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Offline Daveinthebush

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Who's getting ready and headed where?
« on: July 23, 2004, 03:09:45 PM »
Busy time of the year for all of us.  I am readying the boat for a Prince William Sound deer hunt and the camper for moose season.

I will be heading to the islands, weather determining direction, for at least 3-4 days.  Found a baby sitter for the dog so I will pack up the mountains and stay up on top to hunt.  Need to sight the .308 in yet and buy food.  Have a doctors appointment ont he 29th but should make it back in time to catch opening day.

Then it will be almost time for a archery cow moose hunt in Fairbanks.  Met a great guy that showed me around and will have one staked out for me when I get there.  Only 150 permits so it should not be too hard to connect.

So what is everyone else up to?
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2004, 01:54:35 AM »
Well I am heading your way. I am going to Alaska for a Caribou/Wolf hunt. We are flying out of Bettles on Brooks Range Aviation. We are going between Bettles and Barrow in the Brooks Range. We will be there from August 27th to September 9th. It is a drop hunt. Living out of tents.  :D
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2004, 08:56:36 AM »
Going up on the Taylor Highway for Caribou in August, can't remember the exact date right now.  Then on the 5th of September, flying in to the Brooks Range for a float trip.  We plan on being there for 14 days.  Got my maps of the area, got all my gear packed.  Sighted in a .338 with 250gr Noslers, for 300 yards.
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2004, 11:52:00 AM »
Leaving the 9th of September for Yakutat, Alaska to hunt brown bear with the FA 454 Casull. Waited a long time for this much dreamed of hunt and I'm finally going.
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2004, 06:14:33 PM »
Let's see - soccer tournament for the kids in Anchorage the first weekend of August.  Then closing on a new house a week or so later - gotta paint, get carpet laid, build a dog kennel, blah, blah, blah!  Should be some time for hunting something in there somewhere!  :cry:  :?
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2004, 07:59:25 PM »
My hunting partner just left, he's all excited just noticed the change to the game regs in unit 20-E, to two bears a year.  He feel that is a good sign for the oppertunity of getting a Grizzly there during our Caribou hunt.
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2004, 09:27:12 PM »
Cleaned up the motor on the skiff and started on the 18' Hewes searunner.  I have the jet foot off, trued up the impeller, checked the sleeve, never-seized all the bolts and now have to reinstall and adjust the forward/reverse cable.  I'm looking into one of those 4 blade impellers too as once the moose was on board last year, that 115 powerhead just didn't push the load very well.  I'm considering redoing the boat floor too as I might be able to drop 80-100 lbs by going from water soaked wood floors to 1/8 diamond plate Aluminum.  80+ lbs counts for a lot of gas going up and meat coming down.  Started new loads for the 348 but haven't got past case prep. Need to check sighting on the 300 win, gather grub then its up the Nushagak and maybe Mulchatna for caribou. Hard to stay on task when the last 2 times  I've taken the 6 yr old fishing,(Friday and today) he's connected with nices silvers while I've managed to get a couple rainbows and grayling on dry flies. Nothing like watching your kids catch their first salmon on their own. Its pouring rain so the berries should fill out good - jeez there is so much to do in the next 2 months - I love it.  Noseeums and all.
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