The moose article was great, shined a new light on things for me.

Thanks for sharing the elk hunt!

Congrats on the hunt Brian, awesome story and it is great your father is there to enjoy you and your son's success. Better yet he is there for you guys to enjoy him. Very nice.

These journals are very impressive and fun to read. Most of us will never have the opportunity to even come close to these experiences that you gentlemen get to live out in the remote wilderness. All I can say is thank you for sharing!!!

Looks like you had a great season Brian. Fine meat for the freezer and some fur for the stretcher too. Got to go on my first Argo ride this fall and hauled out an entire moose in some rough country. Very impressive tool but they seem to require a lot of maintenance. That is one heck of a ramp ya built there too.
I believe everything the man said about the moose rut and experienced the same scenarios. Didn't realize the cows would come back into estrous that late though. Thanks for sharing the great pics and your journeys. Stay safe this winter..

Glad you enjoy the journal guys.

I spent the last week at the lodge as I had a group of guys come in to hunt elk. They had some action with small bulls but we are in a 6 point or bigger zone. I found a nice set of elk sheds on a mountain slope and they fell off right beside each other.




My wife and my Dad came out with me. Dad went deer hunting every day. He used his grandfathers 38-55, a rifle he killed a lot of deer with as a young man.




I'm sure some of you have seen black bears up poplar trees in the spring. They eat the buds off the tree and leave scars on the trunk that last for years.




And those black bears better keep a tree close by in case this guy comes by.




I picked this grizzly up on my trail cam on Sept 16th. I like the black coat he has. I believe this is a young male who has taken the territory over from the old boar who's been around here for the last decade.

Nice old Marlin rifle!

I really like the pic of your Dad. He's a deep-chested fella.

An interesting research project showing fishers are main predators of Lynx in Maine. Never underestimate a weasel! The geographic range of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) extends south from Canada into the United States where they are federally protected as a threatened species. Although inadequate protection of habitat on federal lands was the primary reason for listing, the status of lynx in the lower 48 states is not well understood. Thus, we initiated a telemetry study to assess the status of a lynx population in northern Maine, USA. In this manuscript, we present findings on a source of mortality not previously documented. Between 1999 and 2011, we captured 187 lynx, equipped 85 with radio‐collars, and investigated mortalities when they occurred. Predation was the leading source of mortality and accounted for ≥18 of 65 mortalities, 14 of which were attributed to fishers (Martes pennanti). Although fisher predation did not appear to restrict population growth during this study, we recommend that lynx and fishers be monitored where the species coexist to better inform management decisions. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.

Dad is 6 foot 2” and played hockey until 60. I’m 5’10” and remember following his long legs through the bush as a kid. He was and still is a walker...just like his son. Everything in life important to me Family- bush- laughter & stories I got from my father. Mom gave a temper and business sense, plus a lot of love too. Parents really do have the biggest impact on how we turn out. I’ve done my best to start mine out good and so far so good.

Awesome moose fight

I don't think I've ever seen a bell that long on a moose !!!

Always great to see your pictures and stories Brian!

Thanks castor

Good eye White, that bull is hung like, well a bull.

It seems like up here in Alaska our bigger bulls freeze their waddle off and just have a bell as we call it.

Congrats on the elk hunt with your family.

I haven't been around in a while and it was good to open up your Journal and catch up, seeing what you've been up to.

Froze my waddle a few times. And now, well, the bell isn't as loud as it used to be.

So, instead of the old saying, "Watch yer top knot," ...should the new and improved saying be, "Watch yer waddle?"

That's funny right there. I don't care who you are.

You Alaskans keep draggin' your waddles through the snow and you'll freeze your bells clean off.