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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.
Float Hunters’ Most Common Mistakes
by Larry Bartlett Waders: hippers vs. chest-highDry bag selectionFloating more and hunting lessCheck your ego at the counter (think water character not antlers)Bring more money! I’ve been planning do-it-yourself float hunts in Alaska for 20 years, and the lessons from hundreds of clients has revealed a list of strategic errors made by less experienced float hunters. The following five mistakes are failures in strategy and are completely avoidable. Waders rule on float [...]
Air Transport Advice
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 way too much gear for the quoted price. What now? You've driven hours to situate your [...]