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    Daughters out hunting

    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...
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    First Spruce Hen

    My 6 year old grandson Wade and his best bro Levi with a Spruce Hen they got with a rock, down the road at the edge of the village. There was a very excitable chase after the hit, and the Hen ended up decapitated....or so the story was told. LOL! They came to the house to get a knife an dWade...
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    Mosin trainer

    Spring camp and I have a genuine Boating partner with my grandson Wade. Got him a Keystone "Mosin" 91/30, He's been using up the ammo, and its not wasted. The boy has a skill I wish to foster and I think he's going to be a great hunter like his dad. I made some mods, leveled the sight...
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    Full of Bull

    Thank God and the Caribou for passing by us as we need them. Our local Caribou herd, the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, WACH, 275,000 at last count migrating through the region. like salmon, when the Caribou come through, its enmass, when they are gone, the are ......G o n e. No one...
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    Spring day Hunt

    I posted this in the General forum, but thought it could go in the hunting forum too. Spring has sprung in the Arctic.
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    A 3 year olds lessons towards manhood

    My grandson Wade and his dad, Ed. Hes close to an 800 round count so far in practice, and use. The boy is fascinated with guns, so we allow him access to any he asks for, in our presence every time he asks, and we have removed any and all curiosity about them, so ,now, hes only interested in...
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    After Winters Huntin' N Fishin'

    Besides getting our freezers ready to be plugged in when the coming temps rise next month and Spring has sprung here in the Arctic. The lean meats are perfect for drying before flys and Springs rain comes, and we uise them for snacks and quick meals. Some are aged purposely, some we dry with...
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    Map to your house

    My wife bought herself a shotgun while in Anchorage and they gave her a google map picture of the village here and had her mark her house. Is a good ol' ***? in order here or is this a new practice? It may be a way to help rural Alaskans who dont have a street adress? Just wondering if...
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    Cheap mags for Chinese .223 AK's

    I just came home and downloaded this vid. Use a wire saw, a small vice , 60 grit sand paper and a block of wood. I just need to weld and file, so part 2 soon enough. My solution to the #!%*& prices of Chinese AK .223/ 5.56 mags Basicly I took a wire saw and cut alongside the front lockup...
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    Eat the Beaver

    I’m a Beaver Hunter from way back, I find it much more fun than trapping them, and we did quite well in an overnight boating. 9 total, from 25 to 47 lbs, nice and an excellent red hair, the oldest daughter deems them hers for hats and trim on parkas.
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    Geese compromise

    I’m playing with YouTube for videos, so here’s one made earlier today. She eats Seals, I eat Bears.....I don’t mind dried Seal, but she won’t even touch Bear, and , of course, we don’t dry Bears......but the ratings been pretty good, and the paws are sweet. All the stuff you see around is 6...
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    Shooting the 5.56 SKS

    New Year night and the sound of sporadic celebratory gunfire is sounding back and forth across our Village with fireworks thrown up ever few seconds. We save fireworks for New Years as the Midnight sun does not let them have much of an effect, but our perpetual Polar night is perfect. Anyways...
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    Walking on Water

    AKA ''Snow and ice'' and so we do actually lose touch with the Earth, 'cept the occasional tromp on windblown Tundra or Rocks .... :D Made trail to the Kiwalik, in a 5 hour round trip, and bumped into some tracks allready made and some being made. All got a pass, I burned more gas than I...
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    Got Sinew?

    Its an old habit of mine, Caribou hunting.......and I just keep on being myself, much to their demise.... So these guys make great sleeping bags and boots this timma year, so I figured to reup the gals with fresh sinews to craft and tie with....indeed, at one time, everything was tied...
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    Just took a look....

    Passed these guys just outside of the village, as they mosy down the trail behind the herd they are following. They walked with in 50 yards of me , but by the time I had the camera out they had passed...... For me, they are not fat enough, so was nice to just watch them graze.
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    Survival shot gun or survive the shotgun.......

    I built a much simpler weapon in 12 gauge with 1 inch and 3/4 in pipes, cap and sharpened bolt wired down to a ''stock'' as per the Special Forces improvised weapons guide, when I was 11 or so.....about the 7th or 8th shot my step dad came out back (I was behind our cabin) looked my ''gun'' over...
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    Well, dang.........

    The internet in my village is back up and working .... So heres a few pix from a few days gone past...... Our Fall hunt is a month, a full month late. Its the 14th of October and were not setting ice nets by Oct 5 anymore...it hasnt frozen or snowed even once yet..........but yet we still...
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    Too early for Moose?

    Me and my 1 year old grandson, Wade. Quite the man about camp....... He loves hunting, guns, boats and placing food every where it can be fit, thrown or squeezed. I figured to support those habits, so he should go hunting with me. The lady at the counter said if he cant look over the counter ...
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    What just happened to California?

    Ammo registration? Pass a background check ? Pay a fee to buy ammo? No importing ammo? Wasn't the 1986 Volker/Mcclure act, that also banned further class 3 manufacture and import, also billed as not having to sign to purchase ammo?? Hitler had ammo registered before he came for the guns...
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    Back in the highpower Game

    Its been awhile and the wheels of Justice grind very slowly. No more Felony, no more Black Powder hunting for me :D Well ,Black Powder is fun and a great alternitive, when you cant have the modern stuff....., but I am so much better with my fun Finns. Now I can get back to making some...
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