Author Topic: Going to Alaska on the 27th for Caribou. (BACK FROM HUNT) :) (Read 619 times)

Redhawk1 · « **on:** August 26, 2004, 09:25:20 AM »

I just want to let you all know I will be going to Alaska on the 27th of August and will return on the 9th of September. Going after Caribou and Wolf. You all hold the Fort down for me OK.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2004, 10:27:00 AM »

Shoot straight and good luck!

Have fun for us! :-D

fairchase · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2004, 08:03:57 AM »

Awesome! Lay a few details un us if you have time, What outfitter? What are you shooting? that type of thing. Good luck and be to let us know when you get back.

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2004, 02:34:11 PM »

Quote from: fairchase

Awesome! Lay a few details un us if you have time, What outfitter? What are you shooting? that type of thing. Good luck and be to let us know when you get back.

We did not use an outfitter, we did a self guided hunt. We flew out of Brooks Range Aviation to the Northern sloop by the Nigu river basin in the artic circle. All three of us were successful with 3 very nice bulls. 2 bulls were taken on the 3rd day and one one the fourth. Unfortunately I did not use my muzzleloader. I was using my Tikka 300 Win mag. My shot was at 300 yards, one shot through the lungs. Very clean kill. All shots were over 200 yards. We seen well over 800 Caribou. We had a Grizzly come within 200 yards of camp :eek: and had wolf tracks in camp almost every night. It was a very hard and tiering hunt, but well worth it. :grin: I was the only one that did not get pictures of my Caribou. We left camp unprepared and forgot the cameras and by the time I shot the Caribou and crossed the river to get to it, we did not have time to go back to camp almost a mile away before we had no light. All the meat has to be removed before the hide and horns and we wanted to take it all out before any bears or wolf would get to it.

catman · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2004, 04:22:32 PM »

sounds like my kind of wilderness hunt, going this year in colo. for a week all is on my back and as of now by my self, friend that normally goes can't. i love this kind of hunting. you better be prepared for anything and ready for anything.

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2004, 01:27:12 AM »

Quote from: catman

sounds like my kind of wilderness hunt, going this year in colo. for a week all is on my back and as of now by my self, friend that normally goes can't. i love this kind of hunting. you better be prepared for anything and ready for anything.

While I was there I said I would not do it again. But now that I am back, I would do it again. I learned a lot while I was out there. The guy that took my buddy and I, did not prepare us well for the area we hunted. :eek: But we made it and had a great time.