RE: alaska?
My wife was born and raised there, and I got to go year before last, to SE Alaska for a spring black bear hunt, it was awesome and if you get the chance you really should go. It was the greatest trip Ive ever been on. Got a big bear (barely missed B&C), and caught some huge salmon, not to mention the scenery and other wildlife we saw while we were there. Cant really say how much youll spend, cause I dont know what you want to hunt, and I didnt go with an outfitter, we got lucky and was invited by a freind of my father in law.