Trip Reports

Chasing Mule Deer in Idaho 2019 by Troutnut

Having struck out on mule deer two years in a row in Washington, I tried neighboring Idaho to continue my climb up the mule deer learning curve for 2019. Read more...

Chasing gold in the high country by Troutnut

An August adventure backpacking into some alpine lakes with my wife to chase Cutthroat and Golden Trout. The mystical Goldens were again full of surprises. Read more...

Golden trout adventure in the Cascades by Troutnut

Washington stocks the elusive golden trout in certain remote, hard-to-reach high lakes throughout the Cascades. I set out this weekend to find one. Read more...

2015 Brooks Range Caribou Hunt by Troutnut

A packraft hunt in the Arctic at the onset of winter. The caribou action was slow, but there was still plenty of adventure to be had. Read more...

2014 Caribou Hunt - Dad's account by Dneuswanger

This is the account by Dave (Troutnut's dad) of the caribou hunt described elsewhere by Jason, with photos. Read more...

2014 Alaska Range Caribou Hunt with Dad by Troutnut

This year my dad accompanied me on my annual caribou hunt, and we found more adventure than intended.

We both kept journals during the trip. Anyone interested can read the story from Dad's perspective, too. Read more...

2012 Alaska Range Caribou Hunt by Troutnut

I backpacked several miles off the Denali Highway in the heart of the Alaska Range, searching for a bull caribou during the peak of the area's scenic majesty. Read more...

2016 Dall Sheep Hunt in the Alaska Range by Troutnut

For years I'd been dreaming of and planning to hunt Dall Sheep in the Alaskan mountains, only to run out of time during hunting season between work and caribou hunting -- a higher-priority hunt with better odds of putting meat on the table. This year I finally went after sheep. Read more...