Thanks to our Western Shooting editor, Rachel Alexander, for posting this pic of the Media Index Publishing staff (most of us) enjoying an All Hallow’s Eve lunch in the office. If you must know, I am trying to hide in the lower right-hand corner since I barely wore something resembling a costume ( but I … Read more Happy Halloween
Photo by Shane Vander Giessen We’re referring to the November edition of Alaska Sporting Journal as the “DIY Issue”, with seven unguided Alaskan adventures. Our cover story features three Lower 48ers (from Washington) who tackled a deer hunt on Prince of Wales Island. Here’s a little bit from author Shane Vander Giessen, and some bonus … Read more DIY Deer On POW
When Dennis Musgraves of Alaskan Salmon Slayers approached us about writing a story about ice fishing for sheefish in isolated Northwestern Alaska, I was more than intrigued for two reasons: 1. It was ice fishing. 2. It’s sheefish. Those two factors alone made this a great story to add for our November issue. Dennis really … Read more Breaking Through The Ice
By Chris Cocoles on Oct. 25 Our DIY man in Alaska, Steve Meyer, wrote a nice piece for hunters (and dog lovers) for our November issue on chasing ptarmigan on the Kenai Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. It’s a really interesting story in that Steve details how rocky and slippery the terrain can be in that … Read more Going To The Birds On The Kenai
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By Chris Cocoles on Oct. 23 One of my favorite stories we’re running for our November issue of Alaska Sporting Journal is Mark Veary’s report of his DIY kayaking journey to Cochrane Bay in Prince William Sound with friends Pam and Dave. I’ve always wanted a kayak and to paddle – over mostly calm and … Read more Kayaks On Cochrane