Field & Stream

A BUCKET-LIST RIVER HUNT

"WE COULD PROBABLY GET THERE," said Striker Overly, owner of Alaska Arctic Adventures. He was running his hands through his disheveled hair and laughing maniacally like the strung-out adrenaline junkie he is. “But the plane might flip over when we land. I’ve landed in high winds plenty of times, when it’s been so bad that my guys need to be there to grab the wings as soon as I hit the ground. I’m not doing that—if I can avoid it.”

I was partnered with Beth Shimanski, director of marketing for Savage Arms, and our spike camp was located

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