Where was that bear shot at??
what is the biggest moose youve ever shot, horns and live weight? any pics??
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Where was that bear shot at??
That's the issue, it becomes a guessing game!! Has anyone weighed a quarter when they got back home? You'll realize they aren't as heavy as you think after you put them on a scale! Granted, they do lose some weight after hanging for a week.
hooternanny
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over 700 lbs of meat yeilded
over 700 lbs of meat yeilded
the moose in my avitar photo, antlers 62 3/4" if i remember, was enourmus body wise. the camera came after half the moose was cut off and flipped by me solo. i am 6'3 250lb.
that moose in the photo yeilded over 700 lbs of meat. no other has yeilded more than 500 lbs even though antlers bigger. we scaled the game bags when we diveed up the meat at 40 mile. and i know that moose weighed over 1600 on the hoof. i estimate about 1750.
the meat + leg bones and rib bones weight 982 lbs. on the scale in 10 bags. i figure cape, antlers, carcass and gut pile, yes that moose definately weighed 17 +
other moose with bigger racks yeilded less than 500 lbs. not sure why that is. i have wondered before if a 2,000 lb moose is out there. i think it is possible. i'm not buying much much more than that but only for the sake of lore.
but it is so much fun to dream about for sure.
over 700 lbs of meat yeilded
the moose in my avitar photo, antlers 62 3/4" if i remember, was enourmus body wise. the camera came after half the moose was cut off and flipped by me solo. i am 6'3 250lb.
that moose in the photo yeilded over 700 lbs of meat. no other has yeilded more than 500 lbs even though antlers bigger. we scaled the game bags when we diveed up the meat at 40 mile. and i know that moose weighed over 1600 on the hoof. i estimate about 1750.
the meat + leg bones and rib bones weight 982 lbs. on the scale in 10 bags. i figure cape, antlers, carcass and gut pile, yes that moose definately weighed 17 +
other moose with bigger racks yeilded less than 500 lbs. not sure why that is. i have wondered before if a 2,000 lb moose is out there. i think it is possible. i'm not buying much much more than that but only for the sake of lore.
but it is so much fun to dream about for sure.
Ak River Rat
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I hope to heck there are no 2,000 pounders out there. With my luck I'd find him, shoot him, and then realize how bad of a spot I was in. Years back I found a bull the measured about 65". Can't remember exactly though. He is out in the shed so could measure, just don't have a need. What I do remember is what he looked like when I walked up to him.
Laying on his side his hips were almost even with mine. I'm only 5'8", but that makes him way big. After hanging him for 5 days in the field, I weighed those rear quarters when I got home. They averaged 175lbs each. The front quarters had to be cut up to handle, and we had 4 healthy guys to move him. Still, if I had to guess a live weight, I would be hard pressed to go over 1500lbs on him.
I remember those rear quarter weights because I could not believe how hard it was to get him over a 12' cut bank down to the boat without dieing.
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Laying on his side his hips were almost even with mine. I'm only 5'8", but that makes him way big. After hanging him for 5 days in the field, I weighed those rear quarters when I got home. They averaged 175lbs each. The front quarters had to be cut up to handle, and we had 4 healthy guys to move him. Still, if I had to guess a live weight, I would be hard pressed to go over 1500lbs on him.
I remember those rear quarter weights because I could not believe how hard it was to get him over a 12' cut bank down to the boat without dieing.
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If I remember correctly, the biggest bodied moose that we've ever killed, the hind quarters weighed right at 180 somewhere. Those were HUGE quarters!!!!
akgun&ammo
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One fomula for figuring live weight is the same as beef cattle. The live weight minus about 35% equals hanging weight. Hanging weight minus 30 % gives you packaged meat weight- or there abouts. You can run the fomula backwards to get to live weight. My biggest moose gave up just over 900 lbs of meat. Therefore, he should have had a live weight of about 1650 pounds. When I was carrying out the meat, I would have guessed he weighed about 2 tons! It took me two days to get him to our base camp on the river. I had to cut the hindquarters into three pieces to be able to carry out. The front quarters were one trip each. Normally, I can put a frontquarter and another piece on the pack to carry out. When I first walked up to him, (he died on his side-Thank heaven), he came up to my belly button and I stand 6'2". However, he is not the biggest moose I have ever seen-- I saw a cow from the same general area that was a lot wider body and at least at tall. And me with a bull tag that year!! Tried to find a photo I had of her- but couldn't. Oh, and his antlers? Still not the widest I've seen- but had four brow tines on each side and good points on the paddles. Got a black and white photo at the shop. His horns are hanging in my living room.
Chris
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Rock_skipper
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www.moose-pitcures.com
Check out the worlds largest (recorded ) shot by Eric Arnette on 9/5/2004
It weighed in at OVER 2300 LBS
They are out there.
If that wont come up, just type in wourlds laggest moose in a search engine.
Check out the worlds largest (recorded ) shot by Eric Arnette on 9/5/2004
It weighed in at OVER 2300 LBS
They are out there.
If that wont come up, just type in wourlds laggest moose in a search engine.
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I think most hunters underestimate total weight cuz they never have to deal with it. Here, most times, we take everything. I am talking buckets of blood, head, hide, emptied intestines and stomach, organs and kidney fat, lace etc, and all meat is on the bone. Don't particularly go after big bulls but certainly take what we see, there are some big boys out there for sure and they can weigh the proverbial ton.
And that's how I got a bad back!
And that's how I got a bad back!
hodgeman
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I didn't see a square measurement but the recorded weight of 879 lbs certainly puts it in that size class, as was its predecessor of 864 lbs. Both shot in Pennsylvania, new record in 2010 and the smaller in 2003.
The records kept in skull size don't help as you can have bears with huge heads and little bodies but they have killed some very big black bears out on the E. Coast... as much as it pains me to say it.
Rock_skipper
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Mark , you've seen some big ones I'm sure.
I myself don't think I could shoot one that big again, way to much work, lol.
I remember that thing hanging next to a 48" bull quarter and it looked like a calf.
My mom was so disgusted with the thing that she caned and ground the whole thing. It was tough eating.
Hey I was 13, I'd seen a lot of moose before that, but when that thing came into view my eyes got big, lol.
I've seen one other moose bigger body than that, and that was when I shot a 67" moose while he was nursing his wounds. He was the hardest moose that I have had to kill because of the fight he just got into. (still fighting the other bull.) The reason I know this was that I ran into the other one. The one I shot was 300 yards off the river and as I was walking back to camp and the monster was 100' off the river and was really thinking about putting me in the river, lol. At first I thought it was a tree stump, then something moved, then things started clicking in my head. I was cussing him and he was stareing me down. Well over 70" and with his nose to the ground the rack was way taller than me, 6'4". Well he was looking down a barrel, and I was looking into killer eyes, lasted for about 15 minutes and then he just lifted his head and was gone.
I caught hell from the guys in camp because I did'nt shoot him but I already had a ton of work ahead of me and told them to go find him if they wanted. Nobody ever did find him we spent three days there. Don't know what happened to the thing.
I myself don't think I could shoot one that big again, way to much work, lol.
I remember that thing hanging next to a 48" bull quarter and it looked like a calf.
My mom was so disgusted with the thing that she caned and ground the whole thing. It was tough eating.
Hey I was 13, I'd seen a lot of moose before that, but when that thing came into view my eyes got big, lol.
I've seen one other moose bigger body than that, and that was when I shot a 67" moose while he was nursing his wounds. He was the hardest moose that I have had to kill because of the fight he just got into. (still fighting the other bull.) The reason I know this was that I ran into the other one. The one I shot was 300 yards off the river and as I was walking back to camp and the monster was 100' off the river and was really thinking about putting me in the river, lol. At first I thought it was a tree stump, then something moved, then things started clicking in my head. I was cussing him and he was stareing me down. Well over 70" and with his nose to the ground the rack was way taller than me, 6'4". Well he was looking down a barrel, and I was looking into killer eyes, lasted for about 15 minutes and then he just lifted his head and was gone.
I caught hell from the guys in camp because I did'nt shoot him but I already had a ton of work ahead of me and told them to go find him if they wanted. Nobody ever did find him we spent three days there. Don't know what happened to the thing.
Rock_skipper
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As far as the black bear that I was talking about, I won't tell you where but he was seen about 6 times and one guy shot at him but missed. His track was 7" wide on the front and 13" long on the rear not counting the claws, and this was a BLACK BEAR, lol. He ate a whole gut pile in one night and was never seen again as far as I know. I do Know alot of people were looking for him.
The meat to bone ratio on a moose is far different from cattle. If you've butchered a beef cow, there is FAR more muscle (meat) on a cow vs. a moose. If you got 900# of meat off a single moose, that sucker was pushing 2000#. Not saying I don't believe it, but the 64"er I butchered ended up with 500# of meat boned out. The carcass I left looked like a museum grade skeleton. Rock and that guy on moose-pictures.com can believe what they want...makes a good story 
Rock_skipper
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I tried to rep ya Doug but have to spread it around.
It is a good story, and its true. I'm willing to wait til somebody on the forum accidently comes across one of the monsters then says this happened to me, and all are going to say its not possible, even you don't believe what was recorded with Eric.
Horn size really dos'nt make up for body weight. Yes if you do see a 60" + moose he's going to be big, but after some reach thier limit, there bodys grow bigger and the horns grow less.
Good thread. ( I bet if you talked to some oldtimers in the bush, it might change your mind)
It is a good story, and its true. I'm willing to wait til somebody on the forum accidently comes across one of the monsters then says this happened to me, and all are going to say its not possible, even you don't believe what was recorded with Eric.
Horn size really dos'nt make up for body weight. Yes if you do see a 60" + moose he's going to be big, but after some reach thier limit, there bodys grow bigger and the horns grow less.
Good thread. ( I bet if you talked to some oldtimers in the bush, it might change your mind)
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59 last year in Nome, he seemed tall and lanky for a moose with a rack that size. Something to do with the area and browse I assume. Havent been able to figure out how to post pics here from my phone but true story I swear!
rambling raven
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69 1/2" I shot in the first 2 pictures and a 68" my buddy shot in the last one.
Two people in our hunting party both shot bull's in the upper 60's that made the book. Both were shot within five miles of each other (but a couple of years apart0 in the Koyukuk so genetics are pretty important.
No idea what they weighed, but one had a neck that weighed 185 pounds on the butchers scale about 9 days after it was shot.
Rambling Raven, Nice bulls!
No idea what they weighed, but one had a neck that weighed 185 pounds on the butchers scale about 9 days after it was shot.
Rambling Raven, Nice bulls!
