You all are correct you do deserve an in depth report. I will give the cliff notes with a detailed report to follow, well overdue.
I tagged out with a 63” bill in the first 15 minutes. My partner killed a 60” bull on day 7. We both shot back bears. There where issues with Rob that cut out...
Pretty soon the Canadian and subsequent Alaskan border is going to be like the Mexican border except it will be lower 48 hunters illegally sneaking across the borders trying to make it to their hunts!
Thanks, I think we done all the preparation we can now we can just hope everything holds together.
Yeah I flew around for a minute. Not sure if it was the training or just compulsive OCD! If I were to guess you prob spent a few cold nights on the ground, it it helps I thought about you when I...
We are about 80 air miles south west of Sleetmute. I researched F&G harvest statistics and antler size averages spoke with biologist and also other outfitters in the area. Per tags sold harvest success rates were 66% with average antler size of 61”. 19b is known for producing large moose and...
Sure thing, the hunt with Aniak Air Guides is just under 7k with a military discount. That’s per person obviously. My flight from Boise to Anchorage was $500 round trip.
The flight with sound aviation was $560 round trip, Anchorage to Sleetmute, I guesstimate the meat flight out is going to cost...
I shipped the following equipment (once again don’t judge J) –
Food – 18 cliff and kind bars, 20 cheap instant oatmeal packages, one package of Kodiak protein pancake mix, syrup, 1 16 oz jar of jelly/peanut butter, 19 candy bars (yes 19), 29 Starbucks instant coffee, 22 pre/post workout (Mtn...
As of now, only forty days from departing, I am still not sure of how this is going to go down which brings me a huge amount of stress. Not only has this aspect unexpectedly gotten more complex, but it has gotten significantly more expensive. If anyone has any experience with air cargo services...
Recap:
Hello Readers – In March of 2019 I posted about my experience in selecting an air taxi service, unit, what equipment I planned on taking and some thoughts about getting the meat back to the lower 48. I have anxiously continued planning and utilized some valuable input from other members...
After speaking with Rob from Aniak Air Guides he said that Raven airlines runs planes to anchorage every day of the week and they also have a large walk in freezer at the airport. He suggested purchasing quality storage totes. The idea being to process the meat in Aniak and place the meat in...
I’ll definitely contact you to see if we can figure something out, thanks. I did looked at Monster Moose, however they where a newer company without the depth I was looking for and it is similar to unit with regards to lack of elevation and that’s just not what we were looking for our hunt.
I have also heard that signing up a known member with Alaska Air freight side can help achieve reasonable rates back to the lower 48. Talking to Rob a couple of days ago he mentioned that Alaska Air was not allowing uncut moose racks on their planes any longer. Trying to follow up on this.
We decided not to do a float hunt on our first hunt due to my research suggesting that this can be a very logistically challenging hunt for newcomers. Not to say that it hasn't been done multiple time before, but it just wasn't the right fit for us.
There wasn't much information to review on...
After reading and watching everything I could find I started to contact various outfitter/air taxi services. Here is a list of those I spoke with.
Larry Bartlett - Pristine Ventures
Kent Kaiser - Alaskan Quest
Rob Kincade - Aniak Air Guides
Poppa Bear Outfitter
Renfro's
40 Mile Air
and two other...