Kodiak Island Sitka Deer

[CNELK]

One week from tomorrow I will be on my way to a trip I have always dreamed of! Ever since I was a little kid the thought of Alaska has haunted my dreams...but in a good way! Hunting to me is something that has always and will forever remain in my blood. I am sure it's the same for a lot of you out there but hunting is never a question if I'm going to hunt but where. A lot of that passion came about because my dad. He was extremely supportive and always made it available for me growing up. I might miss a few days of work every now and then but I never missed a year of hunting. I have been blessed with the opportunity to go on this adventure with my Dad and 4 of our good friends. Where we will spend 10 days on Kodiak Island on a boat trip, hunting sitka blacktail deer. We have the opportunity to harvest 3 bucks a piece and halibut fish off the boat. I do have to give a BIG thanks to my dad's friend Richard for giving me a chance to go on the trip! Another thank you to my good friend AJ who did a lot of the leg work to get the hunt together and the people!  But unfortunately he won't be able to make it now and he will truly be missed on my behalf and the others. I wish you the best of luck AJ on you new work endeavors and your crews should be honored to have you as a boss. Thank you to all and good luck hunt! I will post more when I get back and hopefully have a bunch of good pictures to show.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

You going with Kodiak Combos? He's a good guy.

[CNELK]

We are going with Alaska Coastal Marine

[BENCHLEG]

Have a great trip that is on my bucket list.

[kodiak 907]

You picked a good year to go! My family members that live on the island have been putting some real hogs in the ground! My uncle said they got the first snow at sea level yesterday and the deer are THICK!!👍

[CNELK]

You picked a good year to go! My family members that live on the island have been putting some real hogs in the ground! My uncle said they got the first snow at sea level yesterday and the deer are THICK!!👍

   Thank you for the report! That's some    really good news! Finally got all my stuff packed today now I'm going to have some sleepless night until I leave.

[kodiak 907]

They have had three mild winters in a row and that is all that it takes to grow really nice bucks. I grew up there and believe me you will be going back every chance you get to hunt those deer. They are the prettiest blacktail subspecies by far. Hold your last tag for one that will make the book. You should have no problem getting one that will go 100-110 inches this year. Post some pics and have a blast!!!👍

[CNELK]

They have had three mild winters in a row and that is all that it takes to grow really nice bucks. I grew up there and believe me you will be going back every chance you get to hunt those deer. They are the prettiest blacktail subspecies by far. Hold your last tag for one that will make the book. You should have no problem getting one that will go 100-110 inches this year. Post some pics and have a blast!!!👍

We are heading to the south end of the island and do you think there is a difference between the north and south ends? As far as how many deer and the buck to doe ratio? I'm more than confident that we will all get are bucks just from the reports I have heard. I am really holding out for nice 3 and 4 point bucks if I can. Would you think that is a realistic goal? Another question are the Brown bears still a big problem this tine of year or do they start moving up to the higher ground?

[Bango skank]

If you get the chance to do some fishing uyak bay is full of halibut

[kodiak 907]

There usually isn't a big difference from north to south this year. I have friends hunting both ends and the deer are thick on both ends. The Bears are still everywhere and looking for an easy meal. When you shoot a deer we would always put someone in an elevated position to stand bear watch. You will be able to find 3 and four pointers, just don't shoot the first deer that you see. If the weather is good for three or four days you will be able to fill all of your tags easily. Weather, and the Bears are always the biggest problems.

[CNELK]

Kodiak 907 thank you so much for the info you got me even more pumped up for then hunt! And thank you Bangor Skank for the info about the fishing! We plan on doing a lot of fishing as well so that's good to know.

[kodiak 907]

No problem man. Go get em and be safe up there👍

[CNELK]

By the way kodiak 907 you killed a stud buck this year! I was lucky enough to get one a few years back. I rough scored him at 133" gross and 126" net

[Sitka_Blacktail]

Here's a nice buck a buddy got this week on the west side of Kodiak. He said there were good numbers of deer everywhere, but the real nice bucks were at 1500 ft and above. Typical for this time of year. Once the rut kicks in good, they will be wherever the does are.

[kodiak 907]

Nice buck