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Larry’s Blog: Valuable Tips from an Outdoor Expert
Larry Bartlett is a backcountry field expert and owner of Pristine Ventures. An authority on wilderness medicine, survival and logistics, Larry has written several books and peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has taught college-level Arctic survival and medical physiology at the University of Fairbanks and has devoted 25 years to meat care science, as well as educating the public on wild meat salvage, preservation and transport in wilderness settings. Larry also speaks out on behalf of the rights for hunters and anglers in Alaska.
Best Game Bags on the Market: TAG Bags
I am thankful to the many fans who loyally use TAG Bag game bags. They would tell you it's for a good reason. Technologically Advanced Game Bags (TAG Bags) is the brand I developed decades ago that was first to use a synthetic material to replace cotton game bags for the hunting industry. Cotton game bags have been around for over a century, mainly because cotton is widely available and inexpensive [...]
Field Dressing Tips and Secrets
Alaska Meat Care Expert Playbook: Field Dressing Tips and Secrets by Larry Bartlett When I was a little squirt I relied on my dad to show me how to deal with wild game once taken down. Unfortunately, he was a pretty inexperienced hunter so my only lesson on field dressing was “gut the buck—get it to the truck!” From that point I recall whole legs of deer stacked like cordwood in [...]