collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Need Help With Alaska  (Read 5556 times)

Offline turkey slayer

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2009
  • Posts: 1209
  • Location: WATERVILLE
Need Help With Alaska
« on: March 09, 2012, 09:05:17 PM »
Well I was just told by my dad that I needed to start planning on a moose and a caribou hunt for next years every thing paid for. So the question's are what guide would you guys recommend and should we do a fully guides moose hunt or just a drop camp.

Offline lokidog

  • Trade Count: (+6)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2009
  • Posts: 15186
  • Location: Sultan/Wisconsin
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 09:16:24 PM »
You might check Willow Air.  I did a drop camp caribou hunt many years ago with them.  They seem to focus more on moose now, more money in it probably.

Offline Michelle_Nelson

  • Trade Count: (-1)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 7974
  • Location: Rochester, Washington
  • Bring on the Bears!
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2012, 09:26:52 PM »
I had a customer this year go with Alaska Statewide Guides.  He came back with a really nice caribou.

Keep in mind timing is everything when hunting Caribou.  If you hunt them in velvet be prepared to treat the velvet in the field.  Do your reasurch on treatment. 

Offline NWWA Hunter

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jan 2011
  • Posts: 492
  • Location: Western Washington
  • Groups: NRA, RMEF, DU, MDF, SCI
Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 10:22:25 PM »
Two moose for two guys and two caribou would be a feat. If you can afford it guided would be the experience of a lifetime as you would have higher likely hood of both getting animals and someone else to do logistics. Probably looking 10000-16000 per for moose plus transport etc.
Take your kids into the outdoors. They are our future. Support conservation by joining and participating in future through NRA, SCI, RMEF, Wild Sheep or any of the other great organizations.

Offline BLKBEARKLR

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 4092
  • Location: Roy, Washington
  • Taxidermist
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2012, 06:10:12 PM »
A moose drop camp is fine in Alaska, depending on where you are getting dropped off at. I do not know how long you plan on being there, but a good solid moose hunt is usually a 10 day hunt.

If you tag out early you have to have plans with your guide/ride to be doing fly overs to be able to land to get meat out of there.

For doing a caribou hunt also, that is an easier hunt and a lot less days.

Joe
22 years 3 months and 4 days, happily retired from the U.S Army.


Offline klickman

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2007
  • Posts: 444
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2012, 08:59:24 AM »
Lyon really need to set your budget then plan accordingly. For a drop hunt I would look at 40 mile air. For a guided hunt Pacific mountain Guides are top notch. Shooting 4 animals is doable but a lofty goal. NW Alaska will offer you the best shot at all four.

KLICKMAN
Tule, the other white meat.

Offline JColony

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 197
  • Location: Anchorage, AK
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2012, 07:27:07 AM »
Hey Turkey Slayer,  check out this site, http://outdoorsdirectory.com/index.php.  Its a lot like hunt WA only for AK.  Tons of good info and good folks on there.  Good luck on your hunt, sounds like a hunt of a lifetime to me :tup:

Offline blackhorn

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 349
  • Location: Vancouver
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2012, 07:58:31 AM »
You might want to try bowsite.com and look under the guide section.  I know you probably are not bow hunting but they have reviews of guides up there that might give you an idea of which guides are good and bad (just another tool for you to use).  If every thing goes as planned I will be up there too for moose.  Can't wait, and Good Luck!

Offline summit creek

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2011
  • Posts: 390
  • Location: morton wa
Re: Need Help With Alaska
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2012, 07:39:55 PM »
Well I was just told by my dad that I needed to start planning on a moose and a caribou hunt for next years every thing paid for. So the question's are what guide would you guys recommend and should we do a fully guides moose hunt or just a drop camp.
butch weres my bird you said the old man was gonna bring it whats up

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Mt. St. Helens Goat by CNELK
[Today at 04:54:55 PM]


Idaho unit 5 2025. Nov-ish by leonpeon2
[Today at 03:42:59 PM]


Area 11 2025 - Well? by cavemann
[Today at 03:12:41 PM]


Seeking packer OnCall for early archery unit 328 Naneum/Colockum by Olydog09
[Today at 03:03:40 PM]


2025 Area 9 King Opener by CP
[Today at 03:00:27 PM]


3 pintails by hdshot
[Today at 02:16:04 PM]


Good day of steelhead fishing! by HntnFsh
[Today at 01:25:22 PM]


Antelope next year? by Sakko300wsm
[Today at 12:52:05 PM]


Best all around muzzy (updated) by crabcreekhunter
[Today at 12:43:44 PM]


Surprise quality deer tag by treefarmer
[Today at 12:12:32 PM]


Pocket Carry by jackelope
[Today at 10:59:06 AM]


Looking for italian sausage recipe by Dhoey07
[Today at 09:12:39 AM]


A little Martini Cadet varmint rifle I have been working on by JDHasty
[Yesterday at 08:26:39 PM]


AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!! by scottfrick
[Yesterday at 07:39:21 PM]


Triple Blacktail Pedestal by blackveltbowhunter
[Yesterday at 05:35:41 PM]


Tasty Pinks! by pianoman9701
[Yesterday at 04:16:01 PM]


49 Degrees North Early Bull Moose by Kdog
[Yesterday at 03:06:42 PM]


2024 DFW Wolf report by Kales15
[Yesterday at 02:13:59 PM]


Boundary Waters walleye trip by jackelope
[Yesterday at 02:13:36 PM]


Rock creek gone? Next? by JasonG
[Yesterday at 11:13:02 AM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal