I've had 8 labs over the years, and with some their first attempts at swimming are not pretty.
Usually pup planes out returning with a bumper, but my latest pup thrashed like an egg-beater
with head high, bottom down, and inefficient thrashing with front paws.
I found the quickest way to teach...
There have always been government restrictions.
For example, waterfowl hunting limited to 10 gauge or smaller, 3-shot maximum, non-toxic shot, etc.
Big game hunting limited to daylight hours, seasonal bag limit, bucks only, branch antlered bulls only, minimum and maximum caliber, etc.
In...
For waterfowl hunting, the nation-wide the ban on lead shot has been an effective conservation tool in preventing
the premature death of thousands of waterfowl.
All my friends up here in Alaska have hunted exclusively with monolithic (lead-free) bullets for at least a decade.
We like the...
My neighbor woke up to a ring alert.
2 drug addicts trying to steal his generator.
He yelled at them from his upper deck.
they threw the generator in the trunk of an old Toyota sedan. My neighbor shot out their tire. The drug addicts bailed, running in waist deep snow. My neighbor had his...
A different perspective....
I bought mine 30 years ago and it served me well.
I bought it at Sams club for about $200.
Yes I know....cheap, thin metal, etc.
My goal was to retard theft by having a cheap safe bolted to the wall. If a drug addict breaks into the house, he is typically going to...
My truck gun. I take it salmon fishing in case of any bear problems (along with bear spray)
and my backup in case I forget my shotgun waterfowl hunting.
The barrel was painted with Cold Galvanize Coating, High Performance Coating Of 95% Pure Zinc,
then painted with conventional mud color for...
The micrometer works with LE Wilson case gauge which you purchase for your specific cartridge.
The Sinclair expander mandrel die works with mandrels which you purchase for your specific cartridge.
See the youtube videos in the original post for more details.
Thanks. Dave
One theory up here in Alaska is the "predator pit" where moose populations drop below some critical threshold
due to several bad winters then the population is slow to grow due to wolve predation.
The "predator pit" theory is controversial though. See for example:
Efficacy of Killing Large...
In Alaska it is legal to sell as long as the antlers or horns are not attached to the skull plate.
If attached to the skull plate a permit from AK Fish and Game is required.
What is the law on selling moose antlers or sheep horns in Montana?
Thanks. Dave
One of my retirement dreams was to shoot more and improve as a shotgunner.
In the past, living in rural Alaska there was only trap and that was the same day as our retriever club training day.
So I only shot at live birds while hunting: ptarmigan in August, waterfowl in September/October in...
For Sale for precision handloading:
LE Wilson Case Gage Depth Micrometer (new $105 - $130)
Measure shoulder bump precisely.
Sinclair expander mandrel die (new $45)
Both $75 plus free shipping from Alaska
For Sale .270Win Precison Mic and Case Gauge
RCBS Precision Mic .270Win (new $45)
Wilson Case Gauge .270Win ($40 new)
both for $50 plus free shipping from Alaska
For Sale $900 Fairbanks Alaska
Tikka T3x Superlite Stainless .270 Win with
Vortex Diamondback 4X16 40mm Dead-Hold BDC Scope
Warne 1 inch Tikka Fixed Medium Rings - Matte
Purchased new in 2020, less than 20 shots down the tube
Link to detailed photos
Up here in Alaska, I've seen a couple gravel pits closed permanently due to slob shooter.
I shoot at a gravel pit 10 minutes away from my house. I shoot every Monday.
I take my pickup with an empty bed and load it with propane cylinders, freezers, TVs, broken bottles, pallets,etc
from the...
Moving sale
10 Wooden decoys $200 + shipping cost
See following link for detailed photos.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_df6pCS-035liEIy1a_2C7mdc0aK0D2K?usp=sharing
For conditions like fishing and boating where sweat from exertion is minimal,
rain and wind is heavy, day after day,
I like Helly Hansen or Grundens Commercial Fishing Grade rain gear.
2 12-gauge pump shotguns (Fairbanks area)
Remington 870 3" 27 inch barrel $250 link to photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XZWTbeGoIl9HFppfClXQn1iOXmn7ihQS?usp=drive_link
Winchester 1300 22 and 28 inch barrels $250 link to photos...