Anyone done a drive up DIY Moose hunt in AK?

[KFhunter]

thinking I gotta do this,  got a group of 3-4 guys I trust to come with me and spread cost. 
Thinking float,  maybe fly in float back..... must keep meat 

keeping the meat with a fly in - fly out    is costly.   


Plan thus far is to haul an enclosed snowmobile trailer up with big inverter and ice chests (newer lighter weight ones) and generator to run em when the truck isn't.

Thinking 2 rafts for 3 guys and a single pontoon for the 4th guy to spot ahead of the loaded rafts so we have time to keep it in the right spot in the river. 

[washelkhunter]

Im jonesen to go on a diy moose hunt in ak myself. Thinking in '14 somewhere out of Tok or Delta junction. Im settling into the idea of using 2 canoes, one with a square stern for a motor towing the second to be used for meat and extra gear transport. My plan is to motor up in the backcountry 40/50 miles and setup a camp. One day itll happen.

[Austrian Hunter]

If someone is looking for a partner in this journey let me know.  I'm dreaming about this for years but its not going to happen by myself.  I willing to put a trip like this together with someone serious!

[KFhunter]

canoe would be a rough way to go 

for that much crap I'd look at a raft,  or zodiak if you want a motor.   They got jet zodiaks too.

[JoeE]

That zodiac would be awesome. Like a Marine recon team going down the river!

I'm actually doing a float hunt in 2014. A friend and I are flying up and doing a fly in/out float. I can't wait! This trip is somewhat "budget" for Alaska but even then it's not something I could afford every year or even every few years. In the future I'd like to drive up and do a float road system to road system and try to do it on the cheap.

[norsepeak]

thinking I gotta do this,  got a group of 3-4 guys I trust to come with me and spread cost. 
Thinking float,  maybe fly in float back..... must keep meat 

keeping the meat with a fly in - fly out    is costly.   


Plan thus far is to haul an enclosed snowmobile trailer up with big inverter and ice chests (newer lighter weight ones) and generator to run em when the truck isn't.

Thinking 2 rafts for 3 guys and a single pontoon for the 4th guy to spot ahead of the loaded rafts so we have time to keep it in the right spot in the river.

been planning the exact same trip, trailer, generators and all.  We are shooting for '14 as well.  We've got three guys committed, just need one more for our trip.  Can't wait, gonna be a great trip.

[jackelope]

Canoes and I do not get along so good. I can't imagine motoring one loaded one and towing another loaded one too.

[lokidog]

canoe would be a rough way to go 

for that much crap I'd look at a raft,  or zodiak if you want a motor.   They got jet zodiaks too.

That's a sweet river rig!

When I did a caribou hunt, we had the meat frozen the way it came out of the field, in quarters.  Dropped the meat off and went fishing for a week before heading home.  It stayed frozen for the drive back to WA and still had to wait a couple of days for the quarters to thaw enough to cut/wrap after I got home.  We bought a bunch of U-haul boxes in Anchorage and lined them with 1" foam.

[washelkhunter]

Canoes and I do not get along so good. I can't imagine motoring one loaded one and towing another loaded one too.

The versatility of the canoe cannot be underestimated. My plan is to get into the country that the larger boats and rafts cannot access while still transporting upto a thousand pounds in gear and supplies.

[SemperFidelis97]

I have wanted to do this myself for years, but as a suggestion has anyone thought of just taking a big cargo trailer.  It could easily hold a decent sized boat, or a couple canoes as well as any coolers many also have inverted power built into them.

[trophyhunt]

On my bucket list for sure, that kind of experience would be unforgettable. The only thing I've heard about traveling up there is have a way to fix flat tires and have a few spares, my wife uncle did a hunt like that except it was for caribou.

[jackelope]

Canoes and I do not get along so good. I can't imagine motoring one loaded one and towing another loaded one too.

The versatility of the canoe cannot be underestimated. My plan is to get into the country that the larger boats and rafts cannot access while still transporting upto a thousand pounds in gear and supplies.

That could be great for you. Not me. I hate canoes on anything but a lake

[DeerThug]

This is on my list too, but as you other guys need to team up with others to spread cost and thought of trying to find someone that had gone before.  I want caribou.  Knew someone a long time ago that did this and they took a ferry- slept in their camper on the way up and back.  Seemed to me that the ferry was aboout the same as driving time.

[washelkhunter]

You can combine moose and boos together in one hunt depending upon the local of course. Might as well if youre gonna go all that way.

[elk247]

Canoes and I do not get along so good. I can't imagine motoring one loaded one and towing another loaded one too.

The versatility of the canoe cannot be underestimated. My plan is to get into the country that the larger boats and rafts cannot access while still transporting upto a thousand pounds in gear and supplies.

That could be great for you. Not me. I hate canoes on anything but a lake

X2 all the rivers i have been on in alaska have been in a boat. I would spend the $$ to rent a aluminum skiff. Stability would be my primary concern. Of course a canoe might work but it wouldn't be in my top 3 choices.