tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81010174917497964542024-03-19T04:41:24.096-07:00An Arctic ViewAn Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-74963857030855582122011-02-05T23:53:00.000-08:002011-02-06T12:34:58.562-08:00miis adventure<object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="FAILED" width="320" height="266"></object>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-32248932439784435712010-12-13T20:53:00.000-08:002010-12-15T16:20:57.668-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSc1RCPqNnMkngrPnfqfbJ5rFswDyQN_zRurdti-Fg52Er3DFtTrAy3K4X2QxI0_Kn9WpvsR8Uak0xsswv1YSQ3OMRV1dFAL9s0Lkj_4bCMNs1oYJyqlGn6um8qiu4DWyR6oQGB2yPgIDK/s1600/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSc1RCPqNnMkngrPnfqfbJ5rFswDyQN_zRurdti-Fg52Er3DFtTrAy3K4X2QxI0_Kn9WpvsR8Uak0xsswv1YSQ3OMRV1dFAL9s0Lkj_4bCMNs1oYJyqlGn6um8qiu4DWyR6oQGB2yPgIDK/s320/PICT0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550398596637062482" border="0" /></a><br />When ever a politician picks up a gun, I am concernd.<br /><br />Candidates posing in Duck blinds, Vice Presidents shooting their staff in the head, Bush allowing the "assault weapons ban" sunset, .........well that tool they either admire, like myself , or despise and wish to take away from you and I.....well that IS important, because in this great land, we have no "Right" in the Constitution to hunt, simply the Right to Bear Arms.<br /><br />In a Hunting forum thread, Sara Palin was the topic, and her use of Firearms was commented apon along with opinions on her as well. Nothin' wrong with that, for SURE..<br /><br />If Political Correctness is picking up a turd from the clean end, then all politicians are Turds in my view, and are open to discussion, disgust, and disregard as needed........even disemboweling if it wold keep 'em honest (someday <img class="inlineimg" title="Big Grin" alt="" src="http://www.blogger.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png" border="0" />)<br /><br />Im no "Tea Party" type, but I do give Kudo's to Sara Palin, the First Woman Politician who, on TV has shown the masses a legitimate use of a firearm without agenda or pulling up fake stats to 'prove' we cant be trusted , or someone getting shot in the process.<br />Hillary made apassing comment (actually a Lie, 'cause the politician spoke) about Duck hunting, but Im sure it was beyond her control, if it ever happend at all.....<br /><br />Hey, if a Politician wants to hunt and shoot on TV, Im all for it, but there ARE Public people, and personal comments do go with opinions on how Polit's hunt and use their firearms, 'cause were dealing with Snakes of sorts here, and as in any arena, actions speak louder than words..........Go Sara, Go!..... whatever your evil political agenda may be<img class="inlineimg" title="Shot" alt="" src="http://www.blogger.com/images/smilies/shot.gif" border="0" /><br /><br />I will defend, to the Death, her Right to Bear Arms.....I will defend her hunting, it is "Alaska" for what thats worth....I am impressed, but I aint voting for her either......<br /><br />Its a Free Country, and I reserve my Right to Be Politically Incorrect<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And then theres this, an excellent poem , by Eskimo Unkown......<br /><br /><br />I think over again my small adventures,<br />My fears,<br />Those small ones that seemed so big,<br />For all the vital things<br />I had to get and to reach;<br />And yet there is only one great thing,<br />The only thing,<br />To live to see the great day that dawns<br />And the light that fills the world.<br /><br />Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century)<br /><br />That was just too cool not to post........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Getting Ink done.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv77UJ_AzzaPMZBr7ukD4sJJk6joCGjAs78yu2gNIdn3SVQnWAEHjt2WLYnWrZyrDu_gearozpVSo1-hbzvIaGUD2VaEp_HRnxlQksOLjk4nYwlwFvFUSeR5Tl3nO_aPcfcApRr2ezCIy/s1600/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv77UJ_AzzaPMZBr7ukD4sJJk6joCGjAs78yu2gNIdn3SVQnWAEHjt2WLYnWrZyrDu_gearozpVSo1-hbzvIaGUD2VaEp_HRnxlQksOLjk4nYwlwFvFUSeR5Tl3nO_aPcfcApRr2ezCIy/s320/PICT0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550398597857603218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaSwHfOf_1ySJHmH_fN_wRt8HGokozE-Uwf5fl7lYu4jVsRajXZJmUEOsNiNQtpRu7s3GYkzKv_kd9bal2G-JdUfYtjiF6hxn8fxM595OSr-bzLHlpuL5iW5IKiCJ4qvMCmN1xsxGQlcI/s1600/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaSwHfOf_1ySJHmH_fN_wRt8HGokozE-Uwf5fl7lYu4jVsRajXZJmUEOsNiNQtpRu7s3GYkzKv_kd9bal2G-JdUfYtjiF6hxn8fxM595OSr-bzLHlpuL5iW5IKiCJ4qvMCmN1xsxGQlcI/s320/PICT0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551068082152216434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then , too , the wife has been at it, with a Ribbon Seal.An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-62401100164839583992010-11-29T21:07:00.001-08:002010-11-29T21:10:41.814-08:00<p>Took a ride this afternoon on the ol' Bearcat, mostly hunting wood, but while tossing logs down to the snowgo on the river below, a bunch of Caribou appeard WAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY down river, but after a 1/2 hour or so were apon us <img class="inlineimg" title="Big Grin" alt="" src="http://www.blogger.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png" border="0" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Being above and in willows, they walked on by, and I sized up three fat ones for "us", though I dropped only two (only I brought a rifle) at about 50 feet, splatting brains on snow, The rest buched up and ran after the second shot, so that was that.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX2ay8OPVz7oU7MbYtMq2u8E6Aef6_s3_jpfGe1vmZrra1yV0uDY1xBLUcYOhQiVWUvmWjVmuUUShWSNUzBL6Nvb9DnyIOLPfoj-JSNC7XEYdRQz1NrO00ALL7IJxGqW1pKqi0lDRBKFg/s1600/PICT0067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX2ay8OPVz7oU7MbYtMq2u8E6Aef6_s3_jpfGe1vmZrra1yV0uDY1xBLUcYOhQiVWUvmWjVmuUUShWSNUzBL6Nvb9DnyIOLPfoj-JSNC7XEYdRQz1NrO00ALL7IJxGqW1pKqi0lDRBKFg/s320/PICT0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545205468971534098" border="0" /></a></p> <p>2 was good, but took one home and the other 2 guys out wooding split the other,(we met by chance at the same trees, and decided to work three loads together) so I came out ahead.....seeing how I was still clearing branches, Koonuk was packing logs, so Mike took care of the "meats", but not quite the way I do them....oh well, he did the work, left in the liver, heart and tongue as well as leaving the skin on......(I skin 'em right away n Winter ,if possible) But I'm not coomplaining, I came home to Sheefish and rice anyway <img class="inlineimg" title="Top Job!" alt="" src="http://www.blogger.com/images/smilies/top.gif" border="0" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The camera has a nasty shadow and the batteries sukk outside at -21.......so I stepped back and took this with my photo camera in my front room ~~LOL!!~~</p> <p><a href="http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/?action=view&current=PICT0067-1.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br /></a></p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-19715863125230128032010-11-05T00:55:00.000-07:002010-11-06T04:03:08.487-07:00Hard Water FishingWell Hello.....<br />Been awhile, But Ive been busy, in Kotzebue for a week, and helping where I can around Noorvik. THis time of year, theres good reason to stay inside , if you can, as this is our season of thin ice and schools of Whitefish, wood gathering and intermittent Caribou hunting, but plenty dangerous yet rewarding if your carefull.<br />A friend of ours went off into the water on his fourwheeler, but his body has been found, after two weeks, nearly a miracle itsself. Thats put a somber mood about town.<br /><br />On a different note, no Chainsaw, damn it, got a refund 'cause the company dosent ship to Alaska.... they coulda told me a month ago when we called and order'd and paid for the frikkin' thing............ so we've been axin and keeping up on the heat, just gotta re order one else where. Been thinking of something with a 24 inch bar allright, near 700$, though, so its a consideration , not a plan, yet.<br /><br />Lincoln said "he who chops his own wood warms himself twice"....but he didnt live in the Arctic, either...LOL! Im glad the broinlaw and wife are Ax swingin' Eskimo's, and we do well.<br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq18KRT1tGvi1xDiCXxBT2rwryjrFDETS7uN3ucfyC27boRdQPCp8kcmm4CbM3_pSftflQKjEfHgj_qAtU_XMaTs-5COqde6eUlmR1fltf2w4S-lKo6I0o2UBhyvIw9CAzQPhqTPF4cEv1/s1600/PICT0051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535982750173359890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq18KRT1tGvi1xDiCXxBT2rwryjrFDETS7uN3ucfyC27boRdQPCp8kcmm4CbM3_pSftflQKjEfHgj_qAtU_XMaTs-5COqde6eUlmR1fltf2w4S-lKo6I0o2UBhyvIw9CAzQPhqTPF4cEv1/s320/PICT0051.JPG" /></a> Were using Snowmachines again, but waiting for the ice to thicken more before we travel far or alone, or get heavy loads, but the cold is here and getting colder -0- already at nights.<br /><br />This is us getting across the fresh ice a couple weeks ago.<br />This is a dangerous time of year and a great many folks get killed between October and January when the deepest cold sets in. Especially then, getting wet is often death.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfTJAUrCet6rmImaLdQ-gn4P5OaBDgs0ASFeUCC9kIpz2vxyXTnvMgnMLteGttX9aU-iPd5h-FwnVuu0x7LsfwHimgKb-gZG-PGKvgw1T5q5E8t_-4UhLbIGAeecx4wLxKJNLhj4yxLW_/s1600/PICT0034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535982736991186674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfTJAUrCet6rmImaLdQ-gn4P5OaBDgs0ASFeUCC9kIpz2vxyXTnvMgnMLteGttX9aU-iPd5h-FwnVuu0x7LsfwHimgKb-gZG-PGKvgw1T5q5E8t_-4UhLbIGAeecx4wLxKJNLhj4yxLW_/s320/PICT0034.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r8ttKjPFHpPKf6oaG_SusEc6Dub5QF86LmuL2QIYu_23RB1l6qiYaKKQ-ppmn0XK5716K7XKTIQbg3lmDIc7NYROFd33W992pakVk37Hfr4k8vFCdvA1wUsufPpLtiW5nVyp8ibOPjtk/s1600/PICT0027.JPG">A Walking Seal clubbed and given away<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84bC6zO-4dbQ59XeTbPDm7JmR370ll1OTyBSyZKLj-7lcfTN1HKWpA_HwqdZH9-Kwq6tVAZNcPEqyyOMDEXyd4fCJYoQ1vhSb5KOxNY3iHawZOZqx_vmDxZ8nMHhnZutBb3YmKgcOgDUX/s1600/170_5482.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535978585985421522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84bC6zO-4dbQ59XeTbPDm7JmR370ll1OTyBSyZKLj-7lcfTN1HKWpA_HwqdZH9-Kwq6tVAZNcPEqyyOMDEXyd4fCJYoQ1vhSb5KOxNY3iHawZOZqx_vmDxZ8nMHhnZutBb3YmKgcOgDUX/s320/170_5482.JPG" /></a> Caribou hides Ive been scraping, from all the Caribou I got this summer. Maby a new Parkee or two....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/170_5505.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/170_5505.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/170_5498.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/170_5498.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/170_5498.jpg"> Heres an Ice net being made, to suspend under the ice for Whitefish, schooled up and full of Eggs.</a> </p><p>Starts with mesh, twine, ropes and weights, but the wifes recycling an old leadline, and adding a few bits of lead along the bottom for Xtra weight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r8ttKjPFHpPKf6oaG_SusEc6Dub5QF86LmuL2QIYu_23RB1l6qiYaKKQ-ppmn0XK5716K7XKTIQbg3lmDIc7NYROFd33W992pakVk37Hfr4k8vFCdvA1wUsufPpLtiW5nVyp8ibOPjtk/s1600/PICT0027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535982732121074898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r8ttKjPFHpPKf6oaG_SusEc6Dub5QF86LmuL2QIYu_23RB1l6qiYaKKQ-ppmn0XK5716K7XKTIQbg3lmDIc7NYROFd33W992pakVk37Hfr4k8vFCdvA1wUsufPpLtiW5nVyp8ibOPjtk/s320/PICT0027.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH35I4jBiilr3HBr-nBvDOoppcKx3_Ciylov8xCBy6pYanNp9cpMSgwgyEKySPvOrhAgbdBFxzIC421lcKY5TahhgP3siI2rIaTu5O2OOG0vGiE1i_9MYB3hwEY5An2DHWZElH_KSOOLo9/s1600/PICT0038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535982740002721250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH35I4jBiilr3HBr-nBvDOoppcKx3_Ciylov8xCBy6pYanNp9cpMSgwgyEKySPvOrhAgbdBFxzIC421lcKY5TahhgP3siI2rIaTu5O2OOG0vGiE1i_9MYB3hwEY5An2DHWZElH_KSOOLo9/s320/PICT0038.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3vzo5_DKhr8tgxumqXOKxgRWfB5fj05cr0zUleV9ubh9ZYDP3FIVTbdlw68dk3YZDm9DJ_Uuq3aw_lXlLdQoTGxDPrvT44l-9X2tK-N5JcOT6Nv2puKHesqhgfqOf3Eun877bqlmx9Z8/s1600/PICT0048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535982742753500290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3vzo5_DKhr8tgxumqXOKxgRWfB5fj05cr0zUleV9ubh9ZYDP3FIVTbdlw68dk3YZDm9DJ_Uuq3aw_lXlLdQoTGxDPrvT44l-9X2tK-N5JcOT6Nv2puKHesqhgfqOf3Eun877bqlmx9Z8/s320/PICT0048.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBgc8AWY5lBZBkTmKixyMPU8zUPPQOxzxU3Fof8sMhedT1waxIvn0IKcMYP_90fmrvuqOpSGNMwyz82_omgFRon2uuykgLiF11SQsH26BeqHLeCQ5PDX9V1t3hAtAdBmdikkaMm-6sGec/s1600/PICT0055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535983376204793106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBgc8AWY5lBZBkTmKixyMPU8zUPPQOxzxU3Fof8sMhedT1waxIvn0IKcMYP_90fmrvuqOpSGNMwyz82_omgFRon2uuykgLiF11SQsH26BeqHLeCQ5PDX9V1t3hAtAdBmdikkaMm-6sGec/s320/PICT0055.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBgc8AWY5lBZBkTmKixyMPU8zUPPQOxzxU3Fof8sMhedT1waxIvn0IKcMYP_90fmrvuqOpSGNMwyz82_omgFRon2uuykgLiF11SQsH26BeqHLeCQ5PDX9V1t3hAtAdBmdikkaMm-6sGec/s1600/PICT0055.JPG"> When the net was done, we streched it out and plotted our holes, with the two furthest being large and permanent , the small ones every 10 or so feet were for passing the rope along under the ice. </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5861.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5861.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5909.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5909.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5911.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5911.jpg" /></a>Passing the rope from pole to hook'd pole and brought up and repeated untill the rope has been passed from and to both end holes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5936.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5936.jpg" /> Nets are then passed under by pulling the rope and feeding in the net. Weights are used to hold the net down and not float up against the ice, haveing the net get frozen in, a bad thing....</a><br /><br />The wood that is passed through the hole is there to keep anyone (me) from chopping the rope while chopping the hole clear of ice each day, and cutting such would be spelling disaster or a hella lotta work...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5936.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5971.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5971.jpg" /></a> But the rewards this yerar have been very good......130 + a day for two weeks now, with the largest amount today, in a slowly climbing , ever larger Numbers every day... well, today was 196.<br />freeking SWEET !!! Got some "food security" till spring if need be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjLzTfsjeTCDqUuN2Rrmjbe__dsy5sEVada05b5fioBge7u5bp2rr7E3pqoZ7RbgvxcrktbJ4Lq5iLvmYvJD6jHN20cNsczhO1DDpwm1_cXyyQyxb_GSyD7lK3FrvmBJZESZPXHMtsl4/s1600/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535978572337741138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjLzTfsjeTCDqUuN2Rrmjbe__dsy5sEVada05b5fioBge7u5bp2rr7E3pqoZ7RbgvxcrktbJ4Lq5iLvmYvJD6jHN20cNsczhO1DDpwm1_cXyyQyxb_GSyD7lK3FrvmBJZESZPXHMtsl4/s320/PICT0003.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdNlrhebPVpEoGV7iEhN7g7nYczYWocOdBXW9lKJETswY3PLFkqG4QN8beiR1BY1Nz5ncoIzdC1lsn3KQn05w5pH4eKEH6byLM4R2zNQ0q_zX1yMuNda7cCn1x3DtswO0kXxzdGkeXMqB/s1600/PICT0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535978569833956082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdNlrhebPVpEoGV7iEhN7g7nYczYWocOdBXW9lKJETswY3PLFkqG4QN8beiR1BY1Nz5ncoIzdC1lsn3KQn05w5pH4eKEH6byLM4R2zNQ0q_zX1yMuNda7cCn1x3DtswO0kXxzdGkeXMqB/s320/PICT0005.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0004-4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0004-4.jpg" /></a></p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-88079202694656873352010-10-10T15:43:00.001-07:002010-10-10T15:52:07.284-07:00DividendsAlaska Permenant Fund Dividends this year are 1,281$ this year,and mine is in my pocket, beeen there almost 24 hours now and gettin' HOT.<br /> There payed out yearly to each and every Alaskan as "Profit share" sorta with the State of Alaska.<br />There are disqualifyers out there, so theres a few folks without, and you have to be in the state 1 full year before you can even apply for one...<br /><br />Its $$ I always have spent bettering my life through the use of Firearms and discharging them at every chance.. I do the same with my tax returns, usually getting shotgun shells at that time of the year, and upping my ammo stache on the side.<br />Might just be .22lR this year in bulk, well see...<br /> I kinda stick with Hunting on this blog, but this is sorta relating to hunting anyhoo......<br />Crapola is that today is Sunday, tomarrow is Columbus Day and it aint till Tuesday at the earliest that I can stop this Burning Sensation....~~LOL!!~~An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-69083131942070586372010-10-01T22:19:00.000-07:002010-10-01T23:04:08.556-07:00Fall Fat Hunt hard water...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5vppIgv-4X6tOM374pPo5dxl8kOEpp5Kj8ryyDeCZVFXVQyoTzHN2o8WT6dk7EglEQw-0ALnn7y0vfvfmARKQLQAJabVHQUGSc1ERuitIEIkGR0mg07Sx_3xLeZD-lXyCa5Wf_lHDPik/s1600/Foto-0077.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0AXuCv3R0rwK6z6Z9fV1hKO73Vlhhnsq5XiZCbx9Wl2UnDCKVZBK6_lvsYWzj733kgz15UqyrEVyHnziPronw1oWj2qYg_rkDD8cznHx2f4vfuEoyzDo7e2WFLwlbEeknv1zha1GHYAQ/s1600/Foto-0058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0AXuCv3R0rwK6z6Z9fV1hKO73Vlhhnsq5XiZCbx9Wl2UnDCKVZBK6_lvsYWzj733kgz15UqyrEVyHnziPronw1oWj2qYg_rkDD8cznHx2f4vfuEoyzDo7e2WFLwlbEeknv1zha1GHYAQ/s320/Foto-0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523317383125613522" border="0" /></a> Agnes cruzing the ice free river...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3herCicoSlNbbmiKQKAumrpwcSrJgtDwE8kP-EqByBKbU19E70nyA2zT-OarQXJXJM771b7zjszYFLZS4AAezzIoMNfUgiXp0V03RUWG9nFKx-EMhFzX8JHmIXyH9M3_S026YV-IY9Gp/s1600/Foto-0082.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br />Took a bit of a campout this last week to tie up our Fall.<br />besides the Caribou we caught a couple weeks ago, we put out an 'extra speciall Kiss Kiss' hunt to kick off the new Hunting Seasson, you know ,the one that followed Yesterday...<br /><br />A Cousin, Alex, the Broinlaw Joe, a friend and camera man, Mike Z and myself started the day as normal, getting into a loaded boat.....<br /><br />So, upriver we went, merrily cruizing witha load or gas, tenting and guys, up for the first night while the wife and daughters brought up the rear, a day behind us, overnighting at her sister Nita's in Kiana and visiting around.<br /><br />We waited for Caribou to come down the hills to their Doom while crossing the river, but they were having none of it. Temps have plunged the river into solidifycation, one piece of ice at a time, and growing.<br />With Bino's and scopes, people at Kiana village watched a herd of maby 500 decend to the river valley , only to turn and go right back up again, and to join up with another group, all awaiting 'Something"....<br /><br />We waited two days, and with the arrival of the girls, who enlarged and normalized the camp as a Butchering sight for a good ammount of Meats,we still waited... but the meats refused to decend....... and no new sucess's anywhere below the hovering Caribou, we told the ladies "Later!!" and burned our way further up, tward Kobuk sand Dunes and Caribou Bulls.<br />For two days we had seen Caribou closely, but all were dead and in boats headed down, So we made a plan to not return untill we were done in one form or the other.....<br /><br />We gassed and went, while promising that everything would be OK if we didnt return that night , and after a spell of winding driving, we had crossing Bull Caribou shot by boats infront of us, hundred's of heads lining the river, lungs floating by and with two hours of light left ........and a group of 50 headed out to swim.......<br /><br />We drove very slowly, as they meanderd about 500 yards ahead, the lead Cow splashing, HUGE Bulls flowing, all Prime, Fat, unrutted prizes of taste and nutrition, walkin out when all hell broke loose, the band reversed as one and like water spilling over a table went up and dissapered into the bushes a few yards North.<br /><br />Around the corner came two boats adrift, who had seen the Caribou and only later, Us. Actually turned out to be the next door neighbor and crew, and when we talked it over, they kindly apologized a bit and we told 'em "You couldnt know" and we all laughed.....as we had not seen each other untill the Caribou were gone anyway.<br /><br />Then we decided to build a fire and stay the night.<br />We shot a crossing Bull and ate to our fill with meat over the fire and heart-tounge soup and broth to drink.<br />Slept out in the open , in the lower twentys as the river grew louder and louder through the night, when ever growing pans of ice crashed and heaved into each other in the rivers flow......<br />After a night of sleeping on bare frozen, rockhard sand we awoke to a foggy solidily frozen river, about 1/2 an inch thick....several inches where it had plied and frozen.....<br /><br />We were lucky in having a tin boat and a powerfull motor and we wasted no time getting ready to leave after coffee and a meaty breakfast.<br />We watched several Caribou , in small and large groups approach to cross, but all turned back after testing the ice with their hooves.<br />We crossed the river and made our meat with the MosinNagant. Not the way we wanted, but the way we had too. Coulda' piled up the body's all right, but not this time, with any certainty of returning for more loads.....<br />We were under Caribou supervision constantly as group after group approached and skirted us as we made quick work of the meats.<br />We limited our catch to two Fat bulls, which were in the boat and busting ice within the hour. We knew we were gonna be busting ice and a wasting gas by the bucket, and since nature delt the hand, we played it safe and folded.<br />We spent the next 5 hours crashing, smashin', busting ice untill were were free about 5 miles upriver from the ladies.<br />We pulled up, hoping they had been lucky, but they were packed and loading, Caribou less and a note on a Steak telling us to get the Hell outta Dodge, as the wife "knows".....<br /><br />We busted Ice to Kiana, burning burning, burning gas as we barged on down, hardly finding a gap to make plane with.<br />Left one boat and took a big load down, our plan was to avoid any further 12$ a gallon purchase's and return with gas, but the next morning the wife was given ten and she, with a load of Girls and the bro, Joe, came on down them selfs, and we met them not quite 1/2 ways....all was well.<br /><br />The ****ed up part is that Mike Z , with 70+ excellent pictures of this small hunt cannot find his camera......**** **** PISS!!!! ya, those astricts cant even describe how we collectivly felt...<br /><br />"But" the oldest Daughter did snap some from her cell.......<img class="inlineimg" title="Top Job!" alt="" src="http://www.blogger.com/images/smilies/top.gif" border="0" />and I in my UNJ Tee shirt..~~LOL!!~~ You can see some of the ice behind me, around the boat.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW5Eoi0aUw-XFguljYDW5ZIuPhwT2qKE2aThsK4834G_flD3GLiszpf1uiOKwE63mPkkGcV7AmNUB_hBSkrzmhlSI5uB16vUHyjDghyphenhyphenNXcIpXhbWyqA_554qUXQBQYnhUiL8InkV8NbAL/s1600/Foto-0087.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5vppIgv-4X6tOM374pPo5dxl8kOEpp5Kj8ryyDeCZVFXVQyoTzHN2o8WT6dk7EglEQw-0ALnn7y0vfvfmARKQLQAJabVHQUGSc1ERuitIEIkGR0mg07Sx_3xLeZD-lXyCa5Wf_lHDPik/s320/Foto-0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523319144388664178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3herCicoSlNbbmiKQKAumrpwcSrJgtDwE8kP-EqByBKbU19E70nyA2zT-OarQXJXJM771b7zjszYFLZS4AAezzIoMNfUgiXp0V03RUWG9nFKx-EMhFzX8JHmIXyH9M3_S026YV-IY9Gp/s1600/Foto-0082.jpg"></a><div id="recover"><span id="spellcheckMessage"></span></div><textarea style="display: none;" name="postBody" rows="17" cols="47" id="textarea" tabindex="5" dir="ltr"></textarea><div id="recover"><span id="spellcheckMessage"></span></div><textarea style="display: none;" name="postBody" rows="17" cols="47" id="textarea" tabindex="5" dir="ltr"></textarea> Some artifacts I found.<br />The top one is a net making gauge, so you can tie uniform mesh's and a little Marlin spike on the tip to slip and loosen any knots.<br />The bottom antler spear tip is missing its tip that would have held a small point. These were loaded into an antled socket'd end of a shaft and speared into swimming Caribou , just behind the ribs, through the liver, and the shaft was reloaded to dispatch more Caribou.This was done as a stone lance can snap its blade and be worthless. Steel changed that.<br /> The spear tip has small lines of ownership 'marks" so every one knew who's Caribou it belonged to when they were floated to the shore during community hunts at these crossing spots, every fall for thousands of years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU5fEBSIz7EE_R-_sPmQRkefE5-GroFvl03s3fqsK5GIktW_ueDM8ajSV_Ya_pu34Ydq2nB_5XsEissS4cs0kb0WVJAufF5Me93SoOzf0uLvrPjkhM4lmZvLZPMyk5BRQKkeWV8uadi4/s1600/PICT0120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU5fEBSIz7EE_R-_sPmQRkefE5-GroFvl03s3fqsK5GIktW_ueDM8ajSV_Ya_pu34Ydq2nB_5XsEissS4cs0kb0WVJAufF5Me93SoOzf0uLvrPjkhM4lmZvLZPMyk5BRQKkeWV8uadi4/s320/PICT0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523317388601988978" border="0" /></a> My camera has a bad shade that is sometimes 1/2 the picture.......sorry bout that, I took it when I got home, that's why I left it behind anyhoo....~~LOL!!~~An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-19676004551081870082010-09-22T17:18:00.000-07:002010-09-23T21:09:14.846-07:00Fall is hereWell, Fall is here. Weve had out first freeze up and things change when that happens. Its sure to fluctuate, but the temps will get the Caribou moving and the berry picking will end....so does picking the last of the greens out there till next June.<br />Time to blast Ducks and Geese too, before they are gone till next May, as well , gotta get ready to set nets under the ice as usuall.<br />The wife and son might get a couple more Seals after the river freezes, and park the boat down at Kotzebue till Spring. The Second Son is in Kotz getting in some schooling, and hes an expert spear chucker.<br />Were ready for Caribou now, were outta here for a few days soon as a pard shows up tomarrow and the kids get a couple days off from formal education.<br /><br />Well, in the last couple weeks , weve been busey, making food, $$ and paying bills....and yet another month looms ~~LOL!!~~<br /><br /><br />The youngest daughter Qutan, recived a nicely reduced insize .22LR Marlin Youth rifle for her 5th B-day<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAWOBh6dCnsV-li1V0YvVhE9nVTm893mHFDdmKF2-SET19DU7XiNSiJKViJ4y1J8qJPFkapy85zWyvjH_mMfmyLmQ2Qtds6e2TGklMmRzW5KNY0oB3pyyuPe6rGS-YEwVYd6BZml4PSPb/s1600/PICT0052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAWOBh6dCnsV-li1V0YvVhE9nVTm893mHFDdmKF2-SET19DU7XiNSiJKViJ4y1J8qJPFkapy85zWyvjH_mMfmyLmQ2Qtds6e2TGklMmRzW5KNY0oB3pyyuPe6rGS-YEwVYd6BZml4PSPb/s320/PICT0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520278964317182338" border="0" /></a><br />Yours truly sitting for hour apon hour.......~~LOL!!~~ we took quite a load home that day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYMxDn-CUOFXoxKJIR1N7bh-YaKXMZxszNih9Fp8wewPBGdBtYDssinYhyphenhyphen8syh9lzzEdg9qCA5WT3h-d5lzE1v_fQdfixhc3dof8IoLDBLeG93PAP5kWo6_SsopGPvfAojaWv3OBywYS2/s1600/PICT0030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYMxDn-CUOFXoxKJIR1N7bh-YaKXMZxszNih9Fp8wewPBGdBtYDssinYhyphenhyphen8syh9lzzEdg9qCA5WT3h-d5lzE1v_fQdfixhc3dof8IoLDBLeG93PAP5kWo6_SsopGPvfAojaWv3OBywYS2/s320/PICT0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520235582960772258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fat Caribou ass ......yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSb2dERYdQnA1IGeobJ2iV9F-Q8qvkaN25SAON5xWBkdgJ3staLdAotMrsfDVOp4s9Wv_Xhj-qLT8H-MSpNNd_8yKYTiri21Pr69usiMMuO6y3pWfEFCRXU2S0A0xim1P4DESQzyAwB0TU/s1600/PICT0056.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSb2dERYdQnA1IGeobJ2iV9F-Q8qvkaN25SAON5xWBkdgJ3staLdAotMrsfDVOp4s9Wv_Xhj-qLT8H-MSpNNd_8yKYTiri21Pr69usiMMuO6y3pWfEFCRXU2S0A0xim1P4DESQzyAwB0TU/s320/PICT0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520207159363752722" border="0" /></a> Three Hardcoe Berry pickin' women....Mom, Daughter, Cousin Cora<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2XcAqHNZMK2NNJ7XO3zgc1I2r30docoUgsBj4KDaRP64EcTujgFHbwe6HAOyL35-DJMW-tA7-uftu36qfinQ2cv-iUZcCmFMqzx88c2h3260HVPJRtV2vf6HArleER0N7Uh-2_lqRxGk/s1600/PICT0062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2XcAqHNZMK2NNJ7XO3zgc1I2r30docoUgsBj4KDaRP64EcTujgFHbwe6HAOyL35-DJMW-tA7-uftu36qfinQ2cv-iUZcCmFMqzx88c2h3260HVPJRtV2vf6HArleER0N7Uh-2_lqRxGk/s320/PICT0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520207153666795650" border="0" /></a> Sorting out the bad ones<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnil_gev7XJ3-3SoLzhO1so-1A48fqrqORzwJxHpO9kqWeC3z5Y2PeXoGLvHT2VgwqNYhviXZjq2BBLqiqELdLWM9zV4PhIteSgZYfJd4tklFvp7QeOxL3M500U7D-9aEkMmS8srqniK6/s1600/PICT0075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnil_gev7XJ3-3SoLzhO1so-1A48fqrqORzwJxHpO9kqWeC3z5Y2PeXoGLvHT2VgwqNYhviXZjq2BBLqiqELdLWM9zV4PhIteSgZYfJd4tklFvp7QeOxL3M500U7D-9aEkMmS8srqniK6/s320/PICT0075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520207147572241970" border="0" /></a> Mammoth bonz and Ivory scraps.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-U14I3vR5ALkzS-_gw4OwtUOiS0Tt2d6pGfPdiKOlhKvdVMcwU4yEL439E-zNW3ovAMen4Yq2T9dAmuKCuIR6DTj1HufsNqsP84pgHnJtXvKxQVyXWgCG6EjoIBj2QjOW-2zyn1TF8OS/s1600/PICT0082.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-U14I3vR5ALkzS-_gw4OwtUOiS0Tt2d6pGfPdiKOlhKvdVMcwU4yEL439E-zNW3ovAMen4Yq2T9dAmuKCuIR6DTj1HufsNqsP84pgHnJtXvKxQVyXWgCG6EjoIBj2QjOW-2zyn1TF8OS/s320/PICT0082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520207145619997570" border="0" /></a>Sewing $$$<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsl6fT0ZN8ASOiJ1jf3l6uWZqSSE8pHqqKeXoNJC6WHmJqyRWz3-kGfS8qKU_q9Au3KTg0RpbnosQ56K50f-NeaGsSxu1pELG-t8X6aEKuO6n1tkFfnFhpvqX8bud36aLsHM9AJ4HSbKa/s1600/PICT0117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsl6fT0ZN8ASOiJ1jf3l6uWZqSSE8pHqqKeXoNJC6WHmJqyRWz3-kGfS8qKU_q9Au3KTg0RpbnosQ56K50f-NeaGsSxu1pELG-t8X6aEKuO6n1tkFfnFhpvqX8bud36aLsHM9AJ4HSbKa/s320/PICT0117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520006949404477906" border="0" /></a>Wolf Ruffs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTg7Iknf2mkAdJnnH6uDGyip1NsME0C4ALmFALKDhKHnYDsADz9GrWU7o-gMPlttMlcH7y45O9y5yVBn1UrmkjjsTrJvJhNZ4C_vgAGpBYJKe9WIhIfJPBIPru7wfwND5v7MWGxn4xaIi/s1600/PICT0116.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTg7Iknf2mkAdJnnH6uDGyip1NsME0C4ALmFALKDhKHnYDsADz9GrWU7o-gMPlttMlcH7y45O9y5yVBn1UrmkjjsTrJvJhNZ4C_vgAGpBYJKe9WIhIfJPBIPru7wfwND5v7MWGxn4xaIi/s320/PICT0116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520006947248367586" border="0" /></a> There wood to hunt......me and teh bro inlaw stalked and killed.....got lots more to do yet too...... Its a long winter, and what we cant boat home we can sled home after it freezes.<br /><br />Executioner and the Guilty<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWEqAsqYH9MSd3VxTk0GKVJBtNqfSLsbTZOgCiN6B8chLYXhkxsfrsUUmeDfFgX8slZq0sM-qWaHQwAvADZFXRnSYkGb9Y67z01ZL78IjV1JoBx7Mt-j8olILp0S0VYdn4iVtk9uhGMRl/s1600/PICT0087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWEqAsqYH9MSd3VxTk0GKVJBtNqfSLsbTZOgCiN6B8chLYXhkxsfrsUUmeDfFgX8slZq0sM-qWaHQwAvADZFXRnSYkGb9Y67z01ZL78IjV1JoBx7Mt-j8olILp0S0VYdn4iVtk9uhGMRl/s320/PICT0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520006943151009522" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUavqHlWWmyc1-Emi4yCARWGt8e2-LcPEerOB533Fp4a8N7pQ9DWSITETDQmc582NG-XNM1ZgJ1ETI1uHzqZO0xtUgGlRG0QeycNAGEwvaNk1UISAapXKgqS96eraT6zibFpDhhULITH7s/s1600/PICT0096.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcBacDPNvM11vMkFHh3axAGNw_XbwOmDXuv6ktgFKh3X_EFKiI1FJ8GC-UB-IETfa2dzkBvJhOPGsXC4RP9nmG9hdh9Xx-a-AQIsSiB1huiEkVD-VULAOllqKgc0fb2PI1x-nJHs-KN3z/s320/PICT0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512954772610567474" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway, she seems to have made a couple, and looks to get 250$ to 300$ each at get airfare to move to my Mom in SE Ak....... and school there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nI0m3AWwvXskajmESjbw3459_GJp2tiGh_FcuzedCrvl5QfuRjU1TfgT71KHREZrcw-RIgDlYDYkUWRM-ENA-vIHyYG3eS9kexV6OAG9jwjdABeG_POgh3oEDeodjRyjmodrlod3wG12/s1600/PICT0017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nI0m3AWwvXskajmESjbw3459_GJp2tiGh_FcuzedCrvl5QfuRjU1TfgT71KHREZrcw-RIgDlYDYkUWRM-ENA-vIHyYG3eS9kexV6OAG9jwjdABeG_POgh3oEDeodjRyjmodrlod3wG12/s320/PICT0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512950537847175042" border="0" /></a> Carol plucking Ducks, liking it or not.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjgNten1ncPMXylnXoYDsB-lxAlOSfXL8IDhcjwQd0q2KcAFrN2vbO9Odzh6epn1b6h_QmYjYN92LUe1ZFBOOf8BT7o6gidouenFLHEoM2jbVHxOFssnt2ichQcE1RCA4Au25GojAThc9/s1600/PICT0012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjgNten1ncPMXylnXoYDsB-lxAlOSfXL8IDhcjwQd0q2KcAFrN2vbO9Odzh6epn1b6h_QmYjYN92LUe1ZFBOOf8BT7o6gidouenFLHEoM2jbVHxOFssnt2ichQcE1RCA4Au25GojAThc9/s320/PICT0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512950535821009586" border="0" /></a> A Scrim Agnes made a couple days ago, with some Ivory we got this summer. Traded this to a Teacher, who sent for outboardparts, a great trade.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqoKkjkbuOakjUgekN-0DstS_T6o9mK3wd56yg2JDBTsa74VIlzUSlkXAYebVaKMnoKZnySTA2w6_KL5iVFsgvp96awWzB7VxQaWGI3OAoGBrG0JAwBs_01gdymAxvMeiu3kfIfo1m_KU/s1600/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqoKkjkbuOakjUgekN-0DstS_T6o9mK3wd56yg2JDBTsa74VIlzUSlkXAYebVaKMnoKZnySTA2w6_KL5iVFsgvp96awWzB7VxQaWGI3OAoGBrG0JAwBs_01gdymAxvMeiu3kfIfo1m_KU/s320/PICT0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512950532071874642" border="0" /></a>Heres Tin making her Ruffs, Figured I d try to load a short clip. Hope it works....<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrAVYslADi5v1RfouXUMlTjk3rgimaHbOTwI9XVpJqXY9BXU1eCSGzbrLiNioRQEkzHz-JWNOeaZNkKIX-vQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-60749043955149401352010-08-31T00:53:00.000-07:002010-09-03T01:31:38.883-07:00Fish n Caribou<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGSkOQZZeLLlgioeOUHZUPd1jH4JngIyLKZG6KbkvlkVvOWlli3c1IWbnEAJCel8N9bE72OeuPi5edJdKe67sg5pbCo5Pg8pHziq2Gh5zfbpBcVJaeWsnB8nEoBa9SICacAadph0HMsW/s1600/th_P9290039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGSkOQZZeLLlgioeOUHZUPd1jH4JngIyLKZG6KbkvlkVvOWlli3c1IWbnEAJCel8N9bE72OeuPi5edJdKe67sg5pbCo5Pg8pHziq2Gh5zfbpBcVJaeWsnB8nEoBa9SICacAadph0HMsW/s320/th_P9290039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512599121224414802" border="0" /></a>Well, shuks, I cant get the vid to take......Fact is we have Caribou, and 400,000 following in this Herd alone.<br />The Western Arctic Caribou Herd WACH is awsome, and its comming to this village SOON.<br /><br />Hopefully Ill get back in motion with a resupply of parts we traded a scrimshaw for , to a taecher 'round here.<br />Caribou are southbound, and comming through at the end of this month , but for now the lead Cows are blazing trails that others will follow, and I will hunt..... a huge hunt I cant wait for , so the bro inlaw and I are building storage racks outside in anticipation...........<br />I just love the intense, quick, high yeild hunt that plays out like it has for thousands of years......<br /><br />Nets kept us fed, and with variety.<br />Itook some cool vids boating and checking net.......I gotta make smaller vids, like a minute or so....maby I make them too long? The net checking was cool, Carol filmed with her 8 year old comments and all ~~LOL!!~~ Ill see if I can edit them down to smaller segments next time, as I guess thats the problem here......<br /><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Video" title="Add Video" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addVideo();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Video" class="gl_video" border="0" /></span></span><br />Boiled Whitefish with eggs and innerd's<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB67Mvp3N73Gfd7mDzL_-zcETgbIVIW7Ajlt8rAoSMMVXNtbyhnUE4TUzDAvaZCbj4vrP11MOJa08k3oyhYy5GhWD__bw9_sYzO8CzqcSA-xZV9dbi5BrS7-3iZIzTmopDZScS-R4li15q/s1600/ulyfuly+%283%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB67Mvp3N73Gfd7mDzL_-zcETgbIVIW7Ajlt8rAoSMMVXNtbyhnUE4TUzDAvaZCbj4vrP11MOJa08k3oyhYy5GhWD__bw9_sYzO8CzqcSA-xZV9dbi5BrS7-3iZIzTmopDZScS-R4li15q/s320/ulyfuly+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511484977700887394" border="0" /></a>fryed Tiktallik<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mHMalHfUGjziGfpT24PMJSHHN8rXq3UrPxLLh4iHufXRUtIfUvL58lst1ppJupi1moRcKZk1DdmhoC-6QT6QiiP58S0aPp4_CSkLOShmI1fcF83lxQyVVRnr2rExE6SovR0jGI3ZJXmP/s1600/ulyfuly+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mHMalHfUGjziGfpT24PMJSHHN8rXq3UrPxLLh4iHufXRUtIfUvL58lst1ppJupi1moRcKZk1DdmhoC-6QT6QiiP58S0aPp4_CSkLOShmI1fcF83lxQyVVRnr2rExE6SovR0jGI3ZJXmP/s320/ulyfuly+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511484966273931842" border="0" /></a>Yours truly facing an 11pm sun.........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHgSHsNukJ-fNmTiO8Nm00Ep2M3hARgEcQVj60PH7mdpOC4IwgKQN92wIiozIwmJZ7pZ-i43OBx_cIFGEbU4oIXppIVCh7nfXMTzeHemaLpRIcx_HSl69DzEfFSzB6Z6Khm1ZPOch8uy6/s1600/ulyfuly+%281%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHgSHsNukJ-fNmTiO8Nm00Ep2M3hARgEcQVj60PH7mdpOC4IwgKQN92wIiozIwmJZ7pZ-i43OBx_cIFGEbU4oIXppIVCh7nfXMTzeHemaLpRIcx_HSl69DzEfFSzB6Z6Khm1ZPOch8uy6/s320/ulyfuly+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511484962894129506" border="0" /></a><br />Been fishing and moving about, mostly spotting and killing a few trees (They run so fast) for firewoods for winter. Just gotta hope some other fellas don't get to end first.<br />Dry standing , they will be great to go at the end of November when the ice is thick enough.<br />The prop tooka dump by disentigrating the thrush washer and eating into my driveshaft holder. ~~LOL!!~~ More parts....<br /><br />Thinking about it, I need a chainsaw. All this ax work is for young men..........An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-14395169561157346762010-08-20T20:02:00.001-07:002010-09-04T21:17:44.909-07:00Kinda interesting when this happens...So the wife has sewn many things, often parkas and odd stuff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Heres a couple examples;<br />This ones for little girls a picture taken while it was under construction.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVGx1V8sCYYPyYlAhGzFEr5-4WS82aEjxXEHpPKpr4Ax3fRlBujQfh70j43lrmXYpsDSCSUorpuHVrLpsG0hBt54rB87A5mdJm4i2rMn9orO9hyphenhyphenI-K52oZLaPxGxB87-6wWTZTCSakWD4/s1600/PICT1109.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507695054292760338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVGx1V8sCYYPyYlAhGzFEr5-4WS82aEjxXEHpPKpr4Ax3fRlBujQfh70j43lrmXYpsDSCSUorpuHVrLpsG0hBt54rB87A5mdJm4i2rMn9orO9hyphenhyphenI-K52oZLaPxGxB87-6wWTZTCSakWD4/s320/PICT1109.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grown woman with Seal skin pants and Seal boots, Caribou Parkee.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTW66flKg4y3kOW9L3hp5q0ztGHMQgdve2_NACFAUA-TxGuMjEGwJeuorTZYHgshryblr5nDboDo8spVEU0GX0pRuO7WYD1lnqqCjREj6St8bgns64HbO_tw1TgPDvGN0lf9VoXoC1xpE/s1600/good+old+ones0307.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 218px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507695045985474818" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTW66flKg4y3kOW9L3hp5q0ztGHMQgdve2_NACFAUA-TxGuMjEGwJeuorTZYHgshryblr5nDboDo8spVEU0GX0pRuO7WYD1lnqqCjREj6St8bgns64HbO_tw1TgPDvGN0lf9VoXoC1xpE/s320/good+old+ones0307.jpg" border="0" /></a> The oldest sons Caribou parkee with Polar Bear trim and a snow cover. Also has Arctic Fox mittens. Little Hunters best gear.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFs-vifi8L4XOgbtx1ZAPWXrUq7XrzeFFyJXkA35HgdsLkDDLWnhfKAoFhO3WMpg5rIZgx_DJwFnG8Dk-UIHM8qrgbLtw6L77rrR-ig8u4EOZArzK8RGjBE2ho58OOQ44PjiBrB54jPVs/s1600/good+old+ones0023.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 318px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507695038791349586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFs-vifi8L4XOgbtx1ZAPWXrUq7XrzeFFyJXkA35HgdsLkDDLWnhfKAoFhO3WMpg5rIZgx_DJwFnG8Dk-UIHM8qrgbLtw6L77rrR-ig8u4EOZArzK8RGjBE2ho58OOQ44PjiBrB54jPVs/s320/good+old+ones0023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tinmiaq, our oldest daughter when she was about 6, in her Caribou Fawn Parkee at our little red house. It had rather dark hood sides and chest gores, but she haddent many white bellys to use for some reason that year, so she used a darker belly. Still looked good.<br /><br /><div><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 209px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507695017893862290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m5kOPCJWg9RRhyhKV9DyQNB-i-oU81lGLh1tb1MWn2gpx-cWDCCZIuyoC4SNE52Z_IiBrWyfX-hFjUI8VwLL-MuxWpxccUO3XSlNB5INu-TPisS_HXagE2v6hA4K31mLwGny8s74AzTT/s320/good+old+ones0306.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>That same Caribou Fawn Parkee in the Smithsonian Collection, in the Arctic Studies Display on loan to the Anchorage Museum...................</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivvXtMiqLU_R7bx3_Y8rVFsnuYvQD7Y9b0RfNZZOGZZEGOs8kFTbhHVY-s-RqVVVe639_Qov_gq0heqlwfp89kX1ZugiZzhPmgUPiF5QwYJy6nuLOnX5kRfTD8i10-Ok6rIrZGAqyGVaT/s1600/686457435_cf48a4bdd5.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507695028830566226" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivvXtMiqLU_R7bx3_Y8rVFsnuYvQD7Y9b0RfNZZOGZZEGOs8kFTbhHVY-s-RqVVVe639_Qov_gq0heqlwfp89kX1ZugiZzhPmgUPiF5QwYJy6nuLOnX5kRfTD8i10-Ok6rIrZGAqyGVaT/s320/686457435_cf48a4bdd5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Pretty cool when something like that happens, thought I'd share.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-74130502143845950122010-08-18T23:35:00.000-07:002010-08-19T16:54:31.393-07:00Yes!! Vids again.....<p>Yes, we have Vid ........</p><br /><p></p><br /><p>Soooooo, to test such equipment one must go to the feild, which for us was across the river to clean and repair our racks for Salmon soon again, when the weather cools and the rain ceases.</p><br /><p>Papa cleaned up the maggots from a string of fish heads that had been dryed as dog food, and had been dragged under the rack to be eaten. In the last two days something had helped itself to the rancid seal oil and fishheads/backbones that were stored there. Yukkkkkk..........</p><br /><p>The wifes Uncle passed away, and shes gearing up for that. Lots to do, many to visit with, eat with and mourn. It takes days.</p><br /><p>I'm glad I didnt break any long bones, as both times I have, My arm, then my ribs, my friend Paul arrives for a stay and more relatives die...No, just kidding, but then again, not....!!( I need a smile face a winking here ~~LOL!!~~)</p><br /><p>The fact is ,besides studing the weirdness of the emotional Arctic, he did some digging while here, an Arctic Death tradition, 'cause someones gonna dig yer grave someday, for you..........I wonder where he is......Irishman? You best come around again.........someday.......eh?</p><br /><p>So , being as I spent the day about the house and the kids in school, I got the youngers in the boat as soon as they escaped the confines of the school. Was easy though, I just told one to meet me there and the others follow'd ~~LOL!!~~</p><br /><p>Ended up that my thrmostat is tits up and Im in the market for another. I just unwrenched it and rode without, and I really rode, as the second oldest daughter is our official driver now, and fast learning the fishing/travling trade. Good for me, I can watch 1,000% better when Im riding, not driving... Seems she preferrs it to after school activitys that the other kids do, sports and such, and thats probly better in the long run.</p><br /><p>The Motor sooon hummed and we brought a rifle to get a Moose or Caribou, but saw neither, just a big ol' Wolf rather suddenly, trotting off the sandbar to the willows as we came around the bend, returning to Noorvik.</p><br /><p>Pretty cool when we see them in summer, all slim and no good coat, just sleek and muscled. </p><br /><p>Cant wait till November to trak him down.</p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkIm5vGGV7r0AcI1iaVSDD8GXpy_7RHsnDV9_WlJ-FOjT_e9vCWg-HkDWH_QNIw5A45UlTogfdctlH7dPIeg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyDts2q-1tK0xxDeaSFo3Ntdy5GZrlrURzsA5WhAT-wBG_VCndBuFgH3ZC-GnKw9pi3amrnT48jqemmrw7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzz2yR5wg5rZXWPqTuSTELk2AbvHZxJt4_W_dwEqNTvycYacc1t_bbPZYK_2dFykL9ALxCrbYBGbo07nNWL_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p>No fish in the net either , on our way back home, but theres tomarrow.......</p><br /><p>Twitching fresh Salmon.......Yep.</p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-8029102057473409832010-08-17T03:49:00.000-07:002010-08-18T00:47:16.599-07:00Odd shotsGot a camera up and going, yes, I'm scamming the kids, but what the heck, they're in school again...........and I can take vids, now that I'm home, with a bigger 2gig card, insted of the 32 bit it came with.<br />So ,out of general curiosity, I tookalook at the pix on the card and there were some I took, and some others took, yet unseen.<br />Cameras die in my possesion, its sad.<br />Oddly enough there are pix taken this summer so I posted the unblurred<br /><br />Just in time, Im thinking~~LOL!!~~<br /><br />Heres one with a couple Caribou back straps, as we remove them from the carcass, and then seperate the sinew from the meats by pushing off the meat with the back side of the knife. Good clean seperation, leaving pure meat from the loins and sinew to use.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp0jePEUoSDPBBszggczvcKJoFOitvpLiXQK90g1MI0l5XNnvhh1HaF8nKFNF_UdWgYAEpJ5hNqqqqgGm-dj2Zf2NPqaE9xXVBKa0VnOYh6XHARLOfRSlhScjY8NDfU-TQ4Y3K0x9FOin/s1600/IMG_5659.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506331047723684610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp0jePEUoSDPBBszggczvcKJoFOitvpLiXQK90g1MI0l5XNnvhh1HaF8nKFNF_UdWgYAEpJ5hNqqqqgGm-dj2Zf2NPqaE9xXVBKa0VnOYh6XHARLOfRSlhScjY8NDfU-TQ4Y3K0x9FOin/s320/IMG_5659.JPG" /></a> Whitefish and a few Pike, musta been a nice day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIqp1v_0aDVu__G9wdqgQPNyac6EvYJzvAFs54RiyX4TlFjG09g7PzM-orOhD86nNOjGlxA9bfUIscnmTvuPcOCSuRQvo0y97lLXDSX28i9W4X1X8oMNB597W-Sw6Y-cQOquMvejhV6Ls/s1600/plop+(51).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506331041039966946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIqp1v_0aDVu__G9wdqgQPNyac6EvYJzvAFs54RiyX4TlFjG09g7PzM-orOhD86nNOjGlxA9bfUIscnmTvuPcOCSuRQvo0y97lLXDSX28i9W4X1X8oMNB597W-Sw6Y-cQOquMvejhV6Ls/s320/plop+(51).JPG" /></a><br />One of many~~LOL!!~~theis one was packed out on my back and the willows are used to tie the front and back legs as hand holds<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6cPa69UNSZG5TIYsmqy80dCHZhl_hUBBr9OJ0AZ3WPfGmeJeuSpT5QhWg1E9xrz5lWjvrz93rK8nsTmgMmetU0V4rZkdyAwp9D6JyFRrrM-rrTg1YymeM9Gzfff5yA62Q7sOSSsuE5i9/s1600/oogruk+(12).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506331038382166482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6cPa69UNSZG5TIYsmqy80dCHZhl_hUBBr9OJ0AZ3WPfGmeJeuSpT5QhWg1E9xrz5lWjvrz93rK8nsTmgMmetU0V4rZkdyAwp9D6JyFRrrM-rrTg1YymeM9Gzfff5yA62Q7sOSSsuE5i9/s320/oogruk+(12).JPG" /></a><br /><br />A VERY nice Oogruk. Probly about 700 lbs, and 1/2 was the weight of the blubber alone. Partner Chuck there, and friend Jeremy too.</div><div></div><div>The oil is tasty and the skin is to become another canvas for the wife. Its currently taking up space on the skin strecher at the shop, getting soaked in dawn dishsoap, so we can remove the deepest oils and tan it proper White.</div><div> </div><div> This was at the beginning of July.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVloUNaTZuoLY8fKmmOy_wnYph0Njeppz38k166CommTGmfQ77ehWIOK2_htJKmYRJkoSHGnovtsmICdNNAy_uQxMGJBkklAo1EdTjIqEI4iQCxYZvi_4OW-DAx5qjSBv9twIja9opKVV3/s1600/oogruk+(10).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506331033311264210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVloUNaTZuoLY8fKmmOy_wnYph0Njeppz38k166CommTGmfQ77ehWIOK2_htJKmYRJkoSHGnovtsmICdNNAy_uQxMGJBkklAo1EdTjIqEI4iQCxYZvi_4OW-DAx5qjSBv9twIja9opKVV3/s320/oogruk+(10).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Me myself and my rifle on one of our many sunny hot days this Summer.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506331029976029378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL5-SS30hBUURChuBz1PNtdwZvXpNgp43GlDRpjnL8Kl3jrDlMbl1wovNR2J94UOzWGOjzxUMS2tz8PxHIZwu7tI9Z-cTfYl_QQ3iAtigZMvdRABIMSSeBGNedj7Taa5kE6GoJtO_8z76/s320/out+(1).JPG" /></div><div>My bro inlaw took some of these, others were the kids. But still a bit here and a bit there, it keeps us fed. The wife will get into serious fishing soon, as she puts up fish during the cool insect free evenings and the fish dry well enough to be insect proof. </div><div>Yep, were sliding into Fall and things are changing, especcially with Darkness coming on, the colors about the land are most noticable in veiw.</div><div>Fall storm time is comming too, with beach erosion watches tonight and tomarrow, Fishing for Mammoth will be a good prospect soon. Fall Moose and Caribou are always at hand as well, I need to strech out the legs a bit and walk some mud.......Hopefully the wife will return soon so we can go~~LOL!!~~ Nawww, The winds gotta die so I can go to Her....</div><div></div><div>Yaaaaaa...........<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-76806377608176861792010-08-14T01:14:00.000-07:002010-08-14T01:59:59.118-07:00Hey, how ya been?<br /><br /> Well as far as I know, Im doing fine.<br />Been in Kotzebue a few days, getting into a training session on Volenteer Firefighter recruitment and retention class as we form a better Fire department at home.<br />Earlier this year, our Chief went for training and procured a "Code red" box,with fire repression tank and a cart that is heated and usable in mid winter as a first assault untill we can rig something up off the city water pipes that run above ground, but have points where we can attach hoses, if the match one of three sizes or attaching clasp/threads. Thats a mess were gonna get changed to a uniform size with adapters so the City can flush with their equipment.<br />As well, our Chief on this round scooped up more equipment from our Borough.<br /><br />I spent a further day in meetings as I am on our Borough disaster planning commision, and over the last 1/2 a year this has tied in very well to what Im doing at home with the Fire dept., so I have a better idea how to accomplish it. As well, our Safety Officer is our Search and Rescue prez, and thats a most excellent way to get us all working together.<br /> Next round were gonna have a "Who is in charge here" training.<br /> We figured out that as Chief, Jeff is in charge of all 'Normal' fires, and I being Vice Chief, an involved when its a fire concerning prostitution, extortion, gambling Marijuana Grows or bootlegging. ~~LOL!!!~~<br />Were actually getting somewhere though and its one of my "Hobbies"<br /><br />Beside that, the wife is a "Postal Relief" in the region, filling in when desperatly needed. Most Posts are one person affairs, so if a lady busts a leg, often the wife is on the next flight. Not all the time, but every few months of a week or two here or there, rather random and unexpected. Well Kotzebue went from 5 to two, with the wife now as one of those two. Lotta sorting work there, paperwork, front desk.......<br />This is the "Hub" and all mail gos through here (Im in Kotzebue~~LOL!!~~) and gets distributed among the 9 villages in this vast region.<br />Were beyond the end of the road.<br /><br />Put 1+1 and got 1 running 4 stroke Honda 15 hrs. Finnallllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!<br /><br />So if I dont blow it up or burn it down, I'll get along well and though slow, definitly better than walking!<br /><br />fishing wise, I called home today and they are still fishing. Theres been a death, so they put out the net they took out ysterday so the fish can go to the incomming familys who attend the funeral. Most right now are being dry'd for dog food for this winter.<br /><br />Been knocking off a few Caribou myself, as the skins are prime now for clothing. 6 over the last couple weeks, though we've had to fight mold with the dry'd meat because of the rain and damp foggy weather.<br />With our lack of snow cover, and the heat of the year, plants have had a great grow season. Big leaves, plenty of Onions, Sourdox and Blueberrys ripening early with rains (weather I like 'em or not) , man this is an easy summer.<br />I'm liking it.....besides, it was this time last year I over the pain of a right broken arm, and am I greatful that I'm healthy.<br />I really, badly, super badly wanted to hunt Musk ox, but the winds, waves kept me back and after calling the oldest son its apparent that rut is coming on 'cause he smelled it in the air among the Ox as well as a couple hunters who had bagged 'spiced' Ox. His box of meats to the home was good enough , and it took out the "bummer" and just had me put it off till winter. ~~LOL!!~~ Jan 1st isnt that far any way, we used to wait until March15th.<br /><br />So maby I'll get a Moose...maby....The wife has the freezer full of Berries and not much room for meat, so we have to think of drying that as well. I do tire of dry'd meats, but with all the heat we've had, (I swear its the second hot as hell summer inna row) we know our berrys would spoil between the two. So dry the meat ~~LOL!!~~ Maby smoke the Moose.?????<br /><br />Ducks are flying again, their new feathers are working and very soon, the young Geese of the year will be flying slow low and curious, fat from the Summer and they are what we call "Flying Drumsticks" because untill now they have been walking all their lives.<br />Might have to chase the massed male Ocean Ducks soon, if the weather calms.This Kotzebue is a good place to work out of , along the ocean, and plenty of Caribou skirt the ocean shores too.<br /><br />Well, I gotta go, things are getting "interesting" and hopefully I come into possession of a camera before the next post.An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-10781032341946885862010-07-26T02:19:00.000-07:002010-07-26T21:30:42.285-07:00Berry delicious...Been a good year for Berrys<br />Old folks this way predicted such with the low ammount of snow we had, saying it was gonna be great for Berrys, and so it is....<br />Spent a few days around the house, doing this and that, and a few days back I stumbled apon 1 ripe 'Ukpk' also known as Salmon Berrys.<br />They look alot like Salmon roe I guess.....<br />Three days ago was a 7 gallon day, yeasterday 9, today she gave away what she had to spare to an elder brother and the kids gave some to friends who were leaving town.<br /><br />Freezer ready bags are the way to go, as these women fill their backpacks, and keep the mess less.<br />Now to top off buckets with 'em and bury the buckets inna cold celler, after a solid freezing inturn , in the freezer.......<br /><br />Anyway, as we usually reside by the coast in summer it was a plaeasnt suprize to get them a almost two weeks earlier than were used too, and to boot, all this rain and the sun dipping below the horizon again, its truly berry time.<br /><br />Ukpiks<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KDLFYH9rzcyRKA0NjiBtc3OuEEqqAX-Wjculf-r5lvndI7N1KCb18ThNghrP77pr8g5qhL15QWHU32BG4qgEQY9cRyWIOhMNHY13DTS09ZQwb5IyX6_oLivbWcYlwQGg6MAusdrxOBAd/s1600/IMG_7118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498143680082008770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KDLFYH9rzcyRKA0NjiBtc3OuEEqqAX-Wjculf-r5lvndI7N1KCb18ThNghrP77pr8g5qhL15QWHU32BG4qgEQY9cRyWIOhMNHY13DTS09ZQwb5IyX6_oLivbWcYlwQGg6MAusdrxOBAd/s320/IMG_7118.JPG" /></a> Something we dont get on teh coast, Raspberrys<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsTWdgLUScNSw9mJgQMbZ0I7Zg4FrgD8dLgYoKQXp80KX_0N1zBbwmPB2X0uN9798WBc-VK7vtyU67nZeAKRPHiXTgEhM7eRR2GkH8BrRYSmWiUBfT46KR-OmpUHs4etDQ16If2qz3unF/s1600/IMG_7117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498143670556086626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsTWdgLUScNSw9mJgQMbZ0I7Zg4FrgD8dLgYoKQXp80KX_0N1zBbwmPB2X0uN9798WBc-VK7vtyU67nZeAKRPHiXTgEhM7eRR2GkH8BrRYSmWiUBfT46KR-OmpUHs4etDQ16If2qz3unF/s320/IMG_7117.JPG" /></a> My Singsong Carol, the Berry patch devastator.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRro5mm7u8DK9_Li9Qh7J6Xq4rjENR4kPyC7W40dQfZOgFRgzk3uc5IuFqJK2nC4mhzWzvlI9bIPyyFK4CpRZbEWwaQX2N2Z_LsEIYpAVTZrOVKxpZNCpOD1tq3lhpJZ_7k9dxlWet_JP/s1600/IMG_7113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498143665536094754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRro5mm7u8DK9_Li9Qh7J6Xq4rjENR4kPyC7W40dQfZOgFRgzk3uc5IuFqJK2nC4mhzWzvlI9bIPyyFK4CpRZbEWwaQX2N2Z_LsEIYpAVTZrOVKxpZNCpOD1tq3lhpJZ_7k9dxlWet_JP/s320/IMG_7113.JPG" /></a><br />Now were gonna have meat problems. The wife aint got enough freezer room, so the dry stuff as wella s the raw stff is comming out to be dryed up and forgotten~~LOL!!~~That box of Blubber has to be eaten soon, too........</div><div>I , for one need fresh meat, so I guess were gonna have to hunt somemore......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj2E9pySbgPOhlSlG1y2GHGgqS7I2XkL1jPbSJYJGaIIl50Jl5ySwRe3eSfFnBRjv4DzfNnURDsf6mRTgw3vKm1AGJOUmrqTRtioqUtyd6gJ8rT8CIJeY2DEZCB1QzgUyIpxTWQ7pYx4o/s1600/IMG_7112.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498143658751844498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj2E9pySbgPOhlSlG1y2GHGgqS7I2XkL1jPbSJYJGaIIl50Jl5ySwRe3eSfFnBRjv4DzfNnURDsf6mRTgw3vKm1AGJOUmrqTRtioqUtyd6gJ8rT8CIJeY2DEZCB1QzgUyIpxTWQ7pYx4o/s320/IMG_7112.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mixed berrys the Little Ones Picked<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG4xwbsfl_RxdfMUQcJt1e-BGNN9Ba8_8r7Jzz1v5KECQTtlxN8sWR9vVtAlRaC7LHQuK7K_dg48K-fp9-elYbQ4t1x-ZVMt_e8FbYO7VFMiqIkvE2hrg3HwIXKR09xXB9vaoixmwakls/s1600/IMG_7119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498143648673816194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG4xwbsfl_RxdfMUQcJt1e-BGNN9Ba8_8r7Jzz1v5KECQTtlxN8sWR9vVtAlRaC7LHQuK7K_dg48K-fp9-elYbQ4t1x-ZVMt_e8FbYO7VFMiqIkvE2hrg3HwIXKR09xXB9vaoixmwakls/s320/IMG_7119.JPG" /></a> Our diet will be happy with purple foods, full of vitamin C as well as some fibers and other particals our bodys burn, damn good, if I say so myself.</div><div>They are great tea and desserts as well as getting added to other stuff and garnishing foodsall winter, I like 'em plain.</div><div></div><div>Organic I think?<br /></div><div></div><div>Hey! You notice I have a camera??Pulled it out today! ~~LOL!!~~ A big old bulky thing with crappy megapixless, but itll due till I get another. That last Kodak was pricey, so who knows......<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-17662883183997102072010-07-15T17:08:00.000-07:002010-07-24T17:53:32.581-07:00Trapesing about and Salmon<a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5005.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5020.jpg" /><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5046.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/IMG_5071.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Hey!<br /><br />How are ya?<br />Well, Ive been a trapesing about, though I am now cameraless once again, seems I left it somewhere, so I cant blame anyone but myself~~LOL!!~~ I do have a few things captured on a friends phone camera, but I gotta figure how to get 'em on the computer. These are old.</div><div><br /><br />Went "Coasting" (actually alotta walking)and pulled up a bunch of bones to dry and retrive later this summer. Some Mammoth ivory, but nothing major as the snow was still a clinging to most of the frozen mud.<br />Thats changing daily and were destined to go back again, as well Caribou hunting has been good too, but yet we are outr for much more :D<br /><br />The Salmon Berries are ripening, and the wife came home with a bunch last night, though it was "Hunting" not picking as the vvast majority are not yet ripe. Soon it'll be Blue berries too.<br /><br />Salmon have showed up and were putting out out net tonight as they seem to be on everyones mind for fresh food.<br /><br />My minds on August with Muskox season, Moose season, Caribou are prime for pelts and dry meats as well as time to move my firewoods home............<br /><br />well, Hopefully I'll get some picts next time, but I will keep a writing a bit .<br /><br />Regards!!!</div></div></div></div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-71287780998571914642010-06-17T02:34:00.000-07:002010-06-19T15:20:16.847-07:00Besides Hunting and Fishing, we have to get out and "Gather" as well.<br /><br />Beside Fire Wood, Antlers, Horns and Fur , we gotta get out and get the raw materials that the ocean has to offer. Often its beach washed Mammoth, that are in the very shallow sands and mud slew from tahwing sloughing Permafrost that is sluiced and sorted by the waves. Storm action and a nice calm can really be productive when looking for ivory or bones for carving.<br />Spruce Roots, carving wood, and poles are good to get right now , washed up along the beach. Sometimes a dead Seal can have its skin salvaged or a Walrus have its head and flippers removed while it bobs in the Ocean. Dead Whales are best left alone, and followed as each tide and wind move the body. When a big blow hits with a big tide, it'll beach the Whales carcass and you take note for a later day.<br /><br />Prospecting gold is a hobby too, and a few peices have hit our hands , but not enough to make it more than a hobbie. Antiques and crashed planes are cool as well, when we cros paths.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of course I dont have photos of this comming summer, but to get a good idea, heres a few from the past, before I had reliable picture takeing capabilitys with digitals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 612px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 640px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0241.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 639px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 418px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0241.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0240.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 407px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0240.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0305.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 413px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 640px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0305.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0313.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 415px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0313.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0239.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 639px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 456px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0239.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 640px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0932.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0932.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 445px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/goodoldones0108.jpg" /></a><br />Staying in our own little huts is always fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 480px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0045.jpg" /></a> Found all this gold as well, a nice place to work if theres gas and time, something I'm short of this year, but theres gold in those hills. This is a 1-1/2 oz nugget.</div><div>The nuggets on the bracelettt were panned mostly by the kids, as we had a friend who was a miner and well connected in the jewlrey biz, I had them make a big ol' Silver bracelett .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/Deering_2006_181-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/Deering_2006_181-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The second Son returning to the boat from a long hunt across the ice, while I hunted Sea Ducks and Trout fished a couple mile from their stalkings...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0048.jpg" /></a><br />Mammoth Teeth<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0052.jpg" /></a>NICE tooth<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0014.jpg" /></a> A days gatherings of Mammoth bones, a Muskox skull, whale parts, ect, all from the Ocean...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/summer677.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/summer677.jpg" /></a><br />Everybody enjoying the ride with the front half of lunch still in the skin to protect the meat from sand.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0043.jpg" /></a> A washup"Stinker" that we took the head from.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/PICT0082.jpg" /></a><br />Mammoth from the beachcombing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/rtua6u72.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/rtua6u72.jpg" /></a><br />Using your feet is a smart way to be looking for tusks in the low tide muds, it's rather productive....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/rtua6u36.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/edwardhailstone/rtua6u36.jpg" /></a><br />One side'd score..... </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Well with luck in art sales for gas $$$, a junk motor to push the boat along . If the motor quits, well rig a sail and keep on going~~LOL!!~~and with a vast open water ahead, were plowing tward a good July of beach combing. The end results are always worth the efforts, and when we return, Caribou Hunting, Berrys, Salmon Fishing, Greens Pickings and school for the kids await us here in Noorvik. </div><div></div><div>Hope you enjoy'd the pix, and as I'll yet be around for another week, Ive got lots to do, and gas to gather for this winter, when we take most of the gatherings and make arts and crafts to sell....for more gas , and all the toil it brings........~~LOL!!~~<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-91127011599128585612010-06-09T20:30:00.001-07:002010-06-18T00:55:27.284-07:00BOON & CROCKETT, Baby!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI1qBClM02xxwmbDTY2gIHWELyGMHbc2EkK8guctLnyL4b5w8hfQd7_56Ltjj1gx9JPkCRuNaGHYqpZOdzKkrCiFlZFY6-vYHgXS39D0gYBoBswhE1WZSVsfeIC9nwoj-QnwYKsfWQG30/s1600/Windows+Photo+Viewer+Wallpaper.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480986364611580290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI1qBClM02xxwmbDTY2gIHWELyGMHbc2EkK8guctLnyL4b5w8hfQd7_56Ltjj1gx9JPkCRuNaGHYqpZOdzKkrCiFlZFY6-vYHgXS39D0gYBoBswhE1WZSVsfeIC9nwoj-QnwYKsfWQG30/s320/Windows+Photo+Viewer+Wallpaper.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Yep, We had a Fish and Game Trooper come and measure today. The Skull is 24 7/16ths for "Grizzly" as that , evidently, is what Roams the North of Alaska.</div><div>I dont know how much it scored in B&C but the trooper knows his stuff, as Ive seen over the years. I looked up B&C boone-crockett.org and found that the mesurement leads to "24" all Time"</div><div>The alaska Trooper was not an official measure'r for B&C but I'm likeing the idea that B&C call it "All Time", (What ever that means....anybody know waht that means??) as any skull over 24 inches sq. on a Grizz skull is called that "All time" I wonder if its a "top 100" list or something.....</div><div></div><br /><div>He measured, remasured and made sure it was meat free and such.......so its not "Official" record wise, but thats the size the state wants to know.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>"DAMN!!" was 'bout all I could say about it all........</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Not bad for the Wifes first Bear.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-282626196871698322010-06-07T20:14:00.000-07:002010-06-07T23:36:14.555-07:00Whitefish roast.<p>Before you can have Roast Whitfish, you must first have Whitefish........</p><p> </p><p> Save the Good innards and clean. </p><p>Then they are oven ready.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_-f0_oOEfIO-MJhbJ-ly888dAA4ldE_sm2yIOinetcxSDRfjLg9CBcbWiNsQpK_L1nt17o105hsFRmSVNNQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyc-hmGM2_84vj5Grr5KgA6OUkRr_kXq0uigth-stp4HEtEoltl7rqR4S37mV2fupH3KWhoq6NfcB2WyjqDNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-27706804477066037022010-06-07T01:14:00.000-07:002010-06-07T03:10:16.032-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qRO76bQDeME4bA_mzUaAQux7IEFWELdwyh3KejwLBUarVfo60oebkLNE449pTlXo87vOYBnfClVbt3A_uN1ncDKm2niqAcQCE3NE97PtzjEV-xtsI4Wyr4jUquX41mTOi0rpqJWK0cFm/s1600/PICT0011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479943652136872194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qRO76bQDeME4bA_mzUaAQux7IEFWELdwyh3KejwLBUarVfo60oebkLNE449pTlXo87vOYBnfClVbt3A_uN1ncDKm2niqAcQCE3NE97PtzjEV-xtsI4Wyr4jUquX41mTOi0rpqJWK0cFm/s320/PICT0011.JPG" /></a> Sneaky Moose are a lurking..........<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K0DBDfLPXVnhouOiob2JlC7DXwcVKXmS4CckGcS982RFz4a3md7Nh24tFEDJULBwkFradLaT_KaOJM6wrKpBJso1WJ58AEfWFD6cKdmTfA8GSyB6Eb8djqAMGMaiAskJlv5kepw8wIpt/s1600/PICT0016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479943644596066882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K0DBDfLPXVnhouOiob2JlC7DXwcVKXmS4CckGcS982RFz4a3md7Nh24tFEDJULBwkFradLaT_KaOJM6wrKpBJso1WJ58AEfWFD6cKdmTfA8GSyB6Eb8djqAMGMaiAskJlv5kepw8wIpt/s320/PICT0016.JPG" /></a> Fisherwomans cooking fire..........<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUJPyCDb-xPRWo5BkOelkql2T2cd9QdlGx7tJasZArNxefTgyHsDRrO1-b9BKzB0GOWVGz7IM-EJ1-5a-32nNPDxCCd8_eQw0dl-mNnmlbN3fmptsP-sRbnPgBWWn6qoSudDAmiaqHFdK/s1600/PICT0018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479943638426301810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUJPyCDb-xPRWo5BkOelkql2T2cd9QdlGx7tJasZArNxefTgyHsDRrO1-b9BKzB0GOWVGz7IM-EJ1-5a-32nNPDxCCd8_eQw0dl-mNnmlbN3fmptsP-sRbnPgBWWn6qoSudDAmiaqHFdK/s320/PICT0018.JPG" /></a> Partners Agnes and Cora with their temp rack, which will be the basis of an extensive drying rack.</div><div>We often use temperary racks when we move about, but these are across the Kobuk from Noorvik among dozens of others. No dust, no theft, no loose dogs, and a good days work can make lotsa food. </div><div>This will be there Spring and summers fishing catch.</div><div><br /><br />Pike and Sheefish landed........ </div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLI3XDvXT6PY27r5A9kbqLp36KzpHy4IKJEXBaX6yfkjBzMRJ6fZFeP7Yv0XDrCOtyd_1WvRSngOk3yoWmPQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Sunday dinner for the 14 of us.<br />We ate the Trout they caught yesterday fried for lunch.<br /><br />Good food for energy, so tomarrow can be as good a day with the racks being done with a few poles more and a fish cutting table too.....might have to bring the dogs over as well....~~LOL!!~<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIYvjbtuUN5zwLCw8YjTmscfuYtTpmCUjbxF6C4FTf2PCCJHgFx3u-LxDtPLY_1pSGfuMTkrDKYtuDuhOqAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-15125559036845236142010-06-05T21:16:00.000-07:002010-06-06T16:42:49.491-07:00Setting net<p><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxnx881iummWaPVwIEfjzLQLK4NUqdPM1w47emGiPyCZ9MZ21KOCf_D4pXs6elbRaZ7ehqcxqR1uT_tcaJT8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><br /><p>Fishing has begun, heres the wife and her fishing partner Cora at it again.</p><br /><br /><p>They put out a net yesterday and had some luck, but no camera.</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>With the way things have gone and the way e=were going, were most likely to stay fairly close to the village this summer, as we have many improvments to make and stuff to get done around here to improve our lives. It's all for the good, and so were gear'd down to this place anyway, and the kids had fun here last summer.</p><br /><br /><p>Still gotta go get the food, chase the animals and do our thing.........</p><br /><br /><p>Weve made a place across the river and plan a good expansion, as soon as we get more poles. The wives Pard has a old tired 30 hrs, and the wife a motorless boat, so its good enough to check net and paddle when nessarry back and forth across the river.</p><br /><br /><p>All the daughters want to follow and work, I just want to drive around chopping poles, getting firewood and building her a nice place to dry fish for us, trade and dogfood.</p><br /><br /><p>The oldest daughter , Tinmiaq, has returned home from training and has a week before shes gone to work in Kotzebue for the summer, unless the Maniilaq association finds her a job in Noorvik. </p><br /><br /><p>Shes 16 and all is well .</p><br /><br /><p>Tin is skinning a Loon found in the net they set last night. Sometimes we get a Muskrat , or a diving bird . Not often, but since we dont hunt diving ducks, they are rare to our hands, and have extreamly tough skins, tough enough to make socks and bags out of, especially if they have no bullet holes in 'em. My wife has made me shell bags for bullets and bags for other stuff.</p><br /><br /><p>Its a large mesh'd net, for Salmon, but good for Sheefish. Were expecting Sheefish to migrate through and they got 3 today as well as a huge trout. Too bad we didnt have a camera untill Tin came home, but at least I can post current stuff.</p><br /><br /><p>The net they are setting is for the Whitefish that are passing through. A much smaller mesh to target them with, as they swim along the surface.</p><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwD0rbs-7zaNi6MkcrS_uLB1to1yEvLKKZMb3jFuBpBfoY5vTKfW2Q-PKGeSE5erFT1sEAOyBhVXTc1Yyf15g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-81371305701463927372010-05-30T20:25:00.000-07:002010-05-31T03:07:14.974-07:00<p> </p><p>Heres some more vids from the cards, before I killed the camera..</p><p>Agnes took the girls to the Dentist and returned home to a Tundra fire <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxA_feGI4ZEQKvf6FMvESZ4jSVGiJgWaktsnOodKNGclLrDO_1F4QqANQuboQAu9BJWrlFP6o5zfmBLoQ43xA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxGJsCAImp-TLPdEeaw3BIehdHjnXYFLr0h5MwAjSxE3zZUTE0KNFy8S7BHy-Ggiyt64glJ6Haa-8vExeXN9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><p>Then the river gave way.........</p><p> </p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHEiiF3oBYrqWXqexXMznMh2cjHsCsKUmFY_gjiYv1IfB3-tRRKT7JPPRGkIbJGZSfrhOfXAouujFqWxVgAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-88214762546390172942010-05-30T19:21:00.000-07:002010-05-30T20:24:34.983-07:00<p> </p><p> </p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-8085200149751610062010-05-26T02:48:00.000-07:002010-05-28T03:53:23.559-07:00<p>Hey!</p><p></p><p>Been recovering many a thing I lost when we had the boat pushed under by ice during the breakup of Kobuk River.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, untill I get another camera, Im giving you these to watch. I recoverd the boat well enough after the flood went down, and Ive partnerd up with a fellow hunter who has no boat but a has a 30 hrs, so Im moving about 1/2 time ~~LOL!!~~</p><p>These were on the SD card, so here they are.......</p><p></p><p>Shooting Rabbits in the willows for dinner<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHL8-RiMsCcqi1q3nkLPbdPdHlZZpPwX7m-Wiju4PlCG6cLzWQ2Z3mHLxONDcsJrEaATbuVRRZtWDjn0YvIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>Shooting a Fox, who flipped off the rocks to expire below.....<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFrF2NuTwrGw9QlYh2YaXaZUzHSmv4jztRbPNcYRPhTMuaZko0ts-_pDG75rBmkZ2cHSag9pWRkG2-t-XBOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Getting outta town.........<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxu5NTnsoFGpnzjmAtd2C0VAVVwRI6YYzjUswCvOvhuDphglHgtuOCI8jMIbeZaxtQf2tsooWiu3hnTVjvM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101017491749796454.post-23390334302416854132010-05-17T03:25:00.000-07:002010-05-18T18:03:06.053-07:00Getting Ink DoneGetting Ink done.<br /><br /><br /><br />The wifes been at a bit of an "Artist's Block" when weve been home, but now has it figured.....at least it looks like it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>Next I got some wood to build into a hanging frame so it can be viewed from both sides. A true drying rack will do fine.</p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyp79diDpKBRujhxk50Mkg1s7R8U3zzW7TkHg2_a36XV984pe9exr7w61bn-oVsiwjrlXiGU4IjneP4VklfUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Arctic Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608132744198589843noreply@blogger.com2