Thanks for the info guys, it looks like if I go I might try to do a DIYcaribou hunt, they just opened it for this coming year. I wont be able to use a guide, because the my trip dates are a moving target, anywhere from early aug to mid sept... Once I know when the trip is scheduled I'll try to work something out, I'd hate to have free plane tix to kodiak and not get to hunt! [8D]