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Post by bulasteve on Feb 15, 2016 12:40:23 GMT -5
In the movie..Never Cry Wolf, good footage was tweeked, only a part of the truth was told. Yes, wolves can and do live on small vermin, but only for the time that they have pups in the den and can't roam as far. This whole movie a PC propaganda show that helped pave the way for the re-stocking of wolves. It helped sway votes and garner donations and such.. The media has vast power, no over sight. Truly, the 4th branch of the Govt now. Make your popcorn, enjoy the cold or two, but..remember.
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Post by BigBore44 on Feb 15, 2016 15:58:49 GMT -5
I enjoy the scenery, the lifestyle depicted. You have to understand that some desk weasel back in a city somewhere decides how to mix the film footage and sound bytes. Some of these people are real, and their lives are real, how an editor tweeks their portrayel..something else. I have some kinda non-winged critter to hunt down or trap in my basement now, gotta go.. Dog went to bottom of steps and peeled left toward loading bench, nose to ground to sump, behind my loading bench. She is gunshy and won't go to that corner of basement. Later, upon returning from feeding outside critters, she hit same scent and went to opposite corner, behind furnace and such. Need to pull some traps from garage/barn,attic and shift a few to basement before wife goes off ! What I'm saying is, if you live rural enough, you should understand. Did'ya Get'em??? ........ The Varmint/Vermin! Was it small enough for a rice load, or did it need a meaty lead load?.. .. hehehee
Tis a good "Reality" hunt...
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Post by cfo1965 on Feb 19, 2016 10:12:33 GMT -5
I sometimes watch a few of these fake reality shows set in Alaska. I think most people realize its fake. But when i watch them i usually daydream about living in a place like that - far away from government regulation - being selfreliant and not having to take any BS from anybody (other than the occasional grizzly). When the show is over - its back to real life again....
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Post by BigBore44 on Feb 19, 2016 15:36:16 GMT -5
I sometimes watch a few of these fake reality shows set in Alaska. I think most people realize its fake. But when i watch them i usually daydream about living in a place like that - far away from government regulation - being selfreliant and not having to take any BS from anybody (other than the occasional grizzly). When the show is over - its back to real life again.... +1 It must be catchy, I do the same thing ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Ahhh, one of these days! I hope in a few years to move out of here and maybe go out to be Sixshot's neighbor... Maybe just close enough to Slightly hear a Distant gunshot ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) Close enough to visit, but not too close for discomfort ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) .... BigBore44
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Post by Snyd on Feb 19, 2016 21:17:07 GMT -5
I sometimes watch a few of these fake reality shows set in Alaska. I think most people realize its fake. But when i watch them i usually daydream about living in a place like that - far away from government regulation - being selfreliant and not having to take any BS from anybody (other than the occasional grizzly). When the show is over - its back to real life again.... I wish we were far away from Government Regulation. 222 Million.... yup 222 MILLION Acres of land here in Alaska is under control of the Feds. That's like 60% of the state. There are constant battles on many different fronts to deal with issues like Fish and Wildlife Regulation, Access and Usage, Fed vs State jurisdiction, etc.. Google ANILCA Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Oh, and griz aren't that "occasional" ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) They're pretty darn common!
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 2, 2016 22:40:30 GMT -5
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Post by cfo1965 on Mar 3, 2016 9:05:00 GMT -5
I guess - if you fish crab you dont have to save up for pension - and health insurance is not really necessary either - when they go they drop like logs!!!
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Post by caryc on Mar 3, 2016 14:17:12 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop.
Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people.
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 3, 2016 14:25:15 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop. Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people. Not sure who you're mainly talking about but some members here do live there and I have lived there twice back in the 60's and spent a lot of time up there working on tugboats in the 80's and 90's, and feel I am qualified to offer an opinion on Alaska reality shows. They are pretty much the same as all reality shows, some is real, but a lot is contrived baloney.
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Post by caryc on Mar 3, 2016 14:51:42 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop. Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people. Not sure who you're mainly talking about but some members here do live there and I have lived there twice back in the 60's and spent a lot of time up there working on tugboats in the 80's and 90's, and feel I am qualified to offer an opinion on Alaska reality shows. They are pretty much the same as all reality shows, some real, a lot of contrived baloney. Mainly I'm talking about the people that can't seem to understand that they are TV shows meant for entertainment. They are not documentaries. These people seem to get their rocks off telling us stupid people that believe everything single thing they see on TV that it's not really real. I just get so sick of hearing that crap. Why do those people even watch those shows if all they're going to do is gripe about how phony they are? I guess it just makes them feel superior. They are the only ones that know it, all us other buffoons are all in the dark. Thank God we have those people to straighten us out. My post is not aimed at any one person in particular. If you are one of those people, I think you can figure that out yourself.
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Post by cfo1965 on Mar 3, 2016 14:57:49 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop. Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people. I am sure noone here has anything against Alaska or any of the people living there. So take your flamewar somewhere else. You clearly did not bother to read the whole thread.
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Post by caryc on Mar 3, 2016 15:20:48 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop. Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people. I am sure noone here has anything against Alaska or any of the people living there. So take your flamewar somewhere else. You clearly did not bother to read the whole thread. I did read the whole thread but this same thing has come up many times here and different forums. I guess you can have your opinion but I can't have mine. The End
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 3, 2016 16:42:15 GMT -5
Cary, I think the main difference in opinion lies in the fact that while some of us poo pooed the so called reality shows, you chose to poo poo those of us who did,,, ie. the members here.
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Post by caryc on Mar 3, 2016 18:13:48 GMT -5
Cary, I think the main difference in opinion lies in the fact that while some of us poo pooed the so called reality shows, you chose to poo poo those of us who did,,, ie. the members here. Well, I think the difference is in the fact that I don't think of them as reality shows, I think of them as TV entertainment, which is what they are. I just think it's kind of funny when people consider them "real" and then bash them when they see mistakes. I meant no real disrespect to the members here. You're free to believe and bash what you want. I posted something about "Alaska The Last Frontier" a while back when Otto misjudged the weight of his 8N by 1200 lbs. I wasn't bashing the show, in fact I like Otto. I just would have thought that he'd know better. But I guess when you have all the equipment that those people have, they don't pay that much attention to a little 8N. That big excavator and his boat would be more than I could afford in a lifetime. I was wondering about that landing craft of his. It seems to be something in between a MIC8 and an LCU. Must have run him some big bucks and seems like it would be a money maker where he lives. With all that equipment they have, you never seem to see them fueling up anything. I wonder if they have a big tank that they get filled. I also wonder about the property. On the show they say the Kilcher homestead is 640 acres. I wonder if that is 4 homesteads combines or just Ottos land? I know that Otto and Atz are worth millions but how much of that is in land?
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Post by Snyd on Mar 3, 2016 18:24:28 GMT -5
I always enjoy threads like this where all the arm chair quarterbacks sit back in their lounge chairs and whine about how phony those shows are. Sure nothing is real, even the snow is plastic and everything is set on a sound stage with a big blue board backdrop. Everyone knows that there are no actual real people living in Alaska. Since there are no actual real people living there, why don't some of you armchair quarterback tough guys move up there and show us how easy everything really is. Surely you could do everything a whole lot better than those phony baloney people. I've lived here in Fairbanks Alaska since 1991. My wife was born and raised here. We never even knew about these so-called reality shows until last winter when we were in Colorado staying in a Condo with cable. These shows are far from "real" in many ways. Ya I get it, entertainment value and they sensationalize stuff. Alaska State Troopers does deal with real issues and so did Deadliest Catch. The show about the Kilchers outside of Homer is about a real family but some of the things they do for the show are over the top for effect. I spent some time in Homer last summer with some friends who live there. The locals get a kick out of it because old man Kilcher sits around all winter thinking up stuff they can do for the entertainment value. Here's some pics of them having fun in the Homer 4th of July parade I took last summer when we were there. At least this show is about a real family and the locals like them.... for the most part. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) ![](http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w505/pbsnyd/Misc/P7040095_zpsecootjdq.jpg) ![](http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w505/pbsnyd/Misc/P7040096_zpstdp5h72s.jpg) ![](http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w505/pbsnyd/Misc/P7040097_zpsg3iukcrv.jpg) There one show where they have teams that "race" different routes through the mountains. Let me tell you. Some of the stupid crap they do there and the gear they supposedly carry on their backs is a joke. I've spent 100's of days and night in the wilderness mtns of Alaska backpack hunting 20+ miles one way from a road or landing zone on a gravel bar and let me tell you....You just don't do some of the stuff those guys do unless you have a death wish, or in their case a production crew there to save you.
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