Back to POW for some tourism while carrying a rifle.

[44hunter45]

I booked all my air, ferry, vehicle, and lodging yesterday for 10ish days on POW in June. Not my usual wet-for-ten-days tent trip. I've been wanting MRS to come to Alaska with me for years and she has agreed to come along. We'll be glamping at a cabin in Whale Pass and I will be showing her the things I love about Prince of Wales.

I have a Spring Bear tag, so the rifle is coming along. If we bump one big and dumb I will take the shot. The cabin has meat processing and freezer.

June 6th-13th.

MRS is having a hip replacement when we get back. This is our first vacation together in a few years. FWIW - if you ever need a wheelchair on POW, there is a place in Klawock that will loan you one for free.

 

[44hunter45]

Looking on Amazon for rain gear to fit MRS.

Amazon says others who searched "women's rain gear" also searched for knives and meat grinders.

Is that the hunters or the serial killers?

 

[44hunter45]

Wheels up at 0614 hrs.

More than the usual board stress as they saved my big oversized rolling RubberMaid tub for very last.

Paid over weight fees and it has my rifle bolt in it. All the fishing gear and misc gear too.

If they did load I paid money extra hassles. Plus a useless rifle in the SKB case.

All worked out.

Chilling in first class hoping MRS45 enjoys this trip. I will.

 

[44hunter45]

Got everything onboard ‘made it to SEATAC.

3 hour layover became 3 1/2.

Now will be a struggle to make the IFA to POW. Jettisoning all the Ketchikan activities for today.

Fingers crossed.

 

[44hunter45]

Doors shut

 

[44hunter45]

Touch and go but we got our luggage and a taxi.

We are chilling on the IFA ferry forward observation lounge.

Whales maybe?

 

[TheTone]

Jealous. I wish I’d deer hunted it years ago. I need to get back to Alaska to fill the freezer with fish

 

[BAKPAKR]

Do you have the Norma?

 

[44hunter45]

Do you have the Norma?

Of course.

 

[44hunter45]

She had a spotted fawn but it dropped into the grass before I got the shot

No contest the cutest fawns on the planet. Smaller than a hare.

 

[44hunter45]

Momma is staying at the cabin tomorrow so I can go out to an estuary I scouted today.

 

[44hunter45]

Saw this guy off the paved road tonight

 

[rmyoung1]

@44hunter45
Just curious… Why did you separate your bolt from your rifle before putting it on the plane?

 

[44hunter45]

@44hunter45
Just curious… Why did you separate your bolt from your rifle before putting it on the plane?

It’s the first time I’ve ever done that. It was discussed on a previous HT thread and the idea seemed interesting.

TSA has changed their policies again? I did not have to open the case for them. When I went back and asked them about it, their response was “Only if we see an issue when we scan it..”.

That’s all fine except there is no closure that everything is accepted.
I was nervous until I saw it on the luggage conveyor going up into the plane.

I was the last to board while I watched them loading it through the terminal window.

I’m thinking now that having the bolt out, even if it’s still in your case, makes it easier for them to see it is not loaded when they scan it.

 

[44hunter45]

Haha.

Touristed POW yesterday. MRS realized that the locking tag was $450 and is now much more motivated for me to find a bear.

Seeing all the brand new Sitka Blacktail fawns helps rationalize you are saving the cuties from predators.

We have taken to calling them “Rabby Bunnits” MRS’ sister could not say “Bunny Rabbit” as a child and spoonerized it. It just fits these tiny fawns.

 

[44hunter45]

You bear experts.

Go glass estuary’s or go after the one we saw yesterday and try calling?

I think we are full rut and the boars are cruising now. That makes me think that he is miles away from where we saw him by now.

 

[44hunter45]

Haha.

Seeing all the brand new Sitka Blacktail fawns helps rationalize you are saving the cuties from predators.

We have taken to calling them “Rabby Bunnits” MRS’ sister could not say “Bunny Rabbit” as a child and spoonerized it. It just fits these tiny fawns.

Some of this is the way they move too.

They are mule deer but haven’t mastered pronking. When they finally spook they hop around randomly driving both back legs together until they line out. Funny as heck to watch.