73 Year Old Alaskan Scores a 73 inch Giant – A Record Breaking Alaskan Bull Moose
Once the leaves start to turn and the air gets a bit more crisp, thousands of hunters find themselves in the Alaskan backcountry in hopes of finding a legal bull moose to fill their freezers, let alone a record breaking Alaskan bull moose to remember for years to come. Seventy three year old Bob Condon was no exception as he headed north from his home on the Kenai Peninsula in search of a bull he could punch his tag on. What transpired on a cool September day in the Brooks Range of Alaska was something every hunter can only dream of.
Bob was born in New England, and grew up there, but had a thirst for Alaska that brought him here at the age of 19 in a 1953 Ford that he drove up the AlCan highway. Not being able to find employment before funds ran out, Bob traveled back to Maine where he and his wife ran a guide service for a number of years. During that time, Bob developed a love for bow hunting. He was the 1960 Massachusetts field archery champion and had personally met archery legends Fred Bear and Howard Hill. Since coming to Alaska in 1996 permanently, health reasons have inhibited him from continuing his passion for archery but hunting will always be a part of his life.
For his first years of hunting moose in Alaska, Bob had pointed himself toward the Kotzebue area, where many hunters have searched and found a record breaking Alaskan bull moose, but Bob had recently been introduced to hunting moose in the Brooks Range. Following the first few successful trips to the Brooks, Bob and his friends (both named Mike) made the now annual trip north. We asked Bob if he had a plane of his own. He said he had owned three at one time or another and after his last ‘rough landing’, he was going to leave the flying to the experts. This year, on September 9th, the group chartered an air taxi that dropped them into a new area they hadn’t hunted the previous few years but they were eager to get boots on the ground.
The weather was everything one could anticipate while hunting mid-September in northern Alaska, with what seemed like storm after storm rolling through. The inflatable raft was a welcome addition to the gear pile after they saw how swollen the rivers were after prolonged rain showers. They used it to haul gear and hunters across to more hunting terrain as the water was impassable on foot. The group experienced high winds, rain, snow, frosty cold mornings and the like, which all made for long days glassing nearby vantage points. Bob prefers to ‘travel light’, not taking a spotting scope, leaving it up to his Zeiss binoculars to complete the job of finding a bull to harvest.
Though 73 years old, and recovering from a serious heart attack in March, Bob was still sticking it out with long days in the field and fairly cold nights in his eight-man Cabela’s Guide Model tent. This hunt almost ended as soon as it started on the first full day of hunting as Bob was nearly successful at calling in a nice moose within shooting range. The group met a pair of hunters from Wisconsin that ended up taking that bull the next day which turned out to be 62 inches, which is a very nice moose, but far from a record breaking Alaskan bull moose. Since seeing that bull on the 10th, the group hadn’t seen another moose that presented itself in a fashion that would enable them to make a stalk. Throughout the first few days hundreds of caribou traveled nearby, a half dozen bears moved through the valley and there was wolf sign everywhere.
The morning of September 13th started like any that you could expect for this time of year; frosty and overcast with a light breeze. Bob and ‘young Mike’ decided to head to a nearby knoll to gain a better perspective and settle in to do some glassing. The other Mike decided to head up river a ways to look that country over to possibly give them a better chance at seeing more game.
After only 15 minutes into what both of them thought was going to be a long morning of scanning the autumn scenery behind a pair of binoculars, young Mike spots a bull nearly a mile away. After they looked at the bull for a spell, initial thoughts were that they both knew that the moose was big, but it was hard to tell just how big as he was moving in and out of the trees and brush. Since the bull was moving away from them a bit, Bob decided that they needed to get around a nearby knob and try to get into a position ahead of him. It was apparent that after the first 50 yards that Bob wasn’t going to quite have the stamina to “beat feet” as was required to get in front of this behemoth bull. Bob really wanted young Mike to get a moose this year so he told him to go on without him.
Initially, the bull was responding to young Mikes calls but with the wind switching in the valley, the moose must have winded him. The bull paused, tested the wind, and stayed put in the thick cover as the hunter was attempting to lure him into more open terrain. At this point, they almost gave up on the bull as it started to move away from them and was again nearly a mile away. Bob decided to inquire if the big bull might be interested in love or a brawl and began to call from his position. Fortunately, luck was on his side as this beast slowly lumbered toward him at their initial vantage point. Over the period of about two hours, this bull meandered toward Bob where he could finally get a good look at it through his binoculars. Bob didn’t want to admit to himself what he was really seeing. He hated to admit to anyone that a man who has hunted as many years as he has, had started to shake! It was obvious at this point that this wasn’t just any bull moose…this bull was something special. From the obviously incredible size of the antlers, the enormous body size, the stature of the moose and the way it moved all painted a picture of this being a record breaking Alaskan bull moose…a true giant.
Closer and closer he came to the calls, as close as 250 yards away, then something happened. Bob didn’t know if it was the wind, old bull intuition, or what, but this moose made up his mind that he was out of there! Bob knew he needed to act quickly and positioned himself with a solid rest on a neighboring spruce tree. At what was estimated to be nearly 400 yards, the bull presented himself for a shot. Bob pressed the trigger on his Browning .375 H&H sending 270 grains of lead screaming toward the moose. It was a hit…a good hit. This seasoned hunter wasn’t going to let this bull get too much further away if he could help it, so he quickly reloaded. One can almost hear the classic sound of a rifle bolt being quickly actioned and hear the hollow brass giving way to a fresh cartridge feeding into the chamber. Before the bull reached 500 yards, Bob sent another 270 grains toward the animal, delivering the clincher. Done deal, this bull was down!
After making his way up to the animal, a flood of thoughts and emotions piled on him and the whole scene felt surreal. Everything from the five bypass surgeries three years ago, to the heart attack in March, to the doctors telling him not to go hunting were all in the forefront of his mind and he knew something special had happened on many levels. Just being out there was an accomplishment at 73 years old, braving the elements despite health setbacks. Because of all this, a freezer-filling spike-fork moose would’ve thrilled his soul. Little did he know that his harvest would be a record breaking Alaskan bull moose…a bull of a lifetime, or several lifetimes, and it would’ve found its way into his cross-hairs
Young Mike appeared a ways off, not seeing the moose yet, and asked “What did you shoot? Was it a wolf? I heard all sorts of howling!” Bob replied “No, not a wolf, the moose!” Young Mike heard the valley echo Bobs shouts of celebration and had mistaken them with wolf howls! It was apparent that young Mike was just as excited as Bob was as it was hard to keep him quiet. In fact, Bob was nursing black and blue bruises days later from Mike hugging on him in his excitement
Often, big moose exhibit unique antlers, and sometimes the bigger the moose, the more unique the rack is. Shooting a record breaking Alaskan bull moose meant the Bob and his partners were able to soak in the uniqueness of the antlers for quite some time before they even started taking photos! Quite a few pictures later, Mike from up the river valley showed up with the two hunters from Wisconsin that they met in the field earlier. Dave and Luke, along with both Mike’s, were extremely happy for Bobs good fortune in taking what was obviously a once in a lifetime bull. Almost immediately everyone decided on a team effort to get the animal back to the airstrip. Bob wasn’t sure if he had ever met nicer guys while out in the field and was blessed to have spent time with them. He was impressed with their willingness to help pack as well!
So began the honest day and a half job of packing this moose the entire mile back to the strip, including gaining elevation up and over a ridge. The party absolutely refused to let Bob help pack due to his health conditions, and he promised to make it up to them sometime, somehow. Pack after pack came to the strip full of meat to help fill multiple freezers, followed by the cape, and finally the enormous set of antlers. On the bathroom scale at home, this big chunk of bone tipped the 98 pound marker and took two guys to pack due to its size and weight. This wasn’t a set of antlers one could kindly strap to a pack frame and haul across the tundra fighting the tussocks and alders along the way.
Being blessed with modern technology, Bob called his wife to share the good news of success and also calm her nerves to let her know he was doing well. A call was then made to the transporter to let him know a meat pickup might be in order. It turns out that another Brooks Range storm was headed their way. He suggested they all pack up and get out quickly before they were weathered in. So began the long trip home.
Word of this beast didn’t start really growing until the friends and family at home were able to share in this success as well. After a few congratulatory meals with more friends and family, a tape measure was put to these antlers and the numbers were staggering. Green score for Safari Club International (SCI) stands at just over 706 inches making it unofficially the second largest moose to ever be taken in their record book. The Boone and Crockett Club has also established a record book but the measuring process is very different than the SCI measuring process. That said, Bob’s bull measures 250 6/8 inches, unofficially placing it in the fourth position. Nobody can argue that at number 4, this isn’t a record breaking Alaskan bull moose.
Besides the record books, media press, and all the noise surrounding this bull, Bob is truly just happy to have taken a moose, let alone a record breaking Alaskan bull moose, and is thrilled to still be out there hunting. For many of us in Alaska, hunting is a huge part of our lives. We spend time afield with friends and family, relishing in the victories on a day to day basis, sharing successes and failures together and most of us wouldn’t trade these times in the great Alaskan outdoors for anything. Bob Condon is no different. A ‘good ‘ol boy’ from back east, still out there getting it done, sharing and making memories. It’s as simple as that.
Thanks, Bob, for sharing your story with us and we wish you the best of luck for next season! You never know, maybe a record breaking Alaskan bull moose is on the horizon again.
Find yourself a record breaking Alaskan bull moose? Don’t worry, I haven’t either. If you do find yourself with a freezer full of moose though, check out our Alaska Moose Steak Marinade article for a quick and easy way to prepare your harvest!
This a great story and that is one incredible bull! It makes me wish that I had flown in with these guys….just to be a part of it and to help with the pack out. Definitely the classical “epic” hunting adventure and what a way to punctuate a long hunting career. I truly think that Bob has some hunts left in him; but even if he chose to end it now…there couldn’t have been a better climax! Congrats to Bob and the boys!
By the way: nice job on the story Kyle!
Thanks for sharing pictures; really nice.
Fantasztikus méretek!
Gratulálok!
Hungarian for “Fantastic size! Congratulations!”
That is so exciting Did you buy another freezer?
Chuck
This story had me at Alaska, Moose, and 73 &73″ (my favorite number)!!! Congrats on a BEAUTIFUL BULL moose…a lot of character and a giant. You’re right on when a bull of that caliber takes a 2nd place to the fact of being with family or friends in the “great outdoors”!!!
Congratulation Buddy ! You have a awsome bull moose !same inches as your age… You are a very great hunter God bless hunters like you…One day it will be my turn……….. Bye Dan
I am impressed !
A seasoned shooter and the luck of the moose Gods with Bob truly made this a great and momental story. Just reading of this adventure gave me the same “shakes” I had with my first moose. Good for you Bob! Who would ever question you truly deserved this King of the ungulates!
Al Zolotucha
I now dearly miss the thrill of the moose hunt in my native Ontario where I and my hunt buddies made the yearly 1,000 mile pilgrimage to N.W. Ontario, this being 6 years since my last. And on my last but very memorable hunt I was very fortunate to have been a long standing member of a great group of very seasoned moose eaters who also managed to harvest a true King of a bull. It took all of 8 hunters, some physically less capable than others along with the mechanical help of 2 ATV’s to pull a monster of a Bullwinkle over 500 yards to the waiting pick-up on the logging road. Truth be told, those monsters really can make you feel your age. Having a member also as the resident butcher insisting on keeping the haul in one piece made for interesting dialogue as you might imagine. Words we can’t repeat here of course! Dragging ol’ Bullwinkle over 500 yards made for an interesting form of tenderizing shall we say.
antihunt I have seen many post before, but your comment has to be the most ignorant one I have ever had the displeasure of reading. Please stay off of the computer and go sit in your chair and watch your fantasy TV programs.
antihunt To make comments such as “stupid bastard” and “hope he dies soon and all like him” almost always reveal people of “antihunt’s ilk to be Liberal/Democrat sympathizers, usually revealed to have carnal relations with dead livestock (goats rank very high apparently) and above all are simply cowardly idiots venting their ignorance via the safety of the internet.
How ballsy indeed!
In summation of his comments, it is all too obvious that the best part of him ran down his poor mother’s leg and the rest of him would be unfit for bear bait!
My apologies to the mods of the site for the rant and to everyone else for a temporary lowering of myself to this cowardly idiot’s despicable level.
I would also urge the good members of this site to simply ignore him and his kind because they thrive on this type of response being seriously twisted as they are and contribute no more than emotional horse pucky.
Logic combined with factual science mean nothing to the anti hunt agendas and totally escapes their comprehension and rational thought.
Did you notice it said they packed the meat out? This is not just a trophy hunt, this is an example of living sustain-ably off the land. I would rather eat healthy moose meat that I or my family worked hard to hunt, butcher, and prepare than fatty cattle that lives its life in The Jungle. In the native tradition, an animal you kill gives its life so you can survive and feed your family. I don’t think there’s any one right answer to how people should feed themselves. There is not enough wild game to feed everyone in the world, but I think the people who love the hard work of hunting, processing, and eating game are commendable for offsetting the livestock industry when there is plenty to harvest from the land! Something or somebody was going to eat that moose someday. A wolf or bear is going to eat the gut pile, and a healthy family of Alaskans is going to live off of it for a few years. BTW, I am a liberal/democrat hunter.
Was the meat tough? Gamey? An old bull does not seem ideal for eating?
You are required to pack the meat out, you have no option to leave it…
idaruth Could not have been stated any better than this and my hat goes off to you in respect.
Historically though “idaruth” you likely know that it has been the far left of the political aisle, the Liberal/Democrat that has dominated the anti-gun, anti-hunt sentiment which is perpetuated overwhelmingly by base less emotions and rhetoric. Greenpeace is another glaring example of radicalism from the far left. Personally I have no reservations with welcoming people who embrace the hunter/gatherer life style in an honest and meaningful mindset. None whatsoever. I also suspect you already know you are in a minority when it comes to the political arena and the topic of lawful use of firearms and ethical hunting but again I respect people who are truthful to their words and actions where common sense prevails. To borrow a phrase, “I quit suffering” these anti-gun, anti-hunt fools long ago. These individuals and groups harbor a mental cancer for which there is a scant hope of recovery and redirection towards sense and sensibility.
You are definitely the exception to the rule and I appreciate your contribution, politics aside.
jackpine idaruth jackpineidaruth Hey, I consider myself very liberal, and think guns are a huge issue in the US. I think they should only be used for practical purposes, for example; hunting and killing an animal that you are planning to eat. I don’t hunt, myself, but know that a hunter understands and respects the responsibility that comes with having a gun. I thinks its awesome that this was not a trophy hunt, but instead represents something that we seem to have lost as a culture. I don’t know why anyone would think it’s okay to eat processed, “food,” and then criticize others who are actually willing to go out and experience everything involved in catching/killing/preparing their own food (liberal or not).
HolyPotatoes jackpine idaruth Hello HolyPotatoes,
I’m fairly new to this site and being a Canadian I’m quickly learning that there is a distinct difference between an American flavor of Liberal/Democrat to that of one north of the 49th as they are simply referred to as the Liberal Party of Canada. But that’s not the only difference.
From 1995 to 2006 when our federal party in power was the Liberal Party with a man greatly despised here as our Prime Minister named Jean Chretien. When a lone gunman named Marc Lepine opened fire with a Ruger Mini-14 and massacred 13 innocent women at a Montreal university, Chretien and the Liberals promised there would be sweeping changes to our justice system and specifically the sale of firearms to the general public. What we got was government bill C-68, still in effect today. What it ended up being was a system so arbitrary and ambiguous that not even the senior judges could make sense of and it resulted in nothing more than a knee-jerk political solution that they the Liberals had crafted along their anti-gun agenda started by Pierre Elliot Trudeau, another 2 faced Lieberal Prime Minister back in the 80’s. This gave anti-gun sympathizers a feel-good legislation quoted to cost only CDN $2 million but resulted in CDN $2 BILLION and still counting but has not proven to save a single life. Not one. For the firearms community and all Canadians, it was the biggest scam of a lie ever told because the Liberal agenda had embraced the same B.S. that Britain and Australia copied, and look what it got them. More of the same feel-good useless to our society legislation that promised greater public safety but delivered nothing for crime prevention. So the firearms community wound up being the scapegoat for law enforcement’s inability to reduce violent crime and murder. So effectively the sport shooters, legal hunters and even farmers in rural Canada were NOW the reason why murder was still rampant.
Does this now sound familiar in any way? It should because the Democrats in America, i.e. Clinton and Obama have by no coincidence embraced the Canadian model albeit worded differently and directed squarely at the NRA. Still trust your Democrat politicians? I wouldn’t.
Americans must also understand that in Canada we have no 2nd amendment that guarantees the right to bear arms. Hell, we don’t even have a guarantee that ensures the right of ownership to private property simply because of the British North America Act and the fact Canadian law is nothing more than a modified adaptation of British law which really stinks of a hypocrisy the Brits are known for globally.
So, I must admit, yes there are Liberal/Democrat citizens in the U.S. who also hunt and sport shoot and also support a 2nd amendment. But there are far more Democrats who do not. If the U.S. constitution was devoid of your 2nd amendment, American sport shooters and ethical hunters would be in far worse trouble than we Canucks.
I must also applaud you for having the common sense that is overwhelmingly absent in our Liberal supporters here in Canada. There are many Liberals here who believe that guns are evil ????
I prefer to believe that “it’s not the gun, but the gunner who is evil”.
I mean, how can an inanimate man made object be evil? But if a persons contempt for the lawful and sensible firearms use and ownership (read member “anti-hunt” here) is accepted, everyone loses.
There simply is no place for emotional rhetoric here. None.
I personally have been fighting this battle for over 35 years and now finally we have a Progressive Conservative Party in power which is our loose equivalent to your Republicans, enjoying a majority status and finally collectively kicking some Canadian Liberal ass. The Liberal Party of Canada is now paying a hefty price for their stupidity and deceit. They are nearly non-existent now.
And I love every waking moment of it.
Most Americans don’t know how good they’ve got it.
antihunt Clearly you are confused as to what type of animals we are and where our food source comes from. In case you haven’t noticed we have teeth that are meant to chew meat and last time I checked, the meat that you eat is not grown in the grocery store. If we did not hunt then animal populations would increase so rapidly that it would spread disease and cause more problems than you can even imagine. There is something called regulation which allows all animal species to benefit from it. Hunting is a major part of this. You need some education and some serious respect for others….you think you are saving the animals when really you are doing more harm than good.
Antihunt you are an idiot that should not be allowed near a computer. This guy did what he loves an a big congratulations to him. Wish i could have been there to see the excitement on his face. He is someone i admire. Great jod and great story.
How incredibly sad . these guys sure don’t look like they absolutely needed that moose meat to live. Hunting because you have to too live is all good. But that is not what this is…no matter how you try to justify it…this is killing for fun…even if you eat the meat. In today’s society hunting is unnecessary. Don’t tell me this not a trophy hunt…that’s bullshit. This beautiful, magnificent animal did not deserve to be gunned down. Very very very sad!!!!!!!
So Randy you prefer to go to Safeway and buy your meat that someone else has killed for you, but are critical of someone doing their own killing. Hypocrite.
jackpine idaruth You think you’re smart don’t you. Claiming he is a minority, without valid proof is actually a very weak argument, as i’m sure you know and don’t care, and this is why it includes yourself in such groups who harbor mental cancer. It’s actually people like you who try to throw words around and bully people into thinking their lifestyles are barbaric for simply providing for their families the way nature had intended them to, who have scant hope of recovery and a redirection to sense and sensibility.
It’s Sheep like you who have us stuck handing all our money over to the governments so they can make their pockets fatter. I hope you get help, I really do.
How sentimental. I personally think hunting is more ethical than some practices of raising livestock. That moose was going to die anyways. He had a good life in the wild and probably fathered a lot of moose, more than you can say for beef cattle. Now he’s feeding people with lean, hormone-free, delicious meat. Hunting moose is done in such a way that the population is healthy and sustained. Moose are majestic and beautiful animals and they taste way better than beef (at least to me). And you know what? Of course humans enjoy hunting! We probably wouldn’t have survived as a species if some of our ancestors didn’t love to go out and hunt down food. We are animals too and we have to take from other animals to survive. It’s a trade-off between skimming from a wild population and taking resources from other ecosystems to create artificial environments for livestock or crops (plus using the non-renewable resources to process, package, ship, and store the goods). I’m willing to bet that if that guy had a chance he would’ve shot any other legal bull for the meat and you wouldn’t have had such an emotional response, but chance brought him into contact with an old bull.
I respectfully don’t care if you say they didn’
t need to kill it. Its legal and it’s going to happen whether you like it or not every single day we are going to kill animals. You can cry about it, but the truth is everyone who hunts will laugh at you and you are a sissy. So good job thing monster is amazing good shootin.
That is a beautiful spread. I hunt in Oklahoma and could only dream about making it to Alaska to hunt moose one day. And as for it being unethical there is also the aspect of population control. Would you rather it be hit by a car and roam injured slowly dying after the passengers in the car are killed and injured? If animals weren’t hunted they would run out of food due to over population and wonder in the cities where they could hurt themselves and others. I’m glad that you got to experience a hunt like this in your lifetime and can only hope to do the same some day.
There are no roads up in the Brooks Range…
idaruth our ancestors hunted because they had too! maybe some loved it but I am sure many thought it a hardship which is why we progressed into farming and finding easier ways to feed ourselves. Now i think we have gone to far in that aspect as well with these large super farms and I also find them unethical. but that tide is slowly changing as well. I realize that we are still killing are animals that we farm and i am okay with that. I think there is a difference between animals we raise for food and an animal that is born free. And the overpopulation justification is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Anyways my biggest beef is that this guy who is not starving..has the money to fly out to the wilderness..and kill this beautiful animal for fun. In no way did he NEED to kill, but he did and I think there is something inherently wrong with killing for fun!! A trophy kill plain and simple to impress others!!!!
JasonHatcher lol…lamest thing I ever heard….population control??!? you hunt because you want to kill something plain and simple and there is something inherently wrong with killing for fun!!!!!
Totally agree with you! My ex hunted, not because we needed the meat, bit because he liked to KILL! He killed one of our puppies, chasing it around the yard because it chased chickens. He put 11 bullets in that tiny puppy. Why couldn’t gramps just admire the animal? I’m not a Dem/liberal, but I still have enough brains to know that you keep killing everything off because you enjoy killing, and there won’t be anything left to even see, for the generations to come.
Hi Robin! What you describe is the opposite of almost every hunter I know and also most humans I know. I’m sorry you were exposed to that kind of behavior as it seems that there is/was some mental issues that needed to be dealt with. For those who haven’t hunted, its a hard thing to explain but hunting is far, far, far more than just ‘killing’ an animal. Its experiencing nature, getting into the wild, besting yourself against your quarry, experiencing the thrill of the outdoors with friends and loved ones, overcoming obstacles and challenges that mother nature throws your way, and the list goes on. Hunting has very very little to do with just simply killing.
MikeHubbell “…the hunters will laugh at you and call you a sissy.” oh no I am so hurt 🙁 lmfao…what a dork!!!
I guess what I was trying to express was that the satisfaction from hunting is an instinct. we are just not on the same page as to the degree of indulging those instincts. You say don’t at all, but I say do a little so long as you do it in a sustainable way that helps you feed yourself healthy food and gives you an opportunity to be outside in nature. Cause my favorite part about hunting is being in nature, watching and listening closely. Crossing the line would be wasting the meat, disrespecting the animal in the way you talk or act about it, or using that violence maliciously… Hunting is not a “victimless ” crime, but neither is survival in general. Plus, I think it’s very mean to say that a farm animal is less than a wild animal just because of where it was born. All animals, especially the ones that feed us, deserve respect.
I’m interested to know how you feel about road kill harvests. If a certain number of moose are killed by vehicles (there’s no way around it, they come in contact) and people in need get the meat, is that wrong? What if a hunter went out and killed that animal before it reached the road? Either way a moose dies. Let me add that in no way are moose or caribou populations at risk in this state.
Lastly, I want to mention the fallacious “appeal to nature”. People think that there is some “natural state” where humans aren’t a part of the ecosystem. That’s not reality. We are and have been part of the ecosystem for millennia. Trying to separate ourselves from the wild doesn’t bring it back to some magical time before us evil humans existed. When you try to say we can’t interact with that side of the ecosystem, you are not basing your arguments in reality, but romanticism and misunderstanding. You are trying to solve a very complex system with a very simple answer that you can use to shame other people for enjoying hunting and eating game meat. The game populations certainly can’t support all humans, but it can support a fraction of us. Plus, we get to maintain the balance of local flora and fauna instead of turning it into crops to feed the animals in cages.
I’m leaving this conversation. Please look up the “appeal to nature” and determine whether you are using it or not. That’s all I have to say.
Nice moose and respectively to all those who dont hunt and want to trash us for hunting find somthing else to do rather then trolling hunting articles to tell us were bad we dont care to hear it and its not changing our outlook
antihunt Please continue we need to pinpoint your IP address, we will be very interested in talking to you about your ideology in the near future, my partner and myself are writing a essay regarding The Mentality of Homegrown Terrorism.
Office of Homeland Security
JasonHatcher You have clearly never been to Alaska. Population control is not a problem, and very unlikely to be hit with a vehicle given there are very few roads into that remote landscape. I have no problem with the hunt as long as there is no waste. A little sad that those great genetics will no longer enrich the gene pool but that is the way the ball rolls.
RandyJanzen Exactly, we should go to the super market to buy meat where they make it and no animal suffers.
Alaska has a big problem with moose on the roads.
http://www.adn.com/article/20140102/mat-su-hunt-aimed-keeping-moose-roads-putting-them-freezers
Missmarty RandyJanzen no need for sarcasm missmarty, I am not an idiot. I am simply saying hunting was a necessity at one time for many people to survive ( and still is for some ) but not this guy who I am sure would not starve if he hadn’t killed that moose. And that goes for most hunters and I know many since I live in northern British Columbia in a town that is loaded with hunters. It is an excuse to go drinking and kill something plain and simple!!!!
RandyJanzen
Have you ever hunt Randy ? If your answer is no then you comment is invalid…
Do drive a car ? If you say yes, then you’re not better than any others because you want to kill our planet earth slowly plain and simple and there is something inherently wrong killing our planet for absolutely nothing…
MichelLefebvre RandyJanzen I am certainly no better then others..never claimed to be..but i do the best I can in trying to save the earth and our environment and part of that is not killing our wild animals and causing an imbalance there in environments. No I have never hunted because I DON’T BELIEVE IN KILLING FOR FUN!!!!
RandyJanzen
Well I dont believe in supermarket / Grocery store freah meat… So instead I just to the world biggest meat market : The wonderful outdoors !!!
Oh I don’t eat meat from supermarkets either. There are farms around with good meat and yes it may seem like I am splitting hairs but I have no problem with the ethical farming of animals to feed us. I just feel that an animal born in the wild should be left alone unless a person I living off the grid and they need to hunt. Most hunters do not live off the grid and hunt for the thrill of the kill…and that is very disturbing to me.
RandyJanzen MichelLefebvre
I assure you Randy the animal was eaten, and very likely the hide was used. Hunters respect the hunt and the animals hunted. Its far better then running to the grocery store for a steak. You are obviously confused, its the fun of the hunt and the success of the hunt. A lot more nobler then a killing at the slaughterhouse.
Maybe do some research, slugger. There is a reason yearly limits keep getting raised. It’s because wild game populations really are way, way up compared to 10 – 20 years ago. With that being said, I think it is fair to say that most hunters are not out killing animals because they’re good Samaritans.
I am a hunter, and I do get a rush before shooting any animal. It’s natural. Get over yourself, randy. Most hunters will agree with you that killing anything for fun is wrong. But saying all hunters or “modern day hunters” are out shooting wild life for fun only shows how simple minded you are.
Hunting and killing a wild animal provides quality, non processed food for families. Not only the hunter’s family, but families in need. Donating meat from wild game is very common amongst hunters. The hides are sold to vendors which are then used in apparel. Very rarely does any usable part of a deer, elf or moose go to waste.
So again, maybe do some research next time.
Great. Now this magnificent animal is a piece of junk on someone’s wall.
I come from Dawson Creek British Colombia Canada”I am 70yrs old I have also taken a few Moose .Having heart problem also I am proud to see a Hunter like you who appricates life and the fact that we are still able to go out with good fellowship and enjoy Life Tku Fantstic Adventure.May the Higher Power of Hunters Bless All hunters out there.???to you.?.
Born and raised in Alaska I miss the frosty,sometimes below zero temps. Calling moose alone is an adventure in its self,the awesome smell of the fall time air and colors is entrenched in my mind. Congratulations on your awesome moose.
Nobody asked you did they
Antihunt, hunting is what your ancestors did to keep their family fed. If you don’t like it, go eat some mushrooms and fuck your sister while hugging that tree
We will all die someday.I hope he lives for 20 more years and that he can get another one.It would be a shame,haha,if you went blind and had a heart attack while reading this.Another damn tree hugger is all we need.
I didn’t see any meat being taken out did they kill it for the horns
Hey Grant! It is illegal to harvest a moose without taking all of the edible meat out of the field prior to the antlers. The antlers are the last thing to be removed from the kill-site.
Did you even read the article, or just look at the pictures.
That was our pet Moose Ralph. Used him with a single yoke to plow up our garden for a couple of years in the Spring. Good ol Ralph…what he’d do for a sugar cube! Lately though he was started to get ornery and eating all our vegetables in the fall. So it’s just fine with me that he’s on someone’s dinner plate. Looking forward to some good gardening this summer. RIP Ralph!
So sad that people don’t understand hunting and what it is all about. I watched the great hunter Ivan Carter talk about this in a great interview about the problems with ivory in Africa. People don’t understand how hunting helps the people and animals in an area. Example they destroyed millions of dollars in ivory they had taken from poachers. This money could have given a better life to the people in that area and dropped the black market price so the poachers would stop killing. But with this action they only increased the price so high that they had more poachers than ever. Same with the Rhino hone poaching make it legal and put more into the market. They can cut the horn off the Rhino and it will grow back so have farmers to have a supply of hones. No matter what people are going to want Ivory and hones that is there way of life so find ways to best manage the way it is marketed. The black market will never be sopped. Please watch Ivan Carter he explains it better than I can and he was done so much for Africa hunting and people.
Great article Kyle, what an epic hunt and adventure!!
Nice Bull guys! Well done. Jeff Wells
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Israel Payton, an Alaskan, may have just harvested the world record moose with a successful hunt on this whopping bull. It is said the bull is coming in at an incredible score of 80 inches.
Interesting read, but couldn’t get past it all……I don’t condone shooting as I use to as a kid, but as I’ve aged I simply have more respect for animals. It would of been best to leave this bull to breed and produce offspring as big and as impressive as this guy. As you would on a farm with your best bulls…..eat the lesser animal, but one can’t expect this from a person purley after bragging rights. Not to mention if all the guys out hunting are shooting the biggest bulls, one has to come to the conclusion that their destroying the gene pool. And don’t tell me that it was for the meat to, as this old guy would taste like shit, I know growing up and killing older wethers for the table…in the shearing shed…….one eats the younger! So have some respect for the game next time your out hunting…it won’t kill you! By the way I’m making a life size bull moose at present…that just so happens why I’m on this old page.