Kelli's Deer

Kelli shot a nice buck on Sunday morning November 10, 2013 @ 6:50 AM!!  Babbitt, MN.

I grunted and used a doe in heat bleat can when we got into the stand.  Within 5 minutes the deer appeared looking for the source of the calls.  Kelli made a great shot direct to the heart from about 40 yards.  Deer ran about 30 yards and tipped over!  Kelli used a Sako rifle in .243 caliber, with 70 grain Sierra hand loads.

We gutted the deer and walked back to the barn to get the 4 wheeler for the haul to the truck.

 Once we got back to Tank & Marie's we skinned the deer and prepped it for the butcher.

Bison Hunt

Was lucky enough to shoot a bison on October 3, while hunting with my son Daniel in Delta Junction, AK!

NEW BOOTS

Used these boots during my Bison hunt in Delta Junction , AK, October 2013.

I bought a pair of boots for my hunting trip to Alaska.  The boots are "Cabela's Alaska Hunter" by Meindl.  I took an hour long hike in them on Saturday to start breaking them in.  They have a stiffer sole than anything else I own.

Tonight I put a treatment of SNO-SEAL on them for preservation.  I put the SNO-SEAL on the leather uppers and then heated the leather with a hairdryer, which allows the SNO-SEAL to soften and absorb into the leather.

TRANSPORTER

Mike from 70 North Aviation called last night to confirm our departure date of JULY 30th.  We are leaving from an airstrip called Happy Valley, which is located approximately 80 miles south of Deadhorse, AK.

I asked Mike what type of terrain we would be hunting that time of year, he said possibly foothills or otherwise near the rivers/ open tundra!

Flight Booked

Flight to Anchorage is now booked!!!

Transporter Booked

Booked the transporter today, our hunt will start from Happy Valley on July 30, 2012!!!!

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