We have had about 4 inches for a week,everyones been using snowmachiens here, I pulled my boat up with mine yesterday the river still aint froze but hope to have ice running soon..

Yukon Jeff:
At least your snow chickens look like they belong. When I made a mail run to the vilage the other day I saw large buches of them setting in the brown alders pure white looking as nervous as a hooker in church. Pulled my skiff yesterday so maybe it will stay warm.

lol Bob..sounds like good hunting
its always good to put a bunch away this time of year when they are still in the berries no willow taste..
and nice to find rabbits white like that hiding in the brown..
hope you get snow soon,they will be trick or treatig on snowmachiens here this year.

eels will be coming with the ice here soon

snowing...snowing, and more snowing. First time I've seen t his much snow (or really ANY snow) in October here. Figures...no Skandic...

we have had snow here for over a week but unless we see more over this weekend, I dont think snowmachine travel will be an option for the opener here on tuesday.

We have maybe 6-7 inches and ice is running pretty good here. It never did get below 20 degrees yet. Gonna be awhile till i get to cross the river to get to the line... More time to get ready i guess.

Heck yeah we do! It's never too early for snow.

Still raining here, but snow is immenent. Creeping down the mountains.

15in of snow on my truck hood

Just enough to make things white here!

There was 4 inches last night on the Kvichak River......

We have the same here too. Hoping for snow soon to push the deer down.

Still raining and blowing. Hope for a break this weekend. Gotta get traps out to the sites before the season starts. Get them hanging and save weight on the skiff.
Nice to just have to set them rather than have to pack them, as well as bait, come Dec. 1.

We usually don't get enough snow here until at least late Nov to push the deer down to the beaches, but then it's game on. Have the deer recovered in SE since the last major die off? That was brutal!

About 5-6 inches on the ground here, lots of floes on the river...but clear skies...

Deer are making a comeback in most areas. N.E. Chichagof is still suffering a bit, but showing signs of recovery.
It was brutal. Die-offs in some areas was just beyond imagination. Beaches and tree lines were covered with dead deer.

I have about four inches here in New Jersey....Oh sorry, wrong thread.

The Henry .22 mag was recently mentioned. A gun smith told me the Marlin XT WMR might be a better option ie: better price, likely more accurate, stainless or blue, composite or wood, tube or seven shot clip, adjustable trigger, bull barrel option, etc. It was a new model for 2011.

Anyone have experience with one or an informed opinion ?

Thanks

That was the first year I was stationed in Sitka. Baranof wasn't hit quite as hard, but I remember seeing pics of dead deer covering the high tide line and floating in the water all the way to Juneau. We have had some serious winter kills here too, but that was unbelievable. Glad that they are filling back in.

Looks like the occupy the Tundra movement has some competition!!!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/bethel-occupy-the-tundra-facebook.html