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<blockquote data-quote="HappyGVM" data-source="post: 2303619" data-attributes="member: 114928"><p>Hi everyone, thank you so much for all the congratulations and well-wishes! Sorry I've been off the net for a little bit, just had some computer issues. To answer one of questions, I think it took 9 or 10 game bags. Alvin deboned about 2/3 of the neck and it must have weighed over 70+ lbs because I could barely move the game bag. What was super interesting is that he separated the ribs from the backbone with a knife so we packed out each rack in its entirety. Also, he left a big chunk of meat from each hind quarter on the pelvis and rear end of the spine then we packed it out with the tenderloins still attached; o/w we would have never been able to carry out those quarters. Virgil, the outfitter, is a character and he regaled me with a lot of old Army stories. I talked to him after I made the 1st post and he told me that in 35 years of guiding, this is only the 7th bull they've killed over 70 inches. Congrats to the gentlemen who mentioned harvesting the 73in monster! Part of the deal is that the outfitter covers moving the meat (one hind quarter, loins & tenderloins) back to Fairbanks for processing at his "fish plant" and then the hunter covers shipment back home. We donated the rest of the meat to families and older residents in the village of Huslia (population 400). An interesting thing I learned is that (almost) every family kills at least one moose a year and if they harvest one over 50 inches wide, they have to cut one of the paddles in half to ruin its trophy value. Can't say enough about what a great experience I had[ATTACH=full]302243[/ATTACH], my only regret is that I didn't get any pix of the bull while he was still alive. Here is 1 last pic for you guys--if you look hard towards the left side you will see the left paddle sticking up above the grass.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HappyGVM, post: 2303619, member: 114928"] Hi everyone, thank you so much for all the congratulations and well-wishes! Sorry I've been off the net for a little bit, just had some computer issues. To answer one of questions, I think it took 9 or 10 game bags. Alvin deboned about 2/3 of the neck and it must have weighed over 70+ lbs because I could barely move the game bag. What was super interesting is that he separated the ribs from the backbone with a knife so we packed out each rack in its entirety. Also, he left a big chunk of meat from each hind quarter on the pelvis and rear end of the spine then we packed it out with the tenderloins still attached; o/w we would have never been able to carry out those quarters. Virgil, the outfitter, is a character and he regaled me with a lot of old Army stories. I talked to him after I made the 1st post and he told me that in 35 years of guiding, this is only the 7th bull they've killed over 70 inches. Congrats to the gentlemen who mentioned harvesting the 73in monster! Part of the deal is that the outfitter covers moving the meat (one hind quarter, loins & tenderloins) back to Fairbanks for processing at his "fish plant" and then the hunter covers shipment back home. We donated the rest of the meat to families and older residents in the village of Huslia (population 400). An interesting thing I learned is that (almost) every family kills at least one moose a year and if they harvest one over 50 inches wide, they have to cut one of the paddles in half to ruin its trophy value. Can't say enough about what a great experience I had[ATTACH type="full"]302243[/ATTACH], my only regret is that I didn't get any pix of the bull while he was still alive. Here is 1 last pic for you guys--if you look hard towards the left side you will see the left paddle sticking up above the grass. Cheers, Jerry [/QUOTE]
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