88N,

Great to hear from you! Up until about a month ago I lived in North Bend, so we were neighbors!!! I'mstill pretty new to hunting, but I think I've developed some pretty good skills. One of the difficulties I've run into, especially on the western part of the state, is finding areas to hunt. Lots of public land is closed off or overrun with hunters, so lots of time the trick is to get permission to hunt somebody's privately owned land.

This year I'm transitioning from rifle to bow for deer and elk. The learning curve is there, but I'm picking it up much faster than I thought I would.

If you get rotated back by the fall, give me a shout.

Be dangerous - Stay safe.