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    Alaska hunt...

    As a 28 year resident of Alaska and hunting here I can say with pretty much certainty that what sourdough stated is true! A brown bear will be more scary just due to their size but will pretty much just roll you around a little and leave if they are wanting to! A black bear on the other hand...
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    What would you do with a 280...

    I have a Weatherby Mark V in 280 and shoot 162 grains out of it for sheep and goats! Good flatter shooter for those longer shots in the mountains! People use it for moose and larger game but if I was going for something bigger than sheep and goats I would lug the Browning 338 for a little more...
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    For Sale Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight 300wby

    Nice Rifle, I have the same in a 280 and shoots great. Ultra Lightweight is a given as mine is my mountain hunting rifle. Rifle alone is worth way more than you are asking. If I had need of another lightweight rifle we would be talking. Good Luck with the sale.
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    For Sale Weatherby Mark 5 Ultra Lightweight 300 Weatherby Magnum

    I have the same rifle in 280 for use in the mountains here in Alaska. Nice rifle for sure.
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    Family Hunting & Holiday Trip

    Awesome opportunity for guys not wanting to leave the family home. Great offer!
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    For Sale Weatherby Mark V Lightweight Mountain Rifle .30-06 & Leupold VX3 2.5-8x36

    Beautiful rifle and a steal at $800. I have the same in a 280 and it's my favorite. Good luck with the sale.
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    Not my fault, I was left unsupervized!

    Yeah, I doubt that the wife would even let me look at her new stainless steel pot let alone boil a skull in it. Enjoy St. Paul Island. Never been there before but had a sister-in-law work out there at one of the weather stations for 3 years. Weather is unpredictable at best but the hunting is...
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    Not my fault, I was left unsupervized!

    So what are you coming to Alaska for if you don't mind me asking. I got caught boiling my sheep skull from my hunt this fall in the large pot in the kitchen. Needless to say she was not pleased and let me know it when she got home and I was like "What"! At least she was a little better a few...
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    Understood, thanks for clearing that up. I agree that this is a bad example but there are several drop off hunts that happen every year that something illegal has happened and does not get reported. That doesn't mean that every drop off hunt is like that and probably to the contrary. Living...
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I think that's the reason they turned them in. They are not needing any more bad press and if they got caught again the results would be severe with possibly losing planes and equipment so I think they will be doing everything they can to try and stay on the up and up.
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I think the guide should have paid the fine or at least made amends for telling his client to shoot the moose that was illegal. Of course I have heard from guides that they tell a client not to shoot and next thing is the gun goes off and down goes the moose (or insert other critter name here)...
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    How has Everyone’s Hunting Season at Home been?

    LOL! Your little meat bull was twice as big as mine. Course I got mine with a bow. I got a sheep instead of the caribou so looks like we both did pretty good. Still looking forward to a get together.
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    In memoriam - Jason Hairston Kuiu Founder has passed away

    Thoughts and Prayers to the family. Hunting the fields of heaven. RIP Jason!
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    Best of luck. If you think about it let us know how you did. Sounds like an awesome hunt in some beautiful country.
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    Optics for Dangerous Game Calibers

    I'm interested also as I don't have a bunch of money to spend but would like something reliable for my 458 Lott. The eyes aren't what they used to be and a scope is getting more needed each passing year.
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I do the bow thing here around town and just started seeing some moose this past weekend. Nothing close enough to shoot yet but still working on getting a bull. Got the rest of the month to try and get one on the ground. Haven't heard of too many being taken this year. Been kind of slow...
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    It's been a while for me for the Delta geese and cranes and I sure do miss it. Most of that time is spent looking for a moose around here these days.
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    Thanks WAB, Yeah those heavy hauls are ones that you remember for better or worse.
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    Back in the middle of August I had the privilege of getting a Dall Sheep out of Delta. It was a legal ram but nothing big. It was two days into the mountains before we even got to where we were in sheep country and it took two very long days coming out. If it weren't for being a resident that...
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    Mountain rifle combination - Request for opinions

    Congrats and well earned!!
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    One rifle for North American big game?

    Mine has turned into the 280 as most of my hunting recently has turned into mountain hunting and the thought of carrying a heavier 30-06 or 338 makes me sweat just thinking about it. The pack will be heavy enough without adding the extra weight. The 280 will take everything I need it to in the...
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    Mountain rifle combination - Request for opinions

    Nice set up.
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    Special Hippo & Crocodile Hunt In Luangwa Valley Zambia

    +1 on that one Gizmo!! Huge bucket list for me also. Throw in a cape buffalo and I would be in heaven. If only!
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I have some friends here in Fairbanks that make the trek to Kodiak and hunt off of a yacht for blacktail deer every year. They have a great time. Been to Kodiak a few times myself, once for work and the other was chasing brown bear. That brown bear hunt was expensive even for a resident with...
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I liked your report for hunting geese and cranes in Delta. I used to do that several years ago on a regular basis till moose hunting took over September and haven't been back since. Really enjoyed those times in the blind calling in geese and getting some cranes along the way. On my hunts I...
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    What He Said!
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    Alaskan hunting laws

    I think that most people coming up from the lower 48 have no clue to the dangers that are associated with hunting here in Alaska. If the critters don't get you there may be a slide or cliff waiting for the unsuspecting hunter. Even locals get caught out in the wilderness but seem to have some...
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    Mountain rifle combination - Request for opinions

    Have never used one but I know a lot of people who have tried them and wouldn't use anything else now. I have a compact Leupold (2-8x) on my mountain rifle that works for me and is under 12 oz. in weight and has never let me down. Most would consider it too small but like I said it has never...
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    Mountain rifle combination - Request for opinions

    Yeah, I did my first goat hunt with a 338 because that is what I had. I got back from that trip and bought a weatherby mark V in their light weight mountain rifle in 280 (about 2.5 lbs. lighter). A person can lose weight in the mountains but a rifle will never lose weight with the exception of...
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    2 Boxes 416 Ruger Hornady 400gr DGX

    Not a Word!!
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    AH Get Together Alaska 2017

    Thanks Velo Dog, Hope to meet up with you sometime in the near future.
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    AH Get Together Alaska 2017

    Sounds like you guys had some fun. Wish I could have been there although I don't own a double either. I would have to show up with my 458 Lott to even get in the same ball park as those beautiful doubles that were on display. Maybe one day I will get a double but until then the 458 will have to do.
 
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