ArrowCrazy
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My hunting partner and I have a DIY Alaskan Moose hunt coming up in September and all was coming together nicely, until we found out the only meat hauler we had a lead on Alaska Express hauling moose and caribou to lower 48 from Alaska is not providing service to the lower 48 for 2018. I talked with Charlie, the owner, yesterday and he is officially retired and until some new entrepreneur takes over his company this service is no longer available.
The cost of hauling a moose out of AK with Charlie was at a rate that made getting your delectibles home doable. $750 for all your meat , horns and cape delivered to a hub. This is a real loss for DIY groups trying to get protein home without breaking the bank plus Charlie is just one of those nice people and I am sorry that we won't get to meet!
I have checked with D & C Expediters and they only focus on horns and cape. Not on the protein.
Alaska Air Cargo offers service for about $1.50 a pound. We are expecting 650 pounds of boned out meat per animal plus cape and horns of approximately of 90 pounds so total weight around 740. So around $1,100 plus extra for packing/protecting horn tips for transfer.
Are there any other venues/haulers available to get game home from Alaska for the DIY'r that would be a less costly option than Alaska Air Cargo?
Thanks and Cheers!
The cost of hauling a moose out of AK with Charlie was at a rate that made getting your delectibles home doable. $750 for all your meat , horns and cape delivered to a hub. This is a real loss for DIY groups trying to get protein home without breaking the bank plus Charlie is just one of those nice people and I am sorry that we won't get to meet!
I have checked with D & C Expediters and they only focus on horns and cape. Not on the protein.
Alaska Air Cargo offers service for about $1.50 a pound. We are expecting 650 pounds of boned out meat per animal plus cape and horns of approximately of 90 pounds so total weight around 740. So around $1,100 plus extra for packing/protecting horn tips for transfer.
Are there any other venues/haulers available to get game home from Alaska for the DIY'r that would be a less costly option than Alaska Air Cargo?
Thanks and Cheers!