Daughters out hunting

[caribou]

Tinmiaq, our oldest daughter has been up in Point Hope, or more like 7 miles out on the flaw ice supporting the Hunters of her Honey and their Whaling Crew.

They scored a nice fat 'Ingutuk' Bowhaed and have cut it up and given it all away. Her share is pretty big, but the tons of meat and muktuk (skin and blubber) make their way through the whole village and beyond.
Soon, we too shall taste their success.
Her Honey, Keith, has been a Whaler for 25+

 

[Buzznrose]

Congratulations on a great hunt! My best to you and your incredible family.

 

[H&Hhunter]

Incredible!! Thank you for sharing. The ingenuity and team work that goes into whale hunting with small boats is simply amazing.

 

[Armored farmer]

Thanks for sharing another little glimpse of your world with us. I'm always interested to see your posts.
The best wishes to your and your family.

 

[Patocazador]

Lots of meat and lots of work.

Are you allowed to take any whale or just certain species?

 

[Show Me]

Tinmiaq, our oldest daughter has been up in Point Hope, or more like 7 miles out on the flaw ice supporting the Hunters of her Honey and their Whaling Crew.

They scored a nice fat 'Ingutuk' Bowhaed and have cut it up and given it all away. Her share is pretty big, but the tons of meat and muktuk (skin and blubber) make their way through the whole village and beyond.
Soon, we too shall taste their success.
Her Honey, Keith, has been a Whaler for 25+


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Thanks for the pictures

 

[BreechFace]

Thank you for sharing! Village is happy no doubt, especially the elderly whose time it is for them to receive from the hard work of the younger hunters! A picture of what society should be, people helping people, not government.

 

[Wolfshead]

Yes!
Thank you for sharing always look forward to you posting.
Would love to know how you prepare this for a meal?
Very interesting for sure!

 

[Milt1]

Caribou, what does Ingutuk taste like, can you compare it to something we'd all be familiar with? I always look forward to seeing you and your growing family on TV.

 

[huntersdog]

Thanks for sharing the story and pictures of and and her man!

Bring make memory's of 15 years plus, of you posting the family hunting and fishing pictures on the AK OD, Brian used to own.
Where has all the time gone?

 

[caribou]

They are allotted "Strikes" on Bowhead Whales, the Ingutuk is the smaller, more tender ones. As I understand it, The big old ones will hunt you right back, so are seldom taken, and it keeps the mature Bowhead birthing and raising more Bowhead. So, like mot of Nature they target the young ones.
They also hunt Beluga Whales, a much smaller but delicious Whale, which arrive in herds.

The meats of both kind are Beefy, but the Bowhead's Muktuk, the skin with blubber tastes like Almonds to me, while Beluga Muktak tastes like boiled eggs. both are great with salt or sauce.

The AOD was fun, and got me to bigger things. Im glad people like the show, it pretty simple to do........ its us , being ourselfs an edited. However off camera, Tinmiaq is doing her thang.

We have her boy, Sabastian, here in our Spring Camp (flaw ice is no place to babysit) and you'll see him on future eps as we make them..

 

[H&Hhunter]

Caribou,

I thought when you initially wrote “flaw” ice that you meant thaw ice. What is flaw ice?

 

[Buzznrose]

Caribou,

I thought when you initially wrote “flaw” ice that you meant thaw ice. What is flaw ice?

I think he meant “floe ice”, but he can confirm. Gotta love autocorrect….LOL!

Ice floe - Wikipedia

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[red rick]

That is living off of the land there . I love seeing the community teamwork . Thanks for sharing your pictures .

It kind of reminds me of how things were done by my grandparents when I was growing up . My grandpa had a small tobacco farm and every weekend my mom and all of my uncles , aunts and their spouses would pull , tie and hang the tobacco . They also had a season for killing cows and pigs and they would all get together for that . My grandparents didn’t buy much from a grocery store . That way of life for us died with my grandpa and I miss it .

 

[H&Hhunter]

I think he meant “floe ice”, but he can confirm. Gotta love autocorrect….LOL!

Ice floe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Yeah I’m guessing auto correct turned floe into flaw but you never know with the locals up there they got lots of words for snow and ice. I’m familiar with ice floes. I flew off the polar ice for several years.



The local language is very descriptive with ice and snow conditions. Chip (Caribou) and I were neighbors a long time ago, I don’t remember knowing him back then but we sure as heck knew a lot of the same people.

 

[caribou]

"Ice", LOL!

Fresh water ice will shatter when thin and cant bear weight, Saltwater ice will bend and flex as bit before giving in.
First, from shore, we have "Land Fast Ice" which is frozen to the land and beach, often for quite a ways out, depending on conditions, sometimes for miles.
Between the various ice types we have "Leads", Lanes and cracks'. Leads are quite large areas between the various ice's, often hundreds of yards wide. Lanes are more narrow, often just a few dozen yards wide, Cracks are usually a few feet across, and open and close, often with tide, current and wind.
Then we have "Flaw ice" which is fairly stable, but cracked and flawed, not exactly attached to the Land Fast Ice. It can break away in huge sheets, but is safe and stable for heavy weight, usually quite thick. This year our Ocean Ice averages 5-7 feet thick.
Then theres 'Floe Ice" which is pans of ice on the move with currents and wind, but can be frozen into a mass again.
Then there 'Sheets of ice", thin ice that fills inbetween floes and freezes, but doesnt bear too much more weight than a man or three.
Then there 'slush ice" which is unstable and unreliable to walk on, as its small pieces, but can clog miles of leads, the water between the floes and sheets.


H&H, I bet Point Hope was always a weather challenge for Pilots.......especially in Spring.

And there is this; https://www.adn.com/arctic-sounder/...e-point-hope-lands-first-whale-of-the-season/

 

[H&Hhunter]

"Ice", LOL!

Fresh water ice will shatter when thin and cant bear weight, Saltwater ice will bend and flex as bit before giving in.
First, from shore, we have "Land Fast Ice" which is frozen to the land and beach, often for quite a ways out, depending on conditions, sometimes for miles.
Between the various ice types we have "Leads", Lanes and cracks'. Leads are quite large areas between the various ice's, often hundreds of yards wide. Lanes are more narrow, often just a few dozen yards wide, Cracks are usually a few feet across, and open and close, often with tide, current and wind.
Then we have "Flaw ice" which is fairly stable, but cracked and flawed, not exactly attached to the Land Fast Ice. It can break away in huge sheets, but is safe and stable for heavy weight, usually quite thick. This year our Ocean Ice averages 5-7 feet thick.
Then theres 'Floe Ice" which is pans of ice on the move with currents and wind, but can be frozen into a mass again.
Then there 'Sheets of ice", thin ice that fills inbetween floes and freezes, but doesnt bear too much more weight than a man or three.
Then there 'slush ice" which is unstable and unreliable to walk on, as its small pieces, but can clog miles of leads, the water between the floes and sheets.


H&H, I bet Point Hope was always a weather challenge for Pilots.......especially in Spring.

And there is this; https://www.adn.com/arctic-sounder/...e-point-hope-lands-first-whale-of-the-season/

I figured that maybe Flaw Ice was a thing not a mistake! I’d never heard that term before, I’m very familiar with most of the other ice you were talking about.

Point hope was always a weather challenge!