After a year and a half of planning, I can't believe that my moose hunt in Alaska has come and gone. I flew out to Fairbanks on September 14 with a heavy heart. The sudden passing of my 57 year old brother left me with a lot to think about on my 12 hour flight. It definitely put things into perspective!! I was picked up at the airport by my buddy and fellow PBS member Bubba Graves. The next day we drove 5 hours to our air taxi. I was in awe of the beauty of the Brooks Range. We landed in a lake where we unloaded the plan. As the Beaver left us I was overcome with a feeling of peace. I needed this.[attachment=1,msg2889534][attachment=2,msg2889534][attachment=3,msg2889534][attachment=4,msg2889534]
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Very sorry for your loss. :pray:
I am looking forward to some pics and stories of your moose hunt. :archer2:
Quote from: Sean B on October 18, 2019, 03:30:23 PM
I'll add pictures when I can resize them. The site is not loading the pictures. Well, no matter what size I make them, the server is telling me that they're too big so no pictures!! I'll continue the story later.
Sorry for your loss bud. If you want to text them to me I'll post them.
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Unreal man!
Looks like a good time.
We set up camp on a gravel bar and being that you can't hunt the same day you fly, we fished. We caught a bunch of greyling on a packable flyrod that I had brought. We camped a few days in each of the first three locations. We glassed one very big bull high up on the timberline about 3 miles away. Several miles down the river I had a bull come in for about a 12 yard shot, however I passed because he didn't look like he would make the 50" min for the area that we were hunting. Being that close to a bull moose was definitely worth the trip. That was my one and only shot. In my mind he was a dead moose. It was a great 12 days!! When we came out of the bush, we found a heard of caribou about 2 miles out. We put on a stalk hoping to catch up got to about 400 yards. I can't express what an awesome trip this was!!
Awesome trip. DYI Alaskan moose has always been a dream.
Sean I am truly sorry to hear about your brother.
I have been anxiously waiting for your story. You didn't disappoint
Good times and beautiful pics.
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So very sorry about your Brother.
Beautiful pictures. Must have been a wonderful trip.
Murray
so sorry for your loss. The trip looked awesome! Thanks for the pics!!
Great pictures....I'm sure your bro was with ya on that trip. Thanks for sharing
Tim B
Sometimes a trip is as much about healing yourself as it is about killing something. There's a huge amount of value in just leaving our 'other' world behind and looking toward the next river bend. Alaska is fine place to do just that.
Thanks for sharing your adventure Sean. Well done.
Looked pretty awesome! Sorry about your brother.
I hope that time in Gods country helped your soul heal.
Absolutely gorgeous pictures.
Sounds like you had the near perfect trip to me! Congrats!
Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing. Great pix
Very cool, looked like a great place to reflect and get your head together. Thanks for sharing......... :pray:
Thank you for all the kind words. It's definitely something that if you have the desire to just go do it!
That looks like an amazing trip! Thanks again for sharing and sorry for your loss.
Thanks for sharing your hunt! Beautiful country! Sorry for your loss... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks for sharing the awesome Pics! Looks like a good place to begin the healing process.
Very cool Sean. I need to do that
Congratulations on a successful trip! I'm sure there is more to come!
Sean,
Glad to hear you had a good trip and......that it won't be your last.
Alaska still calls to me. My pilot called last week and confirmed, I'm headed back for moose next year.
For everybody wanting to hunt Alaska, like most things in life, it will only happen if YOU make it so.
Quote from: Walt Francis on October 22, 2019, 12:32:33 AM
Sean,
Glad to hear you had a good trip and......that it won't be your last.
Alaska still calls to me. My pilot called last week and confirmed, I'm headed back for moose next year.
For everybody wanting to hunt Alaska, like most things in life, it will only happen if YOU make it so.
that's awesome Walt. I'm looking at another trip in 2021. You need to just go and do it!
Sean,
Sorry about your brother, I can't imagine. Grouse and good memories were my trophies on my last moose hunt as well. Spending time in the peace and quiet is good for the soul.
Quote from: Steve O on October 26, 2019, 11:16:16 PM
Sean,
Sorry about your brother, I can't imagine. Grouse and good memories were my trophies on my last moose hunt as well. Spending time in the peace and quiet is good for the soul.
thanks Steve, that's exactly what I needed. I urge anyone who has had the desire to go to Alaska to just find a way and do it.
Sorry for your loss but thanks for sharing
Great hunt! It's so beautiful up there and as Kevin Dill said, a great place to find healing, peace of mind, and fullness of spirit.