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Dalton hiway AKA haul rd
actionshooter:
Hunting off the haul road is something I have always wanted to try as a budget hunt. It would be perfect to take my wife on.
Hoytshooter:
Hey less then 2 weeks and I will be hunting, I will let you guys know how it goes, IM ready, Later boys
cohoho:
Hey guys, just got here from Alaska, hunted the Haul road for the past six years and I LOVE IT. Advice is to get off the road at least 1 mile and set up on the Caribou versus what alot of guys do, try to chase and stalk them, you'll never catch a caribou while it is moving... Period. I normally archery the first Bou then hike out the five miles for the second one. Be aware it is a bad hike with the swampyness and tussocks if your not prepared. Stay on the ridges on any thing Red in color and you'll avoid a good bit of the tussocks. We normally stay within 15-20 miles of pump station #2 during the first rush, then go south for the hike out. Make certain you have a GPS and be accurate that you are indeed five miles out, AST will fly the corridor and you stand out like a sore thumb if your not past where you need to be. There are a few places to fill up along the way and make certain you have 8 ply tires, stay out of the way of the truckers, just pull over and they will just go by and wave. Now I know folks that have cruised by the trucks at the normal speed and have gotten broken windows and head lights, I personally haven't in six years had a flat or broken window by slowing down when the big rigs come around the bend.. I'll be there again on the 26th of Aug till 3 Sept. If your going to be in the area send me a PM and I'll give you our license plate of our truck and have a cold beer if you stop by where we'll be camped. Make certain you have a excellent pack, a boned out Caribou Bull will go 90-120lbs without hide or rack, make certain you get all of edible meat, Alaska has a tough Wanton Waste Law for the meat.
boneaddict:
Excellent information COHOHO! I appreciate you sharing! I wish I was meeting you up there, not just for the cold one. Alaska is AWESOME!
cohoho:
I'll agree to that, but in the past few years it has become pretty expensive for the day to day person to do more than one hunting adventure per year. The haul road is a blast for certain and something anyone can do with certain limitations. There are other areas you can get Caribou (Chicken Ridge, Taylor Hwy and Stesse Hwy) via ATV's but you'll be greeted by 100 of your best friends from Anchorage or Fairbanks, but to be really successful it is either willingness for hard work and time (which I perfer) or spend the big money for the fly service to get you out. I think the hunts that I did up there, I really love the Black Bear hunting, just something about them that kept me going. Two regrets of animals I didn't get are Musoxen and a Mountain Goat. Never could draw the Muskox and had two really good Goat hunts turned sour quickly due to weather and injury of partner. The one thing I really want here in Washington is a Cat, so if anyone needs a side kick for Cougar trip, I'd be up in a heartbeat, just throwing that out there for the cheap advertisement. Great with a skinning knife for bears also, done probably 20 or so. Any other animals here I'd be in also, don't want to sound prejudice or something. Look forward to reading and enjoying other successful and unsuccessful trips in the future. You guys have a good web site here, that doesn't bash other opinions, and full of good information if you read into and between the lines.. Keep it up!
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