hunting pix 2015

trevitrace said:
Additionally, and unfortunately, I've already given one kidney to my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate and I'll likely need the other.

Maybe an old-fashioned rochambeau can resolve who pays?

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Dialysis?

Kris,.
 
I had the opportunity to back-up my friend on a recent brown bear hunt on Kodiak Island. Both he and his girlfriend drew spring permits on the south-west end of the island and I was asked to go along to provide a hand . We saw 10 bears over the course of the week. Most of those we saw came out of dens high in the snow fields on the surrounding mountains and moved even higher across the very tops of the mountains and into the interior of the island. After miles of hiking, endless hours of glassing and several stalks my buddy connected with a nice bear on the last day of the hunt. My friend was packing a Rem M700 in 8mm Mag that he's had since high school and two rounds made quick work of taking the bear.

For camp chores and skinning I brought my slate blue Dozier K-2 and my black Dozier Whittler on this trip. Both knives got a work-out during the initial skinning of the bear in the field and the removal of the skull and feet after we were back in camp. The bear squared out at nine feet, so the task was no small job. Both Doziers worked like champs and I couldn't be happier with them. In fact, both knives were chosen over several other knives available due to their superior performance. The K-2 was used for the initial skinning and removal of the head and all four feet and remained able to shave hair when the job had been completed.

It was a great hunt and I am fortunate for the chance to go. A week of hiking, fresh air, and Mountain House really re-centers a person.













Z
 
nice work ,that looks like a great place to hunt.do the bears taste any good ? what were the temperatures like while you were there ? were their many other animals in the area?
cheers, casey
 
Thanks Casey,

Kodiak Island is a real challenge to hunt. Like most of Alaska, the weather is unpredictable, the geography is rugged and the degree of isolation is great because you are so far removed from any civilization – but to an even greater degree specific to Kodiak.

Brown bears are not good to eat and their meat does not have to be utilized per state regulation. Those that have tried to consume brown bear have told me its inedible and tastes like a combination of tide flats and garbage. Black bears, on the other hand, are quite tasty and a black bear that has been in the blueberry patches in the Fall is some of the best wild game I’ve ever had the opportunity to try.

The temperatures ranged from just above freezing at night to quite warm (50* F) when the sun came out in the afternoons. The weather was constantly changing and it was not uncommon to experience rain, wind, and sunshine several times in the same day. It snowed on the upper hillsides one night, but overall we had great weather during the time we were there.

We saw a tremendous variety of coastal birds, Bald Eagles, waterfowl and song birds during our stay. There was beaver activity everywhere and we saw them daily. The entire floor of the valley was taken over with dams, ponds, and downed trees. The amount and size of trees the beavers cut down was beyond belief. During one of our hikes we saw a Cottonwood they had downed which was easily three feet in diameter.

We also saw several red fox and dozens of Sitka Black-tailed deer. The deer, especially the young, were very tolerant of us. On one trip back to camp we walked up on a doe and a fawn who allowed us to get within just feet of them before snorting and bounding away.

In fact, it was a deer feeding on a hillside behind us that alerted us to the bear we finally connected with. The young buck had been grazing while we were glassing the area but suddenly bolted several yards further up the hillside and stopped to look intently into a ravine out of our sight. When we moved to look into the area the deer was concentrating on we could see the big boar making his way up the draw!





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John,

Its a Cabela's Outfitter Series™ XWT-Xtreme Weather Tent.

It measures 10 x 10 and weighs about 45 pounds plus stakes. The pitch kit allows you to put the fly up and build the tent under the cover it provides. It belongs to my buddy that I was hunting with. Solid tent but you need a mule to pack it around.

Z
 
MisterZ. Thanks, looks like it was a good choice for that area, as long as you did not have to carry it too far. John
 
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Oops these are from the last couple years. No success this year yet.
 
While it's not the excitement of calling in a long-beard in full strut during the spring, nor is it the thrill of out witting a heavy antlered fall monarch, but I still like fall turkey season.
 
theres some nice photos coming through.i guess its near the rut for you guys at the top half of the world ?






 
that's a kea john, they are an alpine parrot and very cheeky. they will slide down your tent while you are away and rip it to shreds. they also rip peoples car windscreen rubbers out at ski-field carparks. (:
 
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