Gigmaster
I really did want to go in with him and help him, if needed, but it sure looked like a good set up for him to get it done alone and I think he liked that a great deal...
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Gigmaster
I really did want to go in with him and help him, if needed, but it sure looked like a good set up for him to get it done alone and I think he liked that a great deal...
Uncle Jesse
Yeah, I would sure like to think I could be as good as I used to think I was...
Your signature line brings Twain's great line to mind, "When I was 14 my old man was the dumbest thing...
There should be a little bit trimmed off and available for fly tying, but we limit that. The way the hide is cut off has a lot to do with how much the taxidermist has to trim. Standard cut for...
Me neither... That's why I sent my 19-year-old son in alone to do it! ;)
Digging through photos today and found this... This is the view from his first black bear... They still have to go all the way to the road... They did not make it by dark... For those that may know...
Riley has had quite a time getting a brown bear and in dealing with them. On his first black bear they had a snow squall come in immediately after shooting. When the squall passed they found the...
Beaver
IMO&E, the bullet choice was the problem, not the bear's skull. A lead bullet needs to be at least "hard-cast" to be reliable. This one is quite soft. I also suspect it was a bit of a...
Helped a friend last spring on a bear in the next bay over... It absolutely dwarfed an 8 1/2 foot sow he was with. It was incredibly big and well over 10'... a number which I almost never use...
Thank you!
Actually that is a really great question. When we bought our boat in '93 we had been spending significant time around Kodiak for many years. Early on sea otters were rare as a result of overhunting...
Thanks Denny! He is a bit taller than when you last saw him... But take a look at the last picture and the length of those fingers. I cannot buy gloves long enough and his fingers are nearly an...
Well, finally got a little bit of uploading done...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/24quarts/Rileys%20Kodiak%20Bear/bearandriley.jpg
Riley with his bear. The land in the background is...
Just returned from Kodiak today after taking my son (he drew the fancy tag) to Uganik Island/Terror Bay for what turned out to be a very quick hunt. We had to wait until the very end of the season...