I was born in Japan in 1960, and raised there, before moving to Hawai'i in the late 1960s. Back then glass balls were rather common on the beaches of both Japan, and Hawai'i. My father used to find some very large one over 24 inches in diameter of early morning beach walks, especially in Japan. Smaller ones were much more common. I have two of these large ones I inherited from Dad. He was a very skilled net-maker, so on the balls needing nets he would make his in the exact style of the original nets. I have a few smaller ones too. They have great sentimental value reminding me of times spent beachcombing with Dad. These glass balls are almost impossible to find nowadays, glass floats being replaced by cheaper plastic ones by the Japanese decades ago. The last glass one I found floating off the pier at Hana, Maui 20+ years ago. This one was over 12 inches in diameter, with a seam running the circumference of it. It is my understanding according to Dad that the ones with a seam are Russian made floats which are blown in a mold for consistency of shape and size. Japanese floats were blown freehand, so no two exactly alike. Many of these Russian balls also have an indentation like a crater where the glass pulled in as it cooled shrinking back in on itself. It keeps them from rolling. The Russians stuck with glass balls longer than the Japanese, so nowadays the "seamed" Russian glass balls are more likely to be found. I think it extremely cool that you guys in Alaska have a treasure trove of glass balls available to you. I enjoyed this video very much. I had a dream when I was young of becoming a bush-pilot in Alaska. Too late for that now, Marriage, and raising a family being a major distraction to that goal. At least I can vicariously live that dream thru watching your video. Best wishes, and aloha a hui hou.
how crazy is this, first comment i read and i have something in common with you, i too was born in 1960 in western Canada, i wonder how different our life's have been. is there a way we can comminate further
Watching ya'll from Pakistan, this whole adventure as a concept is so interesting! Getting dead walrus tusks after spotting them from a plane, so fascinating!
Fantastic video! Really interesting to see all this! I'm also very impressed with you answering all the questions in the comments and replying to folks. Not every RUclipsr does that! You got another subscriber today.
Great presentation...I lived in Alaska for about 10 years beginning in the spring of 1983...learned to fly in Soldotna and all of my flying hours (1103.5) were logged there with the exception of 22 that I logged in Montana...I had some great adventures and in the process scared myself a couple of times but was able to survive a couple of dumb mistakes...regarding glass floats--I'm a Navy brat and lived at Atsugi NAS in the early 60's...during one of our jaunts around Japan we visited a small fishing community and watched glass floats being made (blown) in a small shop...as I recall there were lots of small floats but also some around 12"--16" in diameter...I was lucky on one trip "beach combing" on the peninsula and found a couple of large floats with the net attached and I treasure them to this day...at any rate I look forward to your videos...keep up the good work...
@isaaclandecker907 so it's the same gas price in Illinois Wisconsin and Massachusetts for a car under biden... seems like a win for having a pilot liscence.
Thanks so much for this video, i m living in France, in Alps, its 11.10 pm and i got a great pleasure to watch this trip so cool. I dreamed a lot of times to go one day in Alaska. This point of view from yours planes was great ! Thanks for this trip, one day maybe i will come to you :)
This was so much fun and interesting to watch! My grandfather had a large oosik on the wall in his study when I was growing up. When I was little, I can remember asking him about it and he always told me it was a leg bone of a walrus. Obviously later on, that didn't fly with me. The confession was traumatic for both he and I. Fun times. Great video guys!
Love it you guys!! Neat finds and way cool to see more of Home!! I love going into places that absolutely zero people have been.Short of the trash on the beach......no people.....gotta love bush planes. ;)
Do you ever sell any of the glass balls ?? They are beautiful. I live in R.I. and we have miles of beach and i never find any thing but seashells and i look for beach glass and ii cant even find that. Please let me know about the glass balls i live them due to them being in alaska and have flated from far away. The clors are beautiful too. Do you find more of one color ?
@isaaclandecker907 that's not bad. Please let me know if you have a set of balls to sell..lol I had to it seemed funny. I only wanted one if you sell any 😁 I love a blue or green just let me know if you want me to send cash or check or make a payment on your patron.
I was Born in New Zealand and those glass net floats were often found on the beaches,some had Japanese writing painted on them,probably the name of the fishing boat they came from. They are vastly more eco friendly that the plastic floats which eventually break apart leaving bits of plastic in the oceans. What worried us back then was the thought that ghost nets from those floats were still out there.
Thank you so much for taking us along. That is something I never will be able to see or would have been able to see in my lifetime. Thanks again young man God bless. Stay safe 🇨🇦✌️
The glass balls are definitely cool!!! What are the glass balls from or used for??? Oh and what was the rope like stuff that was rapped around some of the glass balls for?? It would definitely be nice to now more about them for sure!! I would definitely call that one amazing trip for sure!!!
I've lived in Alaska for almost 60 years I'm pretty sure anyone not Eskimo can sell unscrimshawed tusk or ivory. Meaning an Eskimo artist must sign his work when finished to sell to a non native.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA - 16 USC 3372) prohibits the take, importation, transport, sale, or the offer to purchase or sell any marine mammal parts and products, including the walrus. The MMPA does contain a limited exemption for marine mammal parts which were taken before December 21, 1972. Thus, if you have evidence establishing the pre-Act status of these walrus tusks, they can be legally possessed and sold. If the walrus tusks are not pre-Act but are authentic native handicrafts - that is, they have been significantly altered from their natural form and have been manufactured into an authentic native handicraft by a Alaska Native - they are also exempt from the prohibitions of the MMPA. These walrus tusks would therefore be lawful to possess and sell if they are either pre-Act or authentic native handicrafts.
Just saw the video. Totally awesome. Do u book daily jaunts for paying customers. Walrus tusks/skulls are extremely expensive in the souvenir shops in Anchorage and Juneau. I couldn’t justify the cost but what an extremely good trophy. While hunting moose in Alaska we went beach combing. Saw a walrus but someone got to it previously. Found many glass balls & sake bottles. Very coveted items to say the least.
Hello! I would like to ask a question. (may be that I did not get the answer to it because of the language bariere.) Where do these glass balls on the beach? Greetings from Germany
As a professional custom knife maker that oosik is absolute gold and those walrus tusk. Man you guys are doing some cool stuff. I've seen those glass floats before they're really cool too. I'd love to do what you guys are doing.
05:16 what took that walrus out? those circular cuts on the back all the way down to the backstraps is what looks likely to be the cause of death, but what did it? ideas anybody?
Good to see you again Isaac. Great video. Man you land that plane so smooth. The glass balls are so beautiful. Thanks. Great to have your friend with you.
liked and subscribed aloha and mahaloi have a few japanese glass balls there the size of basketballs 🏀also different size smaller ones my uncle was a fish and game warden and would find them while patrolling the shore line here in hawaii back in the 60 🎄🥉
The bite radius on the 2nd walrus appeared to be approximately 16-18 inches across which might equate to a 16+ foot great white shark that was feeding on the carcass postmortem.
Federal regulations at 50 CFR 216.26 state that any bones, teeth, or ivory of any dead marine mammal may be collected from a beach or from land within ¼ of a mile of the ocean, including bays and estuaries. These marine mammal parts must be registered and identified by the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and may then be transferred or otherwise possessed.
Please educate me because I’m not from Alaska but watch way too much Life Below Zero and the 683 other spinoff shows about life in Alaska, color me jealous btw!! I thought it was only indigenous people in Alaska that could be in possession of savaged walrus tusks? Forgive me if you covered it in video but I don’t remember an explanation. Also, what is the “reproductive” bone used for???
See link in description. It is legal to get the ivory if you find a dead walrus. The oosik is just cool to have or maybe stir soup with. That’s about it.
Whats the weather forecasting like for places like that? Bit of as random question, its just the isolation and landscape is so different to my life in the UK.
I wonder if those Glass balls are the same ones made by the glass maker here in Washington state, they put them in the water to float to random beaches & I think if you turn them in, you'll get a prize also you tell them where you found it.
In the 1950's, when my Dad was a junior officer in the Navy, he was in Japan for awhile and went beach combing on a fairly remote beach and found 4-5 glass floats, some still with the hand tied nets around them. These floats were 12-15 inches in diameter though! Whatever happened to them over the years of moving, I have no idea, but they were in our living room(s) for years.
I commented the same thing on an older video before i saw you had a new one.. But what is the requirement to become a small aircraft piolet? Education/cost/time investment? specifically for AK
Sorry if I never got back to you. The FAA requires 40 hrs for a private pilot license. You could easily knock it out over the summer for around $5-10K. To get good at landing off airfield (beaches, ridges, gravel bars, glaciers, etc) you need around 200 hrs in that plane. I have about 800 hrs in my supercub and I’m still learning!
Great video and cool adventure. Is it legal to sell the ivory or are you keeping it for yourself? When I lived on Kodiak in the 70's those glass balls were everywhere. I saw the bear tracks from the air. They put in some miles looking for food.
Thanks for sharing. very interesting. sorry for asking stupid questions... the tusks of the walroses are worth xx$ the thing cut from the other end of the walros as well. But the glass balls? are there collectors?
Love the bush planes! I grew up flying Cubs and Aeroncas. I wish we had those big tires back then. Anyway, I was wondering how much those glass balls are worth.
Very nice cubs! A dead walrus is a seriously stinky animal. You guys must be able to hold your breath for a long time! Meanwhile, Mr. Bear is disappointed he didn't get a chance to meet you guys.
I thought you had to be native to be allowed to collect walrus oosiks. Either way something like this is my one and only real bucket list thing. Is to fly around remote Alaska and just explore find stuff like that. Hopefully some day ill take a trip like this
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA - 16 USC 3372) prohibits the take, importation, transport, sale, or the offer to purchase or sell any marine mammal parts and products, including the walrus. The MMPA does contain a limited exemption for marine mammal parts which were taken before December 21, 1972. Thus, if you have evidence establishing the pre-Act status of these walrus tusks, they can be legally possessed and sold. If the walrus tusks are not pre-Act but are authentic native handicrafts - that is, they have been significantly altered from their natural form and have been manufactured into an authentic native handicraft by a Alaska Native - they are also exempt from the prohibitions of the MMPA.
I HAVE QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS,WHY DONT YOU INSTALL A 3 BLADE PROPPELLER ON YOUR PLANE,I THINK YOU WOULD GET MORE POWER AND SPEED WITH THOSE PLANES.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM RIGHT.
This world is not overpopulated. All of us in the whole wide world could fit on a very insignificant chunk of land with enough of a plot to feed ourselves. And the rest would be empty.
Most of the World is uninhabitable though Deserts like the Sahara or too cold Antarctica, Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, massive land masses etc people find it too difficult to live there, its too difficult to make a life.
That was a cool adventure,I hope you were packing some heat when you were away from the plane and on Bear land? What are the glass balls worth ? You got a lot of them.😀👍
Thanks! It was a lot of fun. I had some heat in the form of the 44 mag! So that did the trick for comfort. I think most people sell them for around $10/float.
I was born in Japan in 1960, and raised there, before moving to Hawai'i in the late 1960s. Back then glass balls were rather common on the beaches of both Japan, and Hawai'i. My father used to find some very large one over 24 inches in diameter of early morning beach walks, especially in Japan. Smaller ones were much more common. I have two of these large ones I inherited from Dad. He was a very skilled net-maker, so on the balls needing nets he would make his in the exact style of the original nets. I have a few smaller ones too. They have great sentimental value reminding me of times spent beachcombing with Dad. These glass balls are almost impossible to find nowadays, glass floats being replaced by cheaper plastic ones by the Japanese decades ago. The last glass one I found floating off the pier at Hana, Maui 20+ years ago. This one was over 12 inches in diameter, with a seam running the circumference of it. It is my understanding according to Dad that the ones with a seam are Russian made floats which are blown in a mold for consistency of shape and size. Japanese floats were blown freehand, so no two exactly alike. Many of these Russian balls also have an indentation like a crater where the glass pulled in as it cooled shrinking back in on itself. It keeps them from rolling. The Russians stuck with glass balls longer than the Japanese, so nowadays the "seamed" Russian glass balls are more likely to be found. I think it extremely cool that you guys in Alaska have a treasure trove of glass balls available to you. I enjoyed this video very much. I had a dream when I was young of becoming a bush-pilot in Alaska. Too late for that now, Marriage, and raising a family being a major distraction to that goal. At least I can vicariously live that dream thru watching your video. Best wishes, and aloha a hui hou.
Super interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Not sure if they make enough money like that to buy new kerosene?
from the title I was hoping he was collecting walrus balls
how crazy is this, first comment i read and i have something in common with you, i too was born in 1960 in western Canada, i wonder how different our life's have been. is there a way we can comminate further
よくわからないけど、死体なら
欲しい箇所を獲っても、国内に
運ぶのは問題ないのかな？
Watching ya'll from Pakistan, this whole adventure as a concept is so interesting! Getting dead walrus tusks after spotting them from a plane, so fascinating!
Yes! We were very lucky to find them.
Those glass balls come from japanese fishing nets,they are all over on the place on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
I flew in western Alaska for some years. There is nothing in this world that stinks worse than a decomposing walrus. Truly breath taking!!!!!
😂😂
@@isaaclandecker907 seriously, what are you planning on doing with all that walrus d*ck
Yeah...but this guy keeps saying "yummy, yummy"
@@r.p.m.7797 Decomposing whale is truly bad & they start to stink bad in 6 hours
Decomposing human stinks horrible
Fantastic video! Really interesting to see all this! I'm also very impressed with you answering all the questions in the comments and replying to folks. Not every RUclipsr does that! You got another subscriber today.
Thanks! A lot of people have genuine questions which I can appreciate. Happy to answer them.
Great presentation...I lived in Alaska for about 10 years beginning in the spring of 1983...learned to fly in Soldotna and all of my flying hours (1103.5) were logged there with the exception of 22 that I logged in Montana...I had some great adventures and in the process scared myself a couple of times but was able to survive a couple of dumb mistakes...regarding glass floats--I'm a Navy brat and lived at Atsugi NAS in the early 60's...during one of our jaunts around Japan we visited a small fishing community and watched glass floats being made (blown) in a small shop...as I recall there were lots of small floats but also some around 12"--16" in diameter...I was lucky on one trip "beach combing" on the peninsula and found a couple of large floats with the net attached and I treasure them to this day...at any rate I look forward to your videos...keep up the good work...
Awesome!! That is really cool. Appreciate the insight into the glass floats.
@@isaaclandecker907 Where do these glass balls come from?
@@wjsilva8596 broken Japanese fishing nets
Live in soldotna now! How cool!
Im so jealous. The plane is the ultimate off road vehicle.
Yeah! It really is. Gas was $13.87/gallon though so it’s an expensive off road vehicle.
You mean Envious, not jealous. Jealousy involves a intimate relationship.
@@lionsdejudah nothing to do you have, correct others you must
Well it's not really on the road so.... clickbait much? Seek attention much from idiots?
@isaaclandecker907 so it's the same gas price in Illinois Wisconsin and Massachusetts for a car under biden... seems like a win for having a pilot liscence.
I saw you guys flying!!! I tender salmon on the north side of the peninsula. I love cape seneivan. A highlight of every trip.
Oh awesome! We saw a few boats out there so I bet one was you!
I did that once. It stank to high heaven. Before I got back in my airplane, I took a serious bath in the ocean, and yes, it was cold.
Haha! That’s next level!
I don't even want to imagine the smell 😂
I'm surprised bears aren't eating them?
Thanks so much for this video, i m living in France, in Alps, its 11.10 pm and i got a great pleasure to watch this trip so cool. I dreamed a lot of times to go one day in Alaska. This point of view from yours planes was great ! Thanks for this trip, one day maybe i will come to you :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was so much fun and interesting to watch! My grandfather had a large oosik on the wall in his study when I was growing up. When I was little, I can remember asking him about it and he always told me it was a leg bone of a walrus. Obviously later on, that didn't fly with me. The confession was traumatic for both he and I. Fun times. Great video guys!
😂😂
My grandad had a huge one in his trousers.
Love it you guys!! Neat finds and way cool to see more of Home!! I love going into places that absolutely zero people have been.Short of the trash on the beach......no people.....gotta love bush planes. ;)
It’s fun to be truly off the grid!
Thanks Isaac. Living the good life. Never quit.
I’ll keep trying!
First time viewing channel… what’s the significance of the glass balls? Or the tusks? What do u do w them??
Just decorations
That has to smell incredible... I'm envious
😂 it’s gross
Where these glass come from? What are they made of? Are they natural?
Japanese floats used in fishing nets
@@isaaclandecker907 Oh okay. Thanks. What you guys do with them?
With all the scavengers, I am surprised those walrus bodies lay there uneaten for any amount of time.
Same
Do you ever sell any of the glass balls ?? They are beautiful. I live in R.I. and we have miles of beach and i never find any thing but seashells and i look for beach glass and ii cant even find that. Please let me know about the glass balls i live them due to them being in alaska and have flated from far away. The clors are beautiful too. Do you find more of one color ?
I have sold some for $20/per ball
@isaaclandecker907 that's not bad. Please let me know if you have a set of balls to sell..lol I had to it seemed funny. I only wanted one if you sell any 😁 I love a blue or green just let me know if you want me to send cash or check or make a payment on your patron.
Osiks and Balls… what a great title 😂
😂😂 we had some more colorful titles but that one seemed mostly PG
LOL!
I have a blue glass ball in a rope hanging on my wall here in the UK. No idea what the point of it is and now I'm even more confused
Cool! I’m not sure what the big ones were used for, but some type of fishing net.
nice flying bud, must be awesome to have that freedom. Thanks for sharing!
You bet
@@isaaclandecker907 I have to ask, what type of license is required to fly one of those? And how much? Thanks
Watching your videos for the second. Waiting to see some new ones. Hoping everything is well with you. God bless.
What ar the glass bolls
I googled it found out that they are used to keep the nets floating. Why is he collecting them? Not sure. You can google the rest😅
I was Born in New Zealand and those glass net floats were often found on the beaches,some had Japanese writing painted on them,probably the name of the fishing boat they came from. They are vastly more eco friendly that the plastic floats which eventually break apart leaving bits of plastic in the oceans. What worried us back then was the thought that ghost nets from those floats were still out there.
Very interesting! Certainly glass seems better than plastic. We did find a lot of plastic floats as well but didn’t keep those.
I may sound stupid, but what/where do those glass balls come from? Never seen those before
They are used in Japanese fishing nets. When the nets break they s float up on shore.
So the glass balls are from fishing nets?
Thank you so much for taking us along. That is something I never will be able to see or would have been able to see in my lifetime. Thanks again young man God bless. Stay safe 🇨🇦✌️
Glad you enjoyed it
That looks like a huge good time! Thanks for recording some of it for us.
The glass balls are definitely cool!!! What are the glass balls from or used for??? Oh and what was the rope like stuff that was rapped around some of the glass balls for?? It would definitely be nice to now more about them for sure!! I would definitely call that one amazing trip for sure!!!
They are used in Japanese fishing nets.
Unique expedition guys. Gross too but all in a days work I reckon. What do you do with the ivory and dickery?
Haha! For sure!
It’s all just for decoration and fun
I've lived in Alaska for almost 60 years I'm pretty sure anyone not Eskimo can sell unscrimshawed tusk or ivory. Meaning an Eskimo artist must sign his work when finished to sell to a non native.
Talking with us fish and wildlife, I cannot sell any part of it, but I plan to keep it anyways!
@@isaaclandecker907 right on
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA - 16 USC 3372) prohibits the take, importation, transport, sale, or the offer to purchase or sell any marine mammal parts and products, including the walrus. The MMPA does contain a limited exemption for marine mammal parts which were taken before December 21, 1972. Thus, if you have evidence establishing the pre-Act status of these walrus tusks, they can be legally possessed and sold. If the walrus tusks are not pre-Act but are authentic native handicrafts - that is, they have been significantly altered from their natural form and have been manufactured into an authentic native handicraft by a Alaska Native - they are also exempt from the prohibitions of the MMPA. These walrus tusks would therefore be lawful to possess and sell if they are either pre-Act or authentic native handicrafts.
Just saw the video. Totally awesome. Do u book daily jaunts for paying customers. Walrus tusks/skulls are extremely expensive in the souvenir shops in Anchorage and Juneau. I couldn’t justify the cost but what an extremely good trophy. While hunting moose in Alaska we went beach combing. Saw a walrus but someone got to it previously. Found many glass balls & sake bottles. Very coveted items to say the least.
Thanks! I’ve never done any daily jaunts just because it is such a long flight.
That was a really great adventure. Thanks for bringing us along !
You bet!
Hello! I would like to ask a question. (may be that I did not get the answer to it because of the language bariere.) Where do these glass balls on the beach? Greetings from Germany
The Japanese use them in fishing nets. When the nets break they float over to alaska.
Ah Ok crazy!Thank you! @@isaaclandecker907
That time when Alaska fish and game pays a visit.
What are the glass balls used for, how do they get in the ocean to begin with with
Floats in fishing nets
Great video. I have to ask, are you collecting the tusks, oosiks, glass balls (how are they made) for money?
Just for fun
what is those glass balls are?
Japanese floats used in fishing nets
As a professional custom knife maker that oosik is absolute gold and those walrus tusk. Man you guys are doing some cool stuff. I've seen those glass floats before they're really cool too. I'd love to do what you guys are doing.
What steel/steels do you typically work with?
It’s a fun adventure for sure! A nice oosik sabre would be cool.
I have my pilot licence, owned a PA 28-181, but never flew a puddle jumper, dang what fun it must be, and to camp, awesome, make more please.
Will do!
Awesome video! I am curious, what do you do with those 3 things, Walrus Tusks, Oosiks, and Balls? Do you just keep it or do you sell?
I just keep them. Some people sell the floats
What kind of straps are those that you used to secure the sheds to the planes?
Voile straps
As an artist I am jealous of all your treasure. So many art possibilities.
They are definitely treasures.
Yeah, it's called vulture bloody art.
"Vulture bloody art"?? What kinda sick comment is that...seems like something only a warped/depraved mind would say.
05:16 what took that walrus out? those circular cuts on the back all the way down to the backstraps is what looks likely to be the cause of death, but what did it? ideas anybody?
I’m honestly not sure!
Can you explain more about the glass balls? Like how are they made and now end up floating from Japan?
Hand blown and I think it is just the current of the ocean. So they end up all over alaska.
They look like weights from a fishing net
Good to see you again Isaac. Great video. Man you land that plane so smooth. The glass balls are so beautiful. Thanks. Great to have your friend with you.
Thanks again!
Those antlers are sold over in Michigan for like 60 dollars for a chunk about 3x6 for the flat or a 4in section of the beam
I may have to start selling them. The garage is running out of space!
What do you do with the glass balls? Thanks for taking us with you. Beautiful adventure
There glass floats for fishing nets
Just decorations
And what about the walrus ‘bits’ 🤦♂️😂
Hi, what do you use the glass balls for? Are walrus tusks not protected, sorry I live in Australia so don’t know this stuff
The glass floats are decorational.
What do you do with the glass balls? Sell them, make something from them, or what? It was an awesome video. Thanks for taking us along.
SAME QQUESTION
Mostly decoration
liked and subscribed aloha and mahaloi have a few japanese glass balls there the size of basketballs 🏀also different size smaller ones my uncle was a fish and game warden and would find them while patrolling the shore line here in hawaii back in the 60 🎄🥉
Very cool!
The balls are fishnetfloats. Unchanged, they've been used for hundreds of years. Not just in Japan as being assumed here.
I am a USAF veteran and LOVE planes but I wasn't expecting this video to be about these little planes.
So you liked the little planes?
مرحبا أيها المحارب الأمريكي القديم، لقد قمتم بإيذاء البشرية على هذا الكوكب، منذ مدة و أنتم ترهبون العالم بجرائمكم.
It's like an Easter egg hunt.
Easter eggs for adults!
why you guys collect those walrus tusk ??? any good purpose ???
Just cool. Not much more than that.
The bite radius on the 2nd walrus appeared to be approximately 16-18 inches across which might equate to a 16+ foot great white shark that was feeding on the carcass postmortem.
I never noticed tbh…mostly I noticed the smell. 😂
@@isaaclandecker907I honestly thought the tusks were just going to pop off like a bad tooth that looked nasty lol
So caribou shed both left and right antlers as a unit?
What belly pod do you have good sir, I love how you can remove the whole thing to load it up. Great videos love them
It’s an experimental but I don’t know who manufactures it. The plane had it when I bought it. Thanks!
Federal regulations at 50 CFR 216.26 state that any bones, teeth, or ivory of any dead marine mammal may be collected from a beach or from land within ¼ of a mile of the ocean, including bays and estuaries. These marine mammal parts must be registered and identified by the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and may then be transferred or otherwise possessed.
What value is there in the glass beads that you pick them up for?
Just a cool treasure
"Isaac Landecker and the smoothest balls in Alaska". Might reach a whole new audience? 😂
😂😂
do they die from injury or old age? second one looked rank,first one didn't look more than a day or so gone.
Probably both. Infection too.
That would be so great just to fly over all that beautiful land!!!
The ultimate vacation!
It was a blast!
Please educate me because I’m not from Alaska but watch way too much Life Below Zero and the 683 other spinoff shows about life in Alaska, color me jealous btw!! I thought it was only indigenous people in Alaska that could be in possession of savaged walrus tusks? Forgive me if you covered it in video but I don’t remember an explanation. Also, what is the “reproductive” bone used for???
See link in description. It is legal to get the ivory if you find a dead walrus.
The oosik is just cool to have or maybe stir soup with. That’s about it.
I had a Maule 235 on Aqua's 2400. .. "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing"!
Awesome! Aviation is a fun way of life
Very interesting .... never heard of people doing this! Take care.
Great video as always Isaac. The flying skills are most impressive. Alaska strong!
Thanks!
Whats the weather forecasting like for places like that? Bit of as random question, its just the isolation and landscape is so different to my life in the UK.
It’s limited due to unpredictable weather, but they have weather cameras and I use windy.
I thaught under federal and Alaskan law only native "1st" peoples are allowed to harvest walrus tusks
This is legal 🤷🏼♂️
It is illegal to take or possess walrus tusks...my neighbor is warden for US fish and wildlife..Native Alaskans are only people who can take them...
It's dead I don't see illegal being done here.
@@isaaclandecker907 non-natives need approval from govt.
I wonder if those Glass balls are the same ones made by the glass maker here in Washington state, they put them in the water to float to random beaches & I think if you turn them in, you'll get a prize also you tell them where you found it.
Interesting. I’d never heard of that.
In the 1950's, when my Dad was a junior officer in the Navy, he was in Japan for awhile and went beach combing on a fairly remote beach and found 4-5 glass floats, some still with the hand tied nets around them. These floats were 12-15 inches in diameter though! Whatever happened to them over the years of moving, I have no idea, but they were in our living room(s) for years.
That’s cool!! We didn’t see any of the big glass floats but that would have been even better!
@@isaaclandecker907 The old ones were all hand blown glass as well. How are the new ones made?
@@reggierico some of the ones we found were hand blown and some were cast.
Why do they want warhus tusks please let me know
@@ianlucas7679 it’s just cool to be able to find them and sort of like being on a scavenger hunt. We don’t kill any.
What area were you guys flying? The only place I recognized was lake Clark pass.
We were down by king salmon
I have a friend that used to live in Kodiak, and was told you are not allow to possess walrus tusks. And it's not a new law.
He’s incorrect. See link in description
@@isaaclandecker907 I see now that you can under certain conditions. Thanks
Пиздят козлы😂
I commented the same thing on an older video before i saw you had a new one.. But what is the requirement to become a small aircraft piolet? Education/cost/time investment? specifically for AK
Sorry if I never got back to you. The FAA requires 40 hrs for a private pilot license. You could easily knock it out over the summer for around $5-10K.
To get good at landing off airfield (beaches, ridges, gravel bars, glaciers, etc) you need around 200 hrs in that plane. I have about 800 hrs in my supercub and I’m still learning!
You guys are living the dream , I’m loving the adventure
Thanks!
What the heck are those glass balls?? Never heard of them.
Great video and cool adventure. Is it legal to sell the ivory or are you keeping it for yourself? When I lived on Kodiak in the 70's those glass balls were everywhere. I saw the bear tracks from the air. They put in some miles looking for food.
That’s awesome!! The floats seem to be a bit more rare now but they are still out there!
I’ll just keep the ivory.
@@isaaclandecker907 A lot of them back then still had the netting wrapped around them.
What are the glass balls from?
@@WarwickProud69 I believe they are floats from crab traps
See description of video for link…glass floats used for Japanese fishing nets.
Around 08.45 , taking pics of Walrus colony , who were the guys in the boats???
No idea actually. Just some random fishermen that drove by.
Man, what an adventure! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing. very interesting. sorry for asking stupid questions... the tusks of the walroses are worth xx$ the thing cut from the other end of the walros as well. But the glass balls? are there collectors?
The walrus parts are not allowed to be sold. The glass balls are $15-$20 each.
How much for a walrus task , or a glas ball ?
The glass floats are for sale in alaska for about $20
Beachcombing awesome adventure as always bro God Bless
Thanks!
Where do those glass balls come from? Also what do you use those tusks for?
They come from Japan mostly. We use the tusks for decoration and that’s about it
need more vids on a regular basis please. show us around town?
My job gets in the way 😂😂
wow. Those airplanes are incredible and so ideal and handy for that terrain. Super Cool.
Definitely!
The big surf washes the glass balls over behind the grassy dunes.. thats where we find the big glass floats.
I’ll have to keep an eye out! Would be fun to find some big ones!
How are you doing that when I lived in Alaska in the early 80's what your doing was illegal to pick up walrus tusk unless you were a native????
They must have changed the laws. See link in description
Love the bush planes! I grew up flying Cubs and Aeroncas. I wish we had those big tires back then. Anyway, I was wondering how much those glass balls are worth.
They sell for around $10 each I’ve been told.
Who buys the walrus penises? I make handgun grips and could use the tusks and the caribou sheds @@isaaclandecker907
I really enjoyed this episode!! From NSW AUSTRALIA!🌹
Glad you enjoyed it!
wow dude, a plane and alaska is just amazing.
This is the dream
It’s a lot of fun!
Very nice cubs! A dead walrus is a seriously stinky animal. You guys must be able to hold your breath for a long time! Meanwhile, Mr. Bear is disappointed he didn't get a chance to meet you guys.
😂😂 I try to be a mouth breather in these situations
I thought you had to be native to be allowed to collect walrus oosiks. Either way something like this is my one and only real bucket list thing. Is to fly around remote Alaska and just explore find stuff like that. Hopefully some day ill take a trip like this
Do it!
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA - 16 USC 3372) prohibits the take, importation, transport, sale, or the offer to purchase or sell any marine mammal parts and products, including the walrus. The MMPA does contain a limited exemption for marine mammal parts which were taken before December 21, 1972. Thus, if you have evidence establishing the pre-Act status of these walrus tusks, they can be legally possessed and sold. If the walrus tusks are not pre-Act but are authentic native handicrafts - that is, they have been significantly altered from their natural form and have been manufactured into an authentic native handicraft by a Alaska Native - they are also exempt from the prohibitions of the MMPA.
What do you do with the oosiks and the tusks? Sell them, keep them for yourself, or give them away?
Just keep them in the garage. Nice topic to chat about.
Good man Isaac living your best life 👍 great video as always 👌
I try to!
What is the big deal about those glass balls? What do they do with him?
Just decoration
What will u do with the balls is it expensive i have no idea??
So cool. Never knew walruses had glass balls 😂
Me neither. 😂
LOL!
I HAVE QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS,WHY DONT YOU INSTALL A 3 BLADE PROPPELLER ON YOUR PLANE,I THINK YOU WOULD GET MORE POWER AND SPEED WITH THOSE PLANES.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM RIGHT.
Honestly I’m not sure.
In such an overpopulated World this proves there are still places very few people ever visit.
This world is not overpopulated. All of us in the whole wide world could fit on a very insignificant chunk of land with enough of a plot to feed ourselves. And the rest would be empty.
Most of the World is uninhabitable though Deserts like the Sahara or too cold Antarctica, Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, massive land masses etc people find it too difficult to live there, its too difficult to make a life.
@@TOHETOTEHOTwell said! That overpopulated nonsense comes from people who watch and believe bullshit media keep taking your vaccines 🎉
Awesome video. Just came across channel today!
Awesome! Thank you!
That was a cool adventure,I hope you were packing some heat when you were away from the plane and on Bear land?
What are the glass balls worth ? You got a lot of them.😀👍
Thanks! It was a lot of fun.
I had some heat in the form of the 44 mag! So that did the trick for comfort.
I think most people sell them for around $10/float.
@@isaaclandecker907 Just curious, what do you do with the oosiks?