67" set plus other sheds

alaskanwhtail · 05-24-2005, 09:48 AM

These are some of the latest finds The large set is approx. 67 inches wide, some small paddle racks and a shed from a bull thats way past his prime with base at 10 7/8 circumfrence<-? It has 11 punctures and one that went right through and cracked the back side of the palm, a split palm and some velvet inbetween the split. a unique little point in the center of the brow. definitly a cool shed to say the least and a very heavy one also. The large set I actually walked right over while snowshoeing looking for sheds 3 weeks ago. another was found but would crumble to the touch with a approx 50 incher and 3 brow points. only kept 4 that afternoon. These were found on the Jim River 2 about 20 miles south of Coldfoot, Alaska.

Shedhuntermd · 05-24-2005, 11:18 AM

Sweet finds Kevin!

Shovelbuck · 05-24-2005, 11:19 AM

Great finds Kevin. Thanks for the pics.

NebraskaWhitetail · 05-24-2005, 12:00 PM

You must be back on your feet again, Kevin. Is the recovery complete? Sounds like you're getting around anyway. Nice finds.

alaskanwhtail · 05-24-2005, 08:03 PM

For a comparioson that is the cab of my new F 250.

Matt, I've been back on my feet for quite some time just waiting for the snow to melt before I could really start having success with finding the sheds. My ankle has great pain in it when carring weight down hill, so I wear a brace and an aircast but not all the time. Alot of tendon damage whick sucks!

BigTypical · 05-25-2005, 12:24 PM

Coldfoot, Alaska what a beautiful place. I can honestly say that I've stepped foot in that town/village.

A couple of friends and I made the drive up the Dalton Hwy (gravel road)one evening after crossing the Arctic Circle. We ate breakfast at the restaraunt at 1 am and the only other guy in the place other than waitress/chef was a photographer for National Geographic. We sat with this guy a looked through hundreds of photos/negatives of mostly grizzly bears. Alaskan...... that brings back some awesome memories......

Thanks

longspurs · 05-26-2005, 01:07 AM

Great pics and congrats on a some nice finds ... those are fantastic!!!
-Longspurs-

alaskanwhtail · 05-26-2005, 07:48 AM

I've got pics of 3 different grizzlies and tons of caribou so far this year up there. I shot at a bull 2 weekends ago and misjudged the yardage when it was about 10 yds closer than I thought oh well, I watched the arrow fly just over his back. Video of a white wolve 150 yds away carring its pup across a gravel bar and dall sheep rams 70 yds away along with a bunch of bulls in velvet. As for Coldfoot, its a truck stop on the map with outragous gas prices. I made two trips up there so far this year in pursuit of grizzlies but came up short everytime but did shoot some good pictures