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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.
Meat Care on Float Hunts
Field dressing is key to preserving game meat. As a hunt planner, my role is to educate clients on the real-time challenges of meat care during remote river hunts. Every season, some hunters experience setbacks, failures, or even the loss of harvested game meat due to inexperience or negligence. Many hunters new to the meat care process have limited knowledge of meat science and may lack the skills to mitigate threats [...]
Raft Repairs: Common Causes and How to Avoid Them
Some tears are inevitable, but others can be averted. Here are some tips on how to avoid the need for common raft repairs. Every September when our raft rental fleet takes to the field we expect that some will come back in need of repair. Others will be repaired by the renter in the field. Most repairs are easy fixes. Almost all of them result from an error the operator could have [...]