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  1. For our last hunt of 2009 we headed to the fishing village of Old Harbor on Kodiak Island. We hired a water taxi to take us out to the hunting area. We were after Mt goat and Sitka Blacktail deer. Nov is the peek of the rut and the deer hunting is best during that time. The weather in Nov can prove to make hunting difficult to impossible. Our first day there was amazing and we took advantage of the nice weather to make a run at the goats. We spotted several and headed up after them. We spotted this bear on the way out. Bear season was open but we were in a draw area. So only a photo.
  2. After a few days we knew the bears had headed for higher ground. All the sign was old and the flooded ground made travel miserable. While having dinner this fox came by. One quick shot and he was added to my trappers ring. The next day the weather cleared and turned cold. We were concerned that our lake surface would freeze and the float plane would be unable to land. We decided that we would take the opportunity to fly out. Saw some new country and will be better dialed in for the next hunt. Steve
  3. We flew into a lake next to a salmon stream. We setup camp and made sure the bear fence was working. The week before had record rain and the stream and low lying areas were at flood stage. We knew we were going to have a tough time. The day we flew in was beautiful, however that did not last long. The weather turned foul and we had rain, fog, wind and could only see a 100 yards are so.
  4. After moose season I still had an itch to get out. I shot a bear in an area that only allows one bear every 4 years. So I was unable to hunt on the Alaskan Peninsula, my wife however had a tag and wanted to try to fill it. She really likes hunting bears. So we packed up and headed to King Salmon.
  5. Before we knew it, the last day had arrived. We floated to the takeout and met another group of hunters that where hunting there. They shot a small bull way off the river, they said they saw many moose until the wolves showed up. There were 2 packs working the area, they ate an entire moose carcass in 1 day, nothing left but hair. We could have taken a bull but, were both looking for something a little larger. The weather was a little warm for moose until the last day. Was awesome to be out and look forward to next year. Steve
  6. The last morning we were up and on the water before daylight. However, soon after sunup we got fogged in and was forced to stop for awhile to let the fog lift. We did find a nice shed while hunting a meadow where we had camped.
  7. Our time was running out and we packed up early and got on the river for the early morning movement. We saw several cows, but no bulls.
  8. We moved down river and the rain moved in. We were near a pubic use cabin and decided to stay the night in the cabin. The wood stove sure was nice. The fishing was fantastic, but all the moose sign was old.
  9. Well, the snow is on the ground and the temps are near zero. Time to put my R-1 in the safe until next spring. I spent 47 days in the field with my R-1 this year, I explored some new areas and spent time out with friends and my wife. I can't hunt as hard as I once did, but still enjoyed being out. After sheep season, I wanted to try for a moose. My buddy only had a few days off so we loaded up and headed out to make the most of it. We saw a small bull only a hour from starting our float. We passed and continued down to camp in some nice moose country. We called and glassed for a few days, but never saw a shooter. We loaded the raft and headed down river, the weather was awesome.
  10. Nice looking R-1, congrats on the porker. Steve
  11. stid2677

    Gas Piston

    I just want to make it clear that I really enjoy hunting with my R-1. Once I learned how to properly care for it, it has always fired when I pull the trigger. I spent 47 days in the field with it this year in some of the worst weather I have ever tried to hunt in. This is a buck I took with it on Kodiak Island, Alaska, we had near freezing rain and were operating from a salt water based boat. I just clean it after each hunt, takes only minutes and I have never had a problem with it loosing its zero. Always dead on after reassembly. Steve
  12. That combo should get the job done. I like the Accubonds, and Partitions better. Have had great success with the Accubonds on bears out of the wife's 270 WSM. I got the best groups with 69 grains of IMR 4831 with the Barnes 180 grain TSX BT. I did have some promising groups with a Nosler 180 grain Spt Bt Ballistic Tip with 73.5 grains of ReLoader22. ALWAYS FOLLOW PUBLISHED LOAD DATA.. I see that you have the small base dies, auto loaders require a little more effort to reload for. I always cycle each reloaded round through my R-1 to make sure they feed and eject correctly. This is most important when hunting dangerous game. Don't overlook factory ammo, there is some quality ammo out there. I have had great results with the Federal Premium 180 grain Barnes TSX. This has proven to be a deadly load, and has brought down almost every animal that I have harvested in this thread. I found that I could not reload with any better results. I still reload for my other rifles, but for my R-1, I feed it the Federal Premiums. Good Luck and be safe. Hope to see some pictures soon!!!! Steve
  13. I have the Leupold 3.5-10x50 VX-L with the B&C reticle. I use the Warne quick release mounts to fasten it to the factory rail. Good Luck
  14. After hours of climbing we spotted a small ram. We moved in to close the distance. Before long we had stalked to within shooting range. As we peaked over the last rise we could see that both sheep were too young and there was no legal sheep within our reach. You can tell by the look on my face that it had been a hard hunt. But, thats hunting. I enjoyed the time in the mountains, thankful to the lord that my broken old body was able to even get around. Lord willing maybe next year. Young sheep. Me after hours of climbing finding no legal rams. I was in terrible pain, but I would still do it again. Steve
  15. After the young ram moved off, we continued up to have a look into the last bowl. We stopped in a low spot out of the wind to have some lunch. Snapped this photo of a flower high on the mountain. A view from up high.
  16. The young ram was quite all right with us within such a close range. He went sound to sleep with his head laying on the ground. He looks dead in this one. Was worth the trip to get this close.
  17. While we were watching the ewes we had a young 4 year old ram approach us. He seamed to think we were ewes, he displayed his goods to us and then bedded down 145yards away and took a nap. I believed in the white suit trick, but this trip really made me believe. In this photo you can see the ram and my boot in the bottom right corner.
  18. We now knew that the only way to have a look into the last bowl we could get to was to climb up through the sheep. So we put on our whites and started to sneak our way up through them. About half way up we got pinned down by some ewes. Ewes and lambs
  19. After a couple days, we had looked over all the sheep we could see. Lot's of sheep, but no legal full curl rams. We were going to have to climb to see what was on top. The snow line started at about 6500ft, we would have to climb up and over to have a peek into the bowls on top. Once on top we could see many sheep and also that we would have to approach the remaining bowl from the bottom. We glassed all these sheep, saw a few rams but nothing looked legal.
  20. We did some glassing from down low before we started climbing. A view of the glacier.
  21. Had some down time and thought I would share a few photo's from my sheep hunt. Did not find a sheep to harvest, but did get close to a few and it was great just to be able to drag myself up and down the mountain. We flew in with super cubs. Did I mention that it was a beautiful place.
  22. Home safe, no sheep, no moose, no bear. Still had an awesome time and learned a little more about the game I pursue. Spent time with a good friend and best of all got to hunt with my best friend, who is also my wife. Although we did not connect we still had the thrill of living with the great bears. Just living in a tent in bear country is a thrill in it's self. The Alaska weather shut us down and in the end we where happy to get home, warm and dry. Steve
  23. Well, as I write this I waiting the last few hours before the wife and I head down to the Alaskan Peninsula for a brown bear hunt. We hope for good weather, right now it is blowing up 80mph in the area. I have my R-1 packed in a hard case, all to do now is get there. I'm super excited and will get little sleep tonight. Good luck to all Steve
  24. Nice deer, congrats. Hope to see many more.
  25. stid2677

    Gas Piston

    I found that I had to clean mine after each and every firing. I found that the gas piston would corrode and get stuck between firings if I did not clean it after each use. You can remove the front grip and pull the bolt to the rear, the gas piston should move freely, it will get sticky as it fouls up. When it starts to get sticky, take it down and clean it. I hunt bears with mine so I don't mind cleaning it, has never failed me in the field. Steve
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