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    Asking for advise

    Hello folks. I built our cabin so our kids will always have a place to go hunt in Alaska. Actually not just hunting, just getting out into a wild place, bush ak. This last fall I invited Jordan Jonnas from the TV show alone to come up hunting. Him and his buddy had a good time and Jordan had a...
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    Met a new friend hunting

    A few months ago I took a chance. And it worked out very well. I emailed Jordan Jonnas from the TV show alone and asked him if he would like to go moose bear wolf hunting with me. And he accepted the offer ! My beautiful wife doesn't like me going out to the cabin by myself. And I've had...
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    Flood warnings in Alaska

    Hello folks. Wanted to mention that we have been having flood warnings for the past few days in South central Ak. And throughout the state a lot of rain. The creeks are running pretty high and the tioga areas are very wet n spongy. Suspect the same for tundra. The Talkeetna mts were getting over...
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    Going out moose hunting today

    Yeppers finally get to fly out to our cabin today. Last time was a year n half on snogos hauling in freight gasoline generator n freezer. Haven't been moose hunting there for 3 years now because of injury. And I'm really chomping the bit. I have to give a atta boy to the pilot we have used...
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    Getting into the moment

    One of the best things about hunting for me is getting into the moment. I enjoy still hunting and find myself in places that I've never been. Just trying to find sign, listing, looking at everything. I regularly find myself in that little where am I moment because I'm doing my thing, hunting...
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    Moose

    It's still winter here 2-3' of snow. And we still have moose cruising threw. We had a bull headed for a discussion with our Chesapeake a couple days ago that I was able to abort. Yesterday it was a cow. Had 3 a few days back. I'm not batching, I enjoy seeing them. But it's dangerous. They...
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    Having a good dog

    Through the years we've had a few dogs. And blessed to have a 2 that seemed like the one in a million. Both Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Chessys fit into our ak weather just fine. Our first chessy was an adoption. Neighbors moved and needed a home for their dog. Oby was built like a tank...
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    A gathering of friends my styles

    Maybe me. But I'm open to suggestions. But after doing what I do. N reading about what others do can be quite a bit different. I grew up doing my thing, no internet just me mostly. I like this place. Randy I guess, thanks man. I need to hang with some outdoors folks now n then. Read what...
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    New outdoors partner

    Our daughter met a fellow who has 2 boys. 15-4 years old. Now I have 2 new outdoors partners. I'm excited to help these boys learn more about the outdoors and all the great stuff we can to do. Hunting n fishing for sure. I used to go trapping(hanging out in the bush)alone so kinda excited...
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    Teaching our grandson to hunt

    Night before last we had a moose come through the yard. Single smaller narrower hoof mark in the dirt. Indicating a yearling possible legal spike fork bull. 1-1/2 year old. I grabbed up our grandson and put my binoculars on him , made him feel pretty big for a little man. He'll be 6 next week...
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    Ol friends n moose season

    I contacted a couple ol friends. Go back 30 years and it seems like yesterday friends. Both want to go and are making time. I'm blessed that somehow we managed to get a cabin built in the middle of nowhere ak. I've got it set up to pretty self contained. I knew I would get older n just want more...
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    Feeling that itch

    The fireweed has finished out. Getting cooler n darker out. The salmon are running out. Rains a lot. Moose hunting season is just around the corner. I am dealing with a neck injury and couldn't get out much last year. Man that kinda hurts. Still dealing with the neck issues, it's broken...
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    Find fiddlehead ferns, find antler drops

    I've seen areas near our cabin where moose have moved 2' of snow to get at the fiddlehead ferns that are formed n under the plant. Litterally looks like a bomb went off. With forest duff scattered in a 50' patch. I believe that they smell them n are ready for some fresh greens. And can keep...
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    Hunting remote

    Right near the top of the list of things that turn my crank is being out in remote locations. We charter a bush plane to get to our cabin. I watch as he lifts. And flys on off. I always feel a kinda different feeling. I'm on my own. Just me n the world. Can't count on a phone but mine is...
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    Taking my little buddy out

    Last weekend was a very special day for me. I finally got to go on a snogo ride with our grandson. He is 5 n been practicing for 2 years now. Just around the house. His mama went out for a ride to check on trail conditions. Came in the door n exclaimed that he could take his first ride out on...
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    Developing your own style

    I've been blessed to be able to spend some time in bush ak. And developed my own style of doing things. As I suspect we all have. Most of my learning was from the school of hard knocks. Before any internet. And what works for me. We all do things a bit differently. And was able to have...
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    Fiddlehead ferns

    All around our cabin it would look like a small explosion went off under the snow in the spring. With duff thrown about in 30' areas. As I became more familiar I realized what was going on. The moose were digging up fiddlehead ferns under the snow. Also learned that there are small ferns there...
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    The moose i scared to death

    Near 40 years back I was blessed to go on my first fly out moose hunt. On the Stony river. Myself n 2 buddies were going to do a 7 day hunt. One of them knew a pilot that could take us out. The trip out was fantastic as you have to travel through Alaskan Range mountains. As we broke threw the...
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    Produce bags for meat

    Hunting season again. We use produce bags for packaging our meat. A roll is fairly inexpensive n lasts a few moose. And great for every day use. We buy them from the grocery store and have a roll hanging in the kitchen. When packaging meat. I see lots of folks use plastic wrap but the bags...
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    Building recreational cabins

    Building our remote cabin has been extremely rewarding for. And particularly happy about the amount of time it required. Forcing me to get out when I could no matter things like 30 below traveling on snogos in snow up to your head. A kazillion bugs in the summer. Make a better woodsman out of me...

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