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Excellent story, makes my feet hurt just reading and looking at the pics.
Great bear!
Thanks for posting--
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most of my toes are numb after a trip like this until the new year....really
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hey Don an update, spoke to Anna for abit today, gave her your email addy, she remembers you but had names mixed up.
anyhoo she scored a Fannin, it only leaves her a Dall to be the first woman with a sheep slam with a bow. am awaiting pics from her, she said it scored green at 156 IIRC, gotta be a nice sheep.
she feels they've hunted that area too hard and has had other people tell her such as well.
last year or the year before she walked her azz off, really similar scenario to yours and guess who her guide was?????? yep same as you had this year.
they moved her same as you by going to two puddles, this year they moved her farther east
if I keep rambling I'll confuse the details
did ask her why she's not hunting Dalls here NOW, her and hubby got drawn for elk in AZ so it's off they go.
she's spent some serious coin purusing her quest for a slam and imo she's got the easy one left, asked her why she just didn't go without a guide here and she has some valid reasons.'
anyhoo just thought I'd update you, tickled for her on the Fannin, guess in the Slam pursuit it can qualify for the Stone and hopin she emails me pics.
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Doc, simpily awesome, and I appreciate the feat (feet) much more than these dudes that live in the hills. It's so damn flat where we live and I can't imagine trying to get in shape for such a jaunt.
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Roads, yep, I'm thinking the same thing. I keep meaning to run high school football stadium bleachers with boots and pack, but I haven't actually ever done that. Temps are usually prohibitive when I'm getting ready around here.
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1AK,
Man oh man, am I happy for Anna! That's great, and I hope she does get in contact with me. I'm not surprized that she doesn't remember me, we never even spoke except maybe a nod of hello on the first day.
Thanks for making the connection for me,
Don
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awww c'mon doc quit being bashful, according to Anna you leave a wake of weak kneed lasses everywhere you tread, no doubt they remember you.
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+1. I was the only one in camp with them, and the only one without hotspots or blisters. I love mine!
I should have just
bought a [bleep] T3...
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Doc,
Thanks for taking the time to post the pics and do the write-up! I and others like your perspective on the equipment you used.
Great bear for sure but too bad about the sheep. I too worked hard on a AK. sheep hunt but still had the best time.
But those feet! OMG, I don't know how you could have gone on!
Thanks again!
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A serious question, though it no doubt sounds like a joke....
When taping your feet, what's your preferred tape?
I always end up using duct tape, because I always have some with me - wrapped around the water bottle. Never thought of it as ideal. A couple of times in bird hunting camp I've had the forethought to bring athletic tape (new boots and was expecting blisters), and much prefer that. But for some reason I always forget to bring it on big game hunts.
Just curious if there is something new and high tech that I don't even know about.
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I used duct tape, moleskin, superglue, telfa and "Monkey Butt" powder and Superfeet inserts.....that's the only way I made it that far.
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You certainly hiked your butt off. Very cool pictures, and the accounting of the trip, as well as the notes on the photos make it clear just how hard you worked.
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Your narrative was the next best thing to being there...this is why I read "the campfire". I don't think I've ever read a thread twice, this one will definetly get read again.
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Doctor Don,
As everyone esle has said, thanks again for posting this year's day by day adventure. It allows a lot of us to (also) really enjoy your trips this way.
While I haven't posted in quite a while, I still read the Campfire forums a couple of times a week. ...Wish Jim (JF) was still posting.
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Great pics and story. Congrats and thank you very much for sharing!
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Docdb, thanks for posting your hunt recap and photos. Very well done and exciting.
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Great story and pics!!
Thanks!
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Great effort Doc. How about some details on your gear list...what worked, what didn't work, etc.
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