Rick Stickle

As a lifelong Alaskan, I shot my first moose at the age of 8, and by the age of 10, I was walking into the beautiful Alaska Range with my dad for my first successful Dall Sheep hunt.

At age 14, I worked for Registered Guide Berle Mercer hauling mountain climbing gear into Denali National Park by horseback over McGonagall Pass, which is the last stop before climbing Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.

During the next two decades, I was involved in helping the family run our business, Sugarloaf Packing and Transporting Inc. transporting hunters and game to and from the field working all mountains inside the Alaska Range.

We also guided trail rides by contract and photography camp trips for Princess Tours along the northern border of Denali National Park. All of these experiences prepared me for my current guiding career as a Registered Guide.

In more recent years, I have served on the Middle Nenana River Advisory Committee for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as a volunteer helping game management for this area.

Jim Nabulsi

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia. I joined the Army in 1987 and made my way to Alaska. I arrived in Alaska in 1994 as a Soldier and stayed until my retirement in 2007. During my time in Alaska, I became a Fishing and Big Game Hunting Guide. I started in 1999 as a packer for various guides.

In 2003 I became an assistant guide, guiding hunters for Brown Bear, Grizzly, Sheep, Moose, and Caribou. I eventually got my guide license and started this company. I have spent over 15 years in the Alaska Range hunting with Rick and guiding clients.

I know the mountains and drainages in our area very well. I have guided over 150 successful clients with safety always at the forefront. To date, we have not had any major injuries or incidents. I take pride in that as Alaska is one of the few places left in the world that is still untamed. It is a true wilderness.

Our hunting area is very vast. We have access to thousands of acres. We have a very good number of Sheep, Moose, Grizzly, and Caribou.

In 2019 we built a cabin. This cabin was a game-changer for us. It sleeps up to 10, and all material had to be flown in. You will see pictures of the cabin on the website. It gives us a warm place to return to after a long days hunt.

For the previous 20 years, it has been wall tents! Our horses know all the trails in these mountains and are very sure-footed. If you have not had the pleasure of hunting from horseback, you are in for a treat.

I currently serve on several different committees and boards, but the big one is the Anchorage Fish and Game Advisory board for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

I do this to ensure that our hunting areas are managed properly and that there will be game in Alaska for my kids and their kids. I hope to see you in camp with us in the near future.