Search results
-
Just starting out, where to build points?
Point creep is real, lol. Wherever you decide, start now. -
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
They weren't that difficult, we used to make them as kids for forts, same as kids anywhere I presume, just a different shape, lol. I still speak a little, not near what I could when I was young. But the language was always easy, I've ben multilingual my whole life. But you're completely...- Griggs
- Post #21
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
You're not alone I constantly compare myself to what my Dad did and experienced, and I'll never have the opportunities that he had. When he moved up there he was about my age now, and I can't think of very many places left where I could go and experience something like that. Not to mention...- Griggs
- Post #19
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
My brother and his musk ox The common joke, so you lived in Canada? Did you live in an igloo? No, but we did use them hunting (rarely). It was usually tents, carried on the sleds, especially when ice fishing. And this was the town as viewed from the bluff. My...- Griggs
- Post #10
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
Apologies at this verbose and picture heavy post…. I had to break it up as well… We had used the seal fat and pretty much everything else we didn’t eat for the dogs to fatten them up for the winter, they lived outside without issue. It would get cold, to be sure, but I suppose we were used to...- Griggs
- Post #9
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Another AZ new guy to the forum
Thanks all. Seems to be a great forum of like minded individuals. Great info here as well. -
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
It was certainly a life. Lots of others have since lived there, and a great deal has hanged since we first started living there in the 70s. I was born in Yellowknife (to answer one of your questions).because there was no doctor. They flew my mother out on a charter because there was a nurse and...- Griggs
- Post #5
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
The intent is not to boast or anything. I mean they weren't even technically my hunts, lol. Although I have been jealous of his hunts for 25 years now. My school work would also suffer since I would sit in class and daydream of being on the tundra with a rifle and snowmobile. But I'll dig...- Griggs
- Post #4
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
Growing up in the Canadian arctic
As I mentioned in a previous thread, which got me thinking and reading the good old days posts, about posting some of the pics from back then. My Dad passed away a few years ago, but he ended up spending over two decades living in the arctic, primarily with subsistence hunting. Our supplies came...- Griggs
- Thread
- Replies: 97
- Forum: Back In The Day
-
At what age would you start your child?
Thanks for the replies, that answered a lot for me. I was basing it off my sons maturity level. My step-son started showing an interest when he was around 8 or so, with his first hunt being when he was 11. I actually ended a hunt one time because he wanted to go home. This is while I had a...- Griggs
- Post #21
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
Arizona CC Hits
Sweet! After a torturous wait, I am pleased to announce that they have decided to give me a bonus point! lol. Here's my last 7 years, so I'm used to it.- Griggs
- Post #70
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
-
Military Pack for Elk Hunt
I will agree with this, in that I use the old ruck, not the new one. I used the new one once, and never again, I've stuck with the old version. -
Military Pack for Elk Hunt
I have the old Alice pack I was issued, I sent it to Tactical Tailor about a decade ago for some work. I've welded the frame, and some other stuff. The ruck has been on a ton of deployments with me and rucked countless miles. I have never had an issue with it, and can't see any problems with... -
Lion on my cam
Nice! Ya, they are sneaky. Like I said, the first time it was close, and never made a noise, and I wouldn't have known it was there if it didn't jump out of the tree in front of me. The second time it made a lot more noise, since the branch broke. I guess I'll just set in and start calling...- Griggs
- Post #21
- Forum: Other Big Game
-
-
Load/round recommendations for summer practice shooting
We used to do a drill similar to a normal stress shoot like you talk about. We used to do the whole "head touching a bat to the ground and spin" thing, doing like 10-15 circles, then running to the rifle (if you could make it standing up) then firing at the target 200-300 yds out. I don't... -
Load/round recommendations for summer practice shooting
Every one has their approach and opinions, IMO if I have the DOPE on my rifle, then I can switch to a different load no problem, so long as I can verify my DOPE later on. But I try to shoot the same load all year. Dry fire practice works for me if I can't make it out to actually let off some... -
Lion on my cam
Had to google what that was, ha. I'm very new to lion hunting, so I'm trying to cram it all in my brain and then split my time between OTC elk and lion this year. But don't lions have a fairly large area they roam? Although I have seen it twice, and found a fresh kill, all within 1 mile over...- Griggs
- Post #15
- Forum: Other Big Game
-
When Arizona hits your credit card please comment on this thread
I like getting out, I've done a ton of rucking in my life so I don't mind, and I know how much it sucks if you're doing a solo hunt especially, lol.- Griggs
- Post #25
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
