A lot of you fellow AK hunters know that I moved north from Colorado to Anchorage in January so still considered non-resident status with ADF&G. So I was not going to pay 400.00 for a moose tag, anyway a good friend of mine Paul Peyton who works down the hall from me asked if I would like to go moose hunting out of Dillingham up the Nushegak, so as any huntn fool would do of course I said yes. So we flew into Dillingham on the 7th which started to be some of the best weather you could ask for, flew to camp out of Portage Creek grabbed the skiff and away we go. Well immediately it dawned on me that there were very few higher look outs and we were seeing lots of moose sign going in and out of the slues so I started to implement some of my African and Colorado hunting tactics of climbing trees. Got sore climbing trees but four trees later spotted a good bull Paul made a great shot 119 yds off of my wood shooting sticks and had a nice bull on the ground on the 8th. So for the next few days I don't know if I was sore from climbing trees or cutting and packing the meat, probably a combination of both. A big bodied bull we had 455 lbs of boned meat minus one side of ribs a village dog pulled off the meat pole. Bull was a respectable 55 1/4 inches. To top it off the same day after hanging the meat up I sat down at camp and did some glassing and spotted two bulls together, one would have been easily 55-60 inches with one that might have been legal, go figure, anyway as Arnold would say, 'I'll be back" and until then I'll be sittin on the front porch cleaning my gun. Scott is going to post some pics for you to enjoy. Thanks Scott!

If this works I am impressed. I think I've stretched my computer skills to the ragged edge.

Climbing trees is a neat trick and I used that one too this year. We were into a good herd of cows with no bull in sight and I went about ten feet up in order to see him over the top of the willows. Funny part was on the way back down the tree itself broke and I ended up flat on my back.

Glad you got out this way Dirk and I'm very happy you were sucessful.

Congrats on your hunt Dirk!

Brett

Nice hunt.If it take climbing trees to spot a moose,I am screwed.

I think you should have bough a tag even at 400 dollars its bargain. There is no way I would go to the Dillingham area during hunting season with out a moose tag in my pocket. I am just not wired that way. Other than that looks like you are going to have some good eats any way! Sounds like you had a blast never the less.

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Originally posted by George Semel:
I think you should have bough a tag even at 400 dollars its bargain. There is no way I would go to the Dillingham area during hunting season with out a moose tag in my pocket. I am just not wired that way. Other than that looks like you are going to have some good eats any way! Sounds like you had a blast never the less.

Actually George, in the Dillingham area unit 17C there is no open moose season for non-residents, so I was the designated packer in this situation not by choice.

How is Chris Carr doing up in Portage Creek? I've been up the Nushegak and the Iwifla with him before.

Well if you took off from Portage Creek you must have run into Chris or his wife Liona
Did you rent the boat from him.
I called him the other day he had bad weather on his hunt he was guiding.
He was way up the Nush.
Larry

Congrats on a good hunt, Dirk. Valuable lessons learned for the future!

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Originally posted by Biebs:
How is Chris Carr doing up in Portage Creek? I've been up the Nushegak and the Iwifla with him before.

Jon and Larry, never had a chance to meet Chris he was guiding some clients up river, Liona got us set up with the skiff and camp on day one.

Dirk
Good deal Chris is a fun guy. Jon and I spent a few weeks with him hunting bears a few years ago.
We have become good friends over the years. Will go back to visit him again. Told him when I retired from hunting I would spend my last Hunt in Alaska with him.
Great day's ahead
Larry