Answering a higher Calling

AK Sportsman ^ | 3/29/2017 | Chris Batin

[w1n1]

The historical feud between the Hatfields and McCoys can't compare to the squabble in Alaska between the Shooters and the Callers.

The Shooters take moose at 275 yards because the only sporting aspect of game meat is eating it in meatballs and sausage during MLB or NFL games. Once a moose is down, they round up the four-wheelers to haul it back to camp, hang it, and start their card-playing marathon of all-you-can-eat moose steaks and free-flowing beer, whiskey, and man-cave talk. The shot and celebration is what they like most about moose hunting.

Their claim in the feud is that Callers are no-good, sneaky bandits who enjoy courtin' their big bull moose away from them. Callers argue that it takes a variety of skills to harvest a moose, which is why they prefer the heady, thrill-seeking indulgence of enticing big bulls to come a callin'.

After four decades of hunting Alaska moose, I side with the Callers. Read the rest of the moose calling story here.

[Little Ray]

Hunting a critter you need a forklift to move...

[Cowgirl]

I have a friend who flies his bush plane from Eagle to Fairbanks. Just this week be stated that you use to see hundreds of moose, now your are fortunate to see one of two. Fish and Game has handed out cow hunt permits for years, leaving the moose decimated. Hunters by the thousands, car kills, heavy winter snows and wolf and bear kills have pretty well finished them off. You will see one once in a while. They stay by the road right now because of the heavy snow so the few remaining are visible to the public. What we have a lot of are bear and wolf, if you want to hunt for sport, hunt them.

[Little Ray]

All I want to kill are deer in Florida.
Waaaaaaay too many deer down there.