Great story as always!!  Between you and Bryan Burkhardt, my heads about to explode!!  Congratulations on a great adventure !!

QuoteOriginally posted by Sean B:
Great story as always!!  Between you and Bryan Burkhardt, my heads about to explode!!  Congratulations on a great adventure !!

I know right???? LOL and to Think, Monty has a story to tell as well. I can't take it any more.

Thank you ,Sir, for taking time to relive this adventure for us. Most of us will never experience such an adventure. I was completely "there" with you last night when I read the posts about the kill. My daughter thought I was a little strange when I was reading on the computer and started breathing funny. She's 19 and not into hunting at all. She loved your photos and said the photos with the kill were very respectful. She even looked at the butchering process and was asking how one guy could do all that. She has seen me butcher deer and domestic pigs, but realizes a Moose is way beyond that.

Well done Kevin!

Any close bear encounters?

QuoteOriginally posted by Keith Zimmerman:
Any close bear encounters?

Didn't see a single bruin. I did see 3 wolves near camp one day.

Kevin,
Thanks for sharing an awesome adventure. Made me feel like I was there.(I wish!)
Don't kid yourself, you're a great writer/storyteller. Glad you didn't try to outdo some of Monty's adventures.

Great job on field processing the meat. Doesn't look like much was left for the wolves!      
I'm interested in your pull kit if you could elaborate?

Kevin,thanks ever so much for doing this for all of us.I've never been to Alaska,but experienced many great hunts in British Columbia,reminds me of the old days with my father,thanks again for rekindling the memories and congrats on a great adventure and a wonderful moose.The next 2 weeks I'll be helping my son in law fill his Moose tag here in southern Sask. I've applied for close to 30 years and never been drawn.My son-in-law got drawn his first year applying.

"I've applied for close to 30 years and never been drawn.My son-in-law got drawn his first year applying."

Something wrong with that system!

Gun your so right.Once your in Super A pool everyones name is just thrown into ahat.I really wished they used a priority point system.5000 applied for only 10 permits in this zone.Like trying to win the lottery.

Well...now I've been on a solo moose hunt.

Thank You Sir          

QuoteOriginally posted by Mojo Rising:
I'm interested in your pull kit if you could elaborate?

First off I don't have any supporting images to speak of.

I bought 150' of 3/16" 100% Dyneema rope. It's stout enough to winch a Jeep or truck.

I bought a small single pulley and a double pulley. Both have aluminum sheaves. They are Bluewater units.

I bought a CamJam XL (XT?) which is a combination carabiner/pulley/locker. It's not really a pulley but serves the same purpose. It has a locking mechanism which holds the rope from back-slipping when you pull. That's important.

A couple of decent sized quality aluminum carabiners from REI are handy.

Since moose die where they will, you're not guaranteed of a stout tree or other anchor in exactly the right place. You need ground anchors. I brought 4 pieces of 18" aluminum conduit to drive in the ground. The problem was rocks after about 12". The anchors held but they bent in a couple cases. So I'm still looking to improve my anchor system. I just ordered some Wolf Fang anchors to try during the off season. In any event I would bring 4 anchors every time to distribute the pulling pressure.

With a single pulley, double pulley and the CamJam I can create a 4:1 pulling advantage. After the first pulley, every pulley basically reduces pulling effort by 50%. It's not entirely that simple, but 3 pulleys will allow me to pull 1000 pounds of resistance with 250 pounds of effort. A fourth pulley drops that to 125 pounds. Things like friction, angle, pulley efficiency etc will all reduce the advantage somewhat.

Also you could theoretically use 550 (pound) paracord to pull 2,000 pounds in a 4:1 system. That's because there are essentially 4 lines traveling between the pulleys and each of the lines is handling 1/4 of the total load...or resistance.

All my pulling gear goes in a zippered bag just big enough to hold it. That way I've got it all if I need it.

Congratulations on a great hunt with awesome pictures and story!

Great story and pics thanks for sharing.

Great story! Just the type of hunt that my soul needs. Thanks for sharing!

One of my dream hunts. Congrats on the fine bull and safe trip. Thank you for sharing!

QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Dill:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Mojo Rising:
I'm interested in your pull kit if you could elaborate?

First off I don't have any supporting images to speak of.

I bought 150' of 3/16" 100% Dyneema rope. It's stout enough to winch a Jeep or truck.

I bought a small single pulley and a double pulley. Both have aluminum sheaves. They are Bluewater units.

I bought a CamJam XL (XT?) which is a combination carabiner/pulley/locker. It's not really a pulley but serves the same purpose. It has a locking mechanism which holds the rope from back-slipping when you pull. That's important.

A couple of decent sized quality aluminum carabiners from REI are handy.

Since moose die where they will, you're not guaranteed of a stout tree or other anchor in exactly the right place. You need ground anchors. I brought 4 pieces of 18" aluminum conduit to drive in the ground. The problem was rocks after about 12". The anchors held but they bent in a couple cases. So I'm still looking to improve my anchor system. I just ordered some Wolf Fang anchors to try during the off season. In any event I would bring 4 anchors every time to distribute the pulling pressure.

With a single pulley, double pulley and the CamJam I can create a 4:1 pulling advantage. After the first pulley, every pulley basically reduces pulling effort by 50%. It's not entirely that simple, but 3 pulleys will allow me to pull 1000 pounds of resistance with 250 pounds of effort. A fourth pulley drops that to 125 pounds. Things like friction, angle, pulley efficiency etc will all reduce the advantage somewhat.

Also you could theoretically use 550 (pound) paracord to pull 2,000 pounds in a 4:1 system. That's because there are essentially 4 lines traveling between the pulleys and each of the lines is handling 1/4 of the total load...or resistance.

All my pulling gear goes in a zippered bag just big enough to hold it. That way I've got it all if I need it. [/b]

I use the dyneema rope on all my climbing sticks.  Its the strongest, skinniest, hollow, spliceable rope I've ever seen or used.

Great story and good job!

Thanks again for taking us along Kevin... what a ride...

Jonathan

Well done in every way...Story, hunt, equipment, perserverance and respect for the animal!