PIONEER OUTFITTERS
2009 Season
MASTER GUIDE TERRY OVERLY, MANAGER / GUIDE AMBER-LEEand Hunt of a Lifetime Hunter, Bennett Page
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INTERIOR MOUNTAIN GRIZZLY BEAR.Pioneer Outfitters has
one of the only areas in
Alaska a Grizzly may be
taken every year instead
of every four
years...crossing more
than tracks, that is the
trick!
This 2009 Season,
Pioneer Outfitters
joined hands with Hunt
of a Lifetime to offer
all of our experience
and opportunities to
help Hunt of a Lifetime
make dreams come true.
As hard as the economy
has been these last few
years, with most people
tightening up on money
and trying to wait the
hard times out,
organizations such as
Hunt of a Lifetime need
people like Alaskan
Master Guide Terry
Overly and companies
like Pioneer Outfitters
to open their hearts and
the purse strings to
make sure the “wait”
doesn’t negate the fact
that young people like
Jesse Pizana and
Bennett Page have a life
to live now.
Jesse Pizana and his
Guide, Amber-Lee with a
truly awesome (last
minute) Alaska-Yukon
Moose.
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Terry Overly and Bennett Page, Bore-sighting the new rifle Bennett was given for this hunt.
Hunt of a Lifetime Hunter, Bennett Page with his Alaska-Yukon Moose and guide, Amber-Lee.
Bella taking a short bareback ride on her new horse, Kantu with Bennett Page, A Hunt of a Lifetime Hunter.
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KATHY HUTSONIt’s remote. In can be
unbelievably difficult.
It is expensive. These are
not the reasons that we
hunt Sheep. The beauty
of Sheep country is
unsurpassed. The
feelings brought from
being high on that
mountain peak are
spectacular. The inner
satisfaction, the
knowledge and triumph,
this is why we hunt
Sheep. It can beat you up
and not beat you. It can
break your heart and
heal it, all at the same
time. The pursuit of the
magnificent Dall Sheep,
the holy grail of this
hunter’s quest. Kathy
Hutson, has hunted Dall
Sheep with us at Pioneer
Outfitters twice now
and has yet to harvest
her sought after trophy.
The determination, the
dedication to her goal is
an inspiration. Pioneer
Outfitters has been
privileged over the
years , meeting and
getting to know some
really special people,
Kathy is one of those
people. All hunters
know, as do professional
guides do, luck (like the
weather) isn’t something
anyone can control, all
we can do is keep going
and be ready. Kathy is
due for a little luck to
mix with her drive and
strength and Pioneer
Outfitters is looking
forward to August 2010
so that we can share in
that triumph that is
surely to come.
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David White with his Dall Sheepafter a “short walk” from the Lodge. A really good day and a good show for those watching through spotting scopes from the Lodge.
Levi Coman working on Doug Tyrol's Dall Sheep, after retrieving it from the glacier it spent the night on. Levi walked down the glacier with one boot as the other one self destructed!
Denny Ream with his Dall Sheep back at camp. Getting ready to cape and flesh with his guide Todd Robbins.
Bella, checking out the Grizzly Bear skull. Doug Tyrrell took this Grizzly while moving camp.
Jessi Braga, Pioneer Outfitters’ newest Assistant Guide. With the training Jessi has had and her experience with different Rescue organizations, Jessi makes a fine addition to Pioneer Outfitters.
John Murhy , a Pioneer Outfitters Survival and Guide Training trainee, cleans and prepares the Bear skull for shipping with little Bella watching closely.
Smoke, one of our “go to” horses, shows us what he thinks of all this riding around...
A very happy Dan Weller with his Dall Sheep. Dan and his guide, Levi Coman spent the night in the willows eating sheep over a camp fire, after the long decent back down the mountain.
Ed Branson and his Interior Mountain Grizzly Bear, looking pretty happy.
MOMENTS FROM THIS FALL...
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Master Guide Terry Overly with David White and his tophies, Dall Sheep and Alaska-Yukon Moose.
A group of clients gathered in the lodge, watching the slideshows.
Hunting area.
ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE!
Mr. Whitetail, Larry Weishuhn, keeping a close watch for Grizzly on the glacier bar.
Alaska-Yukon Moose
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Pioneer Outfitters’ Dan Heineck,at the end of the first hunt, a terrible infection in his leg would send him to the hospital for the rest of the fall hunting season.... He’s all healed up now, we are all happy to report!
One of the best things about being in hunting camp, the end of the day sitting around a fire.
Next Year’s beauties.
Out looking for horses, John found these 2 Mountain Caribou racks locked up and carried them back to put in Terry’s trophy room.
Todd found another nice set of Mountain Caribou horns in the creek he was hunting and packed these back to the Lodge too.