Our bear fences (yes we have two) are tested and packed. Hoping for some OK weather. Flying out on September 1st. I will post an update when we get out of the bush.
One of my hunting partners, who is new to hunting, bought a 6.5CM Waypoint. I have been to our range with him all spring and summer prepping for an Alaska trip on 9/1/22.
I am impressed at how accurate the gun is despite his relative newness to shooting. Prone, sitting with gun on sticks...
Dolly Llama flies are great for char and dolly varden. Black and white combos. Black gnats for grayling.
If you need a fly shop to put together a selection, call Alaska Fly Fishing Goods in Juneau. They are very helpful and tell them you are going to the Brooks Range for grayling and char and...
I have only hunted Alaska once, but on my first day I had three wolves within 100 yards. Had a tag, but the problem was I had just been bluff charged by a young grizzly who was about 40 yards from me and following me as I retreated. The wolves kept following the grizzly. Wish the circumstances...
Three of us are flying out of Kotz with RAM on September 1 -7, 2022.
And FYI - Optics Planet had a bunch of Nosler Trophy Grade ammo this week that two of us shoot. Not sure if it is still in stock but I got four boxes for my Sako which has been hard to find in 30-06 180 grain partitions.
RAM told us we will be fine. They will just have to work out logistics and take us further in from Kotz. Bryan is responsive and helpful. Our group is not nervous about our plans being disrupted.
Fenwick makes a couple of decent pack spinning rods. One model comes with two tip sections, both medium light and medium weight lures. Both models we bought were just fine and came with hard cases. I believe they were each around $100 so not a spendy outlay of money if they got broken or lost.
Changing from an Eberlestock pack with scabbard and main frame to a Kuiu 3600 saved me 5+ lbs. Also will never carry my camera equipment again in Alaska = 3+lbs cut off my fly in weight. I can replace it with extra food which I need and maybe a bottle of Irish whiskey!
This is probably a question for Alaska folk like Larry: if state lands remain open, and you can hunt between the median high water marks along rivers, are you essentially restricted to hunting bank to bank on a waterway? That is what it sounds like to me. Is it even feasible to successfully...
We’ll, not sure if I just was lucky but we used Kuiu Yukon gaiters over Crispi Gtx Wild Rick boots and wore our Kuiu Yukon rain gear pants all day every day. All four of us had same gear. Nobody got wet feet. Never had wet socks.
Even when we were doing the tundra OhShit hop when the water all...
I have the world's pickiest and hard to fit feet found on earth. And they love Crispis. So much so that I bought a second pair of Wild Rock GTX before my first pair wore out. With regular care and waterproofing of the leather, the first pair is four years old and looks great, even after about...
You need an inReach or sat phone.
Also, I would add an Israeli combat tourniquet to your medical kit. And know how to use it.
Bear fence from UDAP. Work great.
Arctic Air uses float planes. They will likely place you south of the Brooks. On lakes. Which are often further from the mountains where the caribou may be that early in warm weather. When we were there with AA in the first week of September 2019, it was warm and we saw little movement out...
The only big change from the gear list I just posted was I sold my Eberlestock frame pack and switched to a Kuiu Ikon 3600 and an Alaska Guide Kodiak CUB bino case. Saves me about 5 pounds total weight.