This is a single print copy of Hunt Alaska Magazine, Spring 2026. Alaska hunting stories, gear, and field proven insight.
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This is a single print copy of Hunt Alaska Magazine, Spring 2026. Alaska hunting stories, gear, and field proven insight.
Like the magazine? Subscribe and get every issue delivered, save money, and never miss a season.
Departments
4 Hunt Alaska Online
6 Hunting for a Compliment
8 Gear Shop
12 Gun Dogs
16 Practical Precision
20 Red Gold
54 Ad Index
56 Recipe
Special Section 54 Great Alaska Sportsman Show
by Melissa Norris
Anchorage’s Sportsman Show is heading back to the Sullivan Arena in 2026 and we’ll be there. Preview what’s new for the show this year.
On The Cover
Huntress Sarah Stallone with the ram of her wildest dreams, worth every inch of effort before and after the shot. Read all about it in her feature article, “My Mountains.” © Sterling Cook
24 Embracing the Rain
by Jim McCann
Hunting sharp-tailed grouse anywhere is tougher when faced with rain, or recent rain. Jim McCann has been chasing them in Alaska for decades and shares some hard-earned knowledge that shows hunting sharptails in rainy conditions isn’t necessarily a bust. You just have to learn to embrace the rain.
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The Gates of Goatopia
by Eric Hershey
Kodiak Island is well-known for its inclement weather during hunting seasons. But for those with a hearty constitution and the desire to harvest a mountain goat, it’s a great place to be. Eric Hershey and friends score twice during this mountain goat hunt.
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My Mountains by Sarah Stallone and Sterling Cook
Alaska is a giant place, but it starts getting smaller when you look at available high-quality Dall sheep habitat. To be consistently successful today requires a rare combination of stamina, grit, sheep knowledge, and acceptance of risk. Author Sarah Stallone and hunting partner, Sterling Cook, always up for an extreme challenge, teamed up to score on yet another Dall sheep double.
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The Tanana Bruiser by Chad David Ferguson
Bear hunter. Just the phrase means something different, something a little more primal, because bears can be dangerous. In Alaska, we’re fortunate to have enough black bears and few enough people that baiting black bears is legal, and is probably the technique responsible for most of the state’s harvest. Chad David Ferguson is a bear hunter, and shares some experience about baiting black bears in Alaska in this feature.
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