Best of luck on beating the cancer, you've got a great attitude.
There's lots of fishing opportunities, both salt and fresh water. I'm sure there are charters close to Seattle or on the Olympic peninsula for ling cod and halibut (ling opens May 1 here in the San Juans and halibut is open now 7...
Hmmm.
Shows I was successful and not successful for 2024 General Elk Combo
Successful
2024 General Elk Combo (Released)
Not Successful
2024 Elk Combo - General
Most everything has been mentioned but I didn't see wind checker. I carry two of the little bottles (smoke in a bottle). Several mouth reeds and bugle, cow call. Sidearm if in griz country.
Between the lead and plastic wads I'm not sure I'd want livestock on it but the deer at my local little club don't seem to be bothered. And the club has been blasting clays since 1949.
My take on it (never run ships) having spent a lot of time in boats of various types is that when the power failed they lost steerage. So they were cruising along at about 9 knots or so frantically trying to get electrical power back and when that didn't happen they went to full reverse on the...
Just redid our 1100 sq ft deck last fall with Timbertech. My sons are contractors in MT and they recommended it, especially with the amount of rain we get here in NW WA. It looks great, went down fast and the hidden fasteners work great. It's expensive initially but no maintenance means a lot...
My recommendations based on 25 years of having hearing aids:
Costco has great name brand hearing aids and some good hearing aid specialists (but not all are good). If you have severe hearing loss you might be better off going to a private audiologist. In the canal aids will be in the shop for...
Biggest difference between black and griz is attitude. Don't expect a griz to run or be intimidated by you at all. They may run, but might just stare you down while deciding what to do with you. Avoid hunting alone if possible and listen to what your uncle says, sounds like he's got it figured...