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About now, the caribou are arriving in the high arctic, herding up and fattening up on the new growth carpeting the tundra. Their winter coats are comin' off and the bugs are hatching. The bugs are BAD up there !!!
The 'bou will wander about aimlessly, for hours on end during the bug season. As THICK as they are, they're not as thick up on the roadways (as they are down in the tundra) Sometimes you'll see 'em running, as if they've gone mad (just trying to escape the bugs). When it gets bad, you almost have to bump 'em with the truck to get 'em to move out of the way (I've had 'em wander 2 feet infront at walking pace). Only those of us authorized to deal with the animals are allowed to pressure them though. They have the right of way and vehicles WILL stop and wait.
Depending on where you're at during the "migration" times... you may see them in the hundreds... or the tens of thousands. And, don't let ANYONE try to BS ya. They LOVE what the oil field gives them. They stand beneath the pipe to get some shade, they hang out up on the pads (beneath the air handling ducts) to be in some breeze to get relief from the bugs too. The pipes go sub-terrain, or are elevated high where the major migration paths intersect the pipe. There's a LOT of care and attention given to how things are done up there.
All that fresh/tasty meat... and I'm NOT allowed a single shot.
The 'bou will wander about aimlessly, for hours on end during the bug season. As THICK as they are, they're not as thick up on the roadways (as they are down in the tundra) Sometimes you'll see 'em running, as if they've gone mad (just trying to escape the bugs). When it gets bad, you almost have to bump 'em with the truck to get 'em to move out of the way (I've had 'em wander 2 feet infront at walking pace). Only those of us authorized to deal with the animals are allowed to pressure them though. They have the right of way and vehicles WILL stop and wait.
Depending on where you're at during the "migration" times... you may see them in the hundreds... or the tens of thousands. And, don't let ANYONE try to BS ya. They LOVE what the oil field gives them. They stand beneath the pipe to get some shade, they hang out up on the pads (beneath the air handling ducts) to be in some breeze to get relief from the bugs too. The pipes go sub-terrain, or are elevated high where the major migration paths intersect the pipe. There's a LOT of care and attention given to how things are done up there.
All that fresh/tasty meat... and I'm NOT allowed a single shot.