Dermestid Beetles for European-Mount Taxidermy
Known as a pest to some, beetles are frequently found in the dark corners of a home, devouring hair, wool, fur, grains, flour and the like. However, Dermestid beetles Read More...
2016 Archery Trade Show Association New Product Reviews
I have been attending the annual Archery Trade Association Show for the past 6 years. This 3-day dealer trade show is the bowhunting industry’s largest, intended to promote commerce within Read More...
Five Steps to Hunting Better Moose
I could see the bull long before I got to him; he wasn’t a monster, but he was legal and respectable nonetheless. It was also the last day of Read More...
CAST and BLASTs Across Alaska
Cast-and-blast is the generic term for fishing and hunting in the same trip. This blog will highlight several such opportunities across the state. Elfin Cove: Extreme Cast and Blast Read More...
Kodiak Bear Hunt
On the last morning of a ten-day bear hunt in Kiliuda Bay on Kodiak Island, my dad and I were feeling fairly spent, as well as dehydrated, sunburnt and Read More...
The Modern Day Chuck Wagon
Recently I spent several days of trailing behind a string of horses on a Polaris Ranger 6x6 while exploring the Alaska backcountry near Eureka. We were searching for grizzlies Read More...
Becoming a Hunter at 30
I did not know what I was doing. Having recently moved to Kodiak, Alaska I found myself on the side of a steep unnamed mountain, in soaking wet Carhartts Read More...
Hunting the Haul Road
By Steve Meyer The “Haul Road,” otherwise known as the Dalton Highway, is a 400-mile stretch of gravel, broken pavement, frost heaves, potholes and sharp drop-offs without the benefit of Read More...
Off the Beaten Path: Wood bison are back; it’s a big deal
By Bjorn Dihle When I was 19, I encountered my first wood bison. I was riding a mountain bike across Canada, near Liard Hot Springs in British Columbia, when Read More...
Wolverine: the Mad Max of the Wilderness
By Bjorn Dihle Wolverine have long been mythologized and misportrayed, so much so that when most people think of the species they envision actor Hugh Jackman's chiseled abs, pulsating Read More...
Small Game Alaska
By Paul D. Atkins As we pushed our way through the waist deep snow the big snowshoe hare just sat there and waited. His “white” camouflage blended perfectly Read More...
The Flux and Flow of Caribou
By Bjorn Dihle The origin of the word “caribou” comes from Newfoundland's Micmac First Nation clan, the Yalipu. Yalipu roughly translates as “snow-shoveler”—caribou shovel through the snow with their Read More...
Archery Gear for the New Year
By Joni Kiser The 2015 Archery Trade Show (ATA) took place this year in Indianapolis, IN. Although the show is a huge event, it is actually closed to the public Read More...
Cold Weather Bowhunter
By Paul D. Atkins My hands were freezing and the thought of drawing back a bow in such cold weather scared me. But the musk ox bull in front Read More...
On Point with Steve Meyer
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge/U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service has once again usurped the authority of the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game management. They have closed the Read More...