Hunting provides a means of survival in emergency situations, but it's also more than that. It can be a catalyst for testing other survival skills, a powerful bonding experience between friends, and even a form of group therapy for individuals who have struggled to overcome difficult experiences. Iain Harrison, the editor of RECOIL Magazine, covered all these bases on a Caribou hunting trip last year.

Harrison teamed up with the non-profit organization Camp Patriot to bring a group of three wounded veterans on this hunting trip. The group traveled via small bush planes to a remote spot in Kotzebue, Alaska, only a few miles south of the Arctic Circle. After landing on a small gravel bar at the edge of a river, the men set up camp and started scouting for a nearby herd of caribou.

From a position on the mountainside, the men could see approximately 4,000 caribou — they just had to position themselves strategically and wait for a clear shot. Check out the full video below from RECOILtv. It discusses the results of the hunt, as well as the individual stories of each of the three veterans who joined Harrison on the trip.

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For more details on the gear seen in this video, head to RECOILweb.com. For another one of Iain Harrison's hunting adventures, check out the RECOILtv Iguana Hunting with Air Rifles video.

Written by Patrick McCarthy