500 pounds of meat

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:42 pm

Got to add about 500 pounds of meat to two families freezers a few days ago. On day three of the hunt, this guy fell over (after walking about 10-15yards) about 150 yards from me. The WildWest Co-Pilot did a great job with all rounds fired hitting the heart/lung area. The only slug in him not in pieces was the Grizzly in the photo which went through the right front shoulder, chest, and a few ribs stopping in the left rear flank. The first round fired was a 45-70 325 gr Hornady FTX which fragmented into the heart-lung area shredding lots of both. I didn't get a shot at the Grizzly who showed up later to get his share as my "Friends" scared him off with the ATVs they rode in.

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:12 pm

Very cool. I love moose meat. I would rather have a piece of backyard bbq moose than the finest steakhouse porterhouse. With fiddleheads of course.
Thanks for the info on the ammo too.

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:25 pm

Very cool. Proof right there that the .45-70 still does the job.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:37 pm

Nice! Moose meat is some primo eatin'. Our first week is going on right now. The second is in October.

FW nailed it! Nice moose steak, some fiddleheads, and a big mess of homefries.
That's some backwoods livin' large!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:31 am

I believe you could load that slug up in another case and harvest another one.

Congratulations!

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:54 am

Excellent.
45/70, the do it all round, from ball to fat long hard slugs.
It gets the job done.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:39 am

love the meat

love the caliber

love the load

love the results

love the provisioning

Good Work

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:19 am

Nice, congrats Paladin thanks for sharing.

mikld · Post by **mikld** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:26 am

Gee, I was told the 45-70 was an antique and near worthless. Fer moose you need a 496 Prevaricator Mugnum with a 539 gr spiro-jet smart boolit!

Excellent report. When's supper?

765x53 · Post by **765x53** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 3:50 pm

Where is a good place to shoot a moose?
About 20 feet from a pickup truck.

bgmkithaca · Post by **bgmkithaca** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 4:37 pm

When I got my moose many years ago I swore never to shot another unless I could back a wrecker up to it-LOL.
It was about 150 or 175 yards from the truck and took 3 of us most of the day to load it up.

missionary5155 · Post by **missionary5155** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:52 pm

Fantastic and Congratulations !
Have to say a 45-70 is one fine cartridge to get the job done. Only caliber I can think of I would rather have along that we do have is the 50 Alaskan.
That will be a whole lot of good eating. I like that "grill door" photo ! The one direction of a shot I have never been faced with very happily.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:20 am

Great looking moose! Congratulations!
I have a good friend who is headed to Alaska this Friday for his first ever moose hunt. Hope he gets one like yours!

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:19 am

Awesome All Around.!!! Congrats.

kaschi · Post by **kaschi** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:42 pm

Nice! What part of the country were you hunting in?

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