If you venture to places where trappers may work, keep your dog close
Expectations of safety rest on your shoulders, not on government regulations, writes columnist Steve Meyer.
Camp cooking can make everyone feel like a culinary artist
There is no place where game meat tastes better than in camp after an often long and arduous pursuit
The most tedious parts of a hunt can still be time well spent
To hunters like columnist Steve Meyer, dressing a bird and procuring all of its meat can be its own reward.
Decades after I learned how to build a rifle cartridge, the process still satisfies
Handloading is way to learn about guns and ballistics, and there's a real sense of accomplishment when it all comes together.
13 trips into the mountains yield 3 ptarmigan, and that’s OK
Choosing to be conservative in years when the bird populations are lean is as rewarding as taking birds in years when they are abundant.
A cowboy looks at 60, and discovers the view is not bad at all
A storybook place to hunt and fish, a horse's soft muzzle and a partner who knows you better than you know yourself — life at 60 is pretty good, writes columnist Steve Meyer.
For this Alaska hunter, happiness is a .375 H&H in the gun safe
In my youth I fell in love with the idea of having one for the day I would go to Africa or hunt brown bears in Alaska.
Minor rock slide aside, a bird dog’s unwavering focus is a joy to witness
Watching a big running setter, his leg and tail “feathers” billowing in the wind of the high country, is reward enough for the effort to get there.
Long-range shooting is fun, but is it the way you should hunt?
Shooting big game at extreme ranges is legal, but that doesn't make it right, columnist Steve Meyer writes.
Old outdoors magazine brings back memories of Kenai River legend
Clark's Gun Shop was one of those places that may be a business but you didn't want to walk into unannounced -- and besides, the rumor was that Clark might shoot first and ask questions later.
Photography isn’t hunting, but it brings its own rewards in Alaska’s outdoors
Taking a photo of an animal won't put food on the table, but it can be nurturing all the same.
Even with one bad eye, Alaska’s Barren Islands are a sight to behold
Bounded by Cook Inlet to the north, the Barren Islands are lonesome chunks of real estate surrounded by waters that provide some of the Gulf of Alaska’s most spectacular weather.