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Old 05-08-2011 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SJAdventures
That is correct. Quality goat hunts on Kodiak run around $6500. Goat hunts on Kodiak are draw hunts. You can still get a quality dall sheep hunt for under 15K and 15K would be the upper end for a dall sheep hunt in AK. But 15K is not way out priced for the average AK dall sheep hunt.
Almost all of south Kodiak is just a registration permit for goats now. That island is littered with goats. I talked with the biologist when I was down there in '08 and he showed us their detailed range maps for the goats. They've spread all over, and into many areas where they never thought they would colonize. With the way the population has been growing they've been steadily liberalizing the hunting opportunities.

Guided sheep hunts in AK seem to be more in the 10-12k range, but when you include tag fees, airfare to AK, air taxi fees, and trophy shipment back they could run 15k home and back. I love being an Alaska resident. I'm going sheep hunting this year for a third year in a row and total cost (not including taxidermy) will only be about a grand for all three combined.
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