Ok Rohn, here they are. The pictures of the awesome muskox (Oomingmak) from Alaska. My brother-in-law reminded me each time I spoke to him that this is the "Nelson Family Blog" and the pictures seemed to be all about the kids and not so much about John. So, before it got to the point of my brother-in-law not speaking to me I thought I better get some of these pictures posted.
So, to answer your question... it tastes a little like bison! Actually, it is really good! And, just plain ole' unique tasting meat. We certainly savor each bite cause it was quite expensive to get all the way from AK (being it weighs about as much as a bison; betweeen 600-800 pounds).
The coolest aspect of the story was their visit to the very unique Nunivak Island, Alaska. They had the opportunity to stay with a family of C'upik Eskimo's in the village of Mekoryuk. There are only 174 eskimo's that live there, and it is the only village on the island. They experienced temperatures as low as -45 due to wind chill. March is not a recommended time to visit this wonderful little island, but a great time to hunt muskox.
We hope you enjoy the pictures... many more to come!
Those are pretty awesome, I know Steve would enjoy a hunt like that. Way to go John and Rohn!!
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