Getting Set for Alaska

[ghall80]

Good luck buddy be safe !!!!
I hope you have a fantastic trip

[Kevin Dill]

42 degrees in Fairbanks now. Frost will soon be on the pumpkin...and the blueberries. Best of luck to you Mike. Same to Walt and any others lucky enough to be journeying north for the largest antlered animal on earth.

[Sean B]

Good luck Mike!  I'll be thinking of you Burkhardt and Monty dreaming about my own next year. Looking forward to the story!!

[Herdbull]

I've taken moose in four different mountain ranges in Alaska, so its not often that I dream about a repeat encounter with an individual bull; however, this year I can't help but think about these two as I return to the same valley as last year. I hope you recognize the arrow artistry of Gary Hall who made up my 2219 arrows for this trip. Have fun and be safe to all of my moose hunting friends, and thank you to Kevin Dill for dangling the bait of Alaska's allure through his awesome stories over the year. Sean, after talking to you at Denton Hill, I now your passion is help in the north. Mike

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[wingnut]

Mike, I'm getting my arrows together also and considering going with feathers.  do you use and waterproofing?  If so, what kind?

Mike

[Hummer3T]

Can't wait to here about the hunt!

[Sam McMichael]

This will be a great adventure, which of course, requires many stories and tons of pictures. Good luck! Gee, you're finishing up preparation for hunting in Alaska, and I'm gearing up to hunt in Haddock, GA. Wanna trade places?

[Herdbull]

Sam, I think after this summer here the answer is no. I can't wait for the cool. Mike, Have tried the dri fletch etc. years ago, but I have not treated my fletchings lately. That is one reason I use 4 - 5-inch. But I still keep at least one arrow under a narrow plastic bag like Bart Schleyer and Paul Schafer did in Alaska. See photo.   Mike

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[Jayrod]

BEST OF LUCK MIKE!! As you know I will be rooting for you and brian !!looking forward to some pics of a big bull along with the story when you get back..Have fun, Be Safe and SHOOT STRAIGHT!

[Hoosier_hunter157]

Absolutely beautiful arrows. What are the specs on the arrows and your moose rig?

[Herdbull]

My arrows have been the same as they have been for the last 42 years, and that is 32 inch 2219 aluminum shafts fletched with four,  five inch feathers with an 11/32 nock. Recently and currently, I have ask Gary Hall from D&M Custom arrows to modify his burner to trim my  fletchings to form a high profile swift cut. I just like that shape. I would say I am someone who struggles with good form, and also one who hunts in less than perfect conditions, thus my preference for an arrow with a little more fletching that I believe will correct faster upon deflection off of a small limb of high grass. Alaska can be a wet place, and I like the idea of more rudder. Some folks could say that my bow and arrow setup is not in perfect tune.... and I might not disagree with that. If I short draw in a hunting situation for what ever reason that takes a little off my arrow, the arrow will correct faster. The four-fletch is more visible to me in flight, and I enjoy that. For moose, I have been using the 225 gr TuffHead for the last four seasons. The total arrow weight is 800 gr. (12.3 gr/pound).  My bow is a 64" Tall Tines recurve at 65#. I elevate 1/2 the width of the bow self by ~1/4 inch  under the velcro shelf rug to gain better fletching clearance from the bow and from a heavy glove during cold weather.

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[Keefer]

      Mike your bow is in "Perfect Tune" and you sure have proof of that !
As that guy would quote on that show "Forged In Fire" It will Kill! 

[cisco 2]

 Good luck Mike and be safe..

[Tim Hoeck]

I've always use baby bottle liners to cover feathers

[stujay]

  will look forward to reading all about your adventure...best wishes

[mahantango]

Good luck Mike, that's a dream hunt. Very nice to meet you at Denton.

[ranger 3]

Mike, what is the marks on your broadheads?

[cacciatore]

Mike, have another great hunt like last year, for sure Brian will be a good companion say he Hi

[longbowman]

Good luck my friend!  Know as you are hunting that you are actually hunting for all of us that will never see but only dream of Alaska hunting.  Be safe and come back to tell us all about it.

[Deno]

Good luck Mike.   

Deno