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The Last Alaskans
KopperBuck:
This is my favorite - but like all reality shows it's starting to wear thin. Too much introduced stuff now. Lots of new gear, boats, etc. But I will recommend reading the Last Frontiersman. About Heimo, written in 2005. I read it in 2 nights. Dude was/is legit.
papaonthemountain:
A bit off subject, but concerning Heimo. When working in Elfin Cove one of the clients was a pilot who lived in Fairbanks and knew Heimo from flying him/supplies into ANWR. At the end of the fishing season the lodge owner, myself, and the pilot flew into ANWR on the Coleen River for a caribou bow hunt. We happened to hit the migration in full force. It was a matter of picking out a bull and trying to get in front of him.
The pilot was not too ambitious nor picky in his quest. He tied a plastic fence, which was just a couple feet high, to his airplane and strung it down the gravel bar landing strip. He then set up under a wing in a comfortable camp chair. Their curiously and perceived fear of jumping the low fence pulled them in the trap.
Anyway, at the end of the hunt the lodge owner and myself donated our meat to Heimo. On the last flight out the plane was so loaded with meat for Heimo and camp gear that the passenger seat was taken out and my job was twofold. One, pull stumps and debris out on the landing strip so no one else could land at "the pilot's spot". Two, put the seat on my back and wade across the Coleen and trek to another landing spot. He then picked me up after delivering to Heimo.
Always regret not meeting him, but later he did send me a wolverine pelt and 4 autographed books for my boys.
You bet, I relive all the fond memories of that hunt when watching the tv episodes. If I may say, I think it is an absolute travesty that the feds are doing away with such a unique lifestyle.
Machias:
Very cool story!
CaNINE:
One of the wife and mine's favorite shows. There are so many people in our society that have no concept of the harsh realities of nature. This show puts those realities front and center.
PolarBear:
I remember reading about Heimo in Field and Stream or some magazine like that over 30 years ago. It was a very interesting story.
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