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 […]

Many Alaskans feel they have mastered survival through most situations. After all, this is Alaska…the unforgiving frontier land of opportunity. Nevertheless, many hunters venture afield each year with less than optimal awareness of the real dangers that lurk in the shadows of this vast land. However, if one performs the necessary steps before reaching ones […]

The use of citric acid on game meat is a relatively new idea. Doug Drum of Indian Valley Meats in Indian, Alaska is the first person I know to have used it for this purpose. He developed its use in a product called “Game Saver.” This powder is simply a hefty dose of citric acid […]