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It's definitely not easy, but with enough planning, hardy sportsmen can enjoy the adventure of hunting our largest deer species without a guide. The most common do-it-yourself big game hunt I'm asked about is elk, and until recently, mule deer were second. But over the past year, I’ve been getting more folks asking about DIY moose hunting in Alaska, pushing it ahead of mule deer hunting inquiries. Back in the 1980s and early '90s, moose hunting was of keen interest to many hunters. Over the past few years, there’s been a resurgence of interest in hunting these massive members of...

An absolute giant of moose goes down in Alaska. Israel Payton may have his hands on the new world record moose. World record animals being harvested always gain a lot of attention. Of course, a moose is not going to catch the attention that a world record whitetail would, but a record is sure to turn some heads. And the news of a new world record moose being broke is doing just that. Israel Payton, an Alaskan, may have just harvested the world record moose with a successful hunt on this whopping bull. It is said the bull is coming...

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...

Not many hunters get a chance to film a moose hunting scene like this one. Watch what happens as this moose charges up to these hunters. This moose came charging up like he owned the space, but the hunter was ready for him. I was impressed by how calm and collected the hunter was throughout the hunt. Not many people could keep their cool like this guy did. It took two shots to take down this huge bull. He went down fighting and didn’t stop struggling until the second shot ended it. That was a very close encounter! See the...

At first you would be forgiven for thinking that this was yet another hilarious impersonation by Tina Fey of Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin. Nope. This is the real deal. I repeat — this woman actually has a reusable cloth bag that says “Real Women Hunt Moose”. That she carries in public. But hey — at least it’s green, right? I can’t believe a majority of Republicans seriously believe this woman is qualified enough to be Vice-President of the United States; let alone President should something happen.

Norway's albino moose was back in the news on Friday, after some hunters threatened to shoot it.The moose, called "Albin," first sprang to attention after it was sighted in the forests south of Oslo in 2006. It since has been observed in Våler, Skiptvet, Spydeberg and Svinndal in Østfold County. The local hunting season south of Hedmark starts October 5 and will last all month. A wildlife conservation official in Østfold, Åsmund Fjellbakk, told newspaper VG that he now has heard that a hunting team in the area is keen on tracking down the rare animal and making it into...

  Exclusive   I taught Sarah to shoot and butcher a moose ... Washington won't scare her   Trophy ... Sarah Palin poses with her daughter and a caribou she shot       From EMILY SMITH in Wasilla, Alaska Published: Today     SARAH PALIN learned to call the shots at an early age — she got to grips with a gun at eight and made her first kill at ten. The moose-hunting mum-of-five from Alaska grew up shooting animals and skinning them on the spot before hauling the meat home for the family freezer.  Sarah’s dad Chuck Heath...

In my country (Sweden), you could say there's three categories of women: 1. Liberal, insane feminists who hate men 2. Feminine women who just love men 3. Women who in many ways are just like men (for instance swedish female army officers who shower together with male soldiers under their command). Most men would prefer a woman from category 2 for girlfriend/wife, however, the older I get the more I begin to appreciate the company (on a friendly basis) of category 3 kind of women. When women of category 1 start to appeal to me, I know it's time to...