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| Alaska Hunting Adventure: 700 Miles Alone by Backpack and Raft | 
 enlarge | Studio: Buck Publishing
Category: DVD
Buy New: $19.95
New (2) from $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 52053
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 75
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 803308000495
EAN: 0803308000495
ASIN: B0002HS5G2
Release Date: September 15, 2004
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 A Great Escape February 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The best element of this video is you can picture it as your own adventure. Unlike most video's and today's big production videos, Buck succeeded in this adventure with no assistance or life line from the outside; he planned a multi-week backpacking and rafting trip and documented it better than most could by themselves. He made realistic decisions based on his own safety and I could sense his edginess with bear encounters (which would have been my biggest concern). The sheer effort put into the Ram hunt was motivating, and it was actually refreshing to see him fail and call the hunt a success simply because of the experience and adventure. It would have been cool to see better footage of him stalking big game and watch all the angles of him making the kill; but that would have required a team of people to pull off the footage and would have taken away from the single element that makes this a spectacular video. Even though I live in Alaska the odds of getting 6 + weeks off, planning and affording an adventure like this is unlikely. For now this video is a realistic look into what it "might" be like. I recommend this video to anybody who admires inner strength and adventure.
 A little less than was expected December 19, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is not bad for an amateur type video. I had expected a more professional production to be on sale at Amazon, well I guess I learnt something too. One cannot take away from the fact that the hunting trip recorded is a remarkeable achievement and I am envious particularly since I live in the southern hemisphere and a long way from Alaska. A great story but the production quality is not up to the same standard.
No "Hollywood," No "BS," No Kidding June 9, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This video captures the hunt, and almost everything that goes with it, directly from the hunter's eye. There is no hype, political or environmental propaganda, no "Hollywood" narration, no "spin" of any kind and no ulterior motives.
The videographer travels hundreds of miles by foot and raft in remote North Eastern Alaska, a wild, isolated, game-rich area held in deep reverence by experienced bush residents, hunters, trappers and dreamers.
Views of of wolves, wolverines, grizzlies, sheep, moose and caribou are personal, if not always "up close."
Indeed, the best part of this video is that you see things the way you would if you were an isolated, solitary hunter in the area today, or thousands of years ago.
It's also enough to make you think that you could put together a trip like this yourself; that if you were in good physical condition, could exercise common sense (essential for solitary wilderness travel!), and if you had sufficient experience and equipment that you could hunt this country in this way.
The single complaint I have about this video is that you never see "the moment of truth." Not once do you hear the crack of Buck's hunting rifle, which looks like the venerable "get-it-done" .30-06.
I'd also have liked more shots of camp. I've spent lots of time in the outdoors and one of the best parts is setting up camp, relaxing around a camp fire and then crawling into a warm sleeping bag and falling asleep to the sound running water, wind and wild animals. There are a few shots of camp, the campfire and the tent but not many. Of course, that sort of thing can be boring to some people.
I'm going to venture that many of us are cut from the same mold as Buck, and that--whether we realize it or not--in one incarnation or another we were hunters, that hunting is woven into the double-helix of our DNA and lives in the wild, primevil instinct deep in our hearts and in the core of our souls.
This is a terrfic video. I watched it every night for the first two weeks I owned it. And I recommend it to anybody who loves hunting, remote wilderness travel, isolated living or the outdoors.
Excellent Outdoor Adventure Video June 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very exciting, informative video of a journey across remote Alaska. A great primer to help get you motivated for that Alaska hunting trip.
Excellent April 5, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would have to rate this DVD a 5 also. I have hunted Alaska all my life and although I have never gone 700 miles alone it brings back alot of memories. I generally don't buy videos because I tend to watch something only once but I have watched this 3 times the first week I had it and will watch it again and again. Definately worth the money.
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