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It's that time of year again...the drawing permit application period is November 1 thru December 15. Go to Alaska Department of Fish and Game's website to look at the hunts available. Good luck to all who apply!

I'm trying to attach a photo sent to me of a monster Washington bull that was killed by a vehicle. Reported to score 429+. I don't know the whole story, but what a giant!!

I found this nice young bull on my evening hike in Anchorage. I saw several others too. Not as many bears in this area!

We had to go to plan "C" but it worked out well. My wife got this bull this morning! Freezer is full. 275 yards with a 7mm-08. 140 Nosler Accubond, double lunged. It hit the shoulder blade and stopped on the far side rib. Went 10 yards. 58 1/2"

I have never had the occasion to return a scope to Leupold for service, but quite a number of years ago I was gifted a VX3 1.75-6 with a crosshair/dot reticle. I never made friends with it, I prefer a fine-duplex. Last week, I sent the scope to Leupold to see if they could replace the dot with...

Saw this young bull this morning. I'd put him in the freezer in about a month, if possible!

I went out this evening to look for moose. I found this guy. He's looking pretty good so far! Sorry about blurring the last shot.

FYI, if you are planning an Alaska hunt, there is a bill in the legislature to increase license and tags fees. The Bill, HB 137 has traction. The proposed increases probably aren't "deal breakers" but you may need to budget for them if they pass. Here's a few of the proposed increases. Updated...

For those of you interested in hunting in the north west (Kotzebue) area of Alaska; the regulations have changed that limit non-resident opportunity. The board of game adopted changes the lower the bag limit to one bull caribou with a season of August 1---September 30. The regulations will go...

A few more shots from Colorado last month! This young buck must have torn his ear in a fight! They have some fabulous sunsets there.

I made a quick trip to Colorado and did some looking around in the evenings. I couldn't find many critters with big antlers but I had a great time and did manage to shoot some chukars and pheasant. They sure have some beautiful sunsets there! Photo 3 was the biggest buck that I saw on this trip.

I plan on going on a guided elk hunt in Wyoming in 2016, if everything falls together for me. I will have 8 pp's. I'm looking at guided since I've never hunted elk, it's tough and expensive to do much scouting from Alaska and I doubt that I'm as smart as an average bull elk! I've sent several...

I'm beginning to see a little better supply of gun powder and even a few .22lr cartridges on the shelves, How is it where you are. I still can't find some of the powders I use the most; H4831sc but I'm getting by pretty well.

The drawing permit application period is open now. It closes on December 15th. There are a few changes, as always, so look them over carefully. The hunt supplement can be found on the Alaska department of Fish and Game's website. Best of luck to all who apply!

Since I wasn't able to hunt this fall, I figured I'd post a few more bear photos and one of some gulls fighting over a dolly varden. One gull ended up with the fish and swallowed it whole! I know it's not a great hunting photo but I thought it was cool to capture it on camera.

I haven't been getting out much but did manage to find this bull today. He was pretty unconcerned that I was there.

I ran into this pair while I was out hiking with my lab this morning. The bull is sure interested in the cow but she's being coy. Neither of them were happy to see me or my dog. Just as my luck runs, moose are easier to find near home than where my son has a tag. So far on the last 2 flights...

I was happy to see this young bull on my hike last night. He'll be a good bull in a couple years!

These two bears were the top boars at the "falls". Both are huge with the one estimated at 1400+, so the dark bear is close to that. These bears are habituated to people being there as long as the people follow the rules. They aren't tame bears by any stretch of the imagination, just ask Tim...

Just back from bear viewing...this guy is estimated to be nearly 1400 pounds. You might see a bigger bear someday, but you don't need too!