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Author Topic: Alaskan Solitude  (Read 1965 times)

Offline wislnwings

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #60 on: October 01, 2015, 01:26:00 PM »
Thanks for sharing your hunt with us.

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #61 on: October 01, 2015, 05:46:00 PM »
Great story and photos Mike thank you for posting them.
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #62 on: October 01, 2015, 06:08:00 PM »
Thanks!!  It is about the hunt, and you had a great one!!
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #63 on: October 01, 2015, 06:31:00 PM »
Great tale, always appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #64 on: October 01, 2015, 06:36:00 PM »
Good stuff Mike!  Not all hunts end with meat,  yet still recharge or batteries and stir the soul.  Sounds like you had a good one.
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #65 on: October 01, 2015, 06:51:00 PM »
Mike,

thanks for taking us along with you, Alaska is my dream hunt! I always enjoy your stories and posts. Moreover, I loved your book!
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #66 on: October 01, 2015, 07:17:00 PM »
What a experience it must have been! Thanks for sharing it

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #67 on: October 01, 2015, 08:41:00 PM »
Thanks for taking us along. Beautiful pictures. You captured a lot of the feeling.

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #68 on: October 01, 2015, 10:43:00 PM »
Thanks eveyone.

Jeff Holchin- Yes that older moose  4 brow points on left side and make him a legal bull. I have passed up many legal bulls in the past. I was hoping for a lot more action and sighting of mature bulls as the season progressed, but it just didn't happen. But yes after the fact, and you start measuring rack widths off of the computer screen you may find that both bulls were legal. Just tough to call in the field. The part of the moose's head from outside eye socket to outside eye socket is usually about 10 inches, so if you do multiples of that 10 inches to both sides you may end up with about a 54" rack on that younger bull as he is looking at you. His palms were very narrow and that is what turned him away for me.

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #69 on: October 01, 2015, 10:52:00 PM »
:campfire:   really awesome!!!
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #70 on: October 01, 2015, 10:56:00 PM »
Nice adventure. I think you did right by now shooting the smaller bull. I personally don't believe he would make the 50" minimum. He might be right at 50" but not much more

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #71 on: October 02, 2015, 11:47:00 AM »
Thanks for a great story well told.

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #72 on: October 02, 2015, 02:19:00 PM »
Great hunt Mike!  Thanks for sharing. I'd guess the second bull as over 50", but not by much at all. Too close for comfort and you have a few bigger anyway. Probably cheaper to just get a half steer instead!

What do you think the abscesses were on bull #1?

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #73 on: October 02, 2015, 05:19:00 PM »
Great attitude Mike. You earned a couple chances which is all that we can hope for. A hunt well done. Thanks for taking us along.
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #74 on: October 02, 2015, 06:07:00 PM »
Mike, this was a hunt that I have been looking forward to hearing about for the last 9 months.  The story did not disappoint.

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #75 on: October 03, 2015, 02:53:00 AM »
Mike
        It's always great to go along with you on your hunts, at my age I may never go in person but I feel the the rush through your sharing , thank you .

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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #76 on: October 03, 2015, 09:06:00 AM »
Thanks for sharing!  Moose is on the bucket list for me!
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #77 on: October 03, 2015, 03:29:00 PM »
Great adventure, Mike!  Thanks again for sharing....-Mark
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #78 on: October 04, 2015, 05:20:00 AM »
Thanks for the adventure Mike! I wish I wasn't too old and stove up to make that trip.
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Re: Alaskan Solitude
« Reply #79 on: October 04, 2015, 08:13:00 AM »
It's time to read your Book again Mike.  Thanks for your post!

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