trade hunts alaska for illnios

dayna0306 · 03-07-2005, 05:29 PM

I've been to ak. three times in the last 6 years all unguided got a58" moose a nice carbou and ablack bear. I'll trade my hot spot for yours in ill. I will do everything on my own as i've done in the rockies ;canada[preguide laws]and alaska.When someone tells me they want a moose; I ask how bad? I'ts alot of work but well worth it to me. the carbou hunt i flew to fairbanks rented a suv and drove north of the artic circle cost me and a buddy about $1900 each for 2 weeks.The moose was $900 airline,$550 float plane and$550 for lin. and tags and$400 for transportingyour moose out of the bush and shiping antlers home. Thats $2500 each for averything. I reckamend 3 or 4 good buddies.
I just want a big illnios bow kill for my unguided collection.

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dayna0306 · 03-09-2005, 07:16 AM

guys i'm from Pa. and it looks like i'll be hunting puplic land. my wallet is to thin for a guided hunt. I am a carpet installer with 2 kids. To get to alaska I worked every other weekend for 2 years with out a vaction;I am willing to work for my hunts but I can not hand over hundreds of $ to someone to hunt. Any good suggestion for puplic land or comments welcome.

Double Creek · 03-09-2005, 08:00 AM

Sent you an email

justhuntitall · 03-09-2005, 06:27 PM

Hey I have a great public place for you to hunt but Iam not going to give it to you on this form .I have done all my hunts unguided from ducks to elk and been trying to plan an hunt to AK for 2007 I will give you a great place to hunt good IL bucks on good over looked public ground for some pionters on AK for moose. Send me an e-mail and you wont be let down I know what it means to get tips on out of state spots and info.

Howler · 03-10-2005, 06:30 PM

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$400 for transportingyour moose out of the bush and shiping antlers home.

I'd be interested in how ya did this for that price. I had my antlers shipped, Euro style, to me here in CO., and that alone was $375, plus the meat that I had shipped was $.90#. I only had 275# of my moose meat shipped, left the rest with my relatives in Anchorage!

dayna0306 · 03-11-2005, 06:10 AM

I split the skull put it in a card board box filled the boxs upto i think 100lb with sleeping bags and cloths ship it usps for $150 paid . Paid$200 to have the moose flown out of the bush. Then we each filled a freezer box with meat and checked it as free baggage and donated the rest to feed the hungy.

Howler · 03-11-2005, 12:43 PM

Splitting the skull, or cutting one horn off, would've made my shipping cheaper too, I'm sure. I didn't want my antlers to be detached! Did you have a way to freeze your meat before the flight? I'd be concerned about flyig with fresh thawed meat!! And also, depending on how far a guy has to ship anything will have a bearing on the cost to do so!
Actaully, when my antlers arrived here, just a couple of weeks ago, I about dirtyed my shorts when the Yellow Freight driver handed me a bill for $1052!! I had to do some calling, but it was corrected. There was a typo that had mis-classified my frieght!!
We brought home fresh frozen fish as check-in backage from our trip. Our luggage was capped at 50#'s, or pay extra! Each airline is a little different on those things!
One other thing, we caped my moose and sold the cape to a taxidermist in Anchorage. That was an easy $200!

dayna0306 · 03-13-2005, 09:34 AM

Thank you guys. I live near pittsburgh and plan on going to il. in a few week to check it out . After hunting in ohio the last two years I see what the rut is really like. I don't want to spend another november here in Pa. where they would sell every deer left for the money.I hate politics. Last year in 8 weeks of hunting I saw not one buck in Pa. the button bucks are being killed off with all the antlerless seasons [6weeks ] Thanks to Double Creek