Field Notes | The Filson Journal https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:29:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 Castner’s Cutthroats: Alaskan Scouts https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/castners-cutthroats-alaskan-scouts/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:18:49 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35582 Handpicked by Colonel Castner during WWII, the Alaska Scouts was a rouge’s gallery of tough Alaskan trappers, miners, hunting guides, dog sledders, and many Alaskan Natives. Learn more about one of the American military’s most unique units.

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]]> Filson Life: Mush https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/filson-life-mush/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:59:29 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35503 In Alaska’s North Slope, professional dog musher Lauro Eklund and team set out to hunt the migrating porcupine caribou for winter sustenance.

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]]> Pure Passion: Tori Hickel https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/pure-passion-tori-hickel/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:43:09 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35485 “On the pond, it didn't matter if we had icicles on our eyelashes or frostbitten toes, we were out there for the pure passion and joy of it.” –Retired professional hockey player and coach Tori Hickel. Learn more about Tori on The Filson Journal

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]]> Retreat To Whidbey Giveaway https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/retreat-to-whidbey-giveaway/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:44:08 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35437 The post Retreat To Whidbey Giveaway appeared first on The Filson Journal.

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]]> Grit: Marc Warnke’s Pack Goats https://www.filson.com/blog/featured/grit-marc-warnkes-pack-goats/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:27:32 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35393 Goats are one of the earliest animals domesticated by humans. While they’ve been utilized for countless purposes, it’s still oddly uncommon in America to use them as pack animals, but one man hopes to buck the trend.

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]]> Unleash the Kraken Giveaway https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/unleash-the-kraken-giveaway/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:01:42 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35375 The post Unleash the Kraken Giveaway appeared first on The Filson Journal.

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]]> Filson x Kraken Puck Drop Instant Win Game https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/filson-kraken-puck-drop-instant-win/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35379 The post Filson x Kraken Puck Drop Instant Win Game appeared first on The Filson Journal.

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]]> The Black Beauty: A Short History of Cast Iron Cookware https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/the-black-beauty-a-short-history-of-cast-iron-cookware/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:51:24 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35361 There is something about a cast iron skillet that tugs at the heart of any outdoorsman. It’s almost as if its burley black surface has retained a hint of every fire it has hovered over and every dish it has cooked. Holding one, you can feel its history coursing through it, almost like it has a story it wants to tell over a couple of beverages by the bonfire.
Well, it does have a story, one that is almost as old as recorded history.

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]]> The Route North: Inside Passage https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/the-route-north-inside-passage/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:03:17 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35334 In honoring Filson’s 125-year legacy, we voyaged along the ancient coastal route of the Pacific Northwest’s Inside Passage. Learn more about the significance of this historic marine highway.

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]]> Dispatches from the North: Kotzebue Sound Salmon https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/dispatches-from-the-north-kotzebue-sound-salmon/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:29:09 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=35286 "Fish are hitting already, splashing. Seals surface nearby. Andrew whoops, “Rich!” and roars down-current to find a spot. I wring my sopping gray gloves, curl stiff cold fingers around the lines, and start pulling in salmon.”

Seth Kantner has fished commercially in Alaska for 49 seasons. He’s also a best-selling author, wildlife photographer, and wilderness guide. During changing seasons in the arctic, we’re excited to have Seth writing for us about his life in Alaskan Arctic and on Kotzebue Sound. Read the first of the series exclusively on The Filson Journal.

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