Journals April - June 2005: Breakup!

Journals April- June 2005: Break-up ! (and a message for Heidi-Ho)

Hello...

Well you little rat-fink – one down and six to go... are you smiling ? And I didn't even have to set a trap or fire a shot !

I noticed a raven hanging out at the water hole. My first thought : go check for a dead fish. Sometime later, while retrieving a pail of water I noted a fluff of fur floating in the water. After closer observation I see the "fluff" is a body !! With a long slender willow I drag it toward shore and the collapsed dam and discover it’s the body of a wolf .

Now, with a rope I drag the carcass onto shore . There is only minor decomposition (some fur falling / rubbing off). The wolf is a a large juvenile female and appears in perfect condition health - wise.

I pull her away from shore and the water supply ! And then think, " LIKE WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED ? " After a few days of contemplation I note :

a) The female wolf died around the same time Heidi did.

b) There was no decomposition because of the extremely cold water.

c) So what would kill the two females ? (Oh of course-- A Yeti / Sasquatch ! )

Probabilities:

– I assumed there was a pack of four when Heidi was killed. I was wrong ... there was an alpha male / female traveling together and two juveniles traveling close by – but separately.

- Would a male alpha kill two females and why ? (doubtful)

- Would a female alpha kill the competition ? (possibly)

- Any wolf experts out there ? (if so, please e-mail me!)

At the time this wolf died, I noted wolf tracks around the water hole and assumed it was there for a drink of water. I recall seeing the wolf slipping/sliding on the freshly snow-covered new ice.

Later a relative would say, " you should start boiling your water ! My response: " Are you kidding? I haven't felt better for years !! "

Journals

- need our HF radio for back-up always.

- am I still in the good ole U.S.S.R. ? Yup ! - but it has dwindled down to one great lady! Say hello to ALENA ! Russia

- break-up was a bit early this year – ice very weird – it seemed there was no ice ... dangerous!

- did it ever feel good to finally get to my wood-pile (that's first by ski-doo ... then by boat.)

- well, I guess I crawled through the worst winter in memory.

- since Xmas I have not seen a track in the snow ... no rabbits or squirrels.

High Water!

- the frogs are back in style and population – a frog every five feet in the low wet areas.

First fish of the year....a ten pound pike!

Kitty's first fish!

My share!

- what would I do without my amateur radio buddies?

- re: translators – don’t call a Russian lady " a cool chick" ... cause these electronic translation wonders will show "cold poultry" (now that's funny !).

-Jared will be in to fix motors, help out, etc. – yeah !

- yes ... Alena will come this summer for a visit. ( please no smart remarks!)

- my souped up modified 1911A1 works just great – energies of 650 ft. lbs. Hey! That's close to a 44 mag.

1911A1 Practice

Plus P Loads

Ballistics Testing

- Jared's here !! Thank you dj from Black Bear Island Lodge – yeah !


Motor Man!	Jump!	Swim! (looks like old times, Jared!)

- Jared and I have talked non-stop for four days now.

- all motors fixed and running ... guests have arrived.

- fishing is great.

Prehistoric??? ( No... it's actually a pelvis turned upside down, with vertebrae attached.)

- once upon a time there were two world famous archeologists name Ed and Mike. They were about to get rich by discovering a prehistoric fish ... But alas ! It was not to be, 'cause they got the head and tail mixed up!!

- what a respectable/honorable group! If all groups were as such, outfitting would be a pleasure. Thanks guys.

June 2005 guests' arrival, fish catch, and final BBQ

- no bears or other scary creatures ... even the wood fairies / elves are absent.

Mercs are the best!

"Puppy Point"

Good Night Thompson lake!

I hope the pictures make up for the boring journals . See you all in the fall when I will have a lot of stimulating news . Have a good summer.

Michael / Thompson Lake, June 12, 2005.

A Beaten-Up Old Man!

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