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ISO Air Taxi
Inexpensive hunts are a thing of the past. Demand far out paces supply, and the prices aren't coming back down. I remember paying less than $1000 for a flyout moose hunt, including hauling meat! You'll be lucky to find one for less than $5k pp now. If you want to go caribou hunting go sooner... -
AK Sheep, Population Observations
You can look at that old data all you want but it's not that accurate. Prior to 2006 all that data was provided by the hunter. I guarantee there was a lot of 7 yo and sublegal rams reported as legal FC or 8yo. The age of harvest remained relatively static prior to mandatory reporting and then... -
Wet, Cool and Humid Meat Care Video
Do you bring spare bags, or just wash and dry? Could you put the meat in contractor bags once its all cooled and dry for the boat ride, to keep them dry? -
Caribou European Mount Help
use the square pins and epoxy. Make sure to use release agent of some sort on the part you don't want stuck. degrease well before putting them in. All-thread sucks, and makes a very weak connection, and will rotate and break. Been there 2x and will never use it again. -
Alaska Sheep Harvest 2023
I was being a bit cynical about no one caring. Not much we can do. -
Alaska Sheep Harvest 2023
I'll post some other information later. Age has declined pretty much in every unit. It's not going back up any time soon. When we see the winter of 21/22 hit the bottom is going to fall out. There are basically no rams on the landscape between 1-3. More than 1/3 of the rams came from the... -
Alaska Sheep Harvest 2023
Plenty of discussion of Alaska sheep harvest over the years. I received the preliminary 2023 harvest stats from ADFG a few days ago. These are preliminary (based on the past couple years they may be about 5% less than final numbers), but its depressing. The draw tags and the HT areas saw... -
2023: Alaska Gear Junkie Review
Great reviews. I've been eyeballing those new Barney's bags. -
He did it.
Other pics are more impressive? Like long-arming a 28" ram to make it look bigger? I know, I shouldn't ram shame, but if you you're going to be cocky. haha -
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Kifaru backpack shoulder straps suck
I had a bikini frame in about 3-4 years, it fell apart in many places after years of hard use. Packing rams, camps, moose, moose antlers, bou, etc. To be fair it it wasn't really designed to haul 60+lbs, IMO. They replaced it with a Duplex frame, which is solid for heavy loads, but the straps... -
Kifaru backpack shoulder straps suck
Anyone else have an opinion on Kifaru shoulder straps replacement/upgrade or swap out with something else? I'm looking at getting a different pack and skipping Kifaru this time. I have a love/hate relationship with my pack that I've used countless days over the last 10-12 years. I think it has a... -
AK Sheep, Population Observations
I spent 16 days sheep hunting this year, in two different ranges. We saw less than 1/2 the sheep we see historically in one area I've hunted for many year, but lamb numbers were much higher than normal. Probably 70% of ewes had lambs. The other area, was a first time, so not sure how it... -
Lets hear your Siwash stories
Done it twice after shooting rams, both times was nice weather, or light rain. I always carry a space blanket, trekker poles and a little paracord to make a make shift shelter, or bring a small sil-nylon tarp, as well as puffy cloths. First one I killed a ram right at dark (mid night) in the... -
Alaska Sheep 2023
Have you heard how many rams taken out of DCUA this year? I heard last week it was at 6. Also heard the total sheep count was extremely low, as in the 400s? Good luck to you guys, I hope you find a ram! -
Identity of old sheep rifle brass
hard to tell scale, but I'd guess a 7mauser or a 6.5 swede? -
Who's hunting sheep soon?
takes a long time to hike up to watch sheep at 8000ft. :D Most sheep have ascended to heaven so it makes sense we should look for them 2000ft above the max height of most of their range. I can't wait to get out of town. I'm holding out for a ram with a 17" deep curl and horns that weigh 40lbs! -
Bringing back on plane
I've weigh 6-7 green dall sheep, full skulls with horns and brain (like pic below). My biggest ram (164B&C) weighed just under 24lbs with the brain in it. Most weighed 18-22lbs. Everyone kills giants until a tape and scale employed. I have 2 euros sitting on my book shelf right now. Both would... -
AK gear gems?
A small squeeze tube of bacon grease. It will change your life. -
Alaska unit 13 caribou closure
It won't be open for years, if I had to guess. Hopefully they put a limit on the subsistence as well, at least bull only and one per household. IMO they over estimated the population 5-6 years ago and killed way too many of them the following few years. Their numbers fluctuated 10-15k animals...
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