by Tony | Apr 14, 2012 | Sheep Hunting in Alaska
The Butte near Palmer is ready for climbing. It is one of the first hills here in the Matanuska Valley that is free of ice and snow early each spring. I just climbed it this morning, along with about 47 other people and dogs enjoying the sun. 50+ degrees feels great...
by Tony | Apr 11, 2012 | Alaska Outdoors General
We are basking in the heat of spring here in Alaska. At least it feels like heat after several months of record snowfalls and low temperatures in several locations. It’s wonderful to walk on dry pavement in sunny temperatures of over 40 degrees. My dogs and I are both...
by Tony | Jun 24, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General
Ten of Eleven grouse eggs hatched Three weeks after finding this spruce grouse nest in my back woods, I discovered the eggs had hatched – June 14th. The hen and her little chicks had left, with one unhatched egg left behind. Yesterday I took the neighbor and his two...
by Tony | Jun 11, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska, Upland Hunting in Alaska
The Alaska outdoors is full of sights and sounds this time of year. Birds are returning and nesting here in the Matanuska Valley – some right in our back yards. On one of daily walks my Lab jumped a female grouse that led him on a fluttering chase. I immediately...
by Tony | May 17, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska
One of the many Alaska outdoor adventures during summer in the Matanuska Valley is retriever training. Last weekend I took my Labrador to the first picnic fun hunt test of the summer. These type of retriever field trials are meant to test a retriever’s ability to hunt...
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