Bowhunting with Paul D. Atkins
The bugs were awful, and even though my makeshift head net was pulled down tight over my collar, they were still finding their way in. After spending all night Read More...
100 Hunt Alaska Subscription Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to our winners of the 100 Subscriptions Giveaway! Big thanks to Kryptek Outdoor Group, Muley Media Marketing and all who participated in the contest. We have posted the list of winners here. If Read More...
Duck, the Other Red Meat
“What’s your favorite way to cook duck?” I asked the old duck hunter who I had gotten to know casually over the years. He said, “Well, I put the Read More...
Life on the Ledge: Judging Yardage
Life on the Ledge: Judging Yardage Story and photos by Lon E. Lauber Shooting at Alaska big game presents a unique set of problems for the bowhunter. They live Read More...
Adventures of Mac Lightfoot: Kodiak Tightrope
Sniper earned his nickname honestly. He and Mac were on the stalk of a nice spike-fork blacktail deer and needed to close from 500 to about 200 yards before Read More...
A Good Solution
Every fall hunters take to the Alaska bush in search of animals. For many, it’s about feeding the family for the year. I fall within this category and prefer Read More...
Mosquito Protection
Some jokingly refer to the mosquito as Alaska’s state bird. The size and ferocity of our state horde is notorious, annoying and, if you’ve happened to check out this Read More...
On Point: Action Items for Alaska Hunters
On April 22, 2014, the Center for Biological Diversity sent out an email in protest of brown bear hunting on the Kenai Peninsula, specifically on the Kenai National Wildlife Read More...
Youth Archery
Youth Archery Story and photos by Melissa Norris Clear! A group of kids ages 6- to 16 walk down the 10-lane, 20-yard indoor archery range at Full Curl Archery Read More...
Bacon-Wrapped Ptargiman
Bacon-Wrapped Ptarmigan by Wayne Norris This is a very simple recipe that anyone can make. It is always a crowd pleaser and a great way to showcase Alaska’s state Read More...
Summer 2014
Departments The Opener 6 Editor's Tracks 8 Hunting for a Compliment 10 Gear Shop 14 Hunt Alaska Online 16 Technical Talk 18 After the Shot 20 Ballistics & Ammo Read More...
On Point: Preserving Our Heritage
Of course it seems we take hunting in Alaska for granted; after all, isn’t that why most of us are here? It certainly isn’t the climate, although this year Read More...
The Emerging Huntress
19,000 women cannot be wrong. In 2011, resident hunters in Alaska purchased 95,896 hunting licenses. According to numbers available from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), females Read More...
It’s in the Air
It usually happens around the end of July or during the first week in August. You step out the door early in the morning and suddenly the air smells Read More...
A Place to Shoot
The Snow Shoe Gun Club: At Mile 6.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway, turn right on Shotgun Drive to the gate on the right. The SSGC is a member-owned Read More...