Jaret's Journal
It was 1982 and springtime in Alaska. This was my favorite time to hunt big brown bears because there were no leaves on the alders and all the snow made spotting bears easier. The big boar bears are the first...
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Jerry and I just got picked up at Hoodoo Lake on the Alaskan Peninsula where we had been guiding spring brown bear hunters. Don Johnson, the outfitter, was very happy with us as we had filled our hunters out and...
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In the spring of 1976 I was guiding for Mike Brannon in Yakutat, (Southeastern Alaska) for brown bear, black bear, and glacier bear. There is approximately a 100 mile area in Southeast Alaska that seems to be a good location...
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Jim Rockstad and I just flew into Fairbanks. The fall colors were too good to believe. His brother, Ron, picked us up and we were all excited and laughing. Jim said to Ron, “You won’t believe the lady Jaret met...
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In the fall of 1975 I was guiding at Rainy Pass Lodge in the interior of Alaska. I just came back to the Lodge after being on a 10 day sheep hunt in which I had filled out my hunter...
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