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    Alaska vacation with wife, backcountry

    On the flight in from a drop hunt last fall I asked our pilot if he could set up a summer trip. My wife is a teacher and thus has not been able to see “my Alaska” on fall trips. I gave her the trip for Christmas. We went the last week of July. 5 days dropped in the western Alaska Range, then a...
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    Alaska vacation with wife, backcountry

    On the flight in from a drop hunt last fall I asked our pilot if he could set up a summer trip. My wife is a teacher and thus has not been able to see “my Alaska” on fall trips. I gave her the trip for Christmas. We went the last week of July. 5 days dropped in the western Alaska Range, then a...
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    Is OnX down this morning

    Trying to show my wife the route for the trip I planned for her as a Christmas gift and the imagery is no good this morning. Google Maps imagery displaying fine, so it's not my phone or computer. Pissed!
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    Inreach/Earthmate font size

    Has anyone figured out how to increase the size of text in the app? I hate having to use reading glasses to check a quick message on my Iphone. My other apps have increased font size through the universal settings but not Earthmate.
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    September calling, observations

    I do not consider myself an expert at calling moose but wanted to share some video and observations from a recent hunt. We were dropped on 9/10 and shot this video that afternoon when we couldn't hunt because of same day airborne rules. There were two bulls pushing two cows around a lake...
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    2022 drop hunt with Cole Hawkins

    My hunt partner and I returned for a third trip with Cole and were not disappointed. Saw this bull 3/4 mile away the day we landed. The next morning the wind was wrong to go towards where he had been so we played it safe and went the other direction to call. About 9:30 I stood up to look...
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    WTS Thompson Encore set: .338 Win Mag rifle, .308 pistol

    I originally bought this as a .308 hunting pistol for South Texas deer. Killed several and enjoyed the short barrel in thick brush. Also handy as a jeep gun hunting senderos. Added the .338 Winchester Magnum barrel for nilgai hunting. Then carried the gun to Alaska on successful drop hunts for...
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    Onx versus Earthmate, battery consumption

    I have both. Has anyone tested battery consumption lately? The apps get updated all the time, so I didn't bother doing a search for past history. Was hoping someone on here knew something about the inner workings of the platforms and could comment that one system would always be better than...
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    Black bear taxidermy ideas

    Please share pics of what you have done with them. I hope to shoot my first this fall and am unsure of what I will do. Ideally I'd make a bed cover (for hunting camp) out of the hide, euro mount the skull, and pull the claws for necklaces for my wife and daughter. Not sure if 2 and 3 will...
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    Inreach failure

    I have had the orange one (Explorer +) for a few years. This weekend I was 137 miles offshore and couldn't turn it on because the rocker switch wouldn't work. Fortunately, a buddy had a satellite phone that we used to check in with our families that were expecting a "we're OK" message during...
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    Hunting when it doesn’t get dark

    I did an 8/10-19/20 sheep hunt in the Brooks. One thing that bothered me more than expected was the endless days. It never got black dark. That was a new experience for me so I thought I’d share it for others with similar plans. The main problem extended light created was that we had to make a...
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    Non-stiff boot for mountain hunts

    Long story as short as I can make it. I have a very wide foot and a history of ankle problems. In 2014 I bought some Lowa Renegades to break in for a 2015 Alaska moose hunt. Liked them in training but ended up wearing wader pants the whole trip so never really got to use them as intended...
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    Not a bad Leupold VX 3i 3.5-10 x 40?

    Bought this new to upgrade a 338 WM Thompson Encore I have had for years. Mounted it with medium Warne rings using the existing one piece base. The gun grouped but shot 5” high and I ran out of elevation adjustment. Came home and shimmed the rear of the base with a piece I snipped out of soda...
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    Rem 700 synthetic youth stock with buttpad, long action not magnum, right hand

    I put this on a .280 so it would fit my daughter. She harvested several deer/hogs/turkeys but has now grown into the full sized stock so this one is for sale. $75 paypal you pay the fees. I'll pay USPS shipping. Sling studs not included. Direct contact is seven one three two five nine nine...
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    Sept 2017 Drop hunt, Cole Hawkins-Hawk Mountain Air

    Can't say enough about how impressed we were with Cole Hawkins' operation on this hunt. All his equipment is clean and appears to be well maintained. He knows the area like the back of his hand and flies extremely well but safely. Cole was very accommodating to all our requests and helped us...
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    MSR Dragonfly between burns

    Do you depressurize the fuel bottle and remove the fuel pump between morning and evening cook sessions on a multi day hunt? Just got mine and am enjoying it so far. Didn't see any guidelines about leaving it pressurized in the manual. Probably not necessary but thought I'd ask you all. Thanks.
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    2015 Moose Hunt

    A friend and I took our first hunting trip to Alaska this September. This was a lifelong dream come true for me. We did a drop camp out of Bethel with Renfro. His areas have lots of moose. We both killed bulls in the high 40's (any bull area). There were larger animals around, but the ones...
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    Mophie space pack

    Has anyone tried this product? Seems like a good solution for me but the reviews are so polarized that I am hesitant to buy one. I do need more storage and more battery life though. Thanks.
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    Overnight in Anchorage ideas

    My partner and I, both Alaska hunting rookies, arrive in Anchorage Friday, September 11th at 11:22PM. We depart Anchorage for Bethel Saturday, September 12th at 7AM. With such a short turnaround, I imagined that we would just sleep in the airport. It now occurs to me that the ticket counter...

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