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Are You Ready to Tackle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DIY Moose Hunting<\/span><\/span>?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

If you enjoy spending time outdoors, there\u2019s no shortage of adventures you can pursue in North America. From backpacking to rock climbing to hunting, there is something that will\u00a0always\u00a0intrigue us, challenge us, and push us to new heights.\u00a0DIY moose hunting\u00a0has to rank near the top of one\u00a0or all\u00a0of those lists. It combines backpacking\/hiking in very remote areas, wilderness survival skills,\u00a0battling the harsh elements,\u00a0and going toe-to-toe with the world\u2019s largest member of the deer family. If you like the idea of\u00a0planning a DIY hunt\u00a0for\u00a0yourself and maybe a hunting buddy, here\u2019s a rundown of how a\u00a0DIY moose hunt\u00a0could go.<\/p>\n\n

Moose\u00a0Biology<\/h3>\n

Moose are some of the most interesting and formidable-looking animals we have in North America. They also range across northern Europe and Asia, but this article focuses on the North American population that occurs in the northern U.S., Alaska, and Canada. Moose tend to inhabit remote areas that are nightmares for humans to travel through, including\u00a0marshes, bogs, mucky\u00a0river beds, dense regrowth,\u00a0recently burnt forests, and thick alders, willows, or aspen.\u00a0How they manage to move through such areas with such impressive headgear is a mystery.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned above, they are the world\u2019s largest member of the deer family, which includes\u00a0caribou,\u00a0elk, and the various\u00a0deer\u00a0species.\u00a0Except for the bison, they are also North America\u2019s largest\u00a0land\u00a0mammal.\u00a0Additionally, of all the moose subspecies in the world, the\u00a0Alaska-Yukon subspecies\u00a0is biggest and\u00a0can weigh up to 1,600 pounds and stand 6 feet tall.\u00a0Other subspecies in North America include the Eastern moose (Eastern Canada and New England area), Shiras moose (Rocky Mountains), and the Northwestern moose (stretching from the Great Lakes\u00a0states\u00a0through Canada to Alaska).\u00a0Moose are browsers through most of the year, which means they primarily eat the tender new growth of willows, birch, aspen, and many other tree or shrub species. But during the spring and summer, they will also graze on forbs, aquatic vegetation in shallow water, and leaves.<\/p>\n\n

Where to Hunt\u00a0Moose<\/h3>\n

Since moose\u00a0occur\u00a0across the northern U.S. states,\u00a0Alaska,\u00a0and Canada,\u00a0you have a range of\u00a0excellent\u00a0DIY moose\u00a0hunting\u00a0opportunities. Most people\u00a0dream\u00a0about\u00a0Alaska moose hunts,\u00a0because\u00a0it\u2019s a wild and rugged state and\u00a0even non-residents can easily register for\u00a0many hunting\u00a0units.\u00a0The\u00a0Alaska moose hunting license price\u00a0is manageable (if not slightly high),\u00a0although\u00a0the travel there is what can cost a lot\u00a0more.\u00a0While you could truly do\u00a0unguided moose hunting in\u00a0Alaska, your odds are not great. You\u2019d be competing with many other hunters and wouldn\u2019t have any local knowledge to know where to go. A better option for what could possibly be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity might be to use a plane or guide service to fly you into better hunting areas. These areas are more remote, don\u2019t have as much pressure from other hunters, and they also offer more moose and potentially trophy animals. By doing one of these\u00a0Alaska moose hunting drop camps, you are still hunting on your own \u2013 it\u2019s just like taking a flying taxi to get there.\u00a0That\u2019s what\u00a0we\u00a0did last year, and as you can tell from the picture above, it worked out well!<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0there are\u00a0also\u00a0opportunities\u00a0for more\u00a0affordable moose hunting trips\u00a0in the lower 48 if you are patient.\u00a0Maine offers very good hunting opportunities for the Eastern subspecies, while Washington, Idaho, and Colorado have good habitat for the Shiras population. But it can be tough to draw tags\u00a0in some states. For example, in the video below, Chris Nowak got a chance to bow hunt Shiras moose in Colorado a few years ago. It took him 14 years to draw this specific tag, so that might give you some context.\u00a0If you plan on\u00a0a\u00a0moose hunting\u00a0trip, especially in a highly coveted state or hunting unit, plan on applying for tags for at least a few years.\u00a0Here\u2019s how his adventure played out.<\/p>\n

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