2014 Moose John Hunt Cancelled

[Steve Chappell]

Kevin, the pain of this year has passed and I am totally focused on 2015...stuff happens in life and I am just going to look at it as the bulls will be just that much bigger next year.

Bill, if it were not so far to join you at your camp I would be there in a heart beat. I dream to hunt there again one day and I still remember fondly when my dad and I visited your camp and you put on one killer catfish fry.  

Felix...I will for sure touch base with you before we head to Italy. It will more than likely be 2016 now.  

John, appreciate your offer!

I am truly blessed to have a family of caring friends here on TradGang.  

Here is an update.  Had a great conversation with Yote today, he too is trying to pull the pieces together from the cancellation and minimize his loses...which are substantial.  We are booked to do the same hunt next year but will be working together to adjust to avoid something like what happened this year.  Yote has made it crystal clear he will make everything right even though what happened was out of his hands.  I will tell you there are few people on this earth who would stand behind their word but Yote Robertson is one of them.

Got a call from the pilot and he is going to ship our gear back this Monday priority. While he has never met me in his life he is going to pick up the cost and let me know so I can send him a check...that is incredible this day and age!  It is humbling!  So, I will be hunting the last week of the CO Elk bow season.  There is nothing like the Mountains in Elk season and I feel truly blessed to be able to make it work.

All in all, now that the reality of things have set in, I am totally OK with the Moose hunt in AK falling through...I am now focused 100% on 2015 which will be even better.

[T Folts]

Great attitude Steve. I wish I had the time and money this year for a last minute Elk trip but it is not in the cards for me.

[MnFn]

Sorry to hear that, I sure hope it works our for you.
 When I was in the Army in AK, a friend had scheduled brown bear hunt . The day before he was supposed to leave on the hunt, President Nixon put all armed forces on alert. All leaves were cancelled. Too my knowledge he never did get to go on that hunt.

[killinstuff]

Sorry brother, things like that have happened to me to but mostly because of work.  I think I would have still gone and just let that pilot pick a spot to drop me off and gone hunting in the middle of no where. Might have been more camping then hunting but.............

There's always next year.

CJ

[Pointer]

Wow...that's awful

[DGW]

Steve  which area do you plan on elk hunting ?

[Steve Chappell]

DGW
I will be in unit 6 in a town called Gould...in the Colorado State Forest.  Arcehry is over the counter. Been going there for years and know the area really well.  Pine kill is off the carts there but the Elk are still there.

[DGW]

Steve
I will be hunting cow moose in unit 17. If have early success might get a elk tag also. we will be south of Walden.

[Ryman Cat]

Although this is crushing to you and the others involved just maybe it has been for the better and God forbid something had happened along the way if the trip had gone down. When things happen to me I have to look at the britter side or I will get so discouraged I won't be able to stand myself.

Just a thought.Maybe when this comes back together you are lined up for a good bull or a better bull even? Never know which way life goes at times just have to stay straight.