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APHA Surprise #3685086 01/16/10
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky H Huntaria_Setters OP Campfire Regular
OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	I apologize ahead of time for the vanity of it all, but this is the first time I've ever won big game award. Just opened the APHA magazine. My goat ranked #2 in 2009!

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Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3685221 01/16/10
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3 Alaska/Texas A APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger
APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3 Alaska/Texas	Congratulations! Pics? Where did you take him? Detail, details.... Ed VERY nice goat! Last edited by APDDSN0864; 01/16/10. "Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell

Re: APHA Surprise APDDSN0864 #3685258 01/16/10
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OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	Thank you. I related the story on the board here http://24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2443767/Goat_Pics#Post2443767 I shot him in the Misty Fjords. Killed him with a 168 gr TSX from a 300 Wby. Toughest and most rewarding hunt of my life. He scored 32 5/8 SCI and 52 2/8 B&C.

Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3685351 01/16/10
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,817 Likes: 2 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,817 Likes: 2 outside the burgh	Congrats on the Goat and award. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3685448 01/16/10
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,349 Likes: 34 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,349 Likes: 34 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	That ain't a bad goat! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

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Re: APHA Surprise ironbender #3685667 01/16/10
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Keswick, Va J JackSavage99 Campfire Member
JackSavage99 Campfire Member J Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Keswick, Va	Congrats! Beautiful pics and story on other thread. Looks to me like you deserved that that award. Way to go!!!! Jack

Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3685821 01/16/10
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA muledeer Campfire Outfitter
muledeer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA	Who were your guide and outfitters? Boat or plane? What part of Misty Fiords? Just curious... . Dennis "The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets." "If you're asking me something technical, you may be looking for My Other Brother Darrell." "It ain't foot-pounds that kills stuff -- it's broken body parts."

Re: APHA Surprise muledeer #3685954 01/16/10
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OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	Kurt Whitehead, Alaska Glacial Adventures. He guided #2 and #3 for the 2009 awards. It was all float plane. There is a book written by a famous pilot about a wreck on this lake (I promised Kurt I wouldn't tell the precise location, but he said it was OK to give clues). Look at page 283 of Eichner's book. I saw the wreckage. Its pretty sobering. If you look at the blue dot in the last pic on my post, you can see a bit of yellow in the water below it. That's the wreck.

Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3686091 01/16/10
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OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	I want to add one other thing. Kurt is the best outfitter I've ever hunted with. Go with him and have fun. Its that simple.

Re: APHA Surprise JackSavage99 #3686163 01/16/10
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OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	Thank you!

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Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3686171 01/16/10
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA muledeer Campfire Outfitter
muledeer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA	Going with a guide here isn't too likely for me, but good for you all who have to have either family or guides for goats. Was just curious. And you don't need to hint where the lake is...have camped there myself . I was just curious who took you in, since I know quite a few of them. Thanks... Dennis "The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets." "If you're asking me something technical, you may be looking for My Other Brother Darrell." "It ain't foot-pounds that kills stuff -- it's broken body parts."

Re: APHA Surprise muledeer #3686210 01/16/10
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky H Huntaria_Setters OP Campfire Regular
OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	Well, you ain't too far, if you live in Ketchikan. The only thing that makes that camp less than perfection are the bugs, damn bugs. The rainbows on that lake make just a fishing trip worth it. I took a flyrod after I tagged out and had a great time. Last edited by Huntaria_Setters; 01/16/10.

Re: APHA Surprise Huntaria_Setters #3686528 01/16/10
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA muledeer Campfire Outfitter
muledeer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,704 Ketchikan, AK, USA	There is some pretty country here... . Occasional insects, but not so bad as further north. Dennis "The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets." "If you're asking me something technical, you may be looking for My Other Brother Darrell." "It ain't foot-pounds that kills stuff -- it's broken body parts."

Re: APHA Surprise muledeer #3686624 01/17/10
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 840 R ropes Campfire Regular
ropes Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 840	Some years in the Misty the bugs can be Bad. Over the years I have been on Goat hunts where the Goats were constantly on the run or hiding in ice crevasse. Not good for hunting. Not good when you go thru a bottle of Deet on a hunt so much that it melts your Helly Hansen's in places, and that's with head nets also !!!!! And the Horse Flies in spring (way inland in the Misty) can be way bad. Nice Goat HS, congratulations ... We took #1 place in the Sitka Deer category.

Re: APHA Surprise ropes #3686818 01/17/10
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky H Huntaria_Setters OP Campfire Regular
OP Huntaria_Setters Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,408 Western Kentucky	When I was there, the goats were on or very near the ice. This goats ears were absolutely packed with insects. I sometimes think I did him a favor. Congratulations on the Sitka!

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