DIAL H FOR HELP WHEN EMERGENCIES HAPPEN IN THE WILD, SAT PHONES ARE ‘WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD’ BY PAUL D. ATKINS
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began hurting on the third day of our extended caribou hunt in the Brooks Range. The pain in my side grew with so much intensity that I had to exit the tent in the middle of the night. Did I pull a muscle or something worse? Did the bull we took that morning and the milelong pack back to camp really take that much out of me? All I knew was that I was hurting, and it was getting worse.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO PREPARATION This fall will provide memorable experiences for many, especially those lucky enough to live in Alaska, but also for those Outsiders planning a
lifelong dream of hunting in the Last Frontier. Preparation works the same for both types, and being ready for what happens – either after the shot or even before the shot – are both equally
Author Paul Atkins scored a nice caribou bull on a hunt that then saw him suffer from a kidney stone attack, making his Iridium satellite phone the most valuable piece of gear he brought along that trip. (PAUL D. ATKINS) aksportingjournal.com | OCTOBER 2021
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