tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post6148292883385538145..comments2009-07-16T02:32:37.403-07:00Comments on Notes from Nuvuk: Day 49 Snowy Owls & Skinning a Caribou with a Spam LidDave Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17675940689431190471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post-28575565675373782812008-07-25T23:26:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:26:00.000-07:00Eric--the word verification thing seems to be perm...Eric--the word verification thing seems to be permanent--they make me do it and it's my damn blog--Dave Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675940689431190471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post-82631251128580252852008-07-22T18:33:00.000-07:002008-07-22T18:33:00.000-07:00Dave: Do take care out there on your walrus hunt, ...Dave: Do take care out there on your walrus hunt, if you go! The ones I see on TV. are not only huge, but come with tusks! Not to be taken lightly!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Note: Is the Word Verification necessary. It usually takes a couple of try's. Its a pain in the but!erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309157737768173029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post-74433230148807617732008-07-17T08:34:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:34:00.000-07:00Boy those birds are beautiful. What a wonderful o...Boy those birds are beautiful. What a wonderful opportunity for you. The kids sound wonderful too!summer widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567790027958592294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post-32327694798204452752008-07-16T19:57:00.000-07:002008-07-16T19:57:00.000-07:00Eric--Assuming the meat is wrapped properly it wil...Eric--Assuming the meat is wrapped properly it will keep longer than in a regular freezer, usable meat from one cariou is probably close to 250, maybe 300 pounds so 5 would produce roughly 1200 pounds. Keep in mind, that families tend to be bigger up here and extended families really expand out the usage of the natural freezers, or ice cellars; so that "family" includes uncles, aunts nieces nephews, grandparents etc--the only point to the mention of Kyle selling Krista a polar bear claw was how old he was when he shot it--I don't know about anyone else but I don't know any 13 year olds who have killed a 900 pound polar bear, or for that matter a 900 pound anything. It just speaks to the early maturity of some of these kids in a subsistance culture. Thanks for posting and for your comments, they are appreciated. There are no real icebergs, mostly just the remainder of the pack ice floating by. right now it is walrus time--I'm trying to hook up with one of the Native guys to go out on a Walrus hunt, small open boat, 1000 pound animal, no survival suit--sounds like fun!!<BR/><BR/>DaveDave Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675940689431190471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025788425593678446.post-68532123967069830532008-07-16T06:55:00.000-07:002008-07-16T06:55:00.000-07:00I was just wondering how far the meat from 5 carib...I was just wondering how far the meat from 5 caribou would go, say for a family of four? One thing that would be good is that everyone would have a natural freezer so the meat would keep longer.<BR/><BR/> Kyle selling Krysta a claw from a bear when Kyle was only 13 years old, What is the point here? Is there an age limit here to be able to shoot a bear? I don't get the point here?<BR/><BR/> You have some great pictures of the snowy owls Dave! The babes look so cute. It is so amazing to know that an owl could swallow a lemming whole. it goes to show you just how big these birds are! Keep the pictures coming.<BR/><BR/> Are there any huge ice burgs floating by there you could post on your blog? e.erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309157737768173029noreply@blogger.com