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  1. Well said
  2. Lulz Bears and wolves and the other forest creatures don’t bother me, but the ocean freaks me the fuck out. I will not get into it. Those critters make me squeal like a prepubescent girl.
  3. Anecdotal evidence suggests bear spray is more affective than firearms. I usually carry both when out in the woods. Problem with bear spray is wind. You can only use it downwind or you end up blinding yourself.
  4. A low pitched roar. Animalistic. Give em your war face as Gunny Hartman said. I might try OU sucks if I ever have to do it again. I mean even a grizzly has to respect the truth.
  5. Howdy Mac. Hope you are well.
  6. I have never been bluff charged and I hope I never am, but standing your ground is the advice that’s given. I’ve only had one close encounter with a grizzly. He didn’t charge me, but I thought he was. I was taking a water sample by a stream and I heard this weird clicking sound. Looked all around and couldn’t find the source until I looked up. About 10 feet away above a row of alders I saw a grizzly head looking at me and snapping his jaws. He was standing on his hind legs looking over the bushes. I immediately started screaming at him. He looked at me for what seemed like an hour then he dropped his ears. I thought I was fucked. All I told myself to do was to play dead when he came at me. The pistol and bear spray were in the truck about 20 feet behind me. Well, he looked at me a little longer, dropped to all fours and went on his way. I composed myself inside the truck and when I knew he was gone I grabbed the tape measure and measured the alders at a little over 8 feet. That means the bear was at least 9 feet. That’s a big interior grizzly. If I would have tried to make it to the truck he would have come at me and had me before I would have even gotten close.
  7. The Iditarod rarely comes through my area. Every once in a while though due to trail conditions. Mushing is big up here. There are daily race updates on the radio. Mushers like Brent Sass and Jeff King are celebrities in Alaska. The Iditarod gets all the press, but the Yukon Quest is a much tougher race.
  8. This hits a little too close to home right now. I try not to laugh and be understanding when she strips down to her underwear and stands outside at 20 to 30 below for 5 minutes to cool off. I can sympathize, but in no way can I empathize.
  9. Epitome of a career politician. The “Good Ol’ Boys Club” in Alaska just lost their cash cow. Anyone who ran against him up here didn’t have a chance. He was the main reason I support term limits for congress.
  10. This right here. Being treated equally means you are eligible to be made fun of. It’s the common denominator around here. Reattach your sac.
  11. XY is male. XX is female. Probably a typo, but an important one.
  12. Just heard on the local news in Abilene the Eastland complex fire has consumed 45K acres and is only 10% contained. Abilene was full of smoke yesterday afternoon. Cleared out overnight. Wind is still whipping and expected to increase tomorrow. It’s a tinderbox in the Big Country. More fires are expected.
  13. My wife. We can’t travel in the winter together. She literally keeps the home fires burning. She’s looking forward to having the place to herself.
  14. Started this morning at 33 below. Unusually cold for March. On my way to Abilene where it will be 70 when I finally get there. Only 100 degrees warmer, no big deal.
  15. I don't know. We're of the North now. 70 degrees is hot to me. 80 is sweltering. And fuck anything 90 or above. The temps make coming back to Texas uncomfortable, but it's something that we do every quarter to check on my mom in Abilene. I'll actually be in Abilene next week. As for Mexico, I'm hoping as I get older my bones will appreciate the warmer temps. We shall see though.
  16. Beautiful day in Denali. Sunshine and 14 above. Almost T shirt weather.
  17. I’m having a hard time computing it myself. One of the damndest things I’ve ever seen. There is literally no where else to push or pile any additional snow. It’s like living in a rat maze. But what I’m really interested in is how much water there’s going to be when it melts. It won’t dry out until July.
  18. I’m very happy you survived. That which does not kill you makes you stronger as Mr. Sunshine said. if you’re ever in the area, let me know. We’ll throw a chunk of moose over the coals, sip on a jar of Bobby’s moonshine, twist up some homegrown and wax poetic of adventures and shenanigans.
  19. The wolves are encroaching. The coyotes have the flats, where I live. There are 2 packs of wolves that live along along a ridge line a mile from my front door. A Northern pack and a Southern pack. I love to listen to the two packs talk shit in the Winter. Sound caries for miles in the deep cold. It gets vicious. We’ve had about three or four times more snow than we usually get. All the animals are using roads because the snow is so difficult to get through out in the woods. There is gonna be some crossover between them because of that, but in general the wolves stay in the hills.
  20. It was my own dumb ass fault. Forgot my headlamp that morning, and forgot to grab the pistol I usually just leave in the truck for the trek. I used to carry a gun everywhere the first 2 or 3 years we lived out here. I rarely carry around the cabin unless there is fresh bear sign. I don't know if it's complacency or the fact that I've just realized the critters around here aren't going to hurt me.
  21. You never run. Triggers the predatory instinct. Whether it's bears or wolves or whatever, you stand your ground and move away slowly. Grizzlies will bluff charge you. They'll run hard, right at you and then pull up 10 feet away. It's a test. You stand your ground and give 'em your best war face. Think Leonidas in 300. More often than not they'll turn and walk away. I hope I never find out.
  22. If they leave me alone, I'll leave them alone. They are fascinating creatures. My favorite animals in the woods. They are like ghosts. You hardly ever see them.
  23. I had snowshoes on so it only took about 20 or so minutes. Without the snowshoes it would have taken me 45 min easy. There was about a foot of fresh snow on the ground.
  24. I have a buddy out caribou hunting close to Tolovana. Sent me this pic. Beautiful day where he is.
  25. I have a buddy who is out caribou hunting close to Tolovana. If he finds the herd and catches one I'll post pics. Beautiful day where he is.
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