As hunters, harvesting an animal is only half the reward. The more we’re in the field, the more we desire to to set foot on high mountain passes, in deep timber and on open prairies. It’s a classic feedback loop, but one we’re glad to be stuck in. Usually only trodden by the game we’re after, these places are special for the solitude we find. But as we continue to seek out these places and are pulled to the ones we already know, we find they become even more significant when we share them with others.
Here are just a few of the places hunting takes us, the places we couldn’t live without.

**North Central Wyoming**
“In my experience, Wyoming always had a negative reputation of being an outdated, flat prairie, and the home to cowboys only - with nothing else to offer. Perhaps this message was spread on purpose as a way to keep people out. But hunting has a way of breaking down preconceived notions. Like the idea that the lowlands of Wyoming aren’t extremely beautiful. Or that chasing antelope around these parts won’t be the funnest hunting a person can physically handle.” - Alec Goplen

**Mackenzie Mountains, NWT**
“The MacKenzie Range in the Northwest Territories is a beautifully undisturbed wilderness. With the nearest town approximately 350 miles away, it’s truly remote and gives a wakening sense of vulnerability. It’s too far north for timber to be prominent, which allows views that stretch on for miles into every drainage. While trekking through the wide-open river bottoms with a horizon covered in sharp mountain peaks, it’s likely that any wild game you encounter has never seen a human. Most think of wild animals as wiley creatures that run away from the slightest hint of danger. In reality, wildlife populations that are free from man’s impact often react with curiosity rather than fear. Spending 10 days in this setting felt like going back to an ancient time, when there was little civilization and adventure was commonplace.” -Haakon Johnson

**Gallatin National Forest, Montana**
“This drainage will always be close to my heart. It’s the spot where archery elk hunting really took hold for me. I’ve made mistakes here, and I’ve learned lessons the hard way. I’ve covered many miles here, both alone and with friends and family, and shared countless stories over a cup of good bourbon in camp too late at night. There are few place that feel like home as I walk into them, and this is one.” - Jake McGlothlin

**New Mexico**
“The landscape can look so barren and featureless for miles and miles, and then satellite mountain ranges rise up thousands of feet. All sorts of species can be found filtering through the flats, all on a mission to find water. If you can get up high, you’re rewarded with quite a view.” - Jim Menkol

**Brooks Range, Alaska**
“While photographing an eight day float hunt for caribou, I got my first taste of Alaska in its most beautiful corner (and by corner, I mean 19,286,722 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). When not glassing for caribou, we enjoyed purple peaks, lush, green tundra, 20 hours of daylight and hungry Dollies.” - Paul Kemper

**South Island, New Zealand**
“I remember seeing this view after the clouds broke over the ocean and before this, I didn’t know you could even see the water. We took a 15 minute helicopter ride into this area and flew past glaciers on the way in and on our drive to the helipad, I saw people surfing. I couldn’t believe that the pursuit for tahr had taken me to such an incredible spot in the world.” - Shane Rickert

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The Places Hunting Takes Us