Jaret's Journal

Black Lobo
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...
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How I Take Care of a Moose
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,...
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Gamble
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...
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Crow Killer
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...
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The Biggest Bear
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...
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