Alaska Hunting: Earthworms to Elephants, a collection of 39 stories, is intended to be seasoning for a Hunters' pie, rural Alaska style. Most hunters extol the charismatic mega fauna, but pursuit of lesser game often takes center stage. Occasionally hunting discoveries lead to other endeavors, from jade mining to gold prospecting and fossil recovery. Possibilities are limitless. As we engage in hunting and fishing pursuits memories are laced with the big ones-the exceptional, genetically endowed giants-but some of the brightest memories are of average representatives of their species. What made them so memorable was the combination of circumstances under which they were taken-or lost. Companions, whether human or animal, often make the hunt memorable and its recollections of trophy quality.