2014 Spring Hunts Going Smoothly as One Can Ever Hope There is little doubt that a man can put in a lot of time in pursuit of big game and never get a really big break, or an easy hunt as we would say. As a master guide, having pursued big game in Alaska for …
2014 Sheep hunt with a NY Ukrainian father and son team and our Russian apprentice! Most of you have heard the old saying “It’s a small world,” and I have often used it for that particular situation when I have stumbled into someone that knew someone from my past, or some person in a distant …
My hunter whispered ” I DON’T think I want to get any closer. ” ………… It was October 1st, opening day of the 2015 Alaska Peninsula brown bear season and the four of us had high hopes for the next 12 days. With me was my son, Dalton Harbula, acting as packer and videographer, hunters Jeff Lingren …
Pilot and partner, Cole Hawkins, had just dropped me off on a small knob I would call home for this hunt, and before the drone of the cub engine disappeared I already had two bear spotted. By the time our heads hit the dirt that night we had 6 grizzlies spotted and the outlook was …
A Tremendous Effort From a Tremendous Father and Son Team It has been awhile since I decided I should really let the younger assistant guides do all the sheep guiding and hunts, like this August 2016 father/son combo which convinced me that it was probably the logical thing. But as you can imagine, just because …
Old Style Success in the Modern Day It’s getting along in years now since I began this journey in the guide industry and when you have have been around for awhile you begin to come to some conclusions about what works and what doesn’t. If you had asked me for my opinion years ago on …
The Mindset For Wilderness Hunting If you are thinking about doing a hunt in Alaska, or if you have ever considered doing a wilderness hunt anywhere, there are certain things that every person should take into consideration. While it may all seem so obvious to someone like myself after 20 plus years of working in …
It’s been a tough morning, and I am aware of the gifts I don’t deserve in my life. As the holy day of Christmas approaches I have to confess I don’t deserve my beautiful, wonderful wife; especially in view of my complete failure to live up to the standard of the scriptures during my previous …
Check out this article I wrote after our phenomenal combination hunting last year with Team Wild from the UK: Combination Secrets It really can be a dream come true for many guys and we are so thankful for the opportunities that this area in the Alaska Range West provides for our hunters, so don’t hesitate …
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A remote hunting camp in the Alaska Range West.Check out my most recent article on the mindset necessary for wilderness hunting! We hope you enjoy. Hunting the Wild