Jaret's Journal

Sick Camp

by Jaret Owens

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...

There is no place more beautiful than flying into the Alaska Range in a small plane in the Fall early in September. My pilot Floyd was a very experienced pilot and just landed with me on a rough airstrip that...

Dad’s Real Alaska Moose Hunt

by Jaret Owens

It was September of 1998 Patti Cake and I woke up to what sounded like a bear going through our camp. I grabbed my 375 and flashlight and jumped out of the tent. It was 2 giant Yukon bull moose...

The Story of the First Bino Pack - Alaska Guide Creations

by Jaret Owens

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....