cramerhunts Report post Posted November 1, 2006 Great story. Great pictures! Congrats on a great sounding trip and wonderful trophies. Thanks for sharing them with us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaro Report post Posted November 1, 2006 GREAT JOB.. dang I MISS ALASKA j- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted November 1, 2006 That was simply, awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted November 1, 2006 Great story and pics Doug. Glad your trip went well. You really get a feel for being at the mercy of the wilderness up there dont you? The weather is so unpredictable and the terrain is really tough to hike up through, thats what I appreciated about it on my trip. Glad you had a great time and shot some deer/ducks.......Allen.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coues4x4 Report post Posted November 1, 2006 Great story and awesome pics,thanks for sharing RR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted November 1, 2006 Doug, you the man!! Congratulations on a succesfull hunt and harvesting several trophies. What awesome pictures;thank you very much for sharing your adventure with us,God bless you my friend. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter07 Report post Posted November 2, 2006 Thats an awsome place, Great pictures doug. those are some nice sunrises but i dont think they stand up to an AZ sunrise or set. AZP&Y the puddle picture is also awsome. I wish i could visit that place one of these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted November 2, 2006 CB1, Bob- Besides the slippers, maybe some fleece pants to wear on the boat, and some foam earplugs to muffle for any snorer and wave lap at night. A good liqueur or sipping whiskey for after dinner and bring some to share. I shot resting on the backpack and did not carry a bipod. Lighten the pack load! I was just a jazzed about the Harlequin ducks as the blacktail. Tim of TR taxidermy in Flag were talking today about ideas on mounting the waterfowl as my creative juices were flowing. My last thoughts were of a duck taking off with one webbed foot still in a rippled bed of clear resin next to a shore of slate rocks with another standing Harlequin drake. Allen- it was special country that begs for a return for another blacktail. My long time dream hunt has been for a Dall sheep, so guess the serious planning should begin. RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEERSLAM Report post Posted November 2, 2006 My last thoughts were of a duck taking off with one webbed foot still in a rippled bed of clear resin next to a shore of slate rocks with another standing Harlequin drake. Sounds awesome. They are beautiful birds. Did you see any Old Squaw, (ducks)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottAdams Report post Posted November 2, 2006 Wow, what a trip Doug! It sounds like the vacation of a lifetime. I think we all dream of a hunting trip like that some day. Great Photos too!! Them bucks are hogs!! I didn't see Rica in any of the photos. Don't tell me you left her at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted November 2, 2006 Deerslam- It was evidently too early for Old Squaw and Eiders. Scott- Rica stayed with Grandma in Phoenix. We did not jump any Ptarmigan atop the hills. The grass was so high that she would have been unseen. RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 2, 2006 good job doug! those blacktail are handsome deer! how was the performance of that unaccurate 300wsm? what about the bullets at 431? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted November 2, 2006 Awesome story and pictures. I sure can't wait until I get a chance to make it up there. Someday....Congrats on the nice bucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted November 2, 2006 Casey, Here's a pic of the accubonds recovered from the two deer. The one on the right entered behind the ribs, traveled through the liver, lungs and heart, and ended under the hide in front of the offside shoulder. It weighed 152 grains. The other weighed 143 grains. As evidenced by the forward facing prtals, we suspect the bullet tumbled inside the deer and traveled backward. Maybe not a bullet failure in the sense that the animal died, but concerning in that two bullets travelled backwards. Here's a photo of a brownie that was on a point 340 yards below the kill spot, between us and the beach. We drug the deer sidehill to the next cut to get away from having to drag dinner directly underneath him. He got up and walked around the point a little during the drag, but did not make a move towards us. Doug~RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 2, 2006 no doubt about that... not the perfect mushroom you suspect to see from a Accubond. SOMEONE that i know turned me onto them saying they were gods gift to hunters and now there all i shoot! ps, how was the internal damage and blood shot meat all that goos stuff? what did the wound channel look like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
