RE: ALASKA do it yourself?
Yes you can do that. However you will never see a bou. Anywhere you can drive in Alaska has been shot out years ago, many years ago, 60 years ago. Or you can't hunt there.
I flew to Alaska 11 years ago in my own plane and still hired a bush pilot to take me to bou. Three hunters three bou.
My suggestion is to fly there commercially and hire a flying service to put you on a drop camp. 11 years ago that could be done for $2000 a gun with three guns in the group.
My Wife and I plan to fly up commercially and rent an RV for a week to sight see, not to hunt.
Alaska is a sever place go prepared.
Wtex