Post by: McDave on December 07, 2023, 12:22:47 AM
Post by: Trenton G. on December 07, 2023, 07:51:23 AM
Post by: Maclean on December 07, 2023, 09:16:19 AM
Again, with the exception of Alaska. And I really want to hunt Alaska, so I'm very interested in the responses to this thread.
Post by: mnbwhtr on December 07, 2023, 09:28:42 AM
Post by: Tim Finley on December 07, 2023, 09:49:35 AM
Post by: fisherick on December 07, 2023, 10:11:36 AM
Good luck and happy hunting.
Post by: McDave on December 07, 2023, 11:15:41 AM
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on December 07, 2023, 11:18:29 AM
Post by: Zeebob on December 07, 2023, 01:29:45 PM
Hauling meat in from another country…that’s a different deal..I don’t know about that.
Post by: Terry Green on December 07, 2023, 01:50:31 PM
Other than that, I have always donated my meat to the 'feed the hungry', and if that was not available(most times it was) I donate it to the ranch hands who are much appreciative.
I can't justify the cost of trying to take meat home.
However, I will say that I next day aired 695 pounds of Bison years ago. Don't ask me what it cost, I never looked at the bill. I just told the lady in charge of that department to pay it when it came in. It was vacuum packed and my family ate off of him for 10 years. He was enjoyed in hunting camp in 4 different states and many wild game dinners over those years.
Post by: Seeker on December 07, 2023, 08:37:44 PM
If you have access to a freezer you may want to give it a try. Just be sure to be aware of how much time you have in your trip, it can take a day or two for the meat to freeze solid- faster if it's cold outside and your can spread the meat out in a garage or other covered unheated place.
Post by: Terry Green on December 07, 2023, 10:37:43 PM
I travel about 2,700 miles back home each year to go hunting. 1 connection and total trip time usually about 12 hours. I am lucky in that we have access to a freezer. We debone, vacuum seal and freeze. I pack in rough totes to a total weight of 50lbs and zip tie shut- if there is a little space, stuff full of balled up newsprint. The rough tote weighs much less than a cooler, so you can transport more meat. Always has made the trip still frozen solid by the time i get home. I thaw and do the finer cutting at home then refreeze. never had any issues with quality/texture of the meat.
If you have access to a freezer you may want to give it a try. Just be sure to be aware of how much time you have in your trip, it can take a day or two for the meat to freeze solid- faster if it's cold outside and your can spread the meat out in a garage or other covered unheated place.
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Post by: Mint on December 10, 2023, 06:14:53 PM
Post by: Wudstix on December 11, 2023, 01:36:51 PM
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Post by: McDave on December 11, 2023, 07:22:44 PM
Post by: Maclean on December 11, 2023, 07:55:31 PM
Post by: Walt Francis on December 11, 2023, 08:54:41 PM
I bring my moose meat back from Alaska, all of it. It some of the best meat there is. Freeze your meat, throw it into a good cooler/s and check it in as baggage. It will be fine.
Terry, 540+ pounds of moose meat lasts me about two years. This is about 480#, the other 60#’s went into the other freezer.
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If hunting with a partner who did not get a moose and is willing to check in half your meat, you can almost fit one full moose as extra baggage before you run out of the allotted number of boxes. You do need to ship most of you gear home. Biggest drawback with checking meat in as luggage is getting the meat fully frozen before your flight home. Often your travel time with layovers and delays can exceed 12 hours. When hunting solo, you cannot check all the moose meat, best option for me is flying the meat home vis Alaska Air Cargo. I have my meat processed, boxed, frozen, and shipped by AAC by my meat processor. It is a lot less hassle and headache. To be fully honest, after field dressing all the moose meat and packing it to the air strip, I am too exhausted, both mentally and physically, to want to deal with any more logistics the absolutely necessary to get my meat home.
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on December 11, 2023, 09:25:04 PM
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Post by: Maclean on December 11, 2023, 09:37:26 PM
Dave,
I bring my moose meat back from Alaska, all of it. It some of the best meat there is. Freeze your meat, throw it into a good cooler/s and check it in as baggage. It will be fine.
Terry, 540+ pounds of moose meat lasts me about two years. This is about 480#, the other 60#’s went into the other freezer.
If hunting with a partner who did not get a moose and is willing to check in half your meat, you can almost fit one full moose as extra baggage before you run out of the allotted number of boxes. You do need to ship most of you gear home. Biggest drawback with checking meat in as luggage is getting the meat fully frozen before your flight home. Often your travel time with layovers and delays can exceed 12 hours. When hunting solo, you cannot check all the moose meat, best option for me is flying the meat home vis Alaska Air Cargo. I have my meat processed, boxed, frozen, and shipped by AAC by my meat processor. It is a lot less hassle and headache. To be fully honest, after field dressing all the moose meat and packing it to the air strip, I am too exhausted, both mentally and physically, to want to deal with any more logistics the absolutely necessary to get my meat home.
Great info, thanks Walt! :campfire:
Post by: 2wfstlhunting on December 12, 2023, 05:42:13 PM
1. The price per item steps up as you go from 1-2-3-4
2. They gave me NO problem at all, and put stickers on the boxes that said PERISHABLE ITEM.
3. They did not tell me that the boxes which were about 2'x4'x6" would come up the OVERSIZED luggage area, so I wasted at least 1/2 hr at the luggage carousel waiting at 10:00 at night.
4. The luggage crew jerked around with sending up the (slowly) defrosting fish for at least an additional 1/2 hr at 11:00 at night and had to be contacted by radio and told TO SEND THE FISH UP . It all turned out fine in the end.
5. I made several complaints about the luggage handling (I paid one nice bunch of money for shipping) and truly got NOTHING for me effort. Newark airport refered me to Air Canada as they claimed the people work for AC and not the Airport. AC could not be bothered to respond.
Otherwise, I have to say tha AC was better than expected in most other ways.
Post by: Kirkll on December 15, 2023, 07:50:14 PM
The next time i went, i shipped all my gear home via Fedex, and checked in 2 boxes of frozen meat 50# each that i sealed in plastic bags AFTER i went through TSA inspection. I just told them what i had upfront to check in and wanted the inspection done BEFORE i sealed the bags. That went smoother by far. I used clear zip lock bags on everything. Kirk
Post by: Roadkill on December 25, 2023, 08:15:06 PM
Post by: Terry Green on December 26, 2023, 07:31:57 AM
Post by: elkken on December 27, 2023, 10:58:03 AM
Post by: Terry Lightle on January 09, 2024, 05:42:01 PM