Then it is time to move the moose to flatter ground.
Next, we need to gut the moose. As fun as it looks! Luckily Johan and his dad did this part.
All of the guts are scraps… except for the heart, that is delicious smoked!
Once it is gutted it is time to skin and hang it! So off to Drangsmark to do this. When we got there, another hunting team had a moose hanging. So we started working on ours, waiting for them to finish.
Skinning the moose was a lot of work but not as gross as I thought it would be!
Once complete, Johan was very happy with his moose! The finish product ended weighing a whopping 235 kilos!
Johan and I take the head to the trailer (he will save the antlers). It is surprisingly heavy!
So everything is ready. We leave the moose in the green bag for one day (the bag is to make sure flies don’t lay any eggs in the meat. Once it is cool, it will be moved to a fridge where it will hang for 7 to 10 days before the meat will be cut in pieces and frozen so we can eat it all year round!
Yummy! I have to say it was a fabulous first hunting experience. And not boring at all!!
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wow that was a big fella! congrats on the swift kill and i hope you enjoy your bounty! pretty cool to see how you take care of the body after!
yeah, it was a crazy cool experience! I hear we are very very lucky on the swift kill… next year I plan to be bored
Very nice! Moose meat is delicious! Have you seen our blog entry about Lucky Moose Hunt? A big guy!
Yes, very big!
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What a stud! We should totally do tradesies with all the deer meat and jerky I have!
This is my first time visiting the site and wowza. You have so much good information and i especially love the hunting section : ) yay! BTW, is there a section to ask questions, im researching a studying abroad in sweden?
Glad you like it! Will be adding more about hunting in Sweden, my step father is coming out this year to join us with gun and all! Should be fun
I don’t have a section for questions per say, but you can email me at missfoster (at) swedishfreak (dot) com and ask me. I’d be happy to help you out, then I can add the information we find out in the “Life” sections for others who want to do study abroad. I’ve been going back and forth about adding a forum for people to ask and answer questions, you are making me think about it again
/Hilary
It seems like i was standing there some where near during this whole process and picture made it even perfect to imagine. Nicely written.
I am new in Sweden and i want to learn hunting. Can you suggest any school for training. I had tried googling it but since i don’t know Swedish, it failed terribly. How much the exam will cost and etc !
thanks in advance.!
/asad
Hej Asad,
I actually signed up for a course. It is going to cost a little more than 2,000 SEK. However I did not find anything in Swedish. Usually you find the courses in your area at local educational places for adults. I’m afraid though, if you searched in English but didn’t find anything there might be a chance that a course won’t be available in English
Maybe somebody else coming across the blog can help you out? Anybody?
/Hilary
Hej hej! Asad, You can find hunting courses on kurser.se. You can see the ｇoogle translated page here. http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kurser.se%2Fjakt_och_fiske___168__.html&act=url
I think you should ask a school if you can take courses in English. Many people in Sweden can speak English so I don’t think it will be a big problem. Good luck!
Wow I have never heard of shooting a Moose that quickly, 30 minutes. Is that Awesome or what, maybe a World record time. I hunt http://www.peartreegameranch.com for deer. I want to hunt Moose in Sweden,Now.
It was beginners luck for sure!