we're headed to alaska in some extremely remote country we've got our hunt winner scott allen
and he's in pursuit of premium trophy moose we're hunting with renfrow's alaskan adventures
this is some pristine country and wade provides a super successful experience
one of the reasons i think wade is so successful and why we do stuff with him each and every year
is he runs a flight service as well so throughout the year
when he's flying out to villages and doing different things he's always looking for
moose so a regular outfitter would not have the luxury of being able to do this to say he's
scouting year-round would be an understatement stick around this is going to be a great show
we're one step closer to our destination we just got dropped off on this gravel air
strip we're waiting here now for a super cub come pick us up and haul us to camp
beautiful country we saw a big bull on our way in saw her to been muskox great trip so far
if you've never hunted this country you have no idea what to expect
or what it's taken to make a successful trip like this come together the country itself is
huge and the logistics to get hunters guides and the gear into the field is a feat within itself
knowing where you can land a super cub as well as pitch a protected camp all while doing it in
a place where you're likely to be successful takes way more than anyone would ever expect
well we just barely got dropped off to camp by our planes we're just getting the camp set up
over here um flying in seeing a crap ton of moose a few grizzlies few black bear all i got to say is
renfro's and wade man you guys got a great operation we're definitely gonna be getting into
the bull moose for sure we're starting we got a cold weather snap said it's been real hot the last
few few days a few weeks so stick around it's gonna be an exciting show
well it's day one here in alaska i'm here with our lucky hunt winner scott allen out of uh twin falls
idaho scott how long have you been a pro member what made you become a pro member and uh what
were your thoughts when michael deming called you and said that you won this once in a lifetime hunt
well i've been a pro member for almost two years now in january i had a message on my phone
and it was from michael deming and i i thought wow i can't believe it maybe i won a hunt
so i called him and he told me that i'd won this moose hunt i couldn't believe it i was so excited
i talked to the renfros up here and they told me about the hunt, potential for a big moose and i got all
my gear together and now we're up here and we've seen several moose flying in seen some grizzly
bears and black bears it's beautiful country you couldn't ask for a better place to be up on this
ridge where you can see all around and to be able to fly over some of this country and this
country's just vast and huge way out of my element and we did when we got over the top over here
we seen four moose within a mile of camp that we're all 50 plus inch moose a couple grizzlies
and a couple black bears so we've got a he's got a grizzly tag and a moose tag in his pocket so
should be an exciting show so stick around and see what happens
inclement weather fog and delays are something you need to expect on hunts this far north
it's all part of the experience it's not uncommon to lose three to four days out of a 10-day hunt
when there is visibility you need to make the most of it this country is somewhat open
and very receptive to glassing the one thing people aren't aware of until they have had
to cover this terrain on foot is how big it really is a big bull moose will stand over seven
foot tall at the top of his back and over nine feet at the top of his head and the top of his
rack could easily be 11 feet off the ground you're expecting the ground cover to be a few
feet tall but in reality the alders are well over 10 feet and the grass is half of that the
bottoms are marshy wet messes so glassing from the hilltops and calling frequently is the preferred
method of hunting until you find a shooter bull and in the area where you can get a bull out
well me and our lucky hunt winner scott just stumbled upon a great big bull down below us
650 yards had a lot of points just was lacking the mass what'd you think about that
beautiful bull but
i'd like one with a little bigger paddles on it you having a good time oh it's great this is
an awesome hunt this is why you signed up to be a sports news pro member to come on hunts like this
absolutely these are our platinum approved outfitters best in the business mike deming owner
of sportsmen's news sure knows how to point people in the right direction renfros alaska here we go
high quality optics and spotting scopes are essential when you're judging bulls
at extremely long distances veteran cameraman mike duff utilizes these combined with a phone
scope to capture long range footage of many of the bulls we see many of these bulls are great
quality and very viable shooters but they aren't near as close as the video would make them seem
remember these animals are north of a half a ton and you have got to get all the meat out cape
and antlers back through all that marshy terrain and you are in major bear country
rained last night we woke up to the valley full of fog this morning i don't know how long it's
going to stay like this but probably a few hours hopefully the sun will come out and burn this
fog off so we go back to hunting we saw a lot of moose yesterday three big bulls but they're all
quite a ways away hopefully they'll move in our area here there's a lot of moose activity a lot
of them traveling through the area
we just can't see anything right now hopefully it'll clear off here in a few hours
bear sightings on this trip are nearly an everyday occurrence and several of the bruins
are ones scott would likely be willing to put his tag on all the shooters have been several
miles away and not wanting to spread scent all over the valley the team opts to just observe
until they get their moose harvested this will provide some strong scent of blood in
the valley to draw more bears out as well as a carcass to attract these guys out of the cover
after days of spotting as well as being stuck in a tent with zero visibility
the team finally gets some sunlight and the break they've been waiting for
a huge alaskan moose and in a place that the team can get too
there you go
he went down
i just killed a big bull how far was that shot 470 470. legs in the air kicking
thanks buddy this is an amazing trip man
congrats man congratulations
looks like we're having some moose backstraps nice not pizza
scott just laid the hammer down on a great big yukon alaskan moose
we've been hunting our butts off dealing with crappy weather
finally all come through and paid off going in to check him out reposition get some photos and
wait for the packer to pack these things up these things are no joke how big they are it's crazy
man what do you think about that
looks like there's some work to be done there doesn't it
congratulations to scott allen on a truly trophy bull moose of a lifetime you too could be one of
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