Salmon hung in the fall, freeze dry over the winter and are fed to the dogs all summer long.

Some filets are smoked whole, then vacuum sealed and stored for the winter.

A perfect musher’s treat for the trail.

Salmon are either hung to dry and cut into small frozen trail snacks for the dogs, or cooked as a meal with rice in a cook pot.

Wildfires are very common in Alaska’s long hot summers. Fireweed isn’t the only thing that follows fire and Alaskans rush to burn sites the following year to hunt and gather tasty morels.

Alaska is known for our berries. Blueberries, low-bush & high-bush cranberries, crow berries, raspberries, cloud berries and salmon berries are amongst our favorites.

One bull moose is enough to feed four people through the winter.

Ribs and hooves of ungulates make perfect chew toys for the dogs, once they are cooked down to eliminate any parasites.  They also keep the dogs teeth clean and tartar free! 

Most of our meat comes from moose, caribou, or Dall sheep rather than the grocery store.  Hides we stretch and used to keep warm.

Alaska's state bird, the Arctic Grouse, are small but delicious.

A quick and easy target on our local trails.

Caribou herds wander through the valleys of the numerous mountain ranges we explore.

Nothing is wasted when it comes to the game we hunt.  By boiling down the bones and cartilage, we make a great bone broth for the dogs water, enriched with numerous vitamins and minerals.

The wood used to heat our homes is hauled in by dog team.

After you haul the logs, you must next buck, split and stack the wood.