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Episode 44 drops us deeper into the chaos that is Alaska. The guys finally climb into elevation at Bald Hill and get the moment every hunter waits for...the first bull moose in sight. But in true backcountry fashion, one answer only creates ten new questions. With bulls appearing in multiple directions, miles of muskeg between them, and nine grizzlies roaming the valley, every decision suddenly carries real consequences.
What looks simple through a spotting scope quickly becomes a brutal equation of distance, pack-outs, river crossings, and whether a two-thousand-pound animal can realistically be brought home. The crew breaks down the split-second choices that define hunts like this, when to move, when to wait, and when walking away might actually be the smartest play.
They also rewind to one of the wildest moments in Dropped history: the bull that Casey shot… and floated straight downriver. What followed was a race through rapids, overloaded rafts, and the kind of problem solving that only happens miles from help.
This episode pulls back the curtain on what viewers don’t see in the TV version, a seven-hour chess match behind one decision, the realities of hunting moose in country where animals are scarce and mistakes are expensive, and why sometimes the hardest part of Alaska isn’t finding a bull… it’s figuring out what to do when you finally do.
By Casey Keefer and Chris Keefer4.6
99 ratings
Episode 44 drops us deeper into the chaos that is Alaska. The guys finally climb into elevation at Bald Hill and get the moment every hunter waits for...the first bull moose in sight. But in true backcountry fashion, one answer only creates ten new questions. With bulls appearing in multiple directions, miles of muskeg between them, and nine grizzlies roaming the valley, every decision suddenly carries real consequences.
What looks simple through a spotting scope quickly becomes a brutal equation of distance, pack-outs, river crossings, and whether a two-thousand-pound animal can realistically be brought home. The crew breaks down the split-second choices that define hunts like this, when to move, when to wait, and when walking away might actually be the smartest play.
They also rewind to one of the wildest moments in Dropped history: the bull that Casey shot… and floated straight downriver. What followed was a race through rapids, overloaded rafts, and the kind of problem solving that only happens miles from help.
This episode pulls back the curtain on what viewers don’t see in the TV version, a seven-hour chess match behind one decision, the realities of hunting moose in country where animals are scarce and mistakes are expensive, and why sometimes the hardest part of Alaska isn’t finding a bull… it’s figuring out what to do when you finally do.

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