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  • The Year-Long Day: One Man’s Arctic by A.E. Maxwell & Ivar Ruud ~ Dangerous Polar Bears

    01/04/2025 5:41:13 AM PST · by marktwain · 20 replies
    AmmoLand ^ | December 28, 2024 | Dean Weingarten
    The Year-Long Day is a factual account of an overwinter in the Svalbard Archipelago, trapping foxes and hunting polar bears. It was published in 1976 and is a fascinating true story of survival and adventure. In the Arctic winter of 1970 to 1971, a trapper/hunter in the Svalbard Archipelago had to protect himself several times with gunfire from polar bears.This is not particularly unusual. It was unusual for Ivar Ruud to keep a detailed diary, make a movie, and have a book published about his experiences. Most arctic trappers and hunters do not keep detailed diaries, make movies, and...