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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3376637
10/19/12 01:22 AM
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$5.75 a gallon for diesel here, $6.20 a gallon for unleaded. 100# bottle of propane $209 with return bottle and $295 for a non-return bottle.

Came home a while ago from the High School Volleyball games. Two volleyball teams made it here today; McGrath and Holy Cross. Was a great start for the season of Volleyball here at Russian Mission. Weather permitting tomorrow two other teams are coming for the meet. Looking forward towards another day of volleyball action smile


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3376676
10/19/12 03:44 AM
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These two crossed in front of the house yesterday morning
Took down our electric fence because it was touching snow drifts in a couple spots and a hour after we finished this sow showed up with her two cubs.


Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3376678
10/19/12 03:47 AM
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You sure take some nice pics bob, that's gota be a cold swim smile


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3376681
10/19/12 03:55 AM
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got a good recipe for them bunnies? Love bowhunting them, so far I havent found a good way to cookem!!! Buddies got a hare dumpling recipe I've tried to get for years, so far no luck.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3376683
10/19/12 04:05 AM
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Nice pics!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: lbtrapper] #3377035
10/19/12 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted By: lbtrapper
They're turning. Man those bunnies taste goooooood!



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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3377047
10/19/12 11:45 AM
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27 degrees here this morning.
What a nice bull, UBob. Reminds me of the bulls we used to see hunting out of Illiamna.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: akmarten907] #3377120
10/19/12 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted By: akmarten907
$5.75 a gallon for diesel here, $6.20 a gallon for unleaded. 100# bottle of propane $209 with return bottle and $295 for a non-return bottle.

Came home a while ago from the High School Volleyball games. Two volleyball teams made it here today; McGrath and Holy Cross. Was a great start for the season of Volleyball here at Russian Mission. Weather permitting tomorrow two other teams are coming for the meet. Looking forward towards another day of volleyball action smile



You guys get any snow there in the last week? Was up at Kako Retreat Center with a bunch of guys from our church last week cutting fire wood & it was supposed to get nasty after we left Saturday morning. It was blowing pretty good when we left. Northern lights were sure nice Friday night.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: Tradbow1] #3377568
10/19/12 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted By: Tradbow1
got a good recipe for them bunnies? Love bowhunting them, so far I havent found a good way to cookem!!! Buddies got a hare dumpling recipe I've tried to get for years, so far no luck.


Nope, that's what women are for..

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3377570
10/19/12 06:18 PM
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Trapper Ron - isn't that how everyone does it? smile

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3377971
10/19/12 10:00 PM
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The Yukon river here is running ice today...should be eels soon I hope.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378073
10/19/12 10:57 PM
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well if you think of it...ask your woman for that recipe LOL! I'm fresh out of both! wink

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: lbtrapper] #3378081
10/19/12 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted By: lbtrapper
Originally Posted By: Tradbow1
got a good recipe for them bunnies? Love bowhunting them, so far I havent found a good way to cookem!!! Buddies got a hare dumpling recipe I've tried to get for years, so far no luck.


Nope, that's what women are for..
lb ain't a kid no more....


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: yukonjeff] #3378090
10/19/12 11:04 PM
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27 at the house this morning. Mountains have a decent dump of snow on them. game on!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378224
10/20/12 12:49 AM
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YukonJeff, how does eel taste? I assume you're eating them.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378234
10/20/12 01:03 AM
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Yes we eat them and have a small comercial fishery for them at a buck a lb..they taste kind of like sardines (to me anyway)

They are very rich and oily and usualy cooked baked or fried.

you can try them yourself..they serve them smoked with a sweet sesame sauce in sushi bars or even at Carrs or safeway
in the sushi section also at Sagaya.


Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: yukonjeff] #3378277
10/20/12 02:02 AM
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Saw the other day that Sportsman's was selling them in their bait freezer. They do make really good burbot bait the few times I've tried it in the past. It's been quite awhile since I've been able to get any and I don't think I'm willing to pay what they wanted for lampreys at SW. If I remember correctly they wanted 7.99 for less than a whole eel. I'm assuming these are from the Yukon as the company marketing them was based in Anchorage.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378289
10/20/12 02:32 AM
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Man are we getting ripped off at a buck a pound!..lol

not sure where they are getting them but I have a freshwater permit and will sell them all they want. smile

It is usualy hit or miss we have to fish them right as the Yukon is freezing up during the running ice or right after it stops and freezes..its a short window when they go past here,and we cant travel to go find them since the ice is not safe yet.

The burbot or Lushfish (like we call them )are fat with Eels during the run so I imagine they would make good bait.




Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378302
10/20/12 03:10 AM
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Always thought that eeling looked interesting. And wet and cold too at times I'm sure. What does the business end of the rake look like? I assume that's what you're using. Isn't it just spikes/nails punched through a piece of wood?

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3378305
10/20/12 03:35 AM
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Yes it is very cold buisness but you get a work out swinging the eel stick so warm up fast,its hard work.

And yes if you look close you can see the nails..they are finishing nails with the heads clipped off at an angle and sharpend I made that stick myself my buddy is using it.

you swing the stick back and forth across the current and if you are in eels you will impale a couple every stroke or two.

For the comercial fishery we cant use the stick,we use dipnets, they tend to freeze up so we have to build a fire to thaw it from time to time we can get a half a dipnet full per dip when they are thick and get a pickup load in a few hours.

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