Cheers
Trev
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You'll see more moose around this area then up North, Its really crazy. I heard a B&C moose was shot up by Kindersly last fall and guys have seen big ones wandering the plains this season.

Cheers!!
 
I was by myself when I shot my moose last year, I was able to get my truck to it, hooked on with a tow rope and drug to a steep bank. I field dressed it there and then backed up to the edge of the bank and used a come a long to drag it into the truck. I was lucky that the bank was there or it would have meant a lot more work. I have a few pictures I can email, shoot me a PM with your email if you want to see them.
 
I had a nice young bull come out on the gravel road in front of me going to work this morning. Followed him (he wouldn't get off the damn road) for about 1/2 mile before he jumped over a 4 wire fence. About 32" wide, nice typical rack.
 
One of the guys here posted that the crew he hunts with (in BC, IIRC) has no off road machines, but they have 1000 feet of rope and some assorted straps and other rigging, to be able to drag a moose to the road with a truck.

If I were doing this sort of hunt alone (not likely!) I would seriously consider one of those chansaw engine powered winches, and a bunch of rope. I figure a guy could drag a whole moose, a fair long ways over the course of an afternoon, with a little thought.

Personally, I like downhill, over up. :)

Lots of ways. Gotta use the tools you can get at the time!

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
One of the guys here posted that the crew he hunts with (in BC, IIRC) has no off road machines, but they have 1000 feet of rope and some assorted straps and other rigging, to be able to drag a moose to the road with a truck.

If I were doing this sort of hunt alone (not likely!) I would seriously consider one of those chansaw engine powered winches, and a bunch of rope. I figure a guy could drag a whole moose, a fair long ways over the course of an afternoon, with a little thought.

Personally, I like downhill, over up. :)

Lots of ways. Gotta use the tools you can get at the time!

Cheers
Trev
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I'd never be hunting moose without other people to help me get it out. That said, if you are alone, I don't think you could get around quartering it. You may have to cut it up in even smaller pieces depending on what you can carry or drag. Calves are a lot smaller than the adults, but still huge compared to deer. Keep the hide on till you get it back to your vehicle/camp. Cheers,

Patrick
 
BigUglyMan said:
23 is alive with moose.

Cut yours into pieces and he'll load fine. Quarters are as big as you'll be able to load with anything resembling ease.
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Note, this is from a fella calling himself BIG UGLY MAN...I'd take the suggestion with a grain of salt, and a block and tackle :D
 
For us, we gut and quarter and evac.

We use a chainsaw filled with cooking oil instead of chain oil for the quartering.

We then made a 6' stretcher with two poles and canvas in between to carry the quarters out.

Worked great. Two guys no prob.
 
If you have a loading ramp for a quad use this to lay against the tailgate and using a come a long tie one end around the moose and the other to the front of the box. The front of the box could be the tie down points or use the stake pockets by adding wood to the front pockets on each side and tieing a rope across them. If all works right the moose should slide up onto the box.

K
 
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