There are 33 known caribou herds inhabiting Alaska’s 585,000 square miles of available habitat. Herds range in size from fewer than a hundred animals (Twin Lakes Herd) to concentrations exceeding 450,000 caribou (Western Arctic Herd). It’s no wonder Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) has had difficulties maintaining an accurate account of the state’s […]

Rifle cleaning solutions, reloading benches and storage containers mark the ebb of Alaska’s fervor and the sharp beginning of its long cold winter. Savvy hunters will now begin that long process called planning, which transforms a dream hunt into a tangible adventure adorned with memorable events. Indeed, experienced Alaska hunters will soon be placing calls […]

I vividly remember that first river float I pursued in Alaska. I drifted a popular Interior stream with my best friend and hunting partner at the time, and we hoped to harvest two bull moose. It would be my second hunting season and second moose harvested since moving to Alaska, my friend’s first bull and […]