Jaret's Journal
In the fall of 1976, I was guiding bear hunters for Ron Hayes and Don Knighton on the Alaska Peninsula near Stepovac Bay. Don flew me in early with my camp supplies and tent. He said he would be back...
Built for the Backcountry: Off-Season Training Guide
Off-Season Training: How to Stay Hunt-Ready Year Round Right now is the best time to begin your prep for the fall. Cabin fever is setting in, and we’re all itching to get outside and get moving. But when the temps...
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I just finished guiding for the Fall season at Rainy Pass Lodge in the interior of Alaska. I talked to my boss Mike Brannon into letting me bring my good friend, Jerry Taft, up to go Caribou hunting. He flew...
The last time I bought my moose tag the man at the register told me that moose hunting was like being married. It is a lot of fun at first but it’s also a lot of work. He was right,...
One Fall in Alaska I was guiding at Rainy Pass Lodge. My client was a hunter from Italy. We flew into Halfway Camp and backpacked up a rugged canyon. This Italian hunter was packing a beautiful Blaser gold inlayed, double...
One Fall in Alaska I just finished guiding hunters at Rainy Pass Lodge. I flew into the Anchorage airport and called my friend Dennis Prairie. He said he and Milton Kelly were going to Crested Butte Colorado hunting and invited...
In the spring of 1984, I was working for Don Johnson guiding brown bear hunts on the Alaska Peninsula. I got permission for my good hunting buddy, Jerry Taft, to come and make a movie of the hunt. Don flew...
In the fall of 1976, I was guiding for Ron Hayes in the Wrangell Mountains, a very large range of rugged mountains. This area is now part of the Wrangell Saint Elias National Park. Nine of the sixteen tallest peaks in the United States are here. I was...
I sat down with my 375, aimed, and send a round toward the big bear. I heard the bullet make a solid hit on the bear. He quickly disappeared into the alders. I chambered another round...