Probably the toughest game animal to judge in the field is a bear. Most antlered and horned game, with experience, a hunter can become farley proficient at judging but when it comes to bears even the most experienced hunter can make a mistake. One thing that will always hold true with black bears, whether you are hunting out West or in Alaska is that they are virtually impossible to accurately ascertain their size at any kind of distance.  To get a good read on a bears size, you at least have … [Read more...]

One of the most popular game Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing coastal waters is the mighty Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing and rightfully so. Besides their propensity for wearing your arms out before they surface, they are also world famous for their delectable fillets.  A  Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing that weighs between fifty and seventy pounds is arguably the … [Read more...]

As promised, lets talk hunting boots today. We all know a hunters first line of defense are his feet so obviously hunting boots are of paramount importance. There are a lot of good boots out there so I'll spend less time on brands and more on different features I like. My favorite sole, whether I'm hunting Alaska or hunting the west, is a bobbed sole.  It serves me well in flat, marshy ground after caribou or steep mountains after sheep or mule deer. I also never get any less than 600 … [Read more...]

The least mentioned but most important aspect of our hunting gear are our socks. A hunters body is kind of like a jenga stack.  The most structurally important aspects start from the ground up. In short what this means is, if your feet go bad, you are done! So what can a hunter do to avoid a foot catastrophe?  We'll talk hunting boots tomorrow but for now we'll concentrate on socks. Hunting socks should always be of the athletic type with plenty of  elasticity.  If they tend to roll down … [Read more...]

We actually got some snow here today! Its about time winter comes to Idaho. The hound dogs are itchin' to get off the chain so we'll have to take em out and see if we can't get some good done. Idaho Mountain Lion Hunts out west with hounds is an experience vastly different than most any other type of big game hunting.  It takes patience and persistence but if your the kind of person who appreciates a well trained pack of hounds and the distant tonguing of the pack, hot on a Idaho Mountain … [Read more...]

Lets dig a bit deeper into Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing tackle. Its good to take a basic tackle box on almost any big game hunt in the north woods. A dozen spinners and maybe a half dozen flies will easily get you through a hunt.  The spinners should range in size from #1 to #4 and the flies should emulate something popularly seen in alaska during the early fall.  Something that resembles a bumble bee is a personal favorite of mine. A small pair … [Read more...]

I get a lot of questions about fishing in Alaska. More specifically the fishing opportunities while hunting. The world class Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing opportunities that abound in Alaska are no secret and on many big game hunts this should  be taken advantage of.  You might not be dropped in a premium Fishing Alaska Halibut and King Salmon Charters | Southeast Alaska Fishing destination every time you hunt, caribou, sheep, moose, etc.,  but you … [Read more...]