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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
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04/03/18 11:41 PM
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M.T.V. Alaska
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Thanks, Both hives would of made it if I wasn't slow on adding sugar bricks. That hive used twice the stores as the other,so it might be a blessing that she is out of the gene pool. I read studies that cold don't effect bees much.I opened the hives at + 20 to add a sugar brick and had a cloud of bees on me,had to go light the smoker. Tried again at -10 and still had a few fly out at me, and the rest were munching sugar like it was summer time in there. Black painted hives helps the solar gain .it was single digits at night here and 28 high today with a N wind 25 G 30 and they flew, tucked in on a south facing slope,in the alders on three sides its a nice warm place that melts of first I shoveled the snow and sprinkled wood stove ashes and it melted fast with the sunny afternoons we have been having.I put the feed jar of 2-1 on the sunny afternoons and they perked right up.Take it off at night. I have a 3 '' shim for space for the sugar bricks then a inner cover with a screened feed jar hole and then a medium super stuffed with grass for a quilt box. I think it would work just fine there too. (Maybe better) get the frosted up grass out before a warm spell and dry it out and change the top covers to dry ones a couple time as they absorb moisture. Without varroa treatments its all a waste of time. I treated with MAQs before and after the flow.  
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6224799
04/23/18 04:36 PM
04/23/18 04:36 PM
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Fairbanks AK
Aknative
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A friend gave me some stone points his brother made, I was hoping to try them on a bear this bait season but I'm not going to be able to swing baiting this year. The points I'd use on a bear are all close to 250 grains, so I've made up target arrows to match and made my homebrew judos the same. I had broken one judo arrow right behind the head, it was the first to get the heavy field tips. It flew well, so I cut the rest of my target arrows to length and made my judos the same length and weight as well, or as close as I could stand to work it anyway. The rabbits (yes, I know, they're hares) are tougher than I figured! The first one I hit stopped the arrow and was stunned, but the baby on my back and dog leashed to the waist belt gave it enough time to recover and limp into the brush. But the trail he left! I didn't know rabbits had that much blood. The snow is still waist deep in the shade, I post holed my way to the last blood near a snow burrow and couldn't find him. I had the 6 month old on my back, and the 3 year old walking circles around me on top of the snow. Had to go get the oldest from kindergarten, but me and him came back with snowshoes and a shovel. Dug up the borrow and still couldn't find the thing. Walked circles around just in case, found a couple more blood spots. The last blood we found looked like it layed down under a tree and then something dragged it out and left with it before we got there. Last night I had the whole family out for an evening walk, and spotted a rabbit about 20 yards from the road looking the other way. If I'd been thinking I'd have let the oldest take a poke with his BB gun, but I'm excitable and let fly. I watched that big flu flu sail through the air and almost couldn't believe it landed square in the middle of that rabbits back! My wife took the baby off my back and I stumbled out to claim my prize. Rabbit soup tonight!   I was surprised how solidly both rabbits stopped these arrows. They're 3/8th oak dowels from the store, with around 250 grains up front, totaling around a thousand grains. The brass cross pieces didn't seem to bend as readily against snow clumps as the nails, but were bent by the rabbits. Itching to try them on a grouse next season. Be safe out there!
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: Aknative]
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04/24/18 08:49 AM
04/24/18 08:49 AM
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Central PA, God's Country
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A friend gave me some stone points his brother made, I was hoping to try them on a bear this bait season but I'm not going to be able to swing baiting this year. The points I'd use on a bear are all close to 250 grains, so I've made up target arrows to match and made my homebrew judos the same. I had broken one judo arrow right behind the head, it was the first to get the heavy field tips. It flew well, so I cut the rest of my target arrows to length and made my judos the same length and weight as well, or as close as I could stand to work it anyway. The rabbits (yes, I know, they're hares) are tougher than I figured! The first one I hit stopped the arrow and was stunned, but the baby on my back and dog leashed to the waist belt gave it enough time to recover and limp into the brush. But the trail he left! I didn't know rabbits had that much blood. The snow is still waist deep in the shade, I post holed my way to the last blood near a snow burrow and couldn't find him. I had the 6 month old on my back, and the 3 year old walking circles around me on top of the snow. Had to go get the oldest from kindergarten, but me and him came back with snowshoes and a shovel. Dug up the borrow and still couldn't find the thing. Walked circles around just in case, found a couple more blood spots. The last blood we found looked like it layed down under a tree and then something dragged it out and left with it before we got there. Last night I had the whole family out for an evening walk, and spotted a rabbit about 20 yards from the road looking the other way. If I'd been thinking I'd have let the oldest take a poke with his BB gun, but I'm excitable and let fly. I watched that big flu flu sail through the air and almost couldn't believe it landed square in the middle of that rabbits back! My wife took the baby off my back and I stumbled out to claim my prize. Rabbit soup tonight! I was surprised how solidly both rabbits stopped these arrows. They're 3/8th oak dowels from the store, with around 250 grains up front, totaling around a thousand grains. The brass cross pieces didn't seem to bend as readily against snow clumps as the nails, but were bent by the rabbits. Itching to try them on a grouse next season. Be safe out there! Can you post some pictures of your arrows, heads, and bow? For a long time I have part-time hunted with a Mike Fedora reflex-deflex longbow. All my judo points get broken. All my wooden shafts snap. Intrigued by others' success in this area.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6225971
04/24/18 09:57 PM
04/24/18 09:57 PM
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Fairbanks AK
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The bow is a 60 pound Samik Sage recurve, nothing special. The arrows are 3/8s oak dowel from Lowes or Fred Meyers. Their spine and weight are inconstant, I've had to pick through for arrows that shoot well. I'm going to be more picky about my dowels.   Flu flu fletching, self knocks. Been trying different things for the arms, if the nails are too thin they bend easy, too thick they could break the shaft. I picked up a piece of brass rod at Lowes the other day, seems aright. If the piece is too long and gets loose it can shift upon release and cause erratic flight. I happiest so far with 2 cross pieces in the shape of an X with a point out the primer hole. I've only broken one by shooting so far, it was against a hard clump at less than 10 yards. The other I broke when I stepped on it in the deep snow.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6226447
04/25/18 01:53 PM
04/25/18 01:53 PM
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Fairbanks AK
Aknative
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I think he’d have fun with them. Just be picky about grain straightness and direction, and bend them straight with heat. And make sure that their nock is positioned so that IF on breakes upon string release that the grain is faced so the rear part of the broken arrow goes UP away from the bow arm. Just something to be cautious about. Lots of good videos in YouTube about wood arrow building.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6253001
06/03/18 11:27 AM
06/03/18 11:27 AM
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Fairbanks AK
Aknative
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Boy, I need to get on those feathers! Does any body have experience with Fibertite roofing? It looks good and sounds good, but local reviews would be nice. https://www.fibertite.com/
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6261654
06/17/18 02:15 PM
06/17/18 02:15 PM
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Fairbanks AK
Aknative
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For years now the State of Alaska has been trying to get the Federal Government to honor the agreement that Alaska would manage it's game. Trump's administration is working on rolling back restrictions put in place by Obama's administration that curtailed Alaska's management on Federal land, of which most of Alaska consists. Comment your support of the Federal government taking steps to honor their agreements here; https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=NPS-2018-0005-0001
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6261655
06/17/18 02:18 PM
06/17/18 02:18 PM
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Fairbanks AK
Aknative
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I got those feathers cut and have fletched some up!   Anybody in Fairbanks have a feather burner? After these ones I cut out a template to cut the shape of the fletch before I glue them on, but a burner would be nice.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6330163
09/21/18 05:44 PM
09/21/18 05:44 PM
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Fairbanks AK
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I’ve been building a shop for a while, I’m almost ready to put a garage door on it. I’m still researching, seems like for a residential shop an overhead sliding door on rails is most common. It I’m not sure I want to give up that space near the ceiling, for lighting or hanging storage or working from a rolling winch on the I beam that makes the peak of the ceiling. I’m leaning towards a roll up door. Any body here have first hand experience with both?
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
#6330342
09/21/18 11:24 PM
09/21/18 11:24 PM
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williams,mn
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Overhead doors are pretty much trouble free, and I like the torsion spring models. A sliding barn door type is a little harder to seal up and keep out the elements , but doesn't take up any ceiling height and allows for a taller opening too.
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