I've Been Invited on a Hunting Trip

[Rapier]

Never been to AK, but spent many years in ME and NH, both moose hunting areas. One thing that will tell you about your hunt is to ask if you will be hunting by boat or on foot. I suspect with an invite to a lady novice moose hunter you will be hunting by boat with possible short walk outs from a boat landing, if you see a moose. I would not expect cross country treks, especially not in moose country.

Do you have cable TV or satellite system? If so. look for the TV program Alaska State Troopers, I think it is on the National Geographic Channel. The State Troopers do the F&G business in AK also and many of their programs show fishing and hunting patrols with a couple actually showing troopers checking moose camps along creeks and rivers. I think that might give you a feel for the terrain you may be hunting in.

Moose do like low lands so if you will be on foot, a good ole boot pulling mud, like AL Gumbo, is just the ticket for leg muscle exercise. Without the mud, just walk every day, a few miles at a time to build strength and endurance.

Here is a boot that has been used for almost 100 years in ME for hunting moose:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/33174...281-ppxs&dds=y

The boot is built the way it is so you can feel the ground through the soft sole, you can avoid breaking sticks and twigs, even under water, while your feet stay dry and warm.
Ed