There’s nothing like showing up to your selected transporter’s hangar with preconceived notions of what he or she quoted you for a drop off, only to have him or her drop the bomb of reality right down on your pride. The cost of your adventure is now possibly doubled because your pilot insists you have […]
Simplifying An Old Tradition
A particularly cold September’s morning found my friend I preparing for another Alaskan float hunt. We were breaking down our camp and readying ourselves for an early morning decent downstream. Our plan was to begin floating at the first hint of daybreak, which meant a 4:30 a.m. wakeup call. The brisk morning air chilled our […]
Game Bag Material Testing
I’m constantly thinking of new ways to further my career in the Alaska out of doors. In doing so I find myself trying the strangest things to occupy my time when not hunting or guiding river goer’s into the wilderness. Anyway, my latest thoughts led me to ponder the use of conventional game bags, which […]