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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 12:11 AM
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Thanks otterman. I imagine that cotton wood looks pretty good when they have no bark at all around. Spruce in the feed pile that is a first for me. I used to use poplar in Montana for Beaver candy.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 12:23 AM
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I have seen it before but not like the one house where there is nothing but spruce. My first clue to the house being there was I saw 8-10 big spruce 10 inches in diameter or better cut and on the ground with most the branches missing. When I saw the dam I thought that what he used them for then I saw the feed pile. If he moved a half mile or so up stream he would have all the feed he needs. The elders around here have always called the little cotton wood 2 inches in Dia and under beaver candy the ones with nice green bark before it gets scaly
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 01:15 AM
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Does anyone remember which thread had the pics of Takotna's pvc gun scabbard set up?
"Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise."
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 01:39 AM
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akpp, you have quite a color variation on your foxes. Kinda cool wondering what pattern you will snag next. Yeah that one was pretty different. Mostly silver and black with the red ruff and just a touch of red on the tips of the guard hair on the sides. It's like a box of chocolates... lol! Jeff, does that count as 'French kissing a moose'?
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 01:48 AM
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Hey AKpawpincher, i think I saw your truck out and about yesterday. waited around a little but didn't see ya.
Will catch ya next time.. 30Otter06
Sorry I missed you! I made the rounds yesterday looking for fresh sign. Things slowed up a little with the warm up. Didn't really find much. I'm pulling my sets tomorrow until the weather changes.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 01:48 AM
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Otterman do you have any pics of inside the hood??
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 01:51 AM
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APP- Dandy little Cross. With the new snow i been seen alot new sign. Went out callin through out the day. 5 stands no action, jus got alot of ravens to come visit, next time. Out on one stand i jus set up, cool down time, turned the caller on. With in minutes i heard barking. i was like what is that??? Waited and listened and the sound got further away... 35 minutes later i pack up to leave. jump on the machine couple hundred yards away was a dog musher that went by with a couple dogs tied on. Haha... Things are slow here right now (at least for me). I tried two stands while out scouting today and didn't get any response except a bunch of magpies and an energetic red squirrel. I called in a couple of huskies a few years ago. I was several miles off the road. Surprised to say the least!
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 01:59 AM
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akpaw that fox looks really cool almost looks like a porcupine lots of black and white...
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 02:02 AM
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Thanks Otterman! Does the bungee hook to the trigger guard? Looks like your pipe is bolted onto the cowling, right?
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 02:08 AM
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Yes the bungie goes into the trigger guard to help avoid the gun slipping out the leather strap on the bungie hook allows for a quick release just grab the strap and pull to unhook. The pipe is bolted on but make sure and use some additional backing I used pieces of the cutout for the scope and a big washer then the nut on the back of the bolt. The carpet lays in protects the gun from the bolts but don't glue it in you want to be able to pull it out to dry after a day like right now with freezing rain. I used an old cork of a king net to plug the end of the pipe a cheap alternative around our house but you could put a plug or cap on too.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 02:11 AM
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mtbadger sorry no I don't and I no longer have this set up I have all the parts just currently not on a machine. I may mount it on the 340 this winter or the new Expedition. It just didn't work well on the Tundra 550 do to the shape of the cowling but did work well on the Polaris 550RMK
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
[Re: white17]
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12/12/12 02:19 AM
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That's good news. My machine is the RMK Trail 550.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #6
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12/12/12 03:02 AM
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Moose Licker for dinner I'm almost afraid to ask.....what is that on top? You don't have a McDonalds there either, do you?
Just doing what I want now.
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