by Tia Shoemaker | May 28, 2025
The muddy waters swept to our armpits.
by Tia Shoemaker | May 6, 2021
In retrospect, a mother daughter caribou hunt is more special than I first appreciated… As an Alaskan Hunting Guide, I am obliged to be a trophy oriented hunter for months. But when guiding season ends, my focus changes. My brain switches from Boone & Crockett to...
by Tia Shoemaker | Apr 22, 2019
This article first appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors.com In her previous blog on RSO, Alaska hunting guide and bush pilot Tia Shoemaker gave us five great AK hunt tips for a successful hunting experience in her neck of the woods. In this blog she gives us five more. 6) Be...
by Tia Shoemaker | Nov 26, 2018
This article first appeared on Ron Spomer Outdoors An Alaska hunt is a romantic ideal for many, but the reality is it’s cold, wet, windy and just plain hard sometimes. Most of the time on the Alaska Peninsula. In this two-part article professional guide Tia Shoemaker...
by Tia Shoemaker | Jul 31, 2018
Our favorite Alaska hunting guide Tia hunts a Dall ram with D’Arcy Echols custom-built 416 Remington — not exactly everyone’s idea of the perfect sheep rifle. How’d it work out?
by Tia Shoemaker | May 25, 2018
The day was flat calm. Not a breath of wind rustled the crispy alder leaves.