One of my favorite things about fall is helping Jimmy process a moose. It’s a huge job - the average bull moose yields 500 pounds of meat, but it’s extremely rewarding. *Details for butchering tools...
Alaskan Moose: Field to Freezer
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Salmon Fishing in Alaska
The salmon run is somewhat of a cultural experience every summer. Salmon fishing is a huge industry in Alaska and the red salmon that spawns here is coveted all over the world. Jimmy and I go out to...
Raising Meat Chickens in Alaska: Year 2 (2023)
Meat Chickens Over the last few years, there seems to be a volatility in the meat industry. The mainstream media wants us to believe that meat is bad for you. They are pushing fake meat that has 50...
Top Books I Read in 2022
A few years ago, I started setting reading goals for the year. My goals over the years have been: 12 books in 2020 (read 13) 20 books in 2021 (read 21) 24 books in 2022 (read 34) 34 books...
Raising Meat Chickens in Alaska: Our First Year
Well we did it! We successfully got 27 (out of 30) meat chickens to butcher day. Over the last few years I have been wanting to raise our own chickens. We have such great resources for our red meat...
Why Happy Home Alaska?
The short answer is that God gave it to me. If you read my post about how I ended up blogging in Alaska, you would know that I was encouraged by many people to post more online. Far before this blog...