Returned yesterday from our annual float hunt for moose in Alaska. Didn't see many moose due to lots of wolves but we were successful in getting our two. Meat for the next year.
I had always wanted to harvest some Harlequin Ducks and we floated right by some juvenile Harlequins the day before the season opened. Then after waterfowl season opened, of course they weren't to be found. Mostly say Shoves & Mergansers. Salmon numbers were very low so the Bear were eating Cranberries and headed to the mountains for a long Winter's rest. Saw lots of large Moose tracks but only found a paddle / shed. Very interesting trip for sure. I refer to it as the Aniak Suicide Safari 2022.
Per the Alaskan State Trooper / Game Warden, the way I understood it, that anything that posed a threat was fair game, just skin it with head & claws on & bring it back. But depending on the region / area, 10 wolves and one Wolverine? But the Eskimos are for the most part subsistence hunters for Salmon(all varieties I guess) & Moose meat(& from what I saw they really needed it) so it is most difficult to prosecute them. I saw two kids in a boat going in & out from the bank in the Cattails and someone asked me, what are they doing. I said they are looking for Geese. Some time later the kids brought their boat ashore & the eldest kid, teenager??, had a Ruger 10-22 strapped to his back. I said Hey Chief, what were you hunting & he said Geese....
Much respect for subsistence hunters. It is a matter of eating or not eating for them. Others, who hunt just for the body count, and we all know a few of them, get no pass from me. You eat what you kill in my book, or do not shoot it. I refuse to go sea duck hunting because I have eaten them and do not find them tasty shall we say. The hunt is challenging but since I wont eat them I wont shoot them. Give me most ducks, geese or even a pile of quail or dove and I am happy. Glad you got your moose, they are excellent table fare. Must have been a neat trip that many here would love to take.
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