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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapperjoeAK]
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05/17/17 12:20 AM
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drasselt
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trapper
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catching kings is like a dirty word these days First time I heard that was from a copper river drifter in 1985
you can vote your way into socialism, but you will have to shoot your way out.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: yukonjeff]
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05/17/17 12:23 AM
05/17/17 12:23 AM
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Alaska
drasselt
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We use 5.7/8 " here for chums and silvers, most hang their own, Kwikpak in Emonnak might have pre-hung ,wont be cheap,about $1200 Had a interesting afternoon yesterday, was working in the yard and I heard a woof and looked out on the river and saw a brown bear on a ice flow about 50 yards out in the water,soon as it saw us it swam off and right towards us. I went in and grabbed the 7 mm mag and watched it come right towards the yard with the chained dogs going crazy. I hollered and chambered a round as it hit the mud beach and turned it away from town, I sent a couple rounds under his feet to keep him moving.He went up the creak behind the house near my bee hives.  They said another one got off and ice flow closer to town and ran up through it. So later before dark I went down on the beach to check, I saw a moose out on the beach that looked afraid to go back into the willow. I might regret my humility later this summer. Here you can see the tracks going by the smoke house, the kids play on that swing almost daily,lucky it was a school day there were about 12 there the day before.  That's a pretty good story Jeff, the bears floating in on the ice and all. By the tracks in the mud it looks like that one made the right decision. It was pretty hairy like that for quite a few years around fish camp but then they finally gave us a season and it is not as eventful now, the bold ones went to the tannery.
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you can vote your way into socialism, but you will have to shoot your way out.
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: trapper ron]
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05/23/17 11:37 PM
05/23/17 11:37 PM
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FL cracker in AK
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Love them eggs. Got some eggs myself this year. Fried up a mess of gull eggs the other day.
Psalm 34:6
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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9
[Re: Pete in Frbks]
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05/24/17 09:01 PM
05/24/17 09:01 PM
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McGrath, AK
white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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McGrath, AK
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Busy spring, I've been out bird hunting and harvesting caribou. Last weekend I harvested 4 geese on the first day, boy the wind was blowing. I was feeling a little rusty as I did not hunt birds last spring.
Second day I woke up early and hit the blind. I did a thorough clean on the Stoeger 12 gauge. The first few shots were smooth as butter, I left the blind with the shotgun and walked about 50 yards, some birds came so I got down and waited. They flew right over me and Boom! The bottom side of the metal part of the shell blew off completely, while the cylinder part of the cap stayed lodged in the barrel. My ears were ringing bad and I was a little shook up!
This is the first time I have tried Winchester Blind Side ammo, and probably the last. I did some research and found out these "blow ups" are more common then I thought with that ammo. My action was all busted up, I think if I had a pump action gun it should have been a lot worst. So I just hung out the rest of the day and called in geese for the other guys.ul
3rd day I took a ride and harvested 4 bull caribou. It took me 1hr 40 minutes to butcher with a couple of 10 minute breaks. A little slow for Nunamiut standards, but I had nobody to race so I took my time.
Be careful out there and hunt safe! Ben, Protect those eyes and your eyesight. I had a bad cartridge in a .308 explode on me in 2007. Blew off the L side of the rifle and I ended up with wood splinters, shards of brass and bits of burned gun powder imbedded in my cornea. They saved my eye, but it was some very expensive and very painful surgery. Had stitches in my eyeball for months. Not fun. I was not that good looking to begin with. The accident only made me look worse....! Pete  OUCH ! So it was your left eye huh ?
Mean As Nails
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