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It's enjoyable as all get out. Challenging too. Mosquitoes when the weather is nice, then cold, wet and windy when it's not nice. Little backpacking type tents, no fire. Long periods of stillness, watching and glassing, interspersed with moments of intense activity... I loved it and hope to go...

For info, my outfitter was Lyle Becker, with http://www.alaskaskookumguides.com/ On this hunt as an assistant guide, was Joey Klutsch, who is also an outfitter, http://www.joeyklutsch.com/ Both are terrific young men with a huge amount of experience hunting and fishing Alaska. I'd happily...

What a great trip! Thanks for the write-up. Guy

Love that 375 Marlin!

Updated, with a photo of the tanned hide. The fur is incredible!

Hunting alone, often for mule deer, I've had to either quarter or even bone out a buck. Then pack the meat out on my back. I'm pleased to say that I can still do that! :) Nice buck you got there, and I like that idea of hauling it up into the tree for the field dressing and skinning. Working...

I've yet to hunt Africa, just North America. As I consider a hunt, I find myself thinking that I'll just take a lot of photos, quality photos, when I can, and perhaps only actually have one or two bleached skulls and maybe a "flat" tanned hide shipped. Rather than having all sorts of animals...

@Rick Cox - sorry I didn't see your comment. The grizzly was taken in the Brooks Range, well north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, spring hunt 2017. Lyle Becker of Alaska Skookum Guides was the outfitter. Joey Klutsch was my guide. Joey is also an outfitter and has Aniakchack Guide Service, King...

My arctic grizzly hunt article has been published in Successful Hunter magazine and is available. I'm very pleased with the layout, and they included several of my photos. Regards, Guy

Hey! I took that black bear photo last year in Canada, on my way home from a grizzly hunt. Cool. Glad you liked it. :) Regards, Guy

I've used my 375 H&H Number One to take three black bear in Washington State now. It's proven accurate and reliable. Thoroughly enjoy hunting with it. One bear had been wounded by another hunter, and I went into the brush after it. Ended up shooting it at about 10 or 15 feet! That was a pretty...

No rear sight? I don't see a lot of Remington 700's in 375 or larger. Have usually had good results with them in smaller cartridges though. For me they've been accurate & reliable. I like the looks of this rifle, clean & simple.

The 30-06 is a true, lifelong favorite of mine. Years ago I settled on a 165 grain bullet over 58 grains of H4350 as my general purpose load. Two years ago, I bumped that load up to 59 grains, using a Nosler Ballistic Tip. Accuracy remained very good, and I was impressed to see an average of...

WINTERSHOEK SAFARIS

Chukar success with the Beretta semi-auto

After the big game seasons close, my attention turns to wandering the hills and the sage-covered flatlands with my hunting dog. Primarily we're after wild chukar, and they inhabit some of the toughest terrain in the area. Steep, tall, rugged slopes and rocky cliffs. It's an awful lot of work to...

BTW, re the NW geography, the area west of the Cascade mountains is noted for heavy rainfall and thick forests. The area east of the Cascades tends to be more open terrain, and longer shots are more the norm. Guy

Non-resident bear tags are listed at $222.00 in the 2017 Washington state hunting regulations. It's an over-the-counter tag. There is a limited draw for spring bear tags, but for fall bear, it's just a simple purchase. In much of Washington, the season opens on August 1st, and the rest of the...

My bear, September 2016, taken with a 30-06 at 325 yards:

My son with a good sized bear, initially shot at 300+ yards, then followed into the brush and finished at short range:

My 2010 bear, taken with the Ruger Number One. One shot at 306 yards according to the laser:

My son with his first bear a few years ago, Washington State, taken with a 30-06:

I intend to hunt them with hounds! Thanks, Guy

Here in the Pacific Northwest, Washington State, we have a large population of black bear. 30,000+ animals. Twenty some years ago a popular vote (what a way to manage game!) outlawed baiting and hound hunting, so we've largely turned to classic western "spot and stalk" hunting. Calling can also...

What an outstanding hunt! Thanks for sharing your story & photos! Guy

As am I. If I hadn't had encouragement to do so from the Outfitter, I would have left the 30-06 at home and taken the .375 H&H. But he assured me the 30-06 with heavy Nosler Partitions would do fine, and it surely did. The hide from my bear is still at the tannery, hoping to have it home early...

Classic mule deer buck, congratulations! Guy

Congratulations! Nicely done. Good persistent effort on the buffalo, and he looks great! Regards, Guy

I will do so.

Look at those beautiful rifles! I frequently hunt with a Ruger Number One in .375 H&H, but it doesn't have nice wood like those! Regards, Guy

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For info, my outfitter was Lyle Becker, with http://www.alaskaskookumguides.com/ On this hunt as an assistant guide, was Joey Klutsch, who is also an outfitter, http://www.joeyklutsch.com/ Both are terrific young men with a huge amount of experience hunting and fishing Alaska. I'd happily...

I was in camp nine days. Loved every freezing, raining, sleeting, mosquito bitten minute of it! The spring hunt was really between seasons. We had days when it was rather warm, and other days when we made multiple trips to the cook tent for hot cocoa or coffee! The drive up was about six days...

A few people here asked about the grizzly photo I posted in my introduction. Thought I'd fill in some details and tell the story of the hunt: In May of this year, I drove the 2200 miles from my home in Washington, to Fairbanks. Wonderful drive! I'd been to Alaska many times, but had always...

OUTSTANDING!

Wonderful bear! The dark portions of the fur look almost black. Nice... Congratulations. Guy