Winter 2009:
Credits to my Husband for taking his camera
along during his and a friend's recent
hunting trip in Southeast Alaska...
Credits to my Husband for taking his camera
along during his and a friend's recent
hunting trip in Southeast Alaska...
Max sighting in his rifle at the Juneau Rifle Range prior to this Southeast Alaska deer hunting trip... |
A small doe on the beach they chased into the woods because they didn't want someone else to shoot the poor thing... |
They're going in to chase the same doe off the beach... |
The new *Realtree Spruce Camo/Headlight Hat Combo*...(for more information on this new product, contact Randy or Max ~ believe it or not...it's their own design).... |
Max's good friend and hunting partner Randy... |
Just heading into one of their *Top Secret* deer hunting locations... |
Believe it or not ~ Max was knocking a bear bread fungus off of a tree for his Dad to paint a deer on when this buck snorted at him...all was said and done; that is where he fell... |
Max was dragging the buck out when he met Randy in a meadow...Randy said, "I'll drag it out for you; keep hunting!"... |
So, this was the next buck Max came upon...he said, "I was very lucky!"... |
Same second buck ~ heading down to the beach... |
Bucks loaded up heading back to camp... |
Look at how clear the water is...you can see the rocks on the bottom... |
Randy steering them back to camp...it was colder out than it looks... |
Max was talking to their buddy Dave on the radio... |
An eagle they happened upon... |
Two bucks in the four-wheeler cart - ready for transport to the hanging shed... |
Beautiful waterfall... |
Survival gear that they leave on the beach when they go hunting just in case they get stuck... |
600' of ground line they used for attaching to an anchor with a 40 lb. cannon ball attached to a pully to pull the skiff in/out with... |
Sea lions frolicking... |
Sea lions still having fun in the winter waters... |
1 of 11 deer they called up using the *deer call* their last two days in the woods... |
Another big doe coming to the call...darn it!... |
They were being charged by 3 deer at once... |
Close encounter...Randy actually had this fawn sniff his hand and touch his glove; Max had a doe on the other side 3-4' away doing the same thing ~ it's a *Bambi*... |
Another buck down... |
Max says, "This one measured about 25 inches; not a monster, but still pretty nice"... |
Randy with a nice buck...this one was shot right next to a *buck rub*... |
Max says, "Nice Rack?" ~ or ~ "Nice Tongue?"... |
Heading back to camp...Randy coiling the rope... |
Alaska Seaplanes on approach... |
Randy checking in from camp giving a *Full Report*... |
Max and Randy's good friend Dave who has been kind enough to let them stay at his awesome place over the years... |
Max with Dave at the meat shed ~ bucks hanging!... |
Southeast Alaska ravens hanging out around the campfire just staying warm ~ end of the hunting trip...more next year ~ we hope! |
I am so happy we now have venison for this winter, and that both hunters had a successful trip, including that they made it safely home!!!
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