I've Been Invited on a Hunting Trip

[MoxieDawn]

I didn't know where to put this thread, so I thought I wouldn't get in trouble if I put it where "anything goes." I joined this forum because I need some advice about hunting.

Yes, I am a girl, and I have been invited on a hunting trip. I hunted squirrels when I was a kid, but I have never hunted anything even as big as a whitetail, and this hunting trip will be all the way to Alaska to hunt moose and maybe even run across a grizzly bear. So, like I say, I have experience with shotguns and that's really it. Also, I am not from a place that is cold, I am from Alabama. This hunt will be next September, so I have a year to prepare so that I am not an idiot. My friend is a very experienced hunter who has hunted all his life and goes on long hunts in Alaska every year for the last 10 years or so, so I'm not worried about being out there with some fool. More, I am worried that I will be a hinderance to him because I am not experienced.

He tells me that I will be using a 30.06. He uses a Remington 300 ultra mag. Usually he goes for three weeks, but with me it will only be for one week. The temperature gets into the 30s at night that time of year. There is not a cabin, it is a tent situation. I hope some of you might give me some advice on what I can expect and how I can prepare myself for it. My friend thinks that if I can survive the Alaskan outdoors for a week and kill a moose it will be a life-changing experience for me, and I think he's right. The only problem is, I think he overestimates my ability to be rugged. When I ask how to get ready, he just says that he'll take care of me and I'm going to love it. But I am afraid if I don't get some knowledge he will just be babysitting me, and that's no fun. I want to impress him.

So...tell me what I need to know to be a moose hunter. Thank you in advance.