MMm pie. That's a great idea. Picking is still good on the hill above the house.

Most of mine turn into jam and agutuk , and of course BB flap jacks once in awhile.

Got a nice bull this year, best part was the pack out! Probably the most interesting antlers ive ever seen, super wide but the palms were skinny and folded over themselves. Was wondering if this was a sign of old age, but it still had decent teeth? Best part of the bull was the rump looked like a skinned seal about 2 inches of fat!

Nice .. congrats. Those larger bulls in velvet are hog fat. Great eating. Come September 25, no fat and inedible.

Yeah this is the first big bull ive ever gotten, its as good as any small bull. I got some meat 6 or 7 years ago from a big bull shot late september and I couldnt even force it down. My dog almost hesitated on the left overs.

Can't beat them falling right by the bank. I like antlers with character like that. Good eating right there. Yeah, we were gifted freezer burnt rutty bull the first year we moved to Alaska too, I couldn't choke it down, neither could the dog.

That time of year.



A Ruffed Grouse was strutting on my steam house this morning, hoping to get a date with my quail and chickens.

Morning Trappers.
Fall sure has been nice. Life’s finally starting to slow down after hunting season but still lots to get done before winter kicks in. Moose hunting started off terrible hot and very little movement I suspect the full moon also help the little sign. Brought the kids up to camp and while it was a little crowded it was a great time. I’m pretty sure my daughter Helen had more fun trying to pet one of the grey jays. Spotted 9 black bears and 4 grizzlies over the hunt which is high for the area. While I didn’t get to pull the trigger on a bull I was able to get some meat from my dads bull. After processing the meat I made a last ditch run into the hills after sheep (hunt #3 acutely) made a great effort but the weather had different plans and I had to retreat- still got a smile on my face from that trip.
Bob_Iowa: I’ve packed my son on a couple sheep hunts as an infant, now with 2 kids it’s kinda a challenge. But hopefully next year both kids can go with us

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Two years now we taken a trip into the cabin to spend time with family, helping out with building projects, get trapping gear ready and hunt grizzly. It’s something I look forward to all year. Weather was awesome 40’s during the day and teens at night. Sourdough pancakes and Chorizo with lots of strong coffee helped start the mornings. Sad to leave, a week is not long enough but it’s only a short time then we’ll be back to put some steel out.

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Great to get the kids out, thanks for sharing!

Went on a Lil walkabout, saw sheep moose caribou and 2 wolverine. Added a new hunter to the ranks and got red meat meat for winter, was an adventure for the memories to say the least. Blessed!






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Good stuff FF, you definitely have a full freezer!
Being a SE kid, and having hunted up north in your country, you may or may not realize how nice the drier climate is, and less amounts of wet foliage.
Some great country, thanks for sharing!

Thanks Rosscoak for the kind words
Congrats on your success


I’ve made a couple adventurous trips Down that way (Petersburg area) for deer and goat (still need a goat You are correct about it being more favorable hunting in the dryer climate but there’s something about that rainforest and steep mountain down there that drives a guy to come back.

Nice pics guys, thanks for posting them. FF, what general part of the state is your cabin? Looks like you are in a nice area.

Great pics
Thanks

Good morning T-man!


I hope everyone could spend time with family and enjoy some turkey.
Weather is still on the warmer side here in the interior ( makes me a little nervous thinking about lack of ice when time comes to open up the long line). Been a busy couple weeks around the house. We finally extracted this years honey, ended half pound over 200#. After cleaning everything up and the honey covered kids( they sure got good at sneaking samples)the next job was processing meat from this fall ( don’t ask why we wait, just always have and it works) the moose made burger, Italian sausage burger, Italian sausage links smoked, kielbasa links smoked. Caribou solely into smoked brats. Black bear split into breakfast sausage hot and Chorizo. Perfect aroma for the house. Took the family out to Golden North Archery’s turkey shoot in town and had a blast. 3 of us that shot won while shooting traditional. We also met some great folks. In my spare time I got 95% finished on a knife project been working on for a few years now - still needs sheath work to be completely finished. Been running a short line behind the house with the kids ( nothing caught yet)sure has been fun showing them tracks, explaining sets, having them help and re-assuring them that hot chocolate with marshmallows will be made on returning to home.
I hope everyone is keeping busy and look forward to some journal updates.

Merry Christmas

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