I'm hunting just west of you for moose and caribou. I've used a Kifaru 12 man for 20 years and have recently replaced with a Seek Outside 12 man as it handles wind better. I also have a Kifaru Sawtooth. It's smaller but faster to erect. Collapsible stoves didn't work for me as hey leak too much...
When I taught women shotgun classes I struggled finding a fit for many women.
First, as willtim says, determine eye dominance. I found far more cross eye dominance in women than in men.
Then I ask them to cheek the gun with head slightly forward and upright. If the shotgun fits, the butt...
NAPA auto parts hollow weave car polishing cloth......one roll does 2/3 rds of a big bull double strength.....cut off 6' and pull it over itself.....skin it off and throw it away when done.......been using it for 40 years.
WTS: Stan Baker Big Bore Barrel for 11-87, 12 ga, .800 bore, all chokes to .070 constriction.
$500 TYD
This is a real stretch for this forum but there might be a trap shooter out there.
Take a look at Google Earth and you'll see the valley is heavily timbered on the valley floor along the Tanana River. The timber quickly thins as you go up the Gerstle or Johnson Rivers. Most of the DCUA [delta controlled use area] is open mountainous country. Should you get up this way, I live...
Caribou are wanderers and constantly moving/migrating. I've never been able to follow caribou and catch up to them. If you see a bunch moving through, the next bunch will most often follow the same route.....be there!
I've hunted Alaska moose for a half century but I am not a bow hunter. John Havard on this site is a very successful long bow hunter and a great guy that you may want to chat with.
I've watched the Handgun for bears issue evolve from 44s to Casull to 10MM and now it's all 460 Rowland in this area.
I've lived here in Delta for 30 years and have seen one black bear in the valley. Too many grizzly bears! We go East 50 miles for black bears or West across the Delta River......any place but here in the valley. Jesse and Jimmy are flying frequently and will know where the bears are. Spot and...
I see a use for both types. I've owned and used canoes for 70 tears and am down to only two. A 21' Scott and a 17' aluminum. For my use, moose and duck hunting as well as wilderness travel, I'll stay with the canoe. On my frequent fishing trips to Baja over 30 years, I often wished I had a...
I was apprehensive about Alaska Heart Institute and inquired about having it done at Mayo. They told me Dr Compton teaches the procedure there and many other places.
My AFIB got to the point where I couldn't do much of anything so my Dr lined me up with an ablation in Anchorage. It worked so well that I shot a dall ram 94 days later.......I was 69 at the time.
Mine don't get rugged use simply because I'm getting old and there's no sheep left to hunt. I find the lacing system leaves something to be desired, but the boot is comfortable with lotsa cushion. The swallow tail heel sucks when going down a stairs as the heel hangs up on the edge of the step.
For those that are curious; I have weighed several very large bulls over the years. A 60" bull typically yields 600+ pounds of boned out meat. The last cape I packed out weighed 82 pounds without antlers. A very large bull on the bone with cape and antlers is probably 850 pounds.
I was intrigued by a KOA design and what the hell it's D2 steel like my Dozier. The KOA went on the gun show table as I couldn't sharpen the damn thing. Dozier has the tempering down pat. My daughter also bought a KOAA and gave up on it also.
I use my Dozier Slim Outdoorsman a lot and I also...
Home Depot previously gave a discount with the display of any military ID but now they seem to want me to jump through hoops and no one in Fairbanks store seems to have the complete story. Have any of you mastered their Vets program?