2 guiding principles:
1. Don't be afraid.
2. Don't be stupid.
Lots of irrational bear fear out there and some nutty advice as well. Keep a clean camp, use a bear fence, don't give them an opportunity. Bears are opportunistic and curious.
Our camp set up on the north slope this year caribou...
We were up there in 2018, we had one day the weather swung 50 degrees in 4 hours. Killed the snot out of the skeeters, but was quite the eye opener. Take some good puffy gear and good layers.
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Hey, we are heading out of Bettles mid August as well. We went with BRA in 2018, end if August and I'll share with you what I learned from then. Bring a pair of hip boots. Boots and gaiters will work, but there will be spots you'll want hip waders and if you get a soaker, it will take days to...
Good ankle fit hip wader is a must. Spent 10 days on the slope, and wore hip waders 80% of the time. I took a pair of Meidnl with gaiters, be sure to treat the leather generously before going.
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The local/subsistence hunters have the largest impact, and my understanding is they don't report. Non residents are restricted to 1 bull and a season that runs, what 2 months?
Villagers killing cows and calves, year round, with almost no restrictions, chasing them in boats, snow machines, etc...
Yeah I understand that, but thr impression moving forward from last year, was this regulation cycle it was going to be a done issue for awhile.
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Forgive me, what implications do you think this may have for next seasons regulations in 23 and 26A? I'm not entirely familiar with all the politics in that circle, just a general knowledge of the posturing of seasons past.
A group of us has a keen interest, as we are booked to fly into 26A in...
We went to the west side of Kodiak last year, despite the hard winter kill we decided to go for it regardless. It was a huge learning curve and first time to Kodiak, 2 of us had been to Alaska previously in 2018 on the North Slope chasing caribou. West side, specifically Zachar Bay is...