Fish for the Freezer

Here is the stringer of fish we got yesterday near Whale pass. While fishing we saw a bunch of Whales. I had no idea whales were in Alaska this late. I thought they go to mexico and Hawaii about now. Whales are very smart, them heading for the warm climate is a very smart thing to do. Alaska winters can be brutal. It is rainy and cold and I do not even want to venture outside. George went and braved to bone chilling rain to get some firewood to keep us warm. Thank goodness.

DEER BUTCHERING DAY

I butchered the deer today. This is the end product. About of 50 pounds of meat. We have deer roasts, stir fry meat and stew meat. We need to get more to fill our freezer.

WORK DAY

We went and set out our subsistance halibut skate hoping to hit the jackpot. We need to put up fish for the winter. We got some salmon and deer, but it would be nice to have a pile of halibut to fill our freezer. When we set out our skate of 30 hooks we searched the beaches for fire wood. We are burning 2 woodstoves and need to supply up on firewood to keep us warm. This is about a cord of firewood.