Recent content by Big Fin
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NAPF Crowdfunding Montana Pronghorn Research
We just bought a collar. If for some reason we win the firearm, we'll donate it back to a drawing among any Hunt Talkers who have made a donation to this cause. Keep up the great work, folks. This is great work. Thanks in advance for anyone who can make whatever donation makes sense for you. -
Dall Sheep Hunt in Alaska - The Best Hunt of My Life
I've been waiting (impatiently) for this story to get completed. Well worth the wait. Congratulations on an amazing ram. You damn sure earned it. I enjoy the pics you post that add so much additional context to the great writing style. It is very kind of you to take the time to do the story...- Big Fin
- Post #50
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Caribou Velvet Preservation
Once you freeze them, your options get less. The outfitter who has preserved two of mine has impressed my taxidermist. He uses a mix of water and alum. He injects that in the artery at the base of the antler. A small poke at the time of each tine allows the mixture to push the blood out of the...- Big Fin
- Post #5
- Forum: Field care - Meat, Trophy, Taxidermy
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NWT Dall Sheep 2026
Congratulations on fulfilling one of your dreams. Always fun to read about folks who found a way to make that dream come true. The photos are great, showing just how impressive (and steep) the country is. Very happy for you. Thanks for sharing here.- Big Fin
- Post #11
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August - Hunting Day 9 (continued) For me, it is at this time when experience takes over. I remember the crosshairs settling just behind the front shoulder. I remember the breathing cycle almost bottomed out. In my focus, the last thing I hear is Riley telling me to take him when I'm ready...- Big Fin
- Post #20
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 14 - Hunting Day 9 (two days left) We were up early. No time to waste with only two days remaining. Riley banged on our cabin door as we were headed over for breakfast. The silver velvet bull and another bull were up on the ridges feeding toward the crest where they had disappeared...- Big Fin
- Post #18
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 13 - Hunting Day 8 We were all up early. At this base camp, the coffee is already brewed by 6am. Folks are glassing the known travel routes in the mountains above base camp well before the 7am breakfast call is announced. This morning was no different. Harold (outfitter), Ryan...- Big Fin
- Post #17
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 12 - Hunting Day 7 Woke up to a lot of frost. Definitely chilled when it cleared off over midnight. Can tell we are at high elevation. Excitement for a good day had us up at 6am. Breakfast in Marcus’ tent. On the trail by 7:30 after glassing up the valley for a while. Riley explained...- Big Fin
- Post #16
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 10 - Hunting Day 5 Still tired. Raining hard. Laid in the tent listening for a lull in the rain. I didn’t crawl out until 10:30am. I didn't see anything. I could hear the guys in Marcus's tipi tent. They were howling about the great taste of caribou. I decided to invite myself in. It was...- Big Fin
- Post #15
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 9 - Hunting Day 4 I slept in until 12:30 pm. Exhaustion allows for that. The guys were in the tipi enjoying coffee and breakfast. I joined them. Still a lot of enthusiasm over the results of yesterday. It's really hard to get a bull with a bow. A giant bull is even more difficult. To...- Big Fin
- Post #13
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 8 - Hunting Day 3 (continued) About the time we all gathered near the bull, the wind was howling and the rain as coming sideways. Good thing these guys pulled this off when they did. The conditions at this point might have made an archery shot impossible. This is an amazing bull. Mike...- Big Fin
- Post #9
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 8 - Hunting Day 3 We were up and glassing near camp at 8am. A slight drizzle made it what Riley calls a great caribou day. Cloud cover is really low and the temps are at least 10F lower. I'm liking this. I choked down another biscuits and gravy breakfast. Something wasn't sitting with...- Big Fin
- Post #8
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 7 - Hunting Day 2 Slept in after a very late night. Up around 10:30 am. Riley served coffee when people work up. Peak Fuel Biscuits & Gravy for breakfast, if a noon meal can properly be called breakfast. Hung around camp until 2pm. A couple rams were hanging out at the lick across the...- Big Fin
- Post #6
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 6 - Hunting Day 1 (continued) I'm trying to find some images of where these bulls headed to. All I can find is this one from later in the day, when shadows filled the valley. They were now on their feet, but not very visible in this image. They are in the gray band of shale, tucked...- Big Fin
- Post #5
- Forum: Other Big Game
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The MacKenzies - The Land that Time Forgot
August 6 - Hunting Day 1 I needed some sleep. The anxiety of logistics, gear, final details before leaving town, always wear on me. The guys were up around 6:00am sharing coffee and excitedly chattering about what might be on these ridges. I stayed in the tent until around 7:45 am. My liver...- Big Fin
- Post #4
- Forum: Other Big Game
