If you haven’t already been convinced that you should take up moose hunting, you’re about to be set over the edge. For many, bringing home a big bull moose is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The first thing to remember when moose hunting is that they’re huge, which explains why they are the most sought after big game animal in Alaska. Harvesting a moose means you have somewhere between 500-700 lb of meat on your hands, not to mention heavy antlers.

That’s a lot of meat to go in a deep freeze, which means you’re going to be eating moose fairly regularly. Unless you’re dishing off some of that tasty meat to a friend who helped haul that enormous thing out of the mountains!