Description
Hunter Reflections
Departments
4 Hunt Alaska Online
6 Editor’s Tracks
8 Hunting for a Compliment
10 Gear Shop
12 Gun Dogs
16 Trip Tips
20 Red Gold
57 Ad Index
58 Recipe
On The Cover
Sage Indendi was ecstatic carrying the rack of her 70-inch bull. © Wayne McGee
Features
22
After the Shot
by Scott Haugen
Hunting in Alaska is unlike much of the hunting done in the Lower 48, especially as far as access is concerned. It’s not only tough to get in, once you have an animal, or animals, down, getting them home can present even more problems. There are many things to consider both before and after you pull the trigger. Scott Haugen shares valuable insight on several of these considerations.
28
Mountain Goat Redemption
by Eric Hershey
Sometimes, from disaster springs victory. A year after a tragic Kodiak archery goat hunt, Eric Hershey and Matt Knapp returned to the scene of the crime for a goat rifle hunt looking for a little mountain goat redemption.
36
A Tale of Two Bears
by Sarah Stallone
Brown bears are one of Alaska’s iconic big-game animals. In this story Sarah recounts the details of two hunts—one on the Kenai Peninsula and one on the Alaska Peninsula—one of which fulfilled a longtime dream.
44
A Stage 5 Sheep Hunt
by John Whipple
“The Sportsman Stage is where the hunter prioritizes the experience over the kill and often makes a point of helping or teaching others about hunting.” John Whipple joined his brother, who had drawn the elusive “any ram” sheep permit for the Chugach Mountains, to help him harvest a Dall sheep. Early in the hunt, they made the decision to harvest only a mature ram. The two brothers spent days in the Chugach, covering more than 40 miles in their pursuit.
