The Proving Trail Blog

  Stone Glacier and Proving Trail Adventures are teaming up at this year’s Great Alaska Sportsman’s Show. Come see our interactive booth, pick up a copy of our DVD “Lace ‘em Up” and chat backpack hunting with Scott and Steve. If you are brave enough, try the 135lb pack challenge. We’ll also have several Stone […]

What a great way to get a bunch of secretive, paranoid and reclusive sheep hunters together so we could all lie about where we shot our rams. The premiere showing of Lace 'em Up (just the sheep hunt DVD in the two DVD package) was a great evening.  The line of tables full of appetizers […]

"Lace 'em Up" - Premier Night -  Date:              Saturday, December 15th Time:             6:30pm - 9:00pm Location:      Wayland Baptist University (Auditorium) 7801 E 32nd Ave Anchorage, AK 99504 (Across from the Totem Theater off Muldoon Rd)  Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.  Attire is casual. Please join Scott Luber and Steve Bethune for […]

Steep Slopes The sheep scouting trip was a huge success and no rams were spotted. What? Yes, you read that right. Let me explain. Steve and I had an initial plan for access on this hunt and with the newbie kiddo at home, scouting opportunities were going to be limited this summer. A prior attempt […]

I killed my first ram in 1998 on my very first sheep hunt. Miraculously, I drew the premier tag in the entire state the first time I applied. Despite a paucity of Alaskan hunting experience and appropriate gear, I was successful. Honestly, I hadn’t a clue what I was doing. I’d never killed anything bigger […]