Huntin', no killin'

My buddy John and I went griz hunting a couple of days ago. We stayed for two days in this cabin. Look at that view! It didn't stay like this though. It was overcast most of the time, with breaks of rain, snow and sleet, with the occasional blue sky.If we were hunting caribou, all we'd have seen was bears. But since the caribou have access to the internet, they knew they weren't legal and they were all over the place. These happen to be on top of a mountain. There's plenty to eat and they can see forever, so a bear's not going to sneak up on them. We were within rifle range. Of course the bears have internet access too, so they were scarce, we saw one. Looked to be huge. We gave chase, but he was after another herd of caribou and we couldn't keep up with either.
In Alaska, there is no closed season and no limit on these critters. I was looking for a den when I found this porcupine. He's facing a rock and had his nose tucked in a hole under it. He's pretty much bomb proof. Here, he raised his head up to see what was making the noise. I stomped the ground and he puffed up. After a few minutes of sitting still, curiosity got the better of him and he looked up.
This is his back door. You can see his quills now and part of the hole he stuck his nose in. We saw enough of these to fill the freezer. One was about 15-20 feet up in the top of a tree. Who knew they were climbers? Interesting critters.

Prince William Sound fishin' and shrimpin'

We went out for some shrimp and fish from Whittier. We were hoping to get some lots of shrimp, halibut and rock fish. We did pretty good. We got several flat fish that weren't very big. I'm not sure what they were (halibut or flounder) but they'll be good either way.

And then there's this thing. I had to do some research to find out what it was. Turns out it's a wolf fish. It looks some what like an eel. It also looks like it swam through some under water time warp from some prehistoric age. It was very aggressive when we got it to the surface, biting at everything that got near it.

As you can see, it has some teeth that could do some major damage. We took some pliers to remove the hook and let it go. I found out later on the Alaska Outdoor Forum that it is delicious. Someone also said they're very friendly and you can hand feed them and pet them under the chin. I don't know if they were on crack or they thought I was. That ain't happenin'. Later that same person showed pictures of him feeding one. They're pretty cool fish.
This is more what we were after. Red snapper! Or yellow eyed rock fish. Either way, good eats! The last three fish we caught were all yellow eye. Of the three, mine was the smallest, but I loved it more. No, that's not its tongue sticking out. It's its air bladder, they come from so deep they explode from the inside. You can't throw them back because they're pretty much dead. That's also why their eyes are bugged out.
And the climax! After fishing, we pulled the shrimp pots. Look at the size of those suckers! Those are a sample of the largest ones. About half were regular sized shrimp. The down side, after cleaning, we only got about half a gallon. But with all of the other fish we caught, we'll have a great feast.