Mountains & Sheep

[Josh Ward]

 

[Steve Sutton]

so you're in Alaska....tell us "why'....tell us "more"....on the way "to" or "from" an Eider Adventure maybe....

That looks a bit like the Turnagin Arm South of Anchorage.....

You sure those aren't Dall Sheep and not Goats?

So give us more than the mtn shot teaser......

Steve

 

[Cory]

Now you did it Josh. Pacific eider pics to come?

Here is a picture of a teal . . .

 

[Al Hansen]

Well, Josh, I sure hope like heck you will have pictures of sea ducks and not mallards. After seeing the shots of the ewes and lambs (Dall sheep), I am hoping for the best. Steve, it sure does look like Turnagin Arm. I used to drive down the Portage Glacier area all the time and hunt mallards and specks on a regular basis back in the 60's and early 70's. I guess now it is all closed to hunting.
Beautiful pictures of the Chugach mountains with the tide in, Josh. That last shot of the ewe with the lichens on the rocks is gorgeous. Sure brought back some great memories. I know you must be having the time of your life. What is the amount of daylight hunting time during January?
Al

 

[Ray]

So I spend a couple of days away from the 'puter and some DHBP member blows through town without even a "howdy".

He is on Bird Point at one of the many pull outs along the Seward Highway.

Those are CORRECTION: SHEEP lambs and ewes. (I had to take a second look and consider that the horns are more curved on the ewes. then I used ewes to start with so I must have been thinking correctly to start with)

Al, you can still hunt Portage, 20 Mile, and Placier river areas. There are some spots near some Forest Service buildings that are off limits. The biggest change would be the aggressive no tresspassing enforcement by the railroad these days. No longer can you walk down the tracks to get to your spot. The whole homeland security thing has gotten out of hand (the new enforcement is funded by HS grant programs)

 

[Cory]

Correction . . . Three members. Josh, Mike "oarsman" and I went on a little adventure.

Some sea ducks were seen . . . : )

 

[Cory]

Don't make fun of our puddle ducks either . . .

 

[Cory]

Josh with the best looking greater that I have ever seen. A real piggy.

 

[Pete McMiller]

That has to be the finest specimen of a GWT that I have ever seen. Just beautiful.

Is that an RBL you are shooting? What gauge?

 

[Cory]

Good eye Pete! Yep, its a 12 ga., englished stocked, 32", beavertail, single trigger, 2x wood. Shoots nice. I like it.

That Aleutian teal is pretty. I brought it home along with some harlis and pac eiders.

 

[Pete McMiller]

with 32" barrels it must swing real sweet. Once you get them moving your not likely to shoot behind anything. I've been shooting an SKB 385 20 ga with 30" barrels for 95% of my waterfowling and love it. I have renewed confidence on the hard crossers with those long barrels.

Just found this:

Described as recently as 1948, Aleutian Green-winged Teal (A. c. nimia) are identical to the Old World race, except for a slightly superior size. However, atypical of far-northern dabblers, they are year-round Alaskan residents, where the teal are possibly the most numerous puddle-duck of the Aleutian Islands. Frequenting ponds and lakes in summer, the Aleutian teal shift to marine beaches in winter, and commonly forage at low tide in tide pools and shallow-water reefs. Females of the three races are virtually indistinguishable.

I didn't know until you mentioned it.

 

[Ryan Werden]

That has to be the finest specimen of a GWT that I have ever seen. Just beautiful.

Ditto!