Future Caribou Hunt

[ereffett]

Looking at booking a 2027 DIY or drop-camp caribou hunt. Any strong recommendations on transporters or outfitters based on recent hunts? Has anyone booked with Susitna Air (spoke with their owner and it sounds like he's been doing moose for a bit but starting to do more caribou)? I booked a caribou hunt out of the Kotzebue area in 2021, so leaning towards something more central Alaska on this go around if possible. Thanks for any advice.

 

[ereffett]

If it helps, specifically looking at Arctic Air, Arrowhead, or Tok. It seems like a couple of those have changed owners in recent years and the reviews on here have been pretty mixed on service/over-booking/over-placing guys in the field. Does anyone have 2025 hunt experience with any of these outfits? Thanks!

 

[VernAK]

Caribou herds in Alaska [and the world] are suffering so the demand far exceeds the supply of hunts available.
Prices are rising and quality of available flights can be questionable. Others may be more optimistic but from my experience of a half century of remote Alaska hunting, I'm not encouraged but what I see.