Caribou Cow and Calf

They hung around on the sandbar in front of our camp for about an hour, watching us watch them.

Hunting 2010

I just returned from a week or so moose, caribou, and grizzly bear hunting in the wilds of Alaska. My hunting party bagged a moose, a caribou  and a grizzly bear. We are pretty sure that the bear we shot is the bear that did this to our cook tent. There was very little food stored in the tent but, to the bear, the canvas probably smelled good from the 20 years of cooking grease. We'll need a new tent, cook stove, table and lantern next year.

90% Finished

I have wood blinds ordered for the windows. I have not figured out what I am going to do with the dining room ceiling. I have another dead caribou to display, but he might be moving to the garage. I want to add a splash of color and I'm leaning toward the colors in the bear picture. The picture was painted by my father BTW. I'll be getting a larger dining room table and a couple of side pieces for the dining room. The old empire wall heater will be replaced with a gas fireplace later on. Other than that it's done...for now.

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Hunting Picture Time

Just because I have nothing new to add, it's back into the way back machine...

This is the largest caribou I have shot. It was Fall, 1998. Kate and I were just slowly driving, through the freezing rain, along a trail above the Susitna River about 2 miles from camp when I spotted him. He was moving through the brush less than a hundred yards away. As soon as he trotted behind a small hill I jumped off the Honda and sprinted to the top of the hill, (I could still sprint in 1998.) We had him packed up and hung in camp before breakfast.