Description
Departments
4 Hunt Alaska Online
6 Hunting for a Compliment
8 Gear Shop
16 Gun Dogs
20 Practical Precision
26 Red Gold
57 Ad Index
58 Recipe
On The Cover
Casey Dinkel is all smiles as he poses with a bull of lifetime. © Patrick Hagens
28 Success Below Zero by Sarah Stallone
Hunting in the Arctic winter can be dangerous. At a minimum, it is an extreme, hardcore hunting adventure where self-reliance, top-notch equipment, and Arctic survival principals are a higher priority than hunting skill. Sarah Stallone and hunting partner, Sterling Cook, lived type-2 fun (for them; others might consider it type-3) for days in their pursuit of winter subsistence caribou at temperatures below zero.
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Floating for Rams by Eric Hershey
After being defeated by a double-broomed ram, Erik Hershey was out for retribution the next year. After floating into the hunting area, he and his partner burned boot leather for miles to eventually get a chance. Sheep hunting is never easy, but perseverance, guts, and determination go a long ways toward positive outcomes. They capitalized on a rather large target of opportunity on the float out, too.
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Alpine Blacktails on Kodiak by Josh Leach
Hunting seasons in Alaska generally start on August 1st. While many are still pursuing fish in the low country, savvy nimrods work their way into the alpine to chase one of Alaska’s most tasty critters: Sitka black-tailed deer. Kodiak is one of the premier locations for an alpine Sitka blacktail hunt. Josh Leach shares his experience to help you be ready to tackle Emerald Island alpine and its blacktails.
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Calling In Giants by Casey Dinkel
Big bull moose are on nearly every Alaska hunter’s bucket list. But just like most Alaska hunting, the weather is always the trump card. Casey Dinkel and Patrick Hagens spent four agonizing days waiting for good enough weather to fly to their hunting grounds. It was worth the wait.
