Army is making me move, and my wife isn't so thrilled with Alaska. I love the country but would have to work my ass off just to live up here, which means I would not be able to enjoy it since I would be working like I currently am.
This was the small beaver. He is prime, strong guard hair and a strong under coat. The sled in the back is my current hobby (I love running the dogs on the river out here). This was my first beaver, my daughter watched me skin and gut it. She had fun playing with the feet and tail (I should make something from the tail).
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The interior can do that to many wives. She may have had more interest in Ft Rich with Anchortown a major busy city of the states, crime too. More snow and wind but the ambient temp is warmer. Like many cheeks have discovered, Alaska is not all Alaska. Running dogs, I love to ski the rivers and valleys, nothing like quite solitude of winter...unless the motor heads are around.
[QUOTE="stefan73, post: 3085989"]I am up at Fort Wainwright, Infantry and currently a Battalion S3. I have a little bit before the ice finishes flowing down the river. I pulled both of these beaver out of one hut up here.
I'm running 330 conibears (Bellisile, and a couple of Dukes).[/QUOTE]
Not a real trapper, too much work. Its cold out there. Where do you run your line? Fur has become just like game animals, F&G has allowed wolves and people to decimate what we once had. The days of a full pulk / basket of fur are long gone. Good to hear about you trapping. Good luck down in the south 49.