Grunting Bulls, 65" Spreads, and 1,500 Pounds On The Hoof
The Alaskan-Yukon Moose

Alaska Moose hunting is a lot more than most individuals bargain for. Apart from being one of the most impressive big game species on the earth, they are gigantic animals, weighing up to 1800 pounds, and standing around seven feet at the shoulder. Racks can go 80 inches, although 60 inches is considered very respectable. Simply seeing one of these magnificent animals up close is worth all the effort it can take to hunt them. Most of this effort comes from the wet, nasty, marsh type country they inhabit. Regardless of whether the bulls are in the foothills, or the swamps, the country is likely to be choked with alder, willow, and every other imaginable obstacle, not to mention the water, and the ever present mud that lives to suck the hip boots right off your feet.

We prefer to hunt moose after the first of September (when the rut gets underway), and calling is one of our prime strategies, since this can often bring an individual into close range, and sometimes this is the only option if the country is very thick, and visibility limited. Calling is one of the best techniques for archery hunts also. If you are a rifle hunter we suggest decent caliber rifles, such as .338 Win. Magnum, and up, using high quality bullets, such as Winchester Fail Safe, or Swift A-Frames, or the Barnes X bullets. Although moose are not notoriously difficult to put down, it is expedient to put then down swiftly, and on the spot, if possible.

Moose Options

Game Management Unit 19 provides an opportunity to hunt moose in the remote Western Alaska Range, over 200 miles west of Palmer. The country is timbered up to the 2,500 ft. level and the hunting is spot and stalk in most areas, with calling being used as the season progresses. Moose density is fair, with predation being heavier in the unit over the past decade, but trophy quality can be exceptional. The season runs Sept. 5th through the 20th in 19 B and Sept. 1st through the 20th in 19 C.