RE: DIY Caribou or Moose
I am looking into doing an 06 semi-drop camp hunt also in Alaska and want to point out that you can't hunt and fly the same day and your bush pilot should at least spot some the first day then put you in close proximity of the animals. Also make sure to ask how many fly overs and how many times they will move you before you have to start paying for additional flights. I would do a semi drop and let them supply the basic stuff for survival, tent, freeze dried meals ect ect ect......because anything over 50-60 lbs. they charging extra for added weight. It is very important that the pilot put you near the game the first shot because you loose a day whenever you move. Also a satilite phone is not included and I would not go without one. They are about $150 for the week (you can split the cost with others in camp) and order over the net. Do a search on the net to find some of these outfitters but I would check references for both sucessfull and unsucessfull hunters. I also believe that if you get a moose permit you can bag caribou, black bear and wolf but you are allowed one animal on that license and it cost 500.00 as compared to 325.00 for just 1 bou tag. It gives you more options in my opinion even though I wouldn't subsitute a wolf on that tag. If you find anything please passit along.
Thanks