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I have a few more things to be thankful for this year. Yesterday, I received a text message from my taxidermist that my moose mount was ready to pick up. I was using Outdoor Images Taxidermy, which is located about 15 miles from my house. Chris did the work in less than a year and I am pretty happy and excited to get it. Chris even loaned me his enclosed cargo trailer to get the moose to my house. The timing is actually perfect, because I will have three sons in law in town for Thanksgiving and they can help get the beast up onto the wall.
One thing I am slightly disappointed in was the Alaskan outfitter's handling of the original cape. The moose I shot had a lot of black in the shoulders. Due to the outfitter not properly salting and keeping the cape dry, the hair started slipping, and became unusable. The taxidermist in Anchorage that handled the shipping to the lower 48 had some extra capes. My outfitter, to his credit, took care of and paid for the replacement cape. It is more brownish in color.
To give you an idea of the space requirement for a moose shoulder mount, the photo below shows the moose hanging on a brick wall in my backyard. The wall is 64 inches tall. You need about 5 feet from top to bottom. The nose sticks out right at 4 feet and the antler spread is 55 inches.
This is a link to my hunt report:
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One thing I am slightly disappointed in was the Alaskan outfitter's handling of the original cape. The moose I shot had a lot of black in the shoulders. Due to the outfitter not properly salting and keeping the cape dry, the hair started slipping, and became unusable. The taxidermist in Anchorage that handled the shipping to the lower 48 had some extra capes. My outfitter, to his credit, took care of and paid for the replacement cape. It is more brownish in color.
To give you an idea of the space requirement for a moose shoulder mount, the photo below shows the moose hanging on a brick wall in my backyard. The wall is 64 inches tall. You need about 5 feet from top to bottom. The nose sticks out right at 4 feet and the antler spread is 55 inches.
This is a link to my hunt report:
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USA: Of Moose & Men, Alaska September 2022
With apologies to Robert Burns, the best laid plans of moose and men often go awry.......... I just returned from two weeks in Alaska, where I did a ten day moose hunt with Brent Keith of Castle Rock Outfitters. https://www.castlerockoutfitters.com/about-us.htm. Very tough hunt, both mentally...
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