Homesteading in Backwoods Alaska

texican · #21 06/08/12, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthCountryWd

My grandfather left me acreage northwest of Denali in the mosquito breeding ground. The land is high and dry, but surrounded by thousands of square miles of muskeg. It's bush plane access or snowmachine in winter. It might as well be on the moon.
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Do you still 'have it'?

NorthCountryWd · #22 06/13/12, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by texican

Do you still 'have it'?

Yes sir. Haven't visited it in 20 years. A friend in Anchorage tried using it for a fly-in hunting base camp for a few years, but never saw anything bigger than a ptarmigan.

You looking for land up there?

junkinstuff · #23 06/13/12, 08:51 PM

I am going to answer your livestock question. I think the only animal I would be able to afford to raise in Alaska is Store Hedemora | Greenfire Farms and even then the price of mash might kill ya lol. I also dream about living in Alaska but I only want to be there end of May through September LOL

Respect and good luck!

Chris

texican · #24 06/13/12, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthCountryWd

Yes sir. Haven't visited it in 20 years. A friend in Anchorage tried using it for a fly-in hunting base camp for a few years, but never saw anything bigger than a ptarmigan.

You looking for land up there?

I spent nine years in the Denali region, and you never can tell. I've visited with some sisters that live about a hundred miles? west of the park... and sometimes I'd get a wild hair thinking I might want to do something similar. I've flown over the muskeg country, and had forced slogs through it.... fixed camps for migratory game is always (imho) a losing proposition, unless living on the spot...

dogrunner · #25 06/14/12, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by texican

I spent nine years in the Denali region, and you never can tell. I've visited with some sisters that live about a hundred miles? west of the park... and sometimes I'd get a wild hair thinking I might want to do something similar. I've flown over the muskeg country, and had forced slogs through it.... fixed camps for migratory game is always (imho) a losing proposition, unless living on the spot...

Out of curiosity were the sisters Mikki and Julie from Lake Minchumina? I know them well from my time around Denali, super cool ladies!