Alaska Hunting GuideWritten by TravelMake.com
WHAT TO HUNT AND WHERE: Alaska is a hunter's paradise. Hunting here can provide full scope of experiences- from caribou to deer and moose, from grizzly and brown bears to wolves, from Dall sheep and mountain goats to muskox, from waterfowl to ptarmigan and several grouse species. Diverse Alaska geographic areas offer adventure for everyone, give us various choices: Interior Alaska. From mountains and rolling hills, river valleys covered with forests to vast spaces of treeless tundra at higher altitudes and in far north. Temperaure varies greatly throughout year, from -50 Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) in winter months to +30 Celsius (+86 Fahrenheit) during summers. There are just a few highways in interior part of Alaska. Most of area can only be reached by plane, boat or by foot. Summer is warm but short. Climate and landscape conditions provide variety of big game: moose and cariboo, Dall sheep in mountains, some wild bison, muskox in arctic Alaska, wolves, black and grizzly bears, waterfowl, some grouse and ptarmigan . Southeast (the narrow and long part between Pacific ocean and Canada). Consists of mainland and many treed mountainous islands along coast. The main hunting trophies here are brown and black bears, moose and mountain goats, black-tailed deer and wolves . Guided hunting is done mostly by boat, most popular hunting spots are on islands in central part of area. South and Southwest (to south and west of Yukon river). Mountainous inland with many rivers and lakes, ragged coastal line dotted with numerous islands. The region offers a wide variety of game: deer, Dall sheep, caribou, moose, wolves, wolverine, brown and black bear, waterfowl, grouse species. ALASKA GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS: If you hunt in a general season, which is open to an unlimited number of hunters, you will need a harvest ticket. Harvest tickets are available at no cost where hunting licenses are sold. Non-residents are required to have a big game tag for species they are hunting. Some remote rural areas may not have licenses available or vendor may run out of harvest tickets. Be sure to purchase your license, game tags, and pick up harvest tickets before you leave home or a population center. When a population of animals is too small and/or potential number of hunters too large to allow a general season or a registration hunt, Department may offer drawing permits. A Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement is published every May. The drawing for permit hunts is held in early summer, and everyone who applies will be notified of results by mail or can locate results on Alaska Department of Fish and Game's website. The Supplement contains all of drawing hunts by number for all big game species. Most of drawing permit hunts are open to both resident and nonresident hunters. A hunter may apply for three drawing permit hunts for each species. A fee is charged for each separate hunt. You can pick up a Supplement at any Fish and Game office, on website, or at license vendors. Hunting permit applications and forms can be downloaded off Internet and printed out. You can also purchase hunting licences, duck stamps, big game tags online, print them at home and you may go hunting or trapping right away. Complete Alaska Hunting Regulations Guide can be found here. The basic non-resident hunting licence costs $85 plus some extra fees for big game tags. HUNTING GUIDES: Nonresidents may hunt moose, caribou, deer, and black bear without a guide. Hunters who are not Alaska residents must be accompanied by a registered Alaskan guide or they must hunt with close relatives within second-degree of kindred who are Alaska residents when hunting brown or grizzly bears, Dall sheep or mountain goats. You can search online for licenced big game guides in your area. The best guides deliver 80-100 percent for most big game species. In addition, guides are familiar with their areas and possess equipment that average hunter might not care to purchase for one time use. However, a guide's knowledge, experience and equipment do not come cheaply. Although figures vary from guide to guide, expect to spend $8,000-$12,000 for a brown/grizzly bear hunt, $4,000-$6,000 for a sheep hunt and $1,500-$3,000 for a goat hunt. Moose and caribou are often part of a mixed-bag hunt and prices vary considerably. The best way to find a reliable guide is by references.
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