Bruce
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I don't see an anchor out, sure hope they got back before the tide came in!
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Alaskan
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Yeah... I see the anchor... tied up to the bow! I was thinking the same!
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Alaskan
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Yep, it is a gamble, but the rewards can be huge.only got 2 deer?I'd say that's pretty danged good! How many was he supposed to get? If he does the fishing thing for 3 years, he might be able to cover the cost of his college education... if he plans for that course.
He hates school and does not want to go to college. He was thinking 1 year of college so spouse doesn't have a full fit.. and then he wants to go to a trade school.
He though doesn't yet know what trade interests him. We have a friend here that does machine repair... has already said he would hire the kid...
I told kid he should try everything he can think of for at least a month each... decide what he likes best. Neighbor (same 1 he went hunting with) does sheetrock and painting...
Anyway... so that is the plan for now for kid 3... dabble in various trades.
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Oh, he had a hunting tag for 6 deer.... so of course that is how much he wanted.
I thought deer were pretty "rare" up there... Didn't realize the herd was large enough to support that large a harvest. Down here where they can be like rabbits... very over populated, the max number of tags is generally 4. And if yours are more like mule deer, that's larger than a whitetail and 2 should provide a goodly amount of meat for the freezer. Hope DS #3 finds a trade that interests him and basically ANY trade that he chooses is almost a sure bet to pay well and earn him a very good living. The world is sadly lacking in good trades people.
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As to the hunting tags... I think it is 2 things. First, the area where he was hunting used to be deer free. So the deer there, eventhough they are Alaskan deer, are introduced. So, pretty much who cares if we kill them all... those deer were planted only for fun and easier subsistence meat?
And second, Alaska is a crazy expensive place to live. We do not grow enough of our own food, and shipped food is expensive. As a result resident and subsistence hunting limits are pretty generous. Not that they let us destroy wildlife stocks.... moose need so much area per animal... pretty strict regulations on those. Also fish and game are always eyeballing the salmon runs. If they look too light then that river is closed and you have to go elsewhere. For fishing you have to check regs every day.
Not following the regs results in hefty fines.
So those moved around deer was probably just to help us hungry poor people.
They stock the fishing hole here in town with salmon for the same reason... and for tourists. Those can't even spawn. They just come to the fishing hole (attached to the bay) and then sit there saying "this sucks" until someone catches them.
Yeah... very true about the lack of good trades people. If you are halfway good you are perpetually overbooked.
Remember when I called the good plumber here in town? They said they thought they could pencil in an appointment in 2 months.
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Oh, the salmon in the fishing hole aren't farm raised... they are hatched in a lab with water from the fishing hole, and released there too. Then they swim out to sea... have a nice life getting big and fat... and when they decide to mate... well, they go home to the fishing hole and are stuck there.
Of course salmon die after they spawn anyway... which is why ocean caught salmon tastes so different than river salmon... and why they look worlds different as well.
Of course salmon die after they spawn anyway... which is why ocean caught salmon tastes so different than river salmon... and why they look worlds different as well.
Seems like a pretty cruel trick to play on some poor salmon... all they want to do is "go home", mate, and die... They only get to do 2 out of three. But as Meatloaf sang... 2 out of 3 aint bad... 
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Meatloaf is a hoot
Bruce
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Good plan. College is NOT for everyone though it seems that all are pressured to go that way. Seems the "word" is "college or a minimum wage job you can't live on". But that isn't reality. We need to get back to trade apprenticeships. Trades jobs pay well and don't require a lifetime of debt to get "educated".
So very true!
