Description
Departments
4 Hunt Alaska Online
6 Hunting for a Compliment
8 Backcountry Nutrition
10 Gun Dogs
12 Trip Tips
16 Red Gold
57 Ad Index
58 Recipe
On The Cover
Remote hunts in Alaska
require careful planning
and dependable gear.
© John Whipple
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2022 Editors’ Choice Awards
by Hunt Alaska Staff
The seventh annual Hunt Alaska Editors’ Choice Awards showcase the best gear we tested over the last year. Categories for this year’s awards include Firearms and Ammunition; Knives; Field Accessories; Apparel; Packs, Holsters, Luggage and Cases; Camping; and Cooking and Food Storage.
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2022 New Gear
by Hunt Alaska Staff
Now is the time to start gearing up for hunting season! Here’s a short list of some promising new items to consider taking to the field with you in 2022. Rest assured; we’ll be testing many of these ourselves this fall.
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Alaska Dream Season with a Bow
by Nigel Fox
What are the odds of drawing a Kenai Peninsula bull moose tag and a Kodiak fall brown bear tag in the same year? Not good, but Nigel Fox was fortunate enough to draw both. Despite conflicts with his fall fish-guiding business and weather problems, he managed to arrow both a 50-plus-inch bull and a mature brownie.
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Camp-Stove Cookoff
by John Whipple
One of the most used and most important pieces of equipment for backcountry hunters is a cook stove. So many are on the market, it can be hard to choose the right one for you. John Whipple tested six different stoves and measured them on several different characteristics to identify the best. The results speak for themselves.
