Hunting: Alaska Style

I've been picking up hunting since I've been stationed up here. Just wanted to see if there was anyone else that is a hunter type that has some experience up here/ advice.

 

I'm in the process of learning myself. LOTS of guys I know are avid hunters so I can relay questions if you have specifics you want answered.

My goal is to get a moose next year.

If theres one thing I DO know about hunting, is you have to have a severe tolerance of cold and wet conditions hahaha. Or severe frostbite works just as well

 

Did you put in for any draw hunts? Input in for 6 moose and 3 caribou hunts. Yea you have to be ready to suck it up or you will most likely not be successful. I just got a Matthews bow and a Tikka T3 super lite in 300 Win Mag for Christmas. Need to get spun up on the bow and experience with the kick of the 300 by summertime.

 

I've hunted most of my life, but never in AK. I do want to get into it while I'm living here though.

 

Sounds like you're way ahead of me. When I said next year I think I was thinking it was 2013 already. This thread actually got me thinking about all that again. First step for me is wait til the sportsmans show in march (which we should all go to together btw) and get a hunting rifle. Best deals all year there.

 

The first pic and second pic are of two different hunts i've been on with my Tacoma. The link is a short clip of one of those hunts.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJ6rv-L1tU

 

^thats awesome. Where's that?

 

Off the Denali highway about 10 off-road miles. Probably half that as the crow flys. had to go through and retighten all the nuts and bolts after those trips. tundra is bumpy as F***

 

Alright anyone have much experience in GMU 16. Want to go try and get a spring blackie. Any advice?

 

I duck hunt as well as deer and sheep hunt here on kodiak and if u wana pay the big money you could come and hunt the biggest bear in the world kodiak brown bear

 

Anyone ever been in the sutton/kings river area hunting bear?

 

Not me, lot of friends have though. Kings river has got some fun trails I'm told.

 

Anyone put in for any hunting draw permits for the year?

 

Was just looking at them last night. Will be putting in for next year. Missed this one.

 

I got a draw tag for caribou rc566, that ones pretty much a given if u apply for it since they give out 100k tags

 

I should have done RC566 but I did get a caribou tag for DC481. You doing any other hunting? I'm looking to get a spring blackie.

 

Hopefully if I could swing the time off from work go back home for spring bird hunting; snow geese and Canada geese, nothing like overnighting on the tundra

 

Going in September to help a buddy get a moose, we get to bring our rigs
He's got a 60 series on 40's and I'll have my 35's by then

 

I have that exact same rifle. I had to put a brake on mine. Its a great rifle, just punishing to shoot. Its much better now.

 

How much did it run to get a break put on it?