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  1. Jackal7

    My 2021 Alaska Caribou

    Beautiful.
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    Hold on to your GMU 23/26A Shorts boys

    Thank you Larry.
  3. Jackal7

    Hold on to your GMU 23/26A Shorts boys

    This is probably a question for Alaska folk like Larry: if state lands remain open, and you can hunt between the median high water marks along rivers, are you essentially restricted to hunting bank to bank on a waterway? That is what it sounds like to me. Is it even feasible to successfully...
  4. Jackal7

    Boot Recommendations for North Slope Caribou Hunt

    We’ll, not sure if I just was lucky but we used Kuiu Yukon gaiters over Crispi Gtx Wild Rick boots and wore our Kuiu Yukon rain gear pants all day every day. All four of us had same gear. Nobody got wet feet. Never had wet socks. Even when we were doing the tundra OhShit hop when the water all...
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    Determining boot quality

    I have the world's pickiest and hard to fit feet found on earth. And they love Crispis. So much so that I bought a second pair of Wild Rock GTX before my first pair wore out. With regular care and waterproofing of the leather, the first pair is four years old and looks great, even after about...
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    Bear sits down by mans "Bear Defense" gun. LOL

    I am not showing that one to my wife...
  7. Jackal7

    2022 drop hunt gear review/trip planning help

    You need an inReach or sat phone. Also, I would add an Israeli combat tourniquet to your medical kit. And know how to use it. Bear fence from UDAP. Work great.
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    Early August Caribou worth it?

    Arctic Air uses float planes. They will likely place you south of the Brooks. On lakes. Which are often further from the mountains where the caribou may be that early in warm weather. When we were there with AA in the first week of September 2019, it was warm and we saw little movement out...
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    DIY Caribou Alaska Transporter

    The only big change from the gear list I just posted was I sold my Eberlestock frame pack and switched to a Kuiu Ikon 3600 and an Alaska Guide Kodiak CUB bino case. Saves me about 5 pounds total weight.
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    DIY Caribou Alaska Transporter

    Here is the gear list. Let me know if it doesn't come through for some reason. This list worked well for our group and a couple others who we know.
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    DIY Caribou Alaska Transporter

    The other expenses which start to creep up on you is the fact that you need really good gear for Alaska. I mean clothes and boots. Whitetail gear from PA and Wisconsin probably won't cut it. You need to think high end rain gear and other layers. Not the place you want to go with mediocre or...
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    Boot Recommendations for North Slope Caribou Hunt

    If you want to spend the $600, look at Crispi Highlanders. Hiking boot with built in gaiter that is knee high. Ugly as hell but some buddies hunted with GE last year and loved them. I used and will use again in September 2022 Crispi Wild Rock GTX boots wit Kuiu gaiters. Never got wet feet...
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    Who’s Boun It In 2022?

    Going with RAM in September 2022. Taking a newbie with us this time. He's NYC born and bred but he's a gamer and can shoot lights out. It will be fun introducing him to wilderness hunting. Between myself and my partner Birchie, we should be able to show him the trip of a lifetime. We can't...
  14. Jackal7

    2022 Kotz Caribou Booked - Bear Fence or No

    We used a UDAP 45X45 foot fence in 2019. Will bring it again in September 2022. We slept better and never had any bear issues. Worth the baggage weight. If we have extra weight allowance this next trip, we might bring the smaller one along too just for the meat and hides, and use the 45X45...
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    .30-06 effective range

    Just found this thread. I bought a Tikka T3 30-06 this summer and put Swarovski Z3 glass on it. Reason: I couldn't find ammo for my Sako .270 WSM but found 8 boxes of Nosler Trophy Grade 180 gr Partition 30-06 ammo. The gun dislikes the Federal loads I had sitting around, but groups the...
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    If you could caribou hunt once

    Cardio, leg and hip strength and core strength. Work on those up until the week before you leave. Less body mass and lighter packs the better. Consider buying a weight vest for walking hills to train - or just ruck your pack a couple times a week with sand bags in it. And I agree on the...
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    Photography- one photo a day

    My boy needs to spend more time attending college and less time on the North Platte...
  18. Jackal7

    Photography- one photo a day

    My three year old little girl figured it all out this fall.
  19. Jackal7

    North to Alaska

    Great hunting journal and photos. I enjoyed it immensely.
  20. Jackal7

    Hold on to your GMU 23/26A Shorts boys

    We are booked for September 1-7, 2022. This is not making me happy.

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