Archive for tag: Alaska
Fishing In Bear Country
May 22, 2010 Fishing, VideoLet’s see John West get this fish back.
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One Tough Neighborhood
April 3, 2010 HeroesHere’s one that’s been making the rounds and while I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the story, the photos jibe with it and besides, who doesn’t love a good Alaskan grizzly story? The tale begins with the author taking a walk with his dogs through his neighborhood, around 11:15 in the morning on a [...]
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Gone Fishing
August 18, 2009 Fishing, SightingsDoubletough contributor Beach Billy forwarded this photos from a client who was in Alaska earlier this year on a salmon fishing trip. Lots of bear sightings, wolf, eagles and more, see the photos and the story after the jump.
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Beware Of Falling Moose
May 13, 2009 SightingsDigging deep into the Doubletough archives, I came across this one from 2006 that is absolutely remarkable. The incident occurred in October 2004 near Fairbanks, Alaska. To replace or update power cables, electrical crews will attach the new cable to the old, then pull the old line through, bringing the new line through the towers [...]
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“Longest Minute” Hero to Marry…My Cousin
December 2, 2008 AsidesIf you’ve been reading this blog since the early days then you may recall the story of “The Longest Minute”. It is about two hunters and their dramatic encounter with a grizzly while quartering a moose in the Alaska wilderness. It is a fascinating story written by Doug White, one of the hunters. But that’s [...]
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Monsters In The Closet, Beware
September 2, 2008 BearThis story first made the rounds in January of last year and is such a feat, it deserves Doubletough status: Fern Spaulding-Rivers of Talkeetna, Alaska at nine years old was an experienced hunter of that state’s top game species and on this day she was out with her parents in pursuit of bear. Her weapon [...]
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Not Hard To Spot This One
August 25, 2008 Bear, HuntingDoubletough pardner Billy Bertram aka Beach Billy forwarded this hero shot of his friend Andy Cool and his trophy. Andy was in Alaska back in May and knocked down this brute. From the looks of the landscape, it probably wasn’t to difficult to spot and looks like it was a glorious day to hunt!
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