Alaska offers some fantastic hunting opportunities that you should consider! The remoteness gives hunters fantastic opportunities but also comes with some risk. In this video, Randy discusses some things you should consider before your first hunting trip to Alaska!
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I live in Sitka, commercially fish for a living and hunt all around SE. I think the two hardest things for most visiting folks to grasp is how quickly hypothermia can degrade your decision making abilities, and just how "on your own" you really are here. Randy is right, you need to be prepared.
1: bring a mountain of cash
2: see #1
Great advice Randy! Having lived in AK for nearly a decade your advice is spot on.
Did my first Alaska hunt this year in sept for moose, 14 nights. Crazy vegetation, wet, and lots of bugs. A great adventure but agree 100%, it is no joke. My hunting partner said only time he's going back is on a cruise with his wife!
Read a article the other day about a guy in Saskatchewan in a bad way on his own but he had a axe n chopped down four powerpoles to get recused
I feel like this could be a full 30-60 minute episode with specific points about weather considerations and specific gear needed for alaska.
We used the same pilot on our SE Alaska bear hunt! I recognize the plane and tail number from the thumbnail. Randy is 100% correct. We had a couple extra days waiting for our commercial flight out of Petersburg.
Have been to Alaska and every thing you mentioned is true. Before your trip read every thing you can about where you are going. Prep for any outdoor adventure is important, double for Alaska. Thanks for posting this.
There are places like that in the lower 48 too. One of my favorite hunting spots is 9 miles from any roads, then another 3-4 hour drive to civilization with no cell service. You HAVE to pack right and act right!
Too dangerous, don’t come
I did a remote Alaska moose hunt in ‘19. 3 week float, float planes etc. the whole time I was getting buzzed by bush planes, and especially after I got a big moose rack on my boat. It’s like ohv’s, but in the sky during hunting season
Been a backcountry guide in Alaska for 6 years now. We get helicoptered in and spend 6 days floating the rivers extremely remote areas. I carry a ZOLEO satellite text device. I also carry a sat phone along with a very robust first aid kit that I have built to support what i may need
AAA–MEN!