Recent content by Alaskan swamp collies

Agreed. I have a 4 season TT and have camped down to minus 20. I don’t need to hunt at those temps but do travel between spots when it is that cold. Yes it lowers my mileage but I usually stay 3 to 10 days at a spot so it really doesn’t matter.

Guys the real answer is a travel trailer or the equivalent. I spend 3 or 4 months on the road a year. The only motel rooms I need are through Canada on the Alcan. Even there I have a list of cabins to rent that are dog friendly. This year I had 5 dogs and the relaxation of knowing that I would...

That is why you need to have all your dogs look alike. We traveled with 5 this year, all goldens. Just walked only 2 at a time, no problem. Most of our time was camping and there many times there was a 3 dog limit per site and no one picked up that we had more.

Same here. There are 3 or more gas chainsaws lying around in the shop. All work with a whole lot of fussing. I grab the electric one because of the lack of fussing. If I needed to cut firewood all day I would fuss with one and get it going. If I need to cut up a tree that the wind blows over the...

I use the 1000 mg capsules from Costco. Just one with their food at night. I also supplement with salmon scraps a couple times a week. The oil is probably all they need but as a special treat fish is appreciated.

Glad you won the battle. I know what that means. It does change your perspective on life. I fought that battle 42 years ago and I think the resulting victory has made the last 42 years more meaningful.

Well I hunted early and after deer season in ND. Early sucked, I mean sucked. Some hunters did okay but for me it was like Dixieman said. Left for new pastures for a couple weeks and when I came back it was some better, but that was a really low bar to pass. I had a friend who hunted in December...

Nailed it. I have had all of the options. I love my females both spayed and not. Same with my males both neutered and not. My females will turn in that absolutely stunning performance and the males tend to be the steady Eddies.. get a good breeding and train it whatever the sex. Both sexes have...

BB sorry for your recent losses. As for advice, good advice can come from anywhere as can bad advice. One day probably 25 or 30 years ago me, a tile contractor and a plumbing contractor and electrical contractor had lunch together in a custom home we were building. SS came up and we ran the...

We have a bear. It’s a regular plate and us seniors get it for free.

Since I have had my left knee replaced I hardly ever get them in my left leg, just my right.

Was thinking I was done a while ago. Last year couldn’t hit squat. So got new gun and glasses, practiced a bunch. This year could hit better, but the numbers sucked in my traditional range, I mean really sucked. However the last move to a new area got decent numbers and the dogs really did...

My one new thing this year was a new gun. Shot like chit last year so tried something totally different. Got a Fair 16 sxs off another forum. It was like a wand compared to my Berretta silver pigeon 12 . I could check weight but it felt like nothing when I carried it. My shooting improved vastly...

Wow the last time I hunted Nebraska was probably 5 years ago and the parcels were decent.

Yeah I was in awe of the CREP parcels, how could not there be birds in there. I also found PATH parcels and CHAP PARCELS that were excellent habitat. Way different from years ago. I am glad to see SD upping their game for the regular hunters.