I'm 72 and try to get out every day. Whether it's just plinking ground squirrels, actually hunting for piggies or deer in season. I lost my hunting buddy 6 months ago the day before he was leaving for an elk hunt at age 86.
My wife read it. When it got to the part about mother returning during the day, she voiced a definite objection! " Those momma's never came back! I watched them all day! They are bad mommas! " At times I'm not going to disagree. This is one of those times! Nearly 52 years of marriage and I've...
Some of you probably know we have a small herd of elk run through here every few days. Yesterday morning there was a small group of cows, 1 yearling and 2 newborns. We like watching them and it's pretty exciting to see the newborn calves. 2 of the momma's ditched the 2 calves on the hillside...
I may have related these words of wisdom before but I think they bear repeating. True story,,,, I was running dozer way out in the back country when the call of nature came. No biggie until clean up. All I had handy were some mechanics hand wipes. WITH PUMICE. Never ever, and I repeat, NEVER...
I remember my first trip to Kenai and the amount of Bald Eagles was incredible. It became common to see huge numbers at a time. Here at home there's always been a few nesting pairs but we don't see them all that frequently. Having a pair sitting in a burned out tree a couple hundred yards from...
Elk we have! Mule deer no. Lots of little coastal black tail. There's been reports of Condors at the fire lookout on Copernicus but no pictures. The Baldys are always great to see. It's pretty cool that they have come this far north to our place. I'm not sure what their range is.
I couldn't wait until Sunday! To some it's no biggie but to us it's major cool! We have 2 Bald Eagles. I've seen a couple miles to the south of us but never around here in 40+ years of living in the Backcountry. I was in my backhoe running up to stack some brush to burn. The tractor didn't...
Finished it Friday afternoon before weekend rain. I traced it out with Onyx earlier today. The deer, piggies and the elk have all left their mark. 2760' long and 91' elevation drop.