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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5435283
02/26/16 08:56 PM
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Well I broke down today and bought an argo with tracks. All the industrial rental places in Alberta are in free-fall and there's some deals to be had. I got a couple year old unit with 300 hours for $10,000 U.S. I rented the exact same model last year and it was a beast. but I've owned argo's before so I know they can be money pits. But cool money pits

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5435555
02/27/16 01:22 AM
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Look who showed up

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5435573
02/27/16 02:02 AM
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What a great pic, Bushy! Once again, awesome!

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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437226
02/28/16 10:22 AM
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what type of tracks on ur new rig are they full tracks or half tracks , rubber or sectional


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437452
02/28/16 02:29 PM
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Full tracks, rubber Sask

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437455
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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437462
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right on u will love that they are a great machine


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437508
02/28/16 03:19 PM
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Nice wolf picture!

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437657
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Here you go Saskamusher

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437671
02/28/16 05:46 PM
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Is that what you call a river over there? We have puddles deeper than that,lol.


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437694
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atta boy love it .....bravely go where no man has gone before ...... i followed a set of tracks across a big swamp one time and i figured if somebody crossed it with a 4 wheeler surely i can follow in rubber boots half way across and over a mile into the project i realised its not getting better and i was in fact walking on the tracks of a argo, waist deep tired and wet as the sun went down along came the guy that made the tracks on his way back with his moose in back of his argo and gave me a ride back to my truck , i was sold on the concept .


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5437927
02/28/16 08:58 PM
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I'm looking forward to making the most of the argo for sure. Don't worry Boco we got all the water you need. Maybe come have a look in June. I've seen it 300' wide and the ground vibrating it's rolling so hard.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454549
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Another tough trapper:

It was like a scene out of Leonardo DiCaprio’s extreme survival movie, The Revenant.

Last weekend, 69-year-old Jimmy Iqaluq was hunting for polar bears in the Belcher Islands when he broke through the ice, reports the CBC.

The Nunavummiuq was forced to abandon his snowmobile, but was able to pull himself out of the water, climbing onto a nearby island.

Stranded, Iqaluq had to figure out how to protect himself from the cold. He built an igloo, but a shelter can only do so much when you’re wearing drenched pants. This is when Iqaluq—who is a prominent sculpture artist—came up with a creative way to use the fox he caught earlier in the day.


With a knife, he skinned the fox and wrapped the furry pelt around his legs, MacGyvering himself a pair of pants.

Although rudimentary, the garment kept him warm. Rescue searchers found Iqaluq the following morning around 5 a.m.

Unfortunately, while Iqaluq is now safe at home, his snowmobile and gear were lost in the water.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454564
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I just got back from the hills. Man there is not much snow compared to other years.


my trails on river ice are getting pretty skinny, at one spot only 4' wide between flowing water. We're filming for BBC right now so I had one of their crew out there. She didn't realize how lucky she was weather wise as she even found the warm weather chilly. Saw a wolverine on the river, big male who we've watched over the last few years become the dominant male in the area.

My researcher buddy tells me he has four collared mothers that are in their dens right now, either giving or just gave birth. Dens are located in a beaver house, a slash pile, a peat moss complex, and a root wad where a tree blew over. Four different mothers using four different denning techniques. kind on blows away the theory that wolverines need snow in order to successfully den.


I'm going to try a build a bridge pier while the water is low. I'll go up with log rounds 4-5' and fill in with rocks



Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454634
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Bushman there has bin 4 wolverins caught this year from where I'm frome last one was line beside mine

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454706
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One wolverine caught in Hearst last year was the biggest wolverine I have ever seen.It looked like a bear with the guy holding it.


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Boco] #5454797
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The one that was caught by my line was 48 pounds

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454802
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Originally Posted By: Bushman
Another tough trapper:

It was like a scene out of Leonardo DiCaprio’s extreme survival movie, The Revenant.

Last weekend, 69-year-old Jimmy Iqaluq was hunting for polar bears in the Belcher Islands when he broke through the ice, reports the CBC.

The Nunavummiuq was forced to abandon his snowmobile, but was able to pull himself out of the water, climbing onto a nearby island.

Stranded, Iqaluq had to figure out how to protect himself from the cold. He built an igloo, but a shelter can only do so much when you’re wearing drenched pants. This is when Iqaluq—who is a prominent sculpture artist—came up with a creative way to use the fox he caught earlier in the day.


With a knife, he skinned the fox and wrapped the furry pelt around his legs, MacGyvering himself a pair of pants.


Although rudimentary, the garment kept him warm. Rescue searchers found Iqaluq the following morning around 5 a.m.

Unfortunately, while Iqaluq is now safe at home, his snowmobile and gear were lost in the water.


Must have been a HUGE fox.

Last edited by alaska viking; 03/10/16 10:52 PM.

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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454835
03/10/16 11:10 PM
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I'm just catching up on reading, sorry about your brother in law and prayers for the family.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #5454942
03/11/16 01:24 AM
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There does seem to be more wolverines these days across all their ranges

Thanks Dale. Kind of hard to give much support when your sister lives across the country but I'm doing what I can

AV - Maybe the guy was just tiny?

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