Jaret's Journal

Swimming for Brown Bear

by Jaret Owens

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

by Jaret Owens

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...

Black Lobo

by Jaret Owens

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...

How I Take Care of a Moose

by Jaret Owens

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,...

Gamble

by Jaret Owens

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...