Alaska

[waterfowlman]

AK
Have you ever watched the show : "Alaska-the last frontier"? That family they portray seems to really have living there figured out.

That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks Rick! they're always out cutting spruce, too.

Those the guys out of Homer and raise cattle?

Yeah....pretty sure that's the show.

[rebelp74]

AK
Have you ever watched the show : "Alaska-the last frontier"? That family they portray seems to really have living there figured out.

That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks Rick! they're always out cutting spruce, too.

Those the guys out of Homer and raise cattle?

Yeah....pretty sure that's the show.

That's one of my favorite shows. I want to retire in Alaska but it's never gonna happen. My wife is Thai and says the winters are too cold in Louisiana.

[assateague]

AK
Have you ever watched the show : "Alaska-the last frontier"? That family they portray seems to really have living there figured out.

That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks Rick! they're always out cutting spruce, too.

Those the guys out of Homer and raise cattle?

Yeah....pretty sure that's the show.

Yep, that's the one. The Lees, I believe they all are.

[AKPirate]

AK
Have you ever watched the show : "Alaska-the last frontier"? That family they portray seems to really have living there figured out.

That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks Rick! they're always out cutting spruce, too.

Those the guys out of Homer and raise cattle?

Yeah....pretty sure that's the show.

I think one off the sons didn't cut enough wood in time for the winter and that might be why he went to burning standing seasoned spruce like you said Rick.

[AKPirate]

AK
Have you ever watched the show : "Alaska-the last frontier"? That family they portray seems to really have living there figured out.

That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks Rick! they're always out cutting spruce, too.

Those the guys out of Homer and raise cattle?

Yeah....pretty sure that's the show.

That's one of my favorite shows. I want to retire in Alaska but it's never gonna happen. My wife is Thai and says the winters are too cold in Louisiana.

I think I am going to be here most of the time but spend more time chasing birds and animals in the lower 48 from October to January.

[rebelp74]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

[AKPirate]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

Think you can still do that but there is less land to choose from. You can still buy land fairly cheap if you want to get off the grid. I like electricity and natural gas though. The group of friends I hang out with live in Eagle River and have cabins for the weekends and we all have campers/motorhomes to chase fish runs in the summers.

[assateague]

My neighbor got a hell of a deal on a little cabin outside Soldatna.

[rebelp74]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

Think you can still do that but there is less land to choose from. You can still buy land fairly cheap if you want to get off the grid. I like electricity and natural gas though. The group of friends I hang out with live in Eagle River and have cabins for the weekends and we all have campers/motorhomes to chase fish runs in the summers.

How cheap? 1000+ acre tracts still available in good hunting and fishing areas?

[ManlyMan]

OBAMA!

**** Obama and the horse he rode in on.

:thumbsup:

[AKPirate]

My neighbor got a hell of a deal on a little cabin outside Soldatna.

Soldotna is a great place. The Kenai river has sockeye runs of over a million fish. I fill my freezer dipnetting there. Stand there with a net and the fish run right into it.

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishCount ... layResults

[AKPirate]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

Think you can still do that but there is less land to choose from. You can still buy land fairly cheap if you want to get off the grid. I like electricity and natural gas though. The group of friends I hang out with live in Eagle River and have cabins for the weekends and we all have campers/motorhomes to chase fish runs in the summers.

How cheap? 1000+ acre tracts still available in good hunting and fishing areas?

You don't need 1000 acres. I think 98% of the land is publically owned. You just need to get in a remote area.

[assateague]

That's one of I think 3 rivers he said he fishes. Is the Russian river near there? That sounds familiar, too. He was explaining to me last year before he left how the reports work, and how they adjust the limits every day, based on sonar readings. Pretty fancy shit, if you ask me.

[rebelp74]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

Think you can still do that but there is less land to choose from. You can still buy land fairly cheap if you want to get off the grid. I like electricity and natural gas though. The group of friends I hang out with live in Eagle River and have cabins for the weekends and we all have campers/motorhomes to chase fish runs in the summers.

How cheap? 1000+ acre tracts still available in good hunting and fishing areas?

You don't need 1000 acres. I think 98% of the land is publically owned. You just need to get in a remote area.

Gotcha. I'm definately going to check into it. What are some good areas to check into.

[AKPirate]

That's one of I think 3 rivers he said he fishes. Is the Russian river near there? That sounds familiar, too. He was explaining to me last year before he left how the reports work, and how they adjust the limits every day, based on sonar readings. Pretty fancy shit, if you ask me.

Yes, The Russian is an awesome place to fish with rod/reel with about 1500 friends you never met before. Combat fishing at its finest but it is worth it.

[AKPirate]

I wish I would've been born long enough ago to homestead some land up there.

Think you can still do that but there is less land to choose from. You can still buy land fairly cheap if you want to get off the grid. I like electricity and natural gas though. The group of friends I hang out with live in Eagle River and have cabins for the weekends and we all have campers/motorhomes to chase fish runs in the summers.

How cheap? 1000+ acre tracts still available in good hunting and fishing areas?

You don't need 1000 acres. I think 98% of the land is publically owned. You just need to get in a remote area.

Gotcha. I'm definately going to check into it. What are some good areas to check into.

Cyberscouter There too many options to even list some. Do you want to hunt "and" fish? Near the ocean? The interior? You can make 5 trips to Alaska and still only see a fraction of it all.

[assateague]

That's one of I think 3 rivers he said he fishes. Is the Russian river near there? That sounds familiar, too. He was explaining to me last year before he left how the reports work, and how they adjust the limits every day, based on sonar readings. Pretty fancy shit, if you ask me.

Yes, The Russian is an awesome place to fish with rod/reel with about 1500 friends you never met before. Combat fishing at its finest but it is worth it.

That's what he said, too! He was explaining the shoulder to shoulder business, and how you can only walk along the walkways and access the river in certain spots, or they'll fine your ass. Honestly, doesn't sound like fun, but he does catch a mess of fish. They live off of the salmon bellies while they're up there, and he ships usually about 300 pounds of salmon home. This year he offered to ship whatever I wanted, if I paid for the processing and shipping, since he gets tired of catching more than he's going to eat, but loves to fish. I'm going to go in for a few hundred bucks and stock up my freezer- that stuff is delicious on the grill.

[AKPirate]

That's one of I think 3 rivers he said he fishes. Is the Russian river near there? That sounds familiar, too. He was explaining to me last year before he left how the reports work, and how they adjust the limits every day, based on sonar readings. Pretty fancy shit, if you ask me.

Yes, The Russian is an awesome place to fish with rod/reel with about 1500 friends you never met before. Combat fishing at its finest but it is worth it.

That's what he said, too! He was explaining the shoulder to shoulder business, and how you can only walk along the walkways and access the river in certain spots, or they'll fine your ass. Honestly, doesn't sound like fun, but he does catch a mess of fish. They live off of the salmon bellies while they're up there, and he ships usually about 300 pounds of salmon home. This year he offered to ship whatever I wanted, if I paid for the processing and shipping, since he gets tired of catching more than he's going to eat, but loves to fish. I'm going to go in for a few hundred bucks and stock up my freezer- that stuff is delicious on the grill.

It's good for you too. The bears there will walk out and take your fish there too. Seen a brown bear strip a 5/50 cord with about 5 fish on it and he chase them down in the current. He couldn't figure out how to keep all five and ended up walking out with only one.

[rebelp74]

You caught me, I am cyberscouting like a mofo on this one I'm seriously interested and have some money to sink into it. I don't really know. Hunting and fishing. Mainly which is remote but still offers the best hunting, trapping and fishing. I'd like to be by the coast but I feel like the good spots around it would be crowded. I have a pretty big boat, taking up there is a possiblility but it'd be one helluva drive b/c it's in the docks in tampa. Not sure if I'd want to take it from the gulf either, lots of good fishing down there. What does the coast have to offer over the interior fishing, hunting and trapping wise? I want to be as remote as feasibly possible.

[assateague]

He had a bunch of pics of what looked like a small brown bear sitting in the river (this was a smaller, not crowded one- don't know which), about 20 feet out from a cut bank. A guy was fishing there, and my neighbor asked him about the bear. Guy says the bear takes about every third one off his line, and they just sort of reached an agreement. He keeps two, bear gets one, and doesn't have to get off his ass and try to find them himself, and as long as he doesn't fuck with the fisherman, he gets to keep his easy third. Cracked me up.

[AKPirate]

You caught me, I am cyberscouting like a mofo on this one I'm seriously interested and have some money to sink into it. I don't really know. Hunting and fishing. Mainly which is remote but still offers the best hunting, trapping and fishing. I'd like to be by the coast but I feel like the good spots around it would be crowded. I have a pretty big boat, taking up there is a possiblility but it'd be one helluva drive b/c it's in the docks in tampa. Not sure if I'd want to take it from the gulf either, lots of good fishing down there. What does the coast have to offer over the interior fishing, hunting and trapping wise? I want to be as remote as feasibly possible.

I would buy a cabin/house on the coast. Would be warmer for your wife. You have fish, saltwater and freshwater, most of the big game animals. Homer would be a good choice or in the Juneau/Ketchikan area. The interior is a ball buster but the big game mecca. -40 in the winter and mosquitos like you have never seen in the summer. You will either love it or hate it.

[AKPirate]

:lol: He had a bunch of pics of what looked like a small brown bear sitting in the river (this was a smaller, not crowded one- don't know which), about 20 feet out from a cut bank. A guy was fishing there, and my neighbor asked him about the bear. Guy says the bear takes about every third one off his line, and they just sort of reached an agreement. He keeps two, bear gets one, and doesn't have to get off his ass and try to find them himself, and as long as he doesn't fuck with the fisherman, he gets to keep his easy third. Cracked me up.

[ManlyMan]

I loved Alaska when I was there. Gorgeous country.

And while I love America crossing into BC was completely orgasmic. It was breathtaking.

[rebelp74]

You caught me, I am cyberscouting like a mofo on this one I'm seriously interested and have some money to sink into it. I don't really know. Hunting and fishing. Mainly which is remote but still offers the best hunting, trapping and fishing. I'd like to be by the coast but I feel like the good spots around it would be crowded. I have a pretty big boat, taking up there is a possiblility but it'd be one helluva drive b/c it's in the docks in tampa. Not sure if I'd want to take it from the gulf either, lots of good fishing down there. What does the coast have to offer over the interior fishing, hunting and trapping wise? I want to be as remote as feasibly possible.

I would buy a cabin/house on the coast. Would be warmer for your wife. You have fish, saltwater and freshwater, most of the big game animals. Homer would be a good choice or in the Juneau/Ketchikan area. The interior is a ball buster but the big game mecca. -40 in the winter and mosquitos like you have never seen in the summer. You will either love it or hate it.

Thanks for the help on that. Mosquitos are bad here but I've seen some of the swarms up there are on videos before it's crazy. What are some good interior choices? Not so much worried about the wife if I get a cabin up there, probably the only other people outside of me going there would be my dad or 2 younger brothers. Is there any good fishing and bird hunting in the interior? If it's worth it I don't mind the ball busting part. Would it be feasible to just do like 10 acres interior and an even smaller patch/cabin on the coast? What size in acreage would be the way to go for either?

[AKPirate]

I loved Alaska when I was there. Gorgeous country.

And while I love America crossing into BC was completely orgasmic. It was breathtaking.

I agree Doc. That place is the titz. We should still invade Canada and make them all learn English. Pisses me off that we didn't do that under Manifest Destiny or whatever the excuse that works.

[ManlyMan]

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Unbelievably gorgeous.

But BC was knockout.

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[ManlyMan]

The glacier melt lakes were this blue hue that can never be described with words or done justice by photos.

[rebelp74]

AT Doc has the bag your looking for. Look in the bottom pic.

[rebelp74]

The glacier melt lakes were this blue hue that can never be described with words or done justice by photos.

Very nice pics. I'm jelly.

[ManlyMan]

Naw this is the bag you're lookin for.

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Gregory. Da shiz