Post by: gasman on March 15, 2012, 05:02:54 PM
Flying out may 4 th to take some nice bears and do some fishing :fishin:
Hoping to keep it under 2k but we will see. In to it about 1K sofar and I have not even left yet :chuckle:
Its going to be my first trip to hunt Alaska and I hope not my last.
Our hopes are to go down to Dall ISland and look for them trophy bears hanging there, but that will all depend on the weather. If the weather is to rough, then it may be to risky to make the trip to the island, so lets hope for some good weather come May :tup:
Post by: TheHunt on March 15, 2012, 05:06:14 PM
Post by: gasman on March 15, 2012, 05:59:30 PM
In our research, we did find lodges that cost between 800 and 1000 per person, but most have a 4 person minimum. One place we found, cost 1000 per person for lodging, vehicle, and boat, you provide the food. Another place was food and lodging with boat but you have to rent a vehicle to drive any place.
There are lot of options out there, you just gotta do the home work to find it. I'm all ready thinking of a fishing or blacktail hunting trip in the future if this pans out.
Post by: bearpaw on March 15, 2012, 06:02:28 PM
Post by: huntlakewood on March 15, 2012, 06:09:10 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 15, 2012, 06:10:02 PM
Post by: RB on March 15, 2012, 06:16:20 PM
Post by: gasman on March 15, 2012, 06:26:03 PM
You will not be disapointed and most likely not want to hunt in Washington again :)
Too Late :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:
Didnt wan to hunt WA after I came back from WY antelope hunting :bfg:
I want to hearf all about it when you get back
You will, you gotta help me make sausage and pep. before John gets home May 31...... :tup:
Post by: Angus on March 15, 2012, 08:30:13 PM
Post by: jjdavis2222 on March 15, 2012, 09:46:02 PM
Good luck and have fun. Your going to love it!! Let us know how it turns out.
A couple of pics....
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Beware of the tides!! We were 30 miles from the lodge, lucky another boat came by and helped drag it to the water. It was late in the day and thought for sure we were staying the night!!
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So pretty up there!!
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Post by: Machias on March 15, 2012, 09:46:43 PM
Post by: lokidog on March 17, 2012, 10:26:25 PM
Post by: bugs n bones on March 18, 2012, 07:02:45 AM
Cabin and air fare paid for :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:May 5 could be too early on the timing, just depends on the weather up there in general the last two weeks in may and first week of june will be the best hunting
Flying out may 4 th to take some nice bears and do some fishing :fishin:
Hoping to keep it under 2k but we will see. In to it about 1K sofar and I have not even left yet :chuckle:
Its going to be my first trip to hunt Alaska and I hope not my last.
Our hopes are to go down to Dall ISland and look for them trophy bears hanging there, but that will all depend on the weather. If the weather is to rough, then it may be to risky to make the trip to the island, so lets hope for some good weather come May :tup:
Post by: gasman on March 18, 2012, 09:30:00 AM
Cabin and air fare paid for :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:May 5 could be too early on the timing, just depends on the weather up there in general the last two weeks in may and first week of june will be the best hunting
Flying out may 4 th to take some nice bears and do some fishing :fishin:
Hoping to keep it under 2k but we will see. In to it about 1K sofar and I have not even left yet :chuckle:
Its going to be my first trip to hunt Alaska and I hope not my last.
Our hopes are to go down to Dall ISland and look for them trophy bears hanging there, but that will all depend on the weather. If the weather is to rough, then it may be to risky to make the trip to the island, so lets hope for some good weather come May :tup:
This winter has not been very harsh in SE Alaska this year and have heard that bears are starting to pop out of hibernation.
Post by: MisplacedAlaskan on March 25, 2012, 08:59:08 PM
Post by: TheHunt on March 25, 2012, 09:21:55 PM
Post by: ribka on March 26, 2012, 07:40:01 AM
Heard stories of all the non res hunters shooting sows and small bears up there.
Plan on mostly hunting from a boat. Praying for calm weather :chuckle:
thanks again for your input.
And yes going to a draw only hunt up there starting this year.
May 5 - 15 will be perfect. It is the perfect time for bear numbers and quality of hides. The grass will be coming up pretty good by then, but the woods won't be green enough that the bears have moved off the beaches. The clear cuts will also produce, but my money is 95% on the beach that time of year. Another bonus for people who are hunting up in the Petersburg area is that all the guides are in the meat of their brown bear season during that time, so you don't have to compete with them. Try your best to hold out for a boar, the reason its switching to a draw for NR unguided hunters is the large number of sows they harvest. Have a great time! For me the definition of spring is long warmish evenings with bears grazing on the beach like cows.