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  1. BowMan86

    Afognak Elk 2022

    I didn’t end up going. My buddy that was gonna go with be backed out and I couldn’t make it make sense to go out by myself.
  2. BowMan86

    Considering the 5 mile hike

    Yeah definitely, sent you a PM.
  3. BowMan86

    Packrafting Question

    Thanks for the info, I guess I will scratch that idea.
  4. BowMan86

    Packrafting Question

    I have other tents I could use, but there is nothing like the Arctic Oven. I may end up having to leave it behind, but was mostly wondering what people’s experience with towing a second packraft was. Did it make it a lot harder to guide for you?
  5. BowMan86

    Packrafting Question

    I am getting ready for a caribou trip with 3 of my buddies. We are getting dropped off and pack rafting out about 30-40 miles. We want to take my Arctic oven tent which is 100lbs and takes up a good amount of space. Does anyone know how difficult it would be to float with another packraft...
  6. BowMan86

    How do grizzly bears taste?

    I have only had one. My buddy killed one up in the mountains eating blueberries here in Alaska. He didn’t want the meat, but I took about 150lbs of it out. We had killed a few spring black bears earlier in the year and they were amazing to eat. I could not tell a difference in the black bear or...
  7. BowMan86

    Meat care while packrafting

    Thanks for the video, havnt ever seen that one before. Definitely the most in depth I have seen. Great info.
  8. BowMan86

    Meat care while packrafting

    Just curious to see you guys keep your meat dry while packrafting? I am heading out on a caribou trip where we will be packrafting out a long ways and trying to think of best ways to keep everything dry. Thanks!
  9. BowMan86

    Elk decoys for caribou?

    I made one out of corrugated plastic sheeting from Lowe’s and painted it. It turned out pretty good but I never actually used it. I had the same experience that you have read. I was able to get within 100 yards pretty easy but struggled after that. I shot one with my bow and then hiked out 7...
  10. BowMan86

    Free Giveway..... 10x42 Zeiss Terras to a deserving youth hunter

    My 14 year old daughter (13 at the time) on an extremely cold winter caribou hunt.
  11. BowMan86

    Who is moose hunting 2023?

    My daughter drew the YM 792 tag. Can’t wait!
  12. BowMan86

    Hyperlite Mountain Gear 20% off sale

    Just pulled the trigger on the ultimid 4 with half insert. Been waiting on some sort of sale.
  13. BowMan86

    Hornady ELD-X Ammo issues

    I know several people who have and been successful, but I do not believe I would use the ELDX bullets on a moose. They may work fine in certain situations but I do not like the amount of meat damage they have the potential of creating and lack of penetration. My original post was prior to truly...
  14. BowMan86

    Considering the 5 mile hike

    I have done this hunt several times now and is honestly one of my favorite hunts up here. You could just drive until you start seeing them from the road and trek out from there. The first year I went up there with my 12 year old son and we just started out from a spot on the road that was...
  15. BowMan86

    Dalton Highway 5 Mile in rifle hunt

    While it is definitely not the most ideal hunt, is is one of the few ways you can hunt an amazing piece of Alaska and pretty much have the area all to yourself without having to pay a fortune in transporter fees. I have done this hunt the past 3 years in a row and we have all gotten our caribou...
  16. BowMan86

    How many game bags for Caribou?

    I feel that 4 large game bags will suffice. Use one for each quarter and there will be enough room in the front quarter bags for the extra meat. Just make sure that you cool the meat individually prior to placing the extra meat in with the front quarters. As long as the bugs arnt too bad you can...
  17. BowMan86

    Caribou antlers August 19 - 28?

    I have hunted up there the 1st week of Sept the past few years. I would say that most were still in velvet at that time. Some of the bigger bulls had shed their velvet though. We have shot 5 bulls off the Dalton highway the 1st week of Sept. All still in velvet.
  18. BowMan86

    Anyone tried bear?

    I got my first bear this spring in Alaska. It was a couple year old sow. We cooked up the backstrap in camp that same night. I have had just about all the big game animals in North America and this was by far my favorite. I have always been put off at the thought of eating bear, but now that I...
  19. BowMan86

    4 Bears, One Trip!!!

    A couple buddies and I started planning our first ever bear hunting trip last year. A guy I met told me about a spot he went sheep hunting a few years back and saw plenty of bears, so I went to work planning a bear hunt for the same area. It would require a several mile hike in. We made plans to...
  20. BowMan86

    2022 Haul Road Caribou Hunt. Who is going????

    Sorry, that may have come out wrong. I have never went out and back on the same day to hunt. All of my out and back trips have been to recover meat or gear that was left out there after a successful hunt. I have always packed gear to stay out there a few days and then take a few days packing out...

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