The Proving Trail Blog

  Shall I dare say it…we did a fly in hunt this year. Oh the humanity! Getting past all that, it’s a good story. Most fly in trips start out with a plane flying away deep in the heart of the sheep mountains, a monologue about being left alone in the middle of Alaska, reality […]

2014 was another banner year for deer hunting the elusive Sitka black-tailed deer on Prince of Wales. With generous seasons and bag limits there are lots of opportunities. For me the season traditionally starts with an opening day hunt

  Big flakes of a heavy, wet snow were quickly blanketing the 5,550’ ridge top we’d just gained. The climb had left us wet and bloodied.  We needed a place to set up the tent and hole up in this building storm and let our minds relax after a mentally taxing technical climb.  We didn’t […]

  Congratulations! You had a successful sheep hunt AND managed to bag a full-curl ram. Booya! Now you’ve got some taxidermy decisions to make. Shoulder mount? Life-sized mount? Horn of Shofar? If you’re like Scott and me, dropping a grand or more on a shoulder mount isn’t a yearly option. A European skull mount is […]

It’s a long overdue report, but here it is…looking all the way back to May.

It’s All Natural – Volume 2. For those who missed the announcement at the Alaska Sportsman shows, here's the official announcement for Proving Trail Adventure's third video release. The It’s All Natural series continues with Volume 2, more full-length Dall sheep hunts across Alaska with Scott and Steve.  Liz Luber also makes another appearance with […]

We mentioned last summer that we had one more gear change for this season that would further reduce weight from our loaded packs. We wanted to put a full hunting season on our new Kifaru Grab-Its to see if we really did favor it over our tried and true Cargo Chairs. We both hauled out […]

Proving Trail Adventures is announcing the release of It’s All Natural with Volume 1.  This is the first in a new series of videos highlighting dall sheep hunts all across Alaska. As a prequel to Lace 'em Up, Volume 1 takes you back to the beginning when Scott and Steve first discover Ram Nation.  Sheep […]

It was a strange feeling to not be in the sheep mountains on August 10th. I was anxious to get after some rams. I arrived in Anchorage on August 29th ready for Sheep Hunt 2013, Plan B. With Scott having already filled his tag, we adjusted our plans. We didn’t want to risk the possibility […]

After a day with the family and enough time to dry our gear and re-stock we had just enough time to attempt a big buck hunt. There was a small window of opportunity for some clear weather ahead. I decided to take Scott to the location of the buck from opening weekend. I knew there […]