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  1. AlaskaHunter

    Fair Price For Selling Antlers?

    On E-Bay I see moose antlers for up to $1,000 per set.
  2. AlaskaHunter

    Fair Price For Selling Antlers?

    Tom Cooper specializes in carving ram horns and does a nice job. He is on the Kenai.
  3. AlaskaHunter

    Dog eyes

    Took this one with my cheap phone. I like the ridgeline reflection in the lab's eyes.
  4. AlaskaHunter

    Heavy Pack Loads

    I know several backcountry hunters that hurt their backs and a couple that hurt their knee hauling 100+ loads. My hunting partner and mentor taught me long ago to limit my pack weight to 60lbs. With a 60-lb pack there is a better chance of recovering balance when a foot snags on an alder or a...
  5. AlaskaHunter

    Reducing taxes

    Another consideration is health insurance policy costs if retiring before age 65 and Medicare kicks in. I retired at 62 and we saved over $25k per year in health insurance premiums by keeping our income below the threshold required for Obamacare subsidy. That also helped keep us in the 12% tax...
  6. AlaskaHunter

    Caribou at 20 yards

    Another bou that walked into my location as I was glassing for sheep in the background. I shot this one at 60 yards. Total cost of hat,shirt,pants was less than $30...
  7. AlaskaHunter

    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    I don't pay attention to rants, opinions, debates, etc. Looking at data, it appears that the US post-pandemic recovery has been stronger than the other G-20 countries. Looking at data, it appears the rate of inflation in the US has declined from the 2022 peak of 9.1%, but it trended lower at a...
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    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    The Fed seems to be doing decent job in reducing inflation rate at 3.7%, but to reduce it to the target 2% is quite a challange. Other Countries despite various fiscal policies are at higher Sept inflation rates: United Kingdom 6.7% Australia 5.4% South Africa 5.4% Brazil 5.2% India 5.0% Mexico...
  9. AlaskaHunter

    If you can only do one.....

    Just a ridge rest camping pad in the jet sled. I like them for keeping the lab warm and dry when duck hunting. I simply turn the sled upside down to drain and put the pad back on while the dog is out retrieving.
  10. AlaskaHunter

    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    Unemployment rate is good news. Today at 3.8%, back in 2009 it peaked at 10% then steady decline to 3.5% just before the pandemic hit. The supply of single family houses is almost half of pre-pandemic levels so even though demand has decreased with mortgage rates near 8%, the low supply has...
  11. AlaskaHunter

    Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos

    10-month old lab with another Montana rooster
  12. AlaskaHunter

    Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos

    My first dog in the 1980s was a Visla. She was excellent on Idaho roosters!
  13. AlaskaHunter

    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    Also post-pandemic unemployment rates have been low....3.8% is low by historic perspective. Is there any country in the world that has recovered stronger from the pandemic compared to the US?
  14. AlaskaHunter

    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    Compared to all G20 countries, the US economy has recovered much better after the pandemic, especially in terms of GDP growth rate. Inflation is also worse in most developed countries of the world including all G20 countries. Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from...
  15. AlaskaHunter

    Sunrise Sunset Pictures

    Because we are at a high latitude (64.75 degrees) we have long sunrise/sunsets. These 2 photos were a half hour apart: During the winter solstice, the sun barely rises above the Alaska Range to the south with long sunrise/sunset and 3 hrs 42 minutes between.
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    Post-pandemic US GDP rate compared to G20 countries

    The US economy expanded an annualized 4.9% in the third quarter of 2023, the most since the last quarter of 2022 https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth Consumer spending rose 4%, the most since Q4 2021 Exports soared 6.2% Private inventories added 1.32 pp to growth, the first gain...
  17. AlaskaHunter

    Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos

    I've been alternating my labs hunting every day on local morning hunts. Seven year old with a sunrise rainbow at my favorite hun spot. 10-month old with a teal from this morning...our first snow!
  18. AlaskaHunter

    The "Next" Dog

    Last fall I was in the same boat...my lab was 7 years old so time to get a lab puppy. For labs with a pedigree with field trial or hunt test accomplishments and health guarantees, pups typically ran $1800 - $2200. Typical for me, found a breeding I liked out of Idaho, but bitch did not get...
  19. AlaskaHunter

    Grizzly Incident Count

    Another potential reason is primary food source declining. For example, declining whitebark pine in some areas. Another example, due to the drought and low berry production last year there was a sow and 2 cubs in December still roaming the CSKT Bison Range near Charlo and they was videoed on...
  20. AlaskaHunter

    Grizzly Incident Count

    I have an opposite perspective, I know bear spray works from personal experience after 30 years in Alaska. And I've seen how many bullets it takes to kill a grizzly bear if the first shot is not in the brain or spine, both small moving targets.
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