Looks like I’m in for 2025

OP
ddavis_1313
Joined
Oct 25, 2012
Messages
1,414
Honestly, I think people up here are tired of hearing about meat getting stolen, but the other parts made it home. People contuining to talk about specific areas to hunt in alaska, or people who shoot animals and then donate the meat like it's some good deed (which i know you didn't do)

Sent from my SM-S921U using Tapatalk

Yeah…. It sucked having the meat stolen. I almost didn’t take the bear fence bc i was told it wasn’t necessary. But I did anyways just in case and glad I did. I can’t help that bears don’t like horns over meat.

I took pictures of the meat each day to verify that it was indeed bears. I have pictures of the bears. There was nothing I could do beyond what I did and I wasn’t putting meat inside the bear fence.

I think is people up there just don’t like people like myself from down here coming and hunting the state. I fly with a transporter. I don’t have a secret spot. I hunt public done here so I know what it’s like to get a spot burned. So I don’t speak about things I hear about up there the same way I don’t speak about spots down here. I may never hunt that spot I hear of but I also don’t want to screw over anyone else.

Anyways, it is what it is. I just think it’s bs that there are people on this thread that think they are holier than thou….


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Joined
Mar 21, 2012
Messages
4,054
Location
Alaska
You spent 3 days in Alaska, lost your meat to bears (which happens), talked in circles throughout this entire thread, called me a "DB", an "a-hole" and a "d'k", when your very first post asked for someone to give you a reason not to come back.

People that post on the internet and expect zero criticism for what they write truly baffle me.
 
OP
ddavis_1313
Joined
Oct 25, 2012
Messages
1,414
You spent 3 days in Alaska, lost your meat to bears (which happens), talked in circles throughout this entire thread, called me a "DB", an "a-hole" and a "d'k", when your very first post asked for someone to give you a reason not to come back.

People that post on the internet and expect zero criticism for what they write truly baffle me.

First of all, the title of the thread was meant as a fun title. I’m booked to go back to Alaska a third time so I can kill a caribou since I was forced to pass the last time.

Secondly, go back and re-read the posts in order. Your first comment was sarcasm about bears being “scary”. Then you insult me for being in Alaska for “3 days” and losing meat to bears. I think you referred to it as “funny”.

You know, if it was truly about the horns and a hide, I had ample opportunity to kill a really nice caribou after my wife. It would have been real easy to have sat out there an extra two days and not had to worry about meat…. Instead, I ate a $5k hunt so I wouldn’t waste game bc I’m an ethical hunter.

And for the record, I’ve been to Alaska twice for over 20 days each trip. The second trip (this year) my pregnant wife and I floated a river in on moose hunt, just us two. I’m not a “weekend” warrior….

So, yeah, “3 days”…


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
OP
ddavis_1313
Joined
Oct 25, 2012
Messages
1,414
That was not a diatribe.

That was a simple explanation given as a response to your reply. It was not an attack. But big words are fun! (when used correctly)

But you really should go back and read your replies in order. Maybe do some self reflecting on how you unjustifiably berated someone for no reason and then were “baffled” that that same person would take offense.

And I’ll admit, I made a mistake. I should have simply ignored you all together. So my apologies to the rest of the members for being duped into an adolescence exchange.

At any rate, as much as I would enjoy continuing this saga, I actually have to help my wife finish cooking thanksgiving dinner for my family tomorrow morning. So I’ll choose sleep.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Joined
Feb 13, 2017
Messages
840
Location
Tulsa, ok
I’m not sure if you are aware of this but the bear population has only increased since your last trip. If you’re scared of bears, stay home!

And let’s be honest, no one goes to Alaska to meat hunt. It’s horns, adventure, meat. In that order. It’s just a flex to tell your buddies you’re eating caribou. Which is bottom tier game meat imo.
 

FAAFO

WKR
Joined
May 24, 2024
Messages
452
That was not a diatribe.

That was a simple explanation given as a response to your reply. It was not an attack. But big words are fun! (when used correctly)

But you really should go back and read your replies in order. Maybe do some self reflecting on how you unjustifiably berated someone for no reason and then were “baffled” that that same person would take offense.

And I’ll admit, I made a mistake. I should have simply ignored you all together. So my apologies to the rest of the members for being duped into an adolescence exchange.

At any rate, as much as I would enjoy continuing this saga, I actually have to help my wife finish cooking thanksgiving dinner for my family tomorrow morning. So I’ll choose sleep.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That hurt feeling you currently have is because the truth hurts.

You’re a liability out there AND you make poor decisions. It’s kinda scary you came up for a moose hunt. With you bailing on your caribou hunt on day 3 one can only assume you didn’t kill a moose? There is no fricking way you connected the dots to kill a moose.

You’re about to be a father. If you love your wife and kid please put some thought into these trips. AK is not for everyone, and not for you. You’re going to get hurt. If you choose to ignore my advice please at least consider one thing. Wear a helmet and a life jacket 24/7 when you are up here. I don’t care if it’s at Mooses tooth, you need both at all times. I am not trying to be mean nor am I joking. Both at all times. Some of the new life jackets look like normal rain gear. And the helmet will let people know to be more patient with you.

Happy Thanksgiving to your family btw.
 

Mtndawger

FNG
Joined
Mar 11, 2021
Messages
83
On a more positive note: Thanks for the heads up about the situation up there. I am sure there are many of us who didn’t realize the bear situation was quite so bad. I sure didn’t. Ignore the morons who just want to burn everyone and everything that doesn’t fit their narrative. It’s a free country, ya know?
 
Joined
Jun 3, 2020
Messages
694
Location
Eagle River, AK
Wow. Lots of pissed on cornflakes today. Let’s not turn this into the 24hr Campfire.
Well. Maybe people should be more prepared or keep the meat closer to the tent or inside the bear fence instead of keeping the antlersclose by and the meat further away. Stashing the meat unprotected on the tundra is a sure way to have bears come in for a easy meal. Make it harder. I keep the meat inside the fence which I said, but if I was to worried for it to be inside the fence it would be right outside the fence with some stinky clothes on top of it or something that would make some noise so I would know if a bear is fing with my stuff.

Sent from my SM-S921U using Tapatalk
 
Top