three recent hunts, with pictures of course !

[cable]

first, my medical practice partner, John, and Stan [ clinic supervisor,who shot the huge moose i posted a little while back ] went with two other guys to Nelson Island where they had musk ox permits: got 4 musk ox, hunting from snow machines.....also got a norovirus and were sick nigh unto death but any least had hunting success :




next our 16 year old [ always its the 16 year olds ! ] got a buffalo permit for delta junction. these are free ranging bison up around fort wainwright and after many disruptions to plans we got it all together to go during the school spring break week . my wife , her brother, and Johnny drove up thursday pm under the northern lights, literally. checked in with fish and game for orientation on friday, scouted friday, talked to a farmer lady we knew through friends, went over saturday morning and after 3 hours of tracking and sneaking in woods and meadows got the shot [ several shots] at a bit over 250 yards. my wife texted the code words:
FUZZY DOWN:




before that happened , i had gotten off work friday evening, was loading up more gear, guns etc and going up to join them saturday am. that's when i got my my moose....or well maybe he got me....or we got each other:




going 65 mph on cruise control, on the glenn highway not far from anchorage, it popped up out of the median and there was nothing to do........truck is likely totaled and i am lucky [ i don't mean that, i mean Blessed ,really ] that i wasn't totaled as well:



got one of the officers to take my pic with my cell phone. lots of cuts and one real bleeder. my daughter, home from college on spring break, and her friend [ i call her my other daughter ] came and got me and we loaded that truck load of gear, guns, ammo, etc up and got me back to anchorage, in time to pick up my oldest son who also came in on spring break....he was shocked.

i am blessed, happy, and i have the whole week off with these great young people; we will be hanging up the buffalo this afternoon and spending a couple days at the lake and ice fishing.

and i am exultant to be alive and well and all parts still attached. [ the moose was a total loss ]

[dougader]

Nice hunting pics, but I'm sure glad you're ok!

[kings6]

Uh ooh, another Alaskan speed bump taken out! Glad you are ok even if the truck and Bullwinkle are not.

[Snyd]

From one Alaskan to another....Right On! Except for the moose crunch of course. Well, somebody got some road kill out of it huh? Is that your blood or moose blood on you or a little of both? Good thing you weren't in a small car, you'd have had moose in your lap and maybe not posting here!

Bison, ya, what a tough tag to draw.Glad to see it got notched though! I didn't get it this year, or any others for that matter.

[cable]

thanks

thats my blood.....after i wiped most of it off for the picture. smashed in windshield, roof somewhat, my door and window, rear door and window, etc.

yes the salvage people picked the moose up.....very tenderized they said.

for a replacement rental i got a ford expedition.......be awhile before i want to travel in anything small.

was planning on driving my truck for a few more years [ got it in feb 2006] just runs and handles perfectly....or well, it did : )

[BigBore44]

Cable
I'm glad you were not hurt worse! Vehicles are replaceable, good folks not likely...

What type guns were used on the hunts?

Hope you heal up quickly, and enjoy your time with them young'ns...

BigBore44

[cable]

one of the musk ox was with a 30/30 lever gun, probably not well placed. 3 hits and they caught up with it an hour later and finished with 44 magnum ruger . the others were with 30/06 bolt action

the state requires a minimum of 30/06 220 gr for the bison. Johnny used a benelli R1 semi-auto....he is a little too lightweight for a big bore lever gun, and not experienced enough.,

the moose was a killed by a 2006 dodge dakota with the Laramie package, small V8......a bigger truck might have been better for me ! : )

[Snyd]

Ya, that's one bummer for Bison here in AK is that you can't use a bigbore handgun if you got the chance.

[lange1]

Mar 13, 2016 18:34:04 GMT -5 cable said:

the moose was a killed by a 2006 dodge dakota with the Laramie package, small V8......a bigger truck might have been better for me ! : )

I wonder what the foot pounds of energy is on that. Goes to the well-established theory that a big solid going slow does the trick. About 95 feet per second, and projectile weight of 4495 lbs, call it 5000 with you and a tank of gas in it under that shell. That's about 35 million grains. Energy of 701,570 foot-pounds for a 35,000,000 grain bullet at 95 fps. Seems the meplat was too big for a complete pass through at that velocity.

Lesson I learned:

30-30 too small

Dodge Dakota too big

30-06 about right


Glad you're ok!

Looks like a great hunt other than that.

[zac0419]

Mar 22, 2016 13:52:22 GMT -5 lange1 said:

Mar 13, 2016 18:34:04 GMT -5 cable said:

the moose was a killed by a 2006 dodge dakota with the Laramie package, small V8......a bigger truck might have been better for me ! : )

I wonder what the foot pounds of energy is on that. Goes to the well-established theory that a big solid going slow does the trick. About 95 feet per second, and projectile weight of 4495 lbs, call it 5000 with you and a tank of gas in it under that shell. That's about 35 million grains. Energy of 701,570 foot-pounds for a 35,000,000 grain bullet at 95 fps. Seems the meplat was too big for a complete pass through at that velocity.

Lesson I learned:

30-30 too small

Dodge Dakota too big

30-06 about right


Glad you're ok!

Looks like a great hunt other than that.

Lol, maybe try a different alloy next time to help with expansion.

[cable]

Yes different alloy and not the wide flat point design.......need something like a cowcatcher shape in front !

[James]

Mar 13, 2016 14:49:03 GMT -5 dougader said:

Nice hunting pics, but I'm sure glad you're ok!

[cable]

Thank you ! just heard from USAA that truck is a total loss.

have to go find a replacement




as you can see, I am blessed to be in one piece after that!  the doors are driven in 4-5" and all gas shattered,,etc

beginning to wonder if this was deliberate: a moose-lim terrorist act, trying to hasten the establishment of the worldwide
cow-liphate

[BigBore44]

That did quite the number on your poor old Dodge
Good you weren't hurt more!

BigBore44

[cable]

Mar 25, 2016 13:37:08 GMT -5 BigBore44 said:

That did quite the number on your poor old Dodge
Good you weren't hurt more!

BigBore44

that truck just suited my needs so well. not sure what I will get next, but whatever it will be something sturdy.