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    Sold Outdoorsmans micro pan head, bino adapters, and base plates

    Outdoorsman's Micro Pan head with 2 bino adapters, 1 bino stud, and 3 base plates. $400 I've used these things a few times, but I can't find a spot of wear on them. They could be brand new and put back on the shelf because they look and feel unused. This is a full set up to get your binos...
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    Sold Skinning Knife - Elk Hunter by Knives of Alaska $75

    Elk Hunter model skinning knife. D2 Tool steel. Made in the USA by Knives of Alaska. $75 shipped to your door from AK. I used it to butcher a caribou and a moose. It's been professionally re-sharpened. Has two small stains on the blade, visible in the photos, otherwise it's in perfect...
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    Sold Maven Monocular CM.1 8x32 - $125

    8x32 Maven Monocular Lightly used, like-new condition. $125 shipped TYD (from AK) See product description at Maven Built Optics.
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    Bird hunting on skis

    If anyone is curious about building a hunting specific backcountry ski setup I wrote an article about my experience for Project Upland. This is specifically for people looking to put together a custom kit that outperforms snowshoes in steep and brushy upland terrain. You find the article here...
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    Do you gut birds in the field?

    I saw a bunch of folding knives with little bird gut hooks built in. Does anyone use these? Or, does anyone gut their birds in another way while in the field? I’ve cut open and pulled the guts out of a few birds that I gut-shot so bad I was worried about poop getting in the meat, otherwise...
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    Tell me the story of how this (M1?) clip got here?

    I was out for a walk in the mountains near Anchorage. About 5 miles from the trailhead, and 3 miles off an official trail, I found this. I think this is an en bloc clip for an M1 Garand?? There is an army base nearby, but I was several miles from terrain that the army trains in, these days at...
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    2022 Bird Season(s) Pics

    Aug 10th was the ptarmigan opener in AK. It was a good one. Just a few more weeks until grouse and waterfowl open.
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    What publisher has the best hunting photography?

    Do you subscribe to a hunting periodical that you think has really beautiful photography? Could be digital or print, but it's professionally done, and not run by a specific brand. I subscribe to a few quarterly magazines dedicated to other passions in my life, but I don't know of something...
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    How long would you wait for them to stand up?

    [edited for clarity] They laid down like this while I was making my stalk. I don't take head or neck shots. Can't see vitals on any of them [correction: I didn't think that I could land a good vital shot, someone with more experience/skill than me might have.] So, what would you do? How long...
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    Review: Zpacks Triplex Tent, really great 22oz full featured shelter

    I was doing some research this morning trying to find a lightweight tarp/tent for just myself (had to include bug screen and a closeable vestibule) and realized that my existing three person tent is as light as many of the 1-2 person options out there. So, I figured I do a write up for the...
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    what's the status of Barnes bullets in factory ammo?

    Remington went bankrupt, Sierra bought Barnes out of that bankruptcy..... has anyone seen new factory ammo under any brand made with Barnes TSX or TTSX bullets on shelves within the past 6ish months? I've seen a few old boxes on store shelves, in calibers I don't shoot. I see some Federal ammo...
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    South-Central AK spring Black Bear - den elevations?

    Dumb newb question (this is specifically NOT about Southeast (aka coastal) black bears - I've searched the forums and web, but I'm still not sure. Much of the info seems to be about hunting from a boat, over bait, or targeting brown bears) Question: What type of ground cover are black bears...
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    Photo dump: AK bird hunting

    Just finished a week of driving around AK and hunting birds in a bunch of different spots. Mostly we were after willow ptarmigan, but also got some spruce grouse, failed to connect with any ruffed grouse, and put a few snowshoe hares in the freezer too. The really fuzzy photo is of a wolf...
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    Operation: Lighter Mountain Hunt Kit

    I went on two goat hunts in 2020, a 3-day and a 4-day. I really loved the experience, but also realized that I need to trim my kit if I want to cover more ground in the alpine. So, over the past few months I've replaced a bunch of my gear. My rule was any new gear must work as well or...
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    New shooter: blame me or the gear?

    HIstory: I have no family history with hunting or guns. I bought my first shotgun 4 years ago for shooting clays with friends, discovered upland birds and realized that I like hunting. Bought my first rifle 2+ years ago to get into big game hunting, got my first moose this year. I'm now...
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    Camp shoe in the snow?

    I've read lots of good stuff on here about camp shoe options, I'm curious to know if anyone has found any good options when the temps are very cold and/or the ground is snowy. I try very hard to keep my multi-day backpack kit light, but I also *need* a camp shoe alternative to get my mountain...
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    Adult onset hunter in AK

    FNG, been lurking here for a three years, finally registered. I grew up in New England and my social circle was generally anti-hunting and anti-gun. I moved to Alaska in 2016 at age 36 and discovered upland bird hunting as an off-season thing to do in the mountains when not backcountry skiing...

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