Jaret's Journal

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...
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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...

Early as a hunter I realize that binoculars were my most valuable tool in open country. I always used more economical binoculars but once I started guiding volumes of hunters I had the opportunity to see all kinds in binoculars....
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