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    NPS threatening to close 20 million acres in Alaska to some types of hunting

    Do you think that it is fair to classify what is being proposed here a reduction in hunting opportunity?
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    NPS threatening to close 20 million acres in Alaska to some types of hunting

    Hopefully those that are interested in this issue take the time to read the proposal, background, etc. rather than take this factually inaccurate and seemingly intentionally misleading post at face value. As has been pointed out on several past threads on the same topic, what is being proposed...
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    Gaiters + Quick creek crossing

    The Kuiu Yukon gaiters, since they are made out of 4 way stretch material, do a better job of forming to the boot and keeping water out as compared to some of the other gaiters on the market. If you throw a couple of heavy-duty rubber bands over the gaiters and around the ankle of your boot...
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    Another AK Fishing kind of thread

    Mark Wackler owns and operates the guide service Fishology and the Orca lodge & cabins on the Kenai Peninsula. Mark and his guides are top notch and they run trips on the Kenai and Kasilof for trout and salmon all year as well as halibut and bottom fish on the salt. I think they might offer...
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    AK Species rules confusion...

    You can’t apply for that specific draw tag. There will be resident opportunities for that species in the same area. The kodiak brown bear draw situation has created a raw deal for residents I think. Because the guide areas are exclusive use and brown bears are draw only for non-res, non-res...
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    AK Species rules confusion...

    There is an exception. Non-resident hunters can hunt guide-required species in AK with a resident relative who is "2nd Degree of Kindred." There are some differences for military folks as well that get some benefits of residency without meeting the time-in-state requirements of residency...
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    Latest Alaska Intel fishing

    The Nush isn't the place to go for big kings, it has historically been the place to go for a lot of kings, relatively speaking. For big kings, the salt is probably your best best in some place like Old Harbor, Craig, etc. I think most king fisherman consider big kings as those that get to...
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    Latest Alaska Intel fishing

    Too many things killing them for too long. Like many salmon stocks, the Kenai kings, and all southcentral AK kings for that matter, have died the death of 1,000 cuts. 1. Adult harvest in the river 2. Juvenile predation in the river 3. Ocean harvest 4. Ocean predation 5. Ocean bycatch...
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    Latest Alaska Intel fishing

    Tough times for king fisherman in southcentral AK. Bumper boats on the Kasilof is going to be a nightmare...
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    Will the Fed break the back of outfitted hunts

    I know for a fact that several guides and transporters have done exactly that for the coming year. Scaled back trips, increased rates. Less work and stress for the same or better income. Can't blame them. One also told me that they are weeding out pain-in-the-ass past clients as part of the...
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    The moose are migrating

    Several studies in AK and the Yukon have documented moose migrating as far as 150 miles between summer and winter habitat and using that same migration route year after year. On average, bulls move farther than cows and there is a lot of variation in migration habits of moose living in and...
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    Will the Fed break the back of outfitted hunts

    Speaking to Alaska specifically, guided hunts and other related hunting services like transportation, etc. will only get more expensive. Demand exceeds supply and will continue to do so, and service providers expenses continue to grow.
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    Latest Alaska Intel fishing

    For kings in the river and an awesome AK experience, go to the Nushagak. Largest run of kings in the state, though the average size is smaller than elsewhere. Wilderness setting and great options for accommodations. As others have noted, king runs in southcentral have been circling the drain...
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    Is the western hunting bubble bursting? (Or at least shrinking?)

    Some info on hunting license sales in the country and filtered for the "western" region. This data seems to fit what I have heard from a few different sources is that the overall trend in the nation is that fewer people are hunting each year than the last. More people are quitting than taking...
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    Older broomed Dall

    Without the tips intact, what are you looking at on this set of horns to make that determination?
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    Older broomed Dall

    Agreed. Make em legal twice!
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    Older broomed Dall

    I understand that annuli measure periods of growth and not actual age to the month. That having been said, most tend to speak generally and equate an annuli to a year of life for the sheep. The language in the regs reflects and directs the same. "A ram at least 8 years old as determined by...
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    Older broomed Dall

    I read Joe's response as the annuli marked 2 in your photo was the 18mo, and annuli 3 is the 30mo.
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    Older broomed Dall

    Yes that does help. What are the characteristics that you look for to differentiate between these two annuli. One of the methods for aging that I think a lot are taught is to start counting from the tip to the base and to count the first well defined annuli as year 3. I know of several...
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    Older broomed Dall

    So are you calling the first marked annuli in from the tip his 3rd year annuli or 2nd year annuli? I feel like the root of most confusion when aging rams in what is year 2 and what is year 3. Next most argued about is annuli near the base, what is and what isn't an annuli there. Very cool...

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