MOOSE SEASON

Opening day here in my part of Alaska.  I spent five hours today sitting under a spruce tree visiting with the local wildlife.  Three moose cows and a bull dropped by to see what a man was doing sitting under a spruce tree in the middle of nowhere.  One cow brought her calf over to my blind so it could see what a human looked like.  The calf wasn't very impressed.  Another of the ladies came by all decked out in a red necklace ready to party.  She spend twenty minutes rubbing on a small spruce tree, not fifteen feet from me, trying to get it off.  I took some pictures of her.  She was fairly irritated by the collar and upon seeing me, tried to get in my lap.  I jumped up and poked her with my rifle barrel to stop her.  She wouldn't leave me alone so I finally had to leave for fear of having to shoot her.  Maybe tomorrow.  Here are a few pictures I took today.  Weather was great.  Bear and wolf seasons are open also.  So far I've seen more bears in my carport than I have out hunting.  Hard to shoot a bear sitting on my porch begging for food.  Last fall we saw a pack of seventeen wolves, but none yet this season.  I'll keep you posted on how the hunt goes.  By the way, these pictures were taken just a short drive from my house.

Kim Warren