Excuse my ignorance but do you just quarter him out in the field? You said 4 hrs which is just a long time if all your are doing is field dressing.
This was a small moose therefore only weighed about 1000lbs. Yup, skin quarter in the field. Actually, skin half, remove quarters backstraps neck meat, roll him over, do the same then remove all rib meat and flanks. Last step is to gut the bull, get the tenderloins, liver heart. It's not like gutting a dear and dragging him out of the woods. Actually, 4hrs alone is pretty good.
