Felix40
WKR
Some of you may remember a thread I started a couple months ago about how to experience Alaska on a bit of a budget. Well the decision has pretty much been made for mine and dad's first trip up there to be on POW. Dad is a pilot so his main goal is to get to fly in a bush plane and see some sights. I am a hunter/angler and my main goal is to kill some stuff.
Neither of us knows anything about Alaska except what I have read and am reading. I would be comfortable getting dropped in the Rockies for a week but Alaska scares us both a bit since its foreign. The tentative plan right now is to get dropped at Black Bear Lake where we would have use of the FS cabin for a week or more but to backpack the ridges and alpine as much as possible.
So here are my questions/concerns etc for you guys who have been to the island.
1. What tags to buy? I know there are some fish in the Black Bear Lake so fishing will happen. Deer seems like a no brainer if we get there around the nonres opener. Bear (I know I would have to draw)? Would they be up this high or mostly along the coast? Wolves?
2. Thoughts on using the FS cabins?
3. If anyone knows about this area what do you think about hunting from this particular cabin and the area around it?
4. Can we expect to see other folks out hunting like you do in Colorado for example?
5. Im reading a couple books right now but any other recommendations for good reads on the subject are appreciated.
I appreciate any responses pm or otherwise. Just keep in mind that we are fairly capable guys but Alaska seems like a foreign country to both of us.
Neither of us knows anything about Alaska except what I have read and am reading. I would be comfortable getting dropped in the Rockies for a week but Alaska scares us both a bit since its foreign. The tentative plan right now is to get dropped at Black Bear Lake where we would have use of the FS cabin for a week or more but to backpack the ridges and alpine as much as possible.
So here are my questions/concerns etc for you guys who have been to the island.
1. What tags to buy? I know there are some fish in the Black Bear Lake so fishing will happen. Deer seems like a no brainer if we get there around the nonres opener. Bear (I know I would have to draw)? Would they be up this high or mostly along the coast? Wolves?
2. Thoughts on using the FS cabins?
3. If anyone knows about this area what do you think about hunting from this particular cabin and the area around it?
4. Can we expect to see other folks out hunting like you do in Colorado for example?
5. Im reading a couple books right now but any other recommendations for good reads on the subject are appreciated.
I appreciate any responses pm or otherwise. Just keep in mind that we are fairly capable guys but Alaska seems like a foreign country to both of us.