[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Into The Wild #54721

I sat here for several minutes, debating internally whether to involve myself in this. In the end I decided to do it.

A reporter and outdoor editor for the Anchorage Daily News, Craig Medred, covered the story at the time. I read his accounts then and his later writings on the matter. He is not a man who shies from expressing himself. I happen to share the opinions he expressed in The Chris McCandless example, 20 years later.

This will probably make me fairly unpopular in some quarters, which is OK – to each his own.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Close encounters and backup #53432

David Petersen wrote: Just don’t make the mistake I did one night up along the Canadian border and have a roast big greasy smelly sausages on a campfire. I was young and dumb then and assumed the fire would burn off all stench of grease, but it didn’t and we had to abandon that camp in the middle of the night. Now, being old and dumb, I know better. 😆

And don’t make the mistake I made one warmish winter up along the Canadian border and open a can of sardines in the tent. I broke my own “no food in the tent” rule ‘cuz, hey, it was midwinter and what could happen? Well, bruin (Blackie, in this case) happened. I spent all night holding onto my Newfoundland dog as the bear circled the tent, trying to get to the fish without tangling with the dog.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: River Monsters #45651

Well, you will notice that there were no scenes in that video of E.R. actually taking a bite of the celebratory pie …

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Does this sowbelly make me look old? #45516

As pretty as that white glass is, it’s not very practical for hunting. (Which is undoubtedly why it had such a short tenure in the Bear hunting bow product line.) It was time to find something more appropriate to wear – camo limb socks, a new string with qiviut silencers, plus a Bear hair rest and plate.

It was a blast shooting stumps today, in one case literally as a judo point blew right through a stump, showering debris in its path. “I love the sound of stump thumpin’ in the morning.”

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Great nock set #45239

Thanks for the link. If I weren’t about to head out for some stumpin’, I’d be stuck to my desk chair watching the whole collection of videos from these folks. Great stuff!

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: River Monsters #45228

Oh, you poor unsophisticates in the Colonies. You simply have no idea what a true delicacy is. 🙄

Fit for a Queen

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Webmom's Day #42297

Hope you had time today to smell the flowers!

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Stalking #37481

I made a real bad mistake stalking a flock of turkeys last fall for the first time, which some of you might recall hearing about. I put an arrow smack under the feet of a nice tom, number two in size in the flock. Nope, that wasn’t the bad mistake.

I had only the single arrow with me. I had to hold my sides in as I watched the number one bird in the flock and then a parade of another dozen birds follow in the footsteps of the first one. Nope, failing to be properly equipped wasn’t the bad mistake.

The real bad mistake was ever putting a stalk on a turkey in the first place. There’s no turning back now …

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Fred Bears Memories of the Hunt. #26520

Very nice work!

(lyagooshka, you will want to think long and hard before spending the time and money to go to Prudhoe Bay. Just ask wildman, or you can find a nearby wet swamp and imagine it dotted with pipelines and oil tanks.

I’d go to Bethel before I’d go to Prudhoe Bay, and that’s sayin’ sumpin’ … 😉 )

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK #18689

Looks like almost anyone could find a recipe here to their liking:

Learning to Love Canada Goose

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: 40 yards, Kodiak Mag, elevated rest. #18512

A most excellent demonstration and lesson.

An archer needs a lightweight bow when carrying it as far into the “field” as that. 😀

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Does this sowbelly make me look old? #18021

Smithhammer wrote: Wow – that’s a helluva score! Beautiful bow!

Thanks. From the little checking I’ve done, the condition is superior to similar ’58 Kodiaks that sold recently for two to four times what I paid for it. I’m going to try to get in touch with the consignment seller, to express my appreciation for the chance to own this bow.

For any who might wonder: IT’S NOT FOR SALE AND IT WON’T BE. (Just thought I’d get that out there …)

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Does this sowbelly make me look old? #17993

Threw a half-dozen arrows for a photo shoot. They hummed along noticeably faster than from my longbows, even in comparison to the one that is just three pounds lighter. Shoots nice and straight. Having started on a recurve as a kid (and foolishly lapsed), followed by taking up the longbow six years ago, it won’t be too tough to switch back and forth. A new string, a camo bow sock, and beware ye gobblers of the world in two weeks …

The pics:

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Question for David Petersen #54051

Ahem. My Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish forebears would not allow me to let this one pass. 😉

Helle knives, like many knives from Norway, Sweden and Finland, have a so-called “Scandinavian” bevel. They should be sharpened according to the instructions in this handy guide from Ragweed Forge, one of the leading U.S. distributors:

Sharpening Scandinavian knives.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #28715

From left, Roselli Hunter (old style, which I prefer), Helle Fjellkniv, KJ Eriksson/Mora 746-G and Brusletto Speiderkniv (again, old style):

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