Well the Almighty Alaskan Thread was a hit. Journals took hold and continue to be a favorite. Hopefully this thread will do what the Almighty Alaskan Thread did. Maintain it popularity to the point where a person doesn't have to look to far to find it. Maybe if we can make it worth while as a place to post good videos it will get pinned to the top.
I would like to propose that we make a listing of videos here that are worth watching. Trapping mostly but any Northern outdoor video is welcome. It is the nature of this forum. Trapping, Hunting, Fishing, Cabin Life. Wilderness living. The best we can find. Youtube, Photobucket etc. Try and keep the banter to a minimum unless it adds or is in relevance to a video. The Almighty is the place for chit chat. Just got done watching a good Youtube and you have to wade through a number of them to find a good one. I would like to ask that the video all be appropriate for our young audience. No links to video that are have inappropriate language etc. As far as I am concerned this is all of the Wild North videos. Please don't post them. Good video but too much foul language. Not needed here.
If you use the video embed box to the right of the photo inserter on the tool bar you can get the videos like they are below.
It looks better than a link. If you want to view full screen click on the video and go to youtube.
I will lead it off. This is a personal favorite. ;0) Some Lynx Trapping in Western Alaska.
This video of the Rowland family is always fun to watch.
A good one with a lot of trapped wolves. These guys don't show a lot of how to but some great wolf video and give you some idea what a productive wolf line looks like.
A follow up to the wolves above.
Same family. Bait station results.
Just started this 5 parts series. Great video. Far Out - Heimo's Arctic Refuge - The full version. 52 min
FT: Thanks for posting the video's. Don't have much experience with video but will try to post some later. Really enjoyed Heimo's video. Very very impressive what they have done. I wonder if there is a common thread in that after about a dozen winters the draw of family and other issues made them start to commute instead of year round. After eleven years my bride and I started commuting also. We are no where near what Heimo and family have done but have some similairities. Would be nice to have a year round bush rat convention somewhere and compare notes. Its a shame most peoples hard won knowledge isn't shared.
Getting to glimpse into the life of Heimo was a treat indeed indeed and you're right there's a lot of knowledge that is not shared from people like these.
I often thought it would be a lifestyle that I could live with if I had my family with me like Heimo did. Having a cabin on my trap line is still a dream I would love to see come true. However the logistics just aren't there right now.
How close to a critter have gotten or in this case how close has one gotten to you? I could have slapped this young ram. Even with a bum leg he still got around in the mountauns better than me.
Title Wave books in Anc. sells the books and dvd's. They have gone back to used books only by the way. A shame, as they were the best book store around.
Thanks for the thread. I spent the last hour watching vids 28 minutes of Heimo's vid, which is cool. I really like that guy the way he thinks and lives. Going to watch more of the vids later on. Thanks again.
I have checked all the online download sites for Heimo's vids and can't find them. If anyone has a source would appreciate it or any other vids on true remote living.
KH: No because I was looking at the possibility of finding it in a full length TV episode on something like Demanoid, or others because the video quality is usually better than UTube
Thought I would post this as the concept might come in handy for someone in the future. It features a lift system we used to take moose legs from a canoe up to a high bank.
It is a short movie I put together of my daughter moose hunt and some fun footage of the contraption below in action.
Well getting a moose from bank to boat has always been looked at by me as an opportunity to well lets say, be innovative. Especially when it involves high banks, and driftwood laden beaches. This time it was a new twist. Canoe to bank. We landed the canoe at our shortest packing distance at a high bank. I remembered last year getting Jenna's monster up the bank with Garrity, Jenna and myself with a bad back. I was thinking. It was time to get creative. I had tree climbers so I put them to use. Cutting a couple of trees and building an a frame we put some rope, a pully, and my tree climbers to work. I attached a pully about 20 feet up in a tree. Put a loop in the end of the rope and put my foot into it. I went down and the moose went up.
The first hoist was rather interesting but it got smoother from there. As you will see from the video. Helps to have a patient partner that also was wanting to keep his back happy also.
Bummer we lost the siberian film. I have it downloaded at least. Here was a good one I watched today. I can't help but think this has got to be a captive cat. He is too fat to be such a poor hunter. ;0)
Has anybody ever posted a video of a beaver escaping from a 330? I have one, but have no idea how to put it on here. It is not graphic, but educational. The beaver was mostly unharmed except maybe some bruising.
Well Family Trapper you best not be showing the beaver put up tape you pirated from me several years ago. If It were me I wouldn't send any and If you do make sure you have a copy because in all likely hood you will never see your tape again.
The Beav what are you talking about. No one is sending me any tapes. As I have apologized before I will be happy to do it again. Crap happens. And believe you me if I had them they would be send to you a long time ago like I said then. Seems a lot more than a few tapes got lost in the move from the bush and a divorce. I am sorry I was not able to come up with them. Sorry you are holding on to the grudge so long but I think it is time to move on and film another one.
Peace brothers! Let's not let an outdated trivial dispute spoil some excellent footage viewing for everyone on board. F.T., thanks for your effort in providing some good videos, keep up the good work!
I bought a contour roam HD camera after watching Akhowlers videos last spring. Should be fun using it this winter. I tried it around the house so far but haven't used it in the field yet. Should be handy out on the line this winter, and for bear, moose, and Speck Hunting. Want to find a mount for my bow and firearms.
Once i start getting video, i'll have to learn how to upload videos. I have to learn how to edit my videos once i start getting them made. How is your Go-pro working out for ya so far?
Thanks for sharing Len! Brings back memories. Have you tried the conventional gear? The way the boats I worked on were set up it was easier to do conventional than snap on, but it looks like you have it figured!
My boat can't handle a lot of weight. I am forced to take my gear to the front of the cabin when not in use to balance things out. 2500 lbs of fish is a big load for my boat. Pushed 3000 but not fun. I fish very limp soft gear so so I can get a lot of line in a brute tub. A lot of the time were baiting as I set the hooks out as well. I put together the whole song and dance to be done by myself if needed. Any guesses on the throttle assembly?
Conventional gear was always setting for speed, like back in the derby days when you had everyone and their brother out there to compete with and you only had a limited amount of time. Object was to get as much out and cover as much ground as you could, then haul it all back and worry about fixing gear later. Very nice set up for what you are doing Len. I kind of wish some of my friends had some of that for when they set subsistance gear. Hauling by hand sucks.
lb thank you for that video of Alex Van Bibber. I knew Alex from many years back, in the early 80's when I used to travel to Yukon and attend their conventions. Great old gentleman.
lb thank you for that video of Alex Van Bibber. I knew Alex from many years back, in the early 80's when I used to travel to Yukon and attend their conventions. Great old gentleman.
No problem, My elders taught me how to trap, so its a real treat to hear them speak on the subject of trapping
I was interested also. He is using a large snap swivel of some sort. Looks pretty cool for a quick attachment. This is as close as I could get to a photo of it. They sell them in Homer at the Gear Shed for sport halibut fishing.
lb I have to differ with you. That otter was never snuffed out on that video. Don't think it was a belisle conibear. He was still going when the camera went off. I would have been surprised if it had. To much space there for them to still breathe.
I saw that, but the other end seemed like a slip-in snare or something. I looked like he put the end of the cable around the tree, then put the cable in the end somehow and cinched it down tight and it stayed there. The whole thing was very fast, I may look further into it.
lb I have to differ with you. That otter was never snuffed out on that video. Don't think it was a belisle conibear. He was still going when the camera went off. I would have been surprised if it had. To much space there for them to still breathe.
You're right FT, went back and watched it again. Thought it was nerves the first time, due to such little twisting. Looks like he's still fighting, even with the good neck catch.
Definatly not a belisles.. I froze the video and zoomed in on it, looks like a northwoods.
How to Skin and Flesh a beaver in the Athabaskan native style. I found this video interesting in how he opens up the beaver. One thing that always adds to the difficulty in both clean and rough skinning is the fat removal on the skin right adjacent to the center cut. Cutting it open after you skin/flesh it would eliminate that. I am going to try it and maybe try and incorporate something similar into my beaver skinning.
Thougth I would add my- Clean skinning a Beaver. This video playlist should take you into all three videos one at a time, one after the other on clean skinning a beaver. Youtube would not let me do and HD Video longer than 15 min so I broke it into three segments. This approx. 60-62 inch beaver is cleaned skinned in less than 19 min. It shows some of the techniques I have come to depend on for doing a clean job relatively fast as well as some new techniques that were just adopted into my methods. The video is shot with a GoPro head cam and provides a video from the unique position of the skinners view. Hope you are able to pick up a few tips from this series of videos.
Great post Len. I see similarities in how we skin. I too prefer clean skinning. The use of the hook and line is a great help I agree, hate to not use it. The spade you use is interesting. Never seen that done before. Looks like it works!
My best was 12 minutes, but that was towards end of season one year. At the beginning it was closer to 30.
Well my traps have been pulled since the 15 of Feb. , and I took a Vacation to Cuba , and got some time on my hands to watch video's and surf the interweb before I start doing some beaver and rat trapping , I'm not too sure if any of you's watched this one so I figured i'd post it up . http://youtu.be/FPbz5TDy6fs
FT, thanks a ton for posting the english version of happy village. I enjoyed all 4 hrs of the russian one. It certainly was nice to get some of what they were saying. does anybody have a good take on that deadfall trigger. like a walk through drawing. I use the one in Krause's vid but that is a bit different. thanks again
rm I felt much the same way as you on this trigger. I just could not wrap my head around it. Knowing that I was probably not going to ever use it I decided to not pursue it. However last night this youtube was on the side bar of the Happy People. This video gives a perspective that really explained it well.
That is pretty cool. A few years ago I got into a surface bite with that many halibut around. They attack anything. They would attack the lead weight as often as the bait. My daughter was splashing her hand in the water and almost got bit. She would have had she not taken her hand out of the water.
this is a video that I did and I think it is good. It starts a little slow but it goes to Dall sheep hunting then some wood cutting then a see through log set for wolverine then me trapping and killing a lynx. All in the Canadian arctic, Mackenzie Delta.
Nice vid m411. How far did you haul that log for the Gulo set? The NWT is one of the few places I would want to move to. Canada wouldn't have my kind tho.
Well it has sheep. But to get to just harvest one for food off your snowmobile like that happens in only a few remote areas. There are trophy hunts but that is a whole different story.
Good Stuff Temple. We all find ourself with less than the perfect tool. A pocket knife will do if needed. I really liked this video. He uses one of my favorite tricks. Using a line to hold the legs where I want them. The belly hair patch removal is one I would like to try but feel it may be a little hairier than just a single slit. A saw makes it easier but many times I don't have one with me at gutting time. This guy is truly a professional. We can all learn a few tips from him. His rib meat removal is splendid.
I am a pretty close trimmer and not so sure taking between the ribs woud be worth it unless you ground very soon after. And they were very clean in side. Never been a rib eater. But there is a lot of burger outside them for sure. The little quarter inch depth of meat you actually get from between is, well frankly not much worth boning. But I will try this method in the future.
same mountain as last video summer season lets see you fellows mountain travelling vids. Lets see some climbing and hunting. Enjoy the Richardson Mountains.
Not my videos but these are pretty well done. And show the loading step which I have not found in the archives. I personally load my snares after building.
new beaver hunting video, first time in years the ice has held off long enough that we have an open water beaver season Beaver trapping vid up tonight or tomorrow.
Was looking around Youtube last night and stumbled upon this video. It was an enjoyable watch. Some pretty realistic video situations. Very light on the trapping but great cinematography and just some fun watching. A lot better than the reality shows on tv right now. A good movie to watch. Be sure to watch on Youtube in full screen. Some great scenes to be in awe of.
1. Try putting your beam at a more vertical angle. Seems more comfortable for me. 2. Have you tried the shovel and hooks like in my 3 part clean skinning video for the clean skinning part. I think your really onto something there with the two part system. Most errors on a beaver will be made using a two handled flesher on the easy to flesh areas on a beaver. The shovel is really fast and clean. The perfect combination for what your trying to do. 3. Make an apron out of a garbage bag. and tie it around your waist to keep it from sticking. Won't have to deal with the towel. Fun to develop techniques that work for you. Thanks for sharing. Your now a star.
Ill go check the ice tomorrow I have one trap to check any ways. Hopefully set a couple swinging suzies. Here is the video from last year just to get you ready. I wish I could find a trail cam that would work under water. That would make a super video. I see fish cams in Canadian Tire that run off a truck battery one of those might work but editing would be a ton of work. When you starting beaver trapping?
I'd like to see how the Swamp guy fleshes those thick parts by the front leg and between the ear and front leg. I cut a lot of that ear cartilage off so it dries faster also.
Aknative that was a cool find on the snowshoe video. This is great stuff!!! My favorite part was watching him split the birch with the wedges. Reminded me of the Russian film. Happy People of the Taiga. Inspires me to try and make a pair some day. Just so I could say I did it.
411 Your a hoot in that video. Took me a long time to figure out who the heck lost his sun glasses in the middle of the winter when there was no sun!!! ;0) And I loved that New video camera telling you to "Stand By" The nerve. Was an enjoyable video. Thanks.
You should post you wolverine videos on the wolverine trapping thread or start you own. Go to the top of this thread for instructions on how to upload.
This thread is in need of a boost seasons are closed and I need some trapping talk. I'm posting this in hopes of generating some. I was not going to but I really want to read some trapper talk not concerning Al Bundy or the Homeless. I really like the hand of God and climate change threads though. Some real stuff to think about on those sites. Check out the wolverine,hardly moved in the snare. Used a stinger spring. Really efective I could have replaced the snare and the set would have bee fine to reuse if the season was not over.
FT - "That was cool. Man how did they film those shots?"
I understand they had a remote camera inside a fake hunk of floating ice for the water shots. I suspect they filmed all the underwater shots of the bear in advance and just cut them to make a sequence. The hunting scenes were shot with a long lens and some good editing pulled the whole story together. It was a great piece of film and I was pulling for the polar bear. I Wonder what would happen if the bear was stalking an Inuit hunter staking out a blow hole, would a hunter even see the bear sneaking up?
I have not heard of "choke down" if you can explain I will definitely try it. Always good to learn better methods. The reason I started shooting lynx is one time I caught a big lynx I was trying to catch for a while. I got off my ski-doo to walk up to it to put a snare on its neck. It made one final big pull busted out of the trap and took off into the bush. Got me paranoid of loosing my lynx. But if you method works I will try it and include it on the videos next season and give you credit for teaching me something.
Ha Ha. Sounds like you have done it all ready Muskrat. Just a matter of choking the down with something. My preferred method is to use a chunk of 16 gauge wire in a simple noose fastened to a 2-4 foot long pole. It holds its shape better than a snare and easier to fasten to the pole. It is aways with you and easily made up on site if needed. I hear you on the jump outs however. I always make sure they are caught well to start with. I have had it happen as well. But the method is by far preferred over shooting unless absolutely necessary.
FT - "That was cool. Man how did they film those shots?"
I understand they had a remote camera inside a fake hunk of floating ice for the water shots. I suspect they filmed all the underwater shots of the bear in advance and just cut them to make a sequence. The hunting scenes were shot with a long lens and some good editing pulled the whole story together. It was a great piece of film and I was pulling for the polar bear. I Wonder what would happen if the bear was stalking an Inuit hunter staking out a blow hole, would a hunter even see the bear sneaking up?
If the bear was stalking a hunter there would be a PETA supporter having a Coke and a smile cheering "Go Bear"
Wow this is as good of outdoor documentary as I have seen on youtube. Killer Whales vs Sharks. Pretty clear winner. Outstanding footage. Reserve 45 min to watch it.
I had a lynx one time that as I approached it and it jumped the wire broke and the lynx took off down the trail with a # 2 longspring on it's foot. Kinda stunned for a second I took off running after it and in under 200 yards I caught up to it and chased it up a tree. Grabbing a good branch I climbed up after it and smoked him right out of the tree.
I had that happen too. Trying to get good photos for an article in the TPC. Was dragging a trap. I sent my son after it to chase it out of the willows while I cruised the border. At one point I saw it. It had hung up in the crotch of an alder tree. If he had walked my way at al it would have been free. So I pressed it fast with looped wire in hand. His foot and trap caught in the crotch. I put a loop over the head and ended that potential loss. Was my lucky day. No gun!
Our ice is gone now aswell, no logs not even sticks water is so low. Tough to even hunt muskrats you cant chase them through the bush with boat the thick parts of the willows are still out and the boat gets hung up.
I am looking forward to watching that movie! I have heard many stories of George and his sprint racing exploits from one of his rivals, Don Beland.
I have not met George Atla but I did really enjoy the movie also. There is a modern version of the movie aswell. I believe one of the dog racing Erharts is in that one.
Sorry my last post, now deleted I discovered was the wrong one. ;0) But fun to watch none the less. Here is the one I wanted. Braving Alaska. Has Heimo on it. National Geographic. Older https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlPzlmqp7tI
Just finished watching the complete "Happy People", defiantly worth the watch. I can not believe how little of the Winter segment was used for "Happy People of the Tiga". I was surprised a fur buyer came to town just to by squirrels when he knows none of the trappers do not return with any sable till New Years. I wonder if any ship to auction or if they all sell in the country or in the city.
Yeah I watched all four parts of "Happy People" Seems like they used more of the Spring and Summer segments in "Happy People of Tiga" Than the Fall and Winter segments.
The fur buying was a crazy site. Some of those marten were stretched as wide as they were long? And they weighed them to measure. Not a length. So I guess it did not matter as much when selling them locally. But I wonder how they do on the auction front. Seemed very backwards to me.
Good video Birch, I miss the days when our lakes use to have muskrats. We have been going through a decade long down spell. I hope they come back some day.
Hunting caribou along the Yukon North Slope [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=g_3UOWMt78A&video_referrer=watch[/video] This does not seem to be posting correctly but its a good video check it out on youtube if it does not work on here
Figured this might as well become part of the Almighty Video Selection.
Never thought I would see the day that one of my daughters would be able to smoke me in filleting halibut. With just shy of 1500 halibut my daughter Jenna has had a lot of practice on halibut this summer. And it shows. Not a lot of wasted movements there.
FT, saw that one on a friends face book page to (Bill Johnson at Kako). He speaks well of her. Our church has been going up every fall for about 5 years cutting firewood for them.
Vance the video posted on Facebook has gone viral. Alaska Chicks shared it among a 1000 others since yesterday. Over 60,000 view as of right now and growing a 1000's an hour or so . Pretty crazy https://www.facebook.com/len.fabich/videos/10200948680875437/
Figured this might as well become part of the Almighty Video Selection.
Never thought I would see the day that one of my daughters would be able to smoke me in filleting halibut. With just shy of 1500 halibut my daughter Jenna has had a lot of practice on halibut this summer. And it shows. Not a lot of wasted movements there.
WOW! I'm impressed. I worked in a cannery in Valdez and I don't doubt that she could out fillet anyone that worked there at the time!! Good for her.
Just thought id let yuns know that these videos have had a takedown notice filed against them by a "music box films" for supposed copyright infringement. I found their website and sent them a less than plesant email explaining my thoughts on what they are doing. MBF don't even offer the full version for sale anyhow.
hey FT that turned out ok i ll make u a better one some time when i have a camera man lol kinda tough machine to run with one hand and hold my phone with the other , but it kinda shows the concept .
Nice... looks like you found the mother load. It gets like that here sometimes.Not this year though. Its a blueberry year around here this year. I am still picking and making jam.
Our blue berries don't get very big. Takes forever to pick enough for anything. Not a fan of picking them but Margo uses them for pancakes. Do you get cranberries? Ours are just rip penning up. Going to start picking on Tuesday. Snow in in the mountains this morning.
I drew the walk in Delta Controlled use sheep hunt. I couldn't get in for the opener, when I did get in it was rainy and foggy, then it changed gears to snow and fog. A pack of coyotes thought I was pretty interesting, and I did see a few sheep. I can't check Dall sheep off the list, I'm gonna go again.
You're a sheep hunter now AK. Some guys go a decade before getting a sheep but I got a feeling you'll close the deal faster than that. I liked your video
Still fall time in The Interior! Daughter is pretty vocal in the backpack, but she had fun. We carved our annual pumpkins. Then one day while running errands with my bow in the car and my cow tag in my wallet I drove by a cow moose in the neighborhood! She's made good eats.
Fathers and daughters are a unique treasure that is forever cherished . What you did with your wee one will forever be loved and enjoyed by herself .
What I would have given for the technology years ago , to have on digital history, the amazing fun things my father taught and did with me years ago. Himself teaching me to fly planes at 16 years old...art, and riding among the best show horses in the country at that time ....
Those videos of fun, smiles and life as you teach love of the outdoors are more cherished than gold.
Shucks, thanks you guys! I don't get them out as much as I want, but when I can we get out.
We've been sewing like crazy for the Alaska Federation of Native Customary Arts Show, as well as other bazaars. I managed to get my younger kids out grousing and chasing rabbits, split and stacked some wood for next winter as I'm trying to get a two year stack going. The moose is aging well, I've been experimenting with some bone in cooking, including T bones!
It's hard to squeeze everything we want in the hours we have.
We've been selling our wares at bazaars and the trapping season has started! I finished putting up this year's moose, with the perfect weather and enclosed shop I was able to hang the last pieces for 5 weeks. It just tastes better and better! We haul our own water and heating fuel, and the kids help pack firewood.
We had a slow summer. My wife had been wanting an RV for some time, we pulled the trigger this year on one that was a good deal. Even after re caulking windows, reframing some rot, and repaneling some on the inside, it was still an okay deal, as long as she's happy. We only got it out on 3 trips this year, if the winter doesn't crush it hopefully it'll get more use next year.
Here's a video of our Valdez trip. The boys had a blast! I set them up with snagging hooks for pinks, and for a bit they were ripping them in faster than I could club'em gill'em and put'em on the stringer.
Great fun time, Temple ! Those kids will be choppin cords before you know it.
RV's have their place . Home away from home without roughing it too much. What is done here is folks park theirs under a log or pole open sided pavilion , steep metal roof, that provides great protection from snow load. With your building skills, no problem for you, if you want, and squeeze the time in.
Great fun in summer hours.
Big cool down rolling in here- and snow predicted already in the mountains ! End of fire season.
We dragged the RV to Valdez to snag up some pinks and pick some berries. The pinks got smoked and canned, make better canned tuna than tuna. Berries were frozen, and will be used in jams or akutaq (Eskmo Ice Cream) later.
Fishing video late fall fishing and some pictures off my trail cameras. Mostly off my Spypoint Micro cellular cameras as I have not been out to check my regular cameras yet.
The porcupine caribou herd showed up this year been out a couple times. Caribou hunting is busy work in the short day light not much for videos yet. Hope they stay for the bright sun to come back in February
