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    WTT The Boot Trading thread

    Zamberlan 2092 size 11. Almost new, couple short hikes. $490 retail. Asking $250 TYD
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    Do you have experience with a sled for hauling out game?

    I do a lot of xc skiing with an expedition era sled and ski pulk poles. works well. Snowshoes may be more applicable. Skipulk.com
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    Billy or nanny? Test your skills!

    1. N (only one I may be wrong I just don’t like that view so going Nanny for now.) 2. N 3. N 4. B 5. N 6. N 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. N 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. B 18. N 19. N 20. B 21. B 22. N 23. B 24. N 25. B 26. N 27. N 28. B 29. B 30. B Fun thanks. Attached is a couple of the...
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    Alaska Challenge Guide Service

    Thought this outfitter got shut down… he’s known for using the refuge with no permit, ect. Thanks for sharing. There’s other legit outfits like Expedition Lodge if you want to hunt that unit.
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    Kodiak Island - DIY and solo ?

    I did several trips to Kodiak this season as an AK resident. Two of them were solo hunts for mountain goat, I got a Billy on the second solo trip. Yes it’s on the risky side as far as hunts go. But for those hunts it was walk in from the road, so logistically simple at least. I have no idea if...
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    Lunch Options on 10 day backpacking hunt

    To second what’s been said above, is this a hunt where it even makes sense to go in for 10 days? Not to make assumptions but it’s not always advantageous to try and turn a normal lower 48 hunt into a sheep hunt. Maybe some more details would help people understand the nature of the trip. I just...
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    2024 Blacktail bucks

    Kodiak Aug 22
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    2024 Kotz caribou results?

    There was a few rough storms and plenty of bad flying days
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    Women’s pants help.

    I see Alpine fit got a worthy mention. My SO wears the Barney’s pa-18 pants and loves em. Thin quiet nylon. Two great Alaskan companies.
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    Do You Sleep With Your Food in Bear Country?

    Brown bear country solo hunts, shitty weather day, you’ll catch me cooking and eating inside the Hilleberg. What choice do you have at a certain point. You have to accept some risk.
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    Anchorage Overnight

    Lakefront hotel or AirBnB. 49th State before leaving. And for the post hunt greasy calories and cheap beer the Long Branch Saloon. More booze at Double shovel cider or Brewerks. Ice cream at WooHoo. Enjoy
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    bullet selection for mountain goat

    300 WM 200gr ELDX or Terminal Accent on goats for me. But I’m a one rifle guy for Alaska.
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    August AK sheep hunt tent choice

    If you are carrying all your own gear, in gnarly terrain you bring the solo tent. If your guide is carrying half the gear and it’s more mellow, then footprint and weight don’t matter as much so why not bring a two man. I’ve seen too much horrific weather here in AK to not carry a 4 season tent...
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    Fairbanks meat storage/ freezer

    If it’s just to get a freeze on the meat and fly out the next day I just use a hotel like Pikes. Wright air service has freezers.
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    Knives with a bit of belly

    I skin bears with a victorinox lamb skinning knife. Some belly and no point.
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    Gaining muscle for hunting?

    Skinny guys who just spend a lot of time out there with a heavy pack on will smoke a bloated gym bro in the mountains
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    Space in a hilleberg soulo?

    6’ 3” the Soulo fits me fine. I’ve fit myself, all my gear, and still able to carefully run my stove inside. If you pull out the inner and just use the outer for certain trips and it opens up even more.
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    2024 Spring Bear Thread

    Kodiak, May 3rd. Best one I could scrounge up and I’m happy with him. 35 yards eye to eye on the beach after chasing them around the high country for over a week.
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    Delta junction Alaska

    Good excuse to get in the sheep mountains as a non res! I’ve seen a couple blackies in the 20D high country but a fraction of what is in the coastal units. They’re a lot more predictable to find as the snow line is still creeping up the mountain. Better be dumb and tough to hike in from the road...
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    What size spotter for spring bear?

    Usually my little Kowa 553 is plenty for bears. I’m bringing a swaro 65mm to Kodiak this spring, where the country is more open, and for more careful judgement with this coveted tag.

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