ISBN: 978-0-916771-23-2.  Copyright First Edition: January 2008. 538 pages.  198+ Color Pictures, 30+ B&W diagrams and pages, 44+ maps. Dimensions 6” x 9” x 1.25”

From the back cover:  “This is the most comprehensive book ever assembled on how to successfully float hunt Alaska’s rivers for trophy big game.  Mike Strahan is the world’s premier expert when it comes to float hunting Alaska and his know-how educates and entertains in this book.  This is a must-have item for every hunter’s dry bag.  If you’re serious about bagging trophy big game in Alaska at a price you can afford, read this book.”  - Christopher Batin – The Alaska Hunter

Float Hunting Alaska’s Wild Rivers is the most comprehensive, single source of float hunting wisdom and information ever published.  These 500-plus pages show you how to properly plan and float hunt Alaska’s rivers with the tools of hands-on expertise and in-depth research.  Author Michael Strahan provides easy-to-read chapters on specialized skills, river rafting and float-hunting knowledge that took him a lifetime to acquire.  You can now benefit from this valuable information in hours rather than years, and save thousands of dollars on your Alaska hunt.

Over 10 years in the making, this book also reveals hundreds of tips on hunting areas, specific inside information on moose, bear, and caribou locations, gear an boat tips, and detailed hunting strategies for river bottomland game.  Float Hunting Alaska’s Wild Rivers is your personal field guide to success.

These Information-Packed Chapters Include:

-     Special River Section: Custom-detailed color maps on 50 of Alaska’s top float hunting rivers, for all skills, species and abilities, which includes GPS coordinates of best areas to hunt, put-in and take-out-points, area-specific hunting tactics and precautions as well as distance and planning information.
-     Detailed Appendices with knots, food and gear planning worksheets, and all the forms you’ll need for simple to complex float hunts.
-     Special Guide Tips, illustrated raft breakdowns, charts, and interview questionnaires for biologists and air-charter operators.
-     Money-saving tips on air charters, equipment, food preparation, meat freight, processing and more.
-     Special state, federal and regional contacts, and a special advertising section that lists top rental agencies and services for the best trip planning.
-     Specific GPS coordinates that pinpoint productive ridges, mountains, valleys, and backwater sloughs.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
About the Author
Dedication
Foreword

Chapter One: Planning and Preparation
Five Elements of a Successful Float Hunt, Questions for Float Hunters, Trimming Costs and Money-Saving Tips, Expectations vs. Reality, Get Your Plan Together, Maps, Air-Taxi Arrangements, Airlines, Lodging and Ground Transportation, Meal Planning, Shipping Gear, Before You Leave Home, North to Alaska, Air-Charter Flying 101

Chapter Two: Gearing Up For Your Alaska Hunt
Clothing, Sleeping Gear, Personal Hygiene, Packs, Archery Tackle, Firearms and Optics, Navigational Equipment, Dry Bags, Tents and Awnings, The Kitchen, Water Purification, Woodcutting Equipment, Meat & Trophy Care Tools, Emergency Equipment

Chapter Three: Boats and Accessories
General Information, Standard-Floor Round Boats, Self Bailers, Ultralight Round Boats,, Catarafts, Sport Boats, Rigid-Hull Canoes, Inflatable Canoes, Use Enough Boat, Frames, Outboard Setups, Cargo Modules, Cargo Platforms for Round Boats, Nets and Tarps, Oars and Paddles, Pumps, Life Vests, River-Rescue Gear, Air-Taxi Boats, Rental Boats

Chapter Four:  Riding the River
Basic Skills and Terminology, Meat and Gear Boats, Running the River, River Rescue, Boat Repair

Chapter Five: Alaska River Camping
General Concepts, Setting Camp, Fire or Cold Camp, Kitchen Issues, The Sleeping Area, Breaking Camp, Siwash Camps, Your Last Field Day

Chapter Six:  Hunting Tactics
Pros and Cons of Float Hunting, Basic Skills, Locating Game, Moose, Caribou, Black Bear, Brown/Grizzly Bear

Chapter Seven:  Field Care of Meat and Trophies
Plan Ahead, The Four Rules, At the Kill Site, Packing Meat and Trophies, Meat and Trophy Care in Camp, Meat and Trophy Care on the Boat, Meat-Haul Flights, Transporting and Donating Meat, Spoiled Meat, Processing and Shipping Options

Chapter Eight:  Special Section: 50 Alaska Float-Hunting Rivers
Notes on Specific Hunting Locations, Explanation of River Information

Alexander Creek, Ambler River, Aniak River, Anvik River, Big River, Black River, Canning River, Chandalar Rive, Chandler River, Charley River, Chilikadrotna River, Chulitna River, Coleen River, Colville River, Deshka River, Dishna River, Fortymile River, Goodnews River, Gulkana River, Hoholitna River, Holitna River, Innoko River,, Kanektok River, Kejulik River, King Salmon River, Kisaralik River, Kobuk River, Koktuli River, Kongakut River, Koyuk River, Kuskokwin River – South Fork, Lake Creek, Melozitna River, Mulchatna River, Noatak River, Nowitna River, Nushagak River (Upper), Selawik River, Sheenjek River, Skwentna River, Squirrel River, Stony River, Stuyahok River, Susitna River (Upper), Swanson River Canoe Trails, Tonzona River, Tyone River, Unalakleet River, Wild River, Wind River, Wasted Effort: The Bottom Ten

Appendices
Travel-Planning Guide to Charter Operators and Services

Alaska Hunter/Alaska Angler Catalog