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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4442739
04/21/14 11:13 PM
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Fairbanks Alaska
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The white bird in the green spruce is a ptarmigan and the other in the snow covered spruce at sundown is a sharp-tailed grouse.


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JR Pederson
PO BOX 58226
Fairbanks AK 99711
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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4444186
04/22/14 10:35 PM
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Great pics JR. Hope you got the ramp built heard the old guy is doing great. We have a ton of stuff for the banquet. Mathews donated a new creed decked out today. Should be a blast. See you in a couple days.


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4444372
04/23/14 01:21 AM
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Fairbanks Alaska
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Thanks guys.. Labby Working on the last of the carvings and got some great donations from Alaska that should go well down there. See ya Thursday


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4517919
06/12/14 11:06 PM
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U alive And well JR


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4549491
07/08/14 03:24 AM
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Thought I'd check in and give a couple updates of this spring and summers activities. Been a pretty busy year this year. My best friend and hunting partner of 20 years fell out of a tree deer hunting in Minn in December and severed his spine. That was pretty hard to deal with. I flew down for a benefit on his behalf and we raised over $50,000 in about 6 hours. Great support for a great man. Sadly Jake passed away the following morning of complications. That was one of the toughest things I've had to deal with in my life. He was loved by many and never will be forgotten. I spent 3 weeks down there with family and friends before bringing part of him back up here with me. Flew out to my trapping cabin to wind down and leave Jake there to watch over the place.

Spent a couple days out there. Little griz activity but nothing damaging. Headed north to the Brooks Range for a little spring griz hunting but it was still a little early.


Only saw one small sow and lots of caribou


Lots of rain up here in Fairbanks this year so most of the rivers are high which is good on my props. Went down to Minto Flats to work on the cabin. Milled all the lumber this spring and hauled it out on sleds. Spent one day cleaning up around the cabin and tearing off the old deck.




Beautiful weather on the 4 days I was in the flats. Could even see Mt. Mckinley from the flats. Caught a couple fish but nothing special.



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Fairbanks AK 99711
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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4549493
07/08/14 03:36 AM
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Change of plans so back to town for more supplies. Decided to put a roof over the new deck. Water came up several more feet with lots of debris in the river.




Hunting season is upon us and hope everyone has a safe and productive season. Appreciate your hunting partners and hunt safe. Rest in peace brother and we'll meet again in the happy hunting grounds.

Duane "Jake" Jacobsen
October 6, 1947-April 27, 2014


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Fairbanks AK 99711
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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4549526
07/08/14 06:35 AM
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man JR that royally sucks about Jake, sorry to hear it man! great pics as usual!

That cabin 4 pics up is crazy...we drove past it this winter and could hardly see the thing. Everything's up after last nights tstorm!

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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4549728
07/08/14 10:32 AM
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Once again, great pics and narrative. My prayers to you and Jake.


Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4550011
07/08/14 02:44 PM
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Fairbanks AK
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Thanks for sharing JR! Be safe out there!


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4554978
07/12/14 07:32 PM
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Sorry to hear about your friend. That is a reminder how quickly life can change. God bless his family and friends. Lost a few friends over the years, life changer for sure. Good luck up there and look forward to more pics to live life thru you fellas up there in God's country. Thanks for sharing. Reminder for everyone to wear your safety harnesses.

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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4555287
07/12/14 11:19 PM
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usual sweet photos. Sorry about your partner

Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4558669
07/15/14 04:47 PM
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I saved it all until just now and it was great. Thanks

Sorry to hear about your friend, but oh the memories you two got to share.


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4558847
07/15/14 07:25 PM
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Great pics as always, that's a beauty of a moose. Sorry about the loss of your friend, I currently have a good friend battling cancer and pray everyday that he beats it.

Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4566834
07/21/14 05:30 PM
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Great pics. Jake is going to be missed by many. Every time I hear that drink a beer song I think of Jake. One heck of a good guy.

Lab


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4589092
08/05/14 09:24 PM
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So I've been luck enough to spend the only 8 sunny days this summer out at the flats. Took my 4 year old god-son Tristan out to the cabin on his first trip overnight away from his mom and first trip to the woods. I was nervous to say the least but not near as much as his ma. Little man done good and loved the Rhino but didn't care for the boat.


No cartoons, video games or toys. Just tools and exercise. Little fella did great. Kind of a picky eater but just wasn't hungry enough.



My old running partner has passed and a new one is in the making. Had a blast with the little man. So I took some buddies out again this week to run around in the high water. My new deck is soon becoming a dock instead. Highest I've ever seen the water in the flats.

Took my buddies Go Devil out on a test drive. Man, that thing is awesome. 35hp on a 24'X48" flat bottom. I did manage to stick it though. I think it was operator error. Think I can see one of these in my future

It wasn't quite my airboat but only burnt 2.5 gallons an hour.


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Fairbanks AK 99711
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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4589398
08/06/14 01:27 AM
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Is that the 24x48 that's been on Craigslist? Ever time I see it I send the link to my wife and say "With this, we could hall our crap for a comfy camp, and still have room for bringing home the harvest!" It gets tight in my 18x48.

You won't regret having a surface drive for flats running if you get it.

Be safe out there!


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4589403
08/06/14 01:57 AM
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That's the same one. He was running up the river with his family at 22 mph. Pretty neat unit.


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Fairbanks AK 99711
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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4589408
08/06/14 02:08 AM
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22! I'd about kill for 22! Empty I'd make about 20. The surface drives are a completely different animal from the longtails like I got.


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Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4589421
08/06/14 03:42 AM
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Great pics as usual, and looks like good memories in the making for a young lad smile

Re: AKHowler's 2013-14 Journal [Re: AKHowler] #4614288
08/22/14 01:34 AM
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Took AKnatitve and his family along with a couple more friends down to Minto Flats for some fishing and fun. Great time but the fishing was slow. Water is continuing to rise. My cabin on the great peninsula now sits on a little tiny island.


Had to show Temple what those surface drive motors are for. Went places in the high water I had never even been with the airboat.


Caught a few northerns but all little ones, fun just the same.

Brooke landed her first pike and Jerod even managed to land a few.

Temple's little man didn't land any pike but it sure wasn't from lack of trying.
Sunset from atop the cabin
Play time is all but over, got one moose hunt and then be building 400 #9's. Good luck to all and be safe this hunting season. May your meat poles hang heavy and you and yours return home safely.


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Fairbanks AK 99711
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