No hunt report or discussion till Alaska Troopers are done with their investigation.

But here are some hunt pictures. I took all the pictures and most are of this fellow Biebs. I don't like selfies.

Biebs going to the office - the daily climb from the spike camp at the base of the hill to the top of the hill from where we glassed for moose.




Biebs on this third Alaskan Moose hunt. He is not very lucky with Moose.





Crocs in Alaska






Biebs smoking a marlboro to calm his nerves before his alleged 423 yard shot.





Biebs aiming at Moose claimed to be 423 yards away





The moose Biebs is aiming at




The inside scoop - Biebs shot hit the moose but the last of my 5 back up shots with a 375 ruger killed the moose. It was at 570 plus yards. But as we all African Hunters know it takes a control round feed mauser based rifle with a minimum of 375 caliber to do the job. A blaser killing a moose - come on. The moose was less than 20 yards from my final back up shooting.


Biebs and Bob with the dead moose




Biebs "be like all angry" when I told him the ruger 375 was needed to finish the job.



Biebs and his dead moose



Biebs trying to find and hide the 375 ruger bullet that we all know killed the moose.




Biens and his moose



Biebs in envious admiration



My dagga boy moose



My big body old moose



My moose killed in the tall grass (only grass I saw) at 200 yards off hand with ruger 375.



My moose earlier in the day when he gave us the slip and got away





Bob climbing back after the moose gave the first slip in the morning.



Bob is "the Man." He is actually superman.

Biebs checking out my moose.



I will post a report (after the state troopers are done) and more pictures before that.

Now I expect Biebs to come and say all the stuff I said about his shooting is a big lie. But we all know the truth

Also thanks to Larry Shores and Jim (Frostbit) for gear advice. The stika gear (also some under armour stuff) was top notch. Worth the money - its expensive but it kept me warm and more importantly dry.

Also many thanks to Joyce and Jim (Frostbit) for inviting me to their beautiful house for dinner.

Mike

That blaser is one impressive rifle.

Mike

Congratulations to both of you on your moose! I'll be interested to hear what's up with the troopers, but understand discretion is probably best at this point.

Brett

Thanks Brett

The issues the troopers are looking into does not involve Biebs, Bob or me or the moose we shot. I have not spoken to the troopers to-date. But one was in camp and another two spoke to other client hunters in camp/spike camps. So I am going to withhold writing a hunt report or further comments till I get more info. I do know one thing the troopers recorded all conversations with hunters so its not like they were just checking if everyone had a hunting license - the issues were not related to legal infractions by client hunters.

Mike

Truthfully Biebs shot was the best shooting i have seen. It was not shot off any rest but off his knee in a prone position at 423 yards. It was also shot downhill.

The first shot anchored the moose and his back legs buckled and front legs were raised.

I am buying a blaser after seeing it shoot that well.

Mike

Great job and congrats to both of you. And you are right about Bob. He is superman and I hate to admit that I was with him when he lost his famous German hunting hat. Glad my bad luck didn't rub off on you guys. Fabulous moose.

Don

Congratulations to both of you!

Now Biebs can come in and tell us how he had to shoot your moose for you.

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Congratulations to both of you!

Now Biebs can come in and tell us how he had to shoot your moose for you.

Biebs tried to take a few shoots. But he is not an accomplished off hand shooter like myself

Mike

I am a little disappointed that there were no photos of the Blaser accompanied by a Fanta Orange can. Maybe it was toooo heavy to carry into camp? Maybe the "troopers" confiscated it?

Congrats guys on a job well done and two
great moose and photos.

Larry Sellers
SCI(International)Life Member
R8 Blaser Shooter

quote:

He is superman and I hate to admit that I was with him when he lost his famous German hunting hat. Glad my bad luck didn't rub off on you guys. Fabulous moose.

Don

Don, do you have a photo of Bob with his hat on? Maybe I'll try to find a replacement.

Already got my taxidermy mounts

http://www.restorationhardware...19&categoryId=search

Thanks for the pictures Mike and congratulations to both of you. I see Beibs got wise and left that big ol' "tank" Blaser at home. CB

cb - From the pictures they posted, sure looks like Beibs has his trusty R8 Blaser in tow!!

Larry Sellers
SCI(International)Life Member
R8 Blaser Shooter

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Originally posted by custombolt:
Thanks for the pictures Mike and congratulations to both of you. I see Beibs got wise and left that big ol' "tank" Blaser at home. CB

Not much tanky about an R8. Here's a copy/paste of one of Jon's posts just before the trip.

Scott, screw 'em all! I'm heading to Alaska for Moose on Sept 7th. We sit up on a knoll and overlook thousands of acres of tundra and willow. I'm bringing a Blaser LRS2 in 338 Rem Ultramag shooting 225gr Accubonds at 3,150 fps....extend the range a bit :-)

quote:

Originally posted by custombolt:
Not much tanky about an R8. Here's a copy/paste of one of Jon's posts just before the trip.

Scott, screw 'em all! I'm heading to Alaska for Moose on Sept 7th. We sit up on a knoll and overlook thousands of acres of tundra and willow. I'm bringing a Blaser LRS2 in 338 Rem Ultramag shooting 225gr Accubonds at 3,150 fps....extend the range a bit :-)

Biebs can bring any blaser he feels like but at the end of the day he always needs back up shooting from a control round feed action bolt action rifle !!!!!!

Mike

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:

quote:

Originally posted by custombolt:
Not much tanky about an R8. Here's a copy/paste of one of Jon's posts just before the trip.

Scott, screw 'em all! I'm heading to Alaska for Moose on Sept 7th. We sit up on a knoll and overlook thousands of acres of tundra and willow. I'm bringing a Blaser LRS2 in 338 Rem Ultramag shooting 225gr Accubonds at 3,150 fps....extend the range a bit :-)

Biebs can bring any blaser he feels like but at the end of the day he always needs back up shooting from a control round feed action bolt action rifle !!!!!!

Mike

Is it the rifle, the shooter, or a combo of both needing the back-up?

Mike, I suppose if any of your shots had actually hit the animal, it would have helped :-)

Frostbit/Jim

Its all cumulative with Biebs you know.

- The rifle - control round feed
- The calibre - 375 or larger
- My excellent off hand shooting abilities
- My ability to put 5 rounds downrange

All of them along with Marlboro cigs to calm Biebs nervous hands

All create the perfect shot or else it would all be pear shaped for Biebs on his third or fourth moose hunt.

Last time I checked the Moose was dead less 20 yards from my last shot and 100+ yards from Biebs last shot. Everybody can judge for themselves

Biebs - I just shot it the first 4 times to check the feeding of the rifle. Wanted to make sure the control round action of the Ruger fed the round perfectly and it did as expected.

Mike

Why does "Hey Mo, hey Larry" come to mind?

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Originally posted by Frostbit:
Why does "Hey Mo, hey Larry" come to mind?

As long as the dead Moose is Curly !!!!!

Mike

Entertaining hunt report. Biebs congratulations !

Always entertaining with Biebs

Great pictures mike

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Always entertaining with Biebs

Wow!! Short Moose

Shemp.
Hey Mike. Does Bob guide for Caribou?

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:

quote:

Originally posted by Frostbit:
Why does "Hey Mo, hey Larry" come to mind?

As long as the dead Moose is Curly !!!!!

Mike

Good Caribou are a long shot in this area.

That's too bad. Bob seems to be on top of his game.

quote:

Originally posted by custombolt:
That's too bad. Bob seems to be on top of his game.

Bob is the most impressive PH/Guide have ever hunted with. At 74 years he very easily out walked me (and even great white hunter like Biebs).

He has the ability to guide, skin, pack, cook and save one behind in the Alaskan bush. I saw him pack a hide and moose meat of at least 80-100 pounds. I did not lift the pack fearing I would throw my back out. Biebs gave the pack a little haul.

He is also a damn good pilot and was in the army for 20 plus years.

He is truly inspirational to hunt with. Blows all the African PH and TV celebrity hunting guys out of the water.

Mike

PS - He is also very smart. He made Biebs sleep outside in a coleman (cold man tent).

Thanks for the conformation on Bob's talents Mike. It's refreshing to hear that one person can do it all including the fly in and out. Bob is tops on my list for a Moose hunt if I ever raise to that level. I'd imagine he wasn't the first guide you tried for moose. Who discovered him you or Beibs?

Bob was the first guide I have used for Moose - actually first guide in N America. Beibs knows Bob really well. I hunted with Bob cause of Biebs.

Bob is an all rounder in cricket terms. He can do it all.

Great guy and truly at 74 an inspiration to see him do all these things.

Mike

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
I am buying a Blaser after seeing it shoot that well.

+1

http://onyourownadventures.com...wthread.php?t=260920

Hunt report from one of the guys in camp in alaska.

This guy was a hard core hunter.

Mike

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
http://onyourownadventures.com...wthread.php?t=260920

Hunt report from one of the guys in camp in alaska.

This guy was a hard core hunter.

Mike

Mike that was a great link and read.

Mike,

what a great story.

love the 375 ruger too and i have a left handed like you.

do not know if it will work as good as yours in Yukon ...

Phil

WOW ! I didn't think you could get a moose without a Double Rifle, and I didn't think Biebs could shoot anything without a double !

I read the link ... I cannot believe that the outfitter allowed all that meat to spoil .. along with all the other stuff that was happening ??? Is that still on going ??? I was under the impression that the penalties in Alaska were huge for wanton waste etc... ???

quote:

Originally posted by scruffy:
I read the link ... I cannot believe that the outfitter allowed all that meat to spoil .. along with all the other stuff that was happening ??? Is that still on going ??? I was under the impression that the penalties in Alaska were huge for wanton waste etc... ???

They don't appreciate meat waste. Any news on what's happening with the outfitter?

Brett

That POS outfitter should lose his license.

I agree that was disgusting on the outfitter.

At least the guy kept his head up and enjoyed what he could.

Hope your hunt went a little better than that one... did you get all your meat?

The troopers are still investigating the issue and have been calling those of us in the camp last year. Hard to charge people and get convictions off an internet story except on the internet.

Don