This week we have the second guest ever on the podcast. Brad Ivey has a lot of bowhunting experience both in the lower 48 and Alaska.

We talk about his background and beginnings in Archery,

His first hunt in Alaska and what he learned,

A good summary of his hunts and critters taken in Alaska,

Bowhunting Gear and Ethics,

Beginner bowhunter recommendations.

This Episode is packed with many stories of critters taken with bow and arrow as well as some tactics and funny stories along the way.

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Corrections to Announcements:

In this episode we covered several upcoming events and processes. The dates mentioned are amended as follows:

Trappers Fling fundraising banquet is on March 18th starting at 5:30 PM. Buy your tickets at https://www.alaskatrappers.org/ (https://www.alaskatrappers.org/)

The Fairbanks AC Game & Trap Subcommittee meeting is on March 29th, starting at 6PM to discuss support for proposed regulation changes. To submit your proposals go to https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=209919 Meetings are open to the public and attendance is available both in person or online. James also brings some new info on the the project to re-introduce wood bison to areas of Alaska.

Our main topic is covering common use cartridges used for hunting in Alaska:

Non-Magnums - .308, 30-06, 30-30, 7mm-08, .270, 6.5 Creedmoor, .243, 6mm Creedmoor, 6mm ARC.

Magnums - 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag, variations of .284 and .30 caliber magnums.

Performance comparisons and thoughts on application for the capability of your cartridge.

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In this weeks episode of the Northern Hunter Dalton starts off with some words about how we tend to treat our fellow hunters then we finish answering listener questions from last week.

What to bring for bear defense while deer hunting on Kodiak.

Hunting Moose and Caribou in the fall.

Bears behavior at baits.

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In this weeks episode of the Northern Hunter we start off with some interesting news of the canine kind around Fairbanks and cover our bases with housekeeping about the regs from episode 15. We then delve into some of your questions:

Our recommended bullet types for 500yds+ out of a 7mm Rem mag.

Our opinions on the Ambler Road project south of the Brooks range.

Feral Cow hunting in Alaska.

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In episode fifteen we start with some interesting information about wolves eating otters in southeast Alaska.

In our third installment of How to Hunt Alaska:

Bear Identification between Species

Black/Grizzly/Brown Bear Gender Identification

Ways to Hunt Bears In Alaska

Methods of Take

And we cover more specifics on what you are not aloud to do while hunting in Alaska.

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This week is continuing deeper into Alaska's hunting regulations. This time we talk about how not to harvest the wrong critter. Starting out with an interesting story about remains found from the time before cell phones and sat to sat communication. Then to Horns, Antlers, and all that.

Moose: what is spike/fork 50, brow tine restrictions, estimating antler size, properly identifying brow tines, and more on Moe's sub-legal bull.

Sheep: what is full curl, what are lamb tips, aging sheep by rings is only for the experts, identifying a legal full curl ram.

Caribou: differences between male/female, resident vs. non-resident tags and opportunities.

Goats: again differences in male/female, location restrictions, and a small amount of insight into Mountain Goat management.

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Today we start with a bit of housekeeping. A bit about Moe's electric lighter, and we respond to some messages about some previous episodes. The main bulk of this episode is targeted at understanding Alaska's Hunting Unit system and we go a bit in depth on how to understand the regulations and tag system in Alaska. We also talk about a new set of custom rifles that will be up for bids at SCI's annual convention later this month.

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This week we bring together our thoughts on must have items for any hunt.

We cover:

Tarps,

Fire Starting,

First Aide,

The Essential Paper,

Knives,

Headlamps,

Battery Packs,

In-Reach,

and a lot more.

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We start off with some housekeeping, including a bit more about, or rather not about, the Grundens Neptune.

James gives his input about the question posed by Kjell about 300 Win Mag vs. 7 MM Mag from episode 9.

We talk about having enough gun for brown bears, what the bear will do when shot, caliber discussion about the .375, .338, .416. as well as the 45-70 for brown bear defense and or hunting.

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James is back from Montana, RHAK Banquette info.

We discuss the reports of fewer Alaska Dall sheep numbers as reflected by harvest numbers and the fact that more sublegal rams were harvested as a result.

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