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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385010
10/24/12 12:49 AM
10/24/12 12:49 AM
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Interior Alaska
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Glad you're mostly alright, lb!

On a different note, picked up a Newhouse 4 1/2 today, gotta say I'm not man enough to crack that over my knee! Actually not quite enough 'donkey' to set it with my feet either. Thinking a guy has to use clamps to get those boys set. Tried the nail over the spring through the jaw pins trick, but couldn't quite get it. Any tricks?

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385019
10/24/12 01:13 AM
10/24/12 01:13 AM
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M.T.V. Alaska
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You should be able to set it over your knee...????...lol (just kidding)

I have a couple I can set with my feet but better to have a clamp especialy if you get it on your hand!

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385020
10/24/12 01:14 AM
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Alaska
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I use the sleepy creek 4.5 setters.. They cone with clips to hold the spring shut. Does it everytime, fairly cheap too

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385027
10/24/12 01:38 AM
10/24/12 01:38 AM
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The 4 1/2 Newhouse can be set over your knee, (as well as the #114's), but it one of those things where you have to BELIEVE that you can do it. If there is any doubt,,,,,then you can't! The springs take just about 170-180 lbs each to compress.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385044
10/24/12 02:35 AM
10/24/12 02:35 AM
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Galena Alaska USA
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Galena Alaska USA
lb- Dang glad you are alright, i do like the squirty bottles. Saline bottles, mustard bottles, ketchup bottles. I tried it with urines for post sets. I played around with mixtues with glycerine/glycol and could get them down to -25. But i am unsure if it effects my wolf sets. I want to try it on lynx and marten sets. May have to try Spotters Blend.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385048
10/24/12 02:39 AM
10/24/12 02:39 AM
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Homer, Alaska
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wow lb. Glad your alright. And good of you to help out with for Hunters saftey. It will make an impression on kids. And adults.
Thank God! You were not hurt worse. Can't believe you could have anything left with a shot gun at close range. ouch.
Heal up buddy!!

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385066
10/24/12 03:43 AM
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Thanks Yukon and FT.

The bullet didn't get a full connection, when I was pulling it out I was visually aware of where the barrel was and thought it was clear of my arm so when it did fire it only clipped the right side of my left forearm, thank god. Or yes.. I doubt there would have been much left. Ill be getting a nerve graph from my thigh in 3 weeks, my hand should make a full recovery with time. I may not ever have full gripping strength and my pinky will be forever numb. Nothing to complain about though.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: spotter] #3385425
10/24/12 11:21 AM
10/24/12 11:21 AM
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted By: spotter
Lb, save all your halibut, rockfish and white fleshed fish skins, heads, bones and rot them in a bucket for at least a year. Seal the bucket to keep the flies out. After a year, slowly open the lid, and I mean slowly, then strain the juice through a window screen , add glycol according to your climate down there and funnel it into a clean dish soap bottle. Put it in a gallon ziplock and when your ready just open the bag, pry the snap spout open on a tree, squirt on the pole and close it on a tree, hang a wing and you're good to go. I've got hundreds of marten with this over the years. Tried salmon once and didn't have much luck. Everything seems to like it including wolves. To change it up you can add a little skunk to it, but then the wolves wont have nothing to do with it. Be careful this can be ugly.


Hey. When we stopped for lunch and you offered me some, I thought you told me that was SOUP, not bait...

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385475
10/24/12 12:08 PM
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Been putting away frozen chicken dinners for this winter,(I dont have time to hunt for them while trapping)

I did luck out and a get a grouse (ruffed I asume), although it looks real dark and has a short tail it looks differant then the ones I see in the winter plumage we dont get many here and they are a treat to eat.

I am heading out again this morning need about 6 more to stuff in the cracks in the freezer smile


Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385481
10/24/12 12:14 PM
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That's not a ruffed. See those gold tips on the tail.


Who is John Galt?
Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385488
10/24/12 12:20 PM
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Spruce hen then?..Its been many years since I have seen one of them it has me confused..lol

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385501
10/24/12 12:25 PM
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You'll notice the taste too.....


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385502
10/24/12 12:26 PM
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Armpit, ak
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Yep! spruce hen. Sorry I was so disagreeable. blush


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385515
10/24/12 12:34 PM
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Since we dont have any spruce within 20 miles I expect it will taste just fine... I have eaten them before it was long ago though..I bet your right not as good as a ruffy grouse.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385532
10/24/12 12:45 PM
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Jeff, the spruce hen were THICK when we were at Kako. We were working not hunting & only had 1 big gun along for bear so they were safe, but on the one run we made down to the landing & back mid afternoon we saw near 30!

When my 9yr old son & I did our fall camping trip down here this year he got his 1st with his new .410. He was a proud boy! I was a tickled dad grin

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: Vance in AK] #3385538
10/24/12 12:49 PM
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Yes they have a bunch upriver, when we used to go up moose hunting in the old days we ate them alot. since then we dont have any reason to go upriver no more I never see them here on the tundra ...we are over 100 river miles from Kako yet.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385555
10/24/12 12:56 PM
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Pete, soup, bait, same thing.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3385661
10/24/12 01:54 PM
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up the koyukuk there were a whole lot of spruce chickens.... there would be 5-10 in camp all day, and in the mornings there were upwards of 20.
I also saw a good bit of ruffed grouse there as well...

The tail is the easiest way to tell, there is a good picture of the difference in the hunting regs.

if you are unsure, when you breast it out you will know. A ruffed grouse has a white meat like a chicken, spruce grouse are a dark red.


Originally Posted By: Malukchuk
I'll take wolves over idiots any day.
Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: Hupurest] #3385679
10/24/12 02:07 PM
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Spruce chickens have a red mark on there eye.. Ruffed grouse don't. That's how I've always done it.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6 [Re: white17] #3386138
10/24/12 06:52 PM
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Here's an update on the arm. Healin up quick. Figured I'd show a pic to give you guys an idea. Snapped one while doc was changing my cast this AM. It's crazy how they can sew up such a big open wound. Didn't realize how much an arm could shrink after not using it for 3 weeks.. Enjoy LOL


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