by tr_xqujwn | Apr 25, 2019 | Alaska Outdoors General, Bear Hunting Alaska, Sheep Hunting in Alaska, Upland Hunting in Alaska
Exposure to firearm noise has created a market for hundreds of different ear protection gadgets, but many of these are still not worn by hunters. Recreational firearm noise exposure is a serious problem that affects many hunters, who don’t realize symptoms until later...
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...
by Tony | May 14, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Fishing in Alaska
I tried the Kepler Bradley lake sytem here in the Matanuska Valley yesterday. Every lake I visited had visible spawning trout near shore; 14-24″ range. One lake had 70-80 visible from one spot in a 100′ circle. Fun to see them. These were even feeding, surprising so...
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