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Alaska
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Alaska
Glacier Adventures
Southeast,
Alaska
~Alaska
Glacier Adventures offers some of the best Mountain Goat,
Bear, Wolf, Deer and Duck hunting in Alaska~
Mountain
Goat Hunting
The
majestic mountain goats of Baranof lsland are a very stable
and healthy herd with about 1300-1600 animals. The highest
peak on Baranof Island is 5230 feet and most goats live from
500 feet to 4500 feet depending on the time of year. This
is a physically challenging hunt as are most alpine backpack
hunts. The mountain goats live in steep, broken country and
the challenge is rarely outsmarting them, but rather out climbing
them. They are easy to spot, relatively easy to stalk, but
once again, the climb can be memorable. Alaska Glacier Adventures
prefers to hunt the mountain goats from mid-August to mid-October
as the days are longer and the slopes are not icy. The mountain
goat hunts are very rewarding and most hunters leave feeling
awed and humbled at the beauty of the area. The success rate
of your hunt increases with your conditioning. We will fly
into a high alpine lake (weather permitting) with an excellent
pilot that operates a Cessna 185 on floats and has over 40,000
hours! The pilot, Ken Bellows, operates Air Sitka and in most
people's opinion, is the best pilot on floats in Alaska. That
is a lifetime of flying and he has never had a wreck! We will
then set up a deluxe tent camp on the shore of a lake and
come back to the tent most every night if conditions allow.
Whole food, and lots of it, will be served and cooked over
a Coleman stove unless we decide to spike out. Then freeze
dried meals will be utilized along with our spike tent. If
conditions and circumstances allow, we will target Sitka Blacktail
Deer as well as big, mature Billies. The Billies we target
are 5+ years old, weigh somewhere around 250-350 pounds, have
9 inch horns and have 3 to 8 inches of hair (depending on
the time of year.) These are tremendous trophies and the quality
of the hunt is second to none. Come join us for the "Adventure
of a Lifetime."
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Mountain
Goat Hunt Package Rate:
8 day hunt; US$8,000
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Black Bear Hunts

The
coastal Black Bears of Alaska are some of the worlds largest
and regularly exceed 350 pounds. Seven (7') bears with Boone
and Crocket skulls are frequently taken. A healthy bear will
often put on 25 % more body weight by the time late fall arrives.
This means a 400 pounder in the spring can be in excess of
500 pounds in the fall. The spring hunt consists of glassing
and cruising the many inlets, bays and passages for bears
that are not only rutting, but feeding on tender grasses near
the ocean beaches. This hunt is conducted by boat and will
find you spending the majority of your day in the skiff or
big boat cruising for big bruins. When a suitable bear is
spotted, then the excitement begins! Stalking starts in the
boat and ends usually within 100 yards of the boar after a
short walk along the beach or forest. Black bears can be one
of the hardest animals in Alaska to field judge and much care
will be given to ensure it is a mature male with prime hair.
The jumbo Spot Shrimp, delectable Dungeness Crab, delicious
Butter Clams, giant King Salmon and ferocious Halibut will
occupy most of our daily activities while Black Bear hunting
is best done in the late afternoon till last light. Since
sunset is normally at 9 to 10 pm, there is plenty of time
to hunt and fish.
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Island
Black Bear Hunt Package Rate:
7 day hunt; US $5,700
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Sitka
Blacktail Deer and Seaduck
Hunts

This
scenic hunt is the best all-around hunting experience offered
anywhere in Alaska. The Sitka Blacktail Deer are in full
rut and the colorful Seaducks are in full plumage. Hauling
the shrimp pots and crab pots and feasting on the fresh
seafood put a smile on everyone's face while coming back
to the "GLACIER" every night makes for a wonderful
experience. A normal trip will find us sitting by our decoys
at first light blasting away at the numerous Harlequin,
Oldsquaw (Long-Tailed Ducks), Barrow's Goldeneye, Common
Goldeneye, Surf Scoter, Common Scoter, White-Winged Scoter,
Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Red-Breasted Merganser, and
the occasional King Eider and Common Eider. It is not uncommon
to take home a dozen different species of seaducks, Alaska
Spot Prawns, and Dungeness Crab.
The
Sitka Blacktailed Deer are also a likely target as they
are in the peak of the rut during November and the hunting
style is reminiscent of a coyote hunt. This exciting, action-packed
hunt will often see the deer running to our fawn-in distress
calls before throwing on the brakes when they almost trample
you. Depending on the year and the depth of the snow, the
deer can often be hunted very close to the beach, but just
as likely it can be a very physical hunt with lots of hiking.
The deer are delicious eating and a mature buck can tip
the scales over 150lbs. Prince of Wales is home to some
of the best deer hunting in all Alaska with several record
book bucks taken annually.
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Sitka
Blacktail Deer and Seaduck Combo Hunt Package Rates:
5 day deer hunt; US $2,900
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Wolf
Hunts

This
is one of my favorite hunts as there are few animals as cunning
and smart as the wolf. The Wolves are hunted two ways. The
first is spot and stalk which employs the use of many calls
and decoys and is very similar to coyote hunting. The other
method is to trap them with various traps. We will check the
traps and call them every day and use the boat for transportation
to and from the hunting areas. The wolves of Southeast Alaska
usually travel in packs, so the opportunity of taking more
than one wolf at the same time is high. Hunting from boats
is the norm and we usually cruise the bays, passages and inlets
looking for wolves at all hours of the day. These hunts are
one of the best opportunities in the entire continent to bag
a trophy wolf with your own rifle. Most of the wolves in the
springtime are hungry and readily come to our calls only to
be met by your gunfire! Wolves are the ultimate predator and
have reduced the deer and black bear populations on several
islands in Southeast due to their excellent hunting skills.
There is no shortage of wolves, only wolf hunters, so come
help us save the black bear and deer by WHACKING A WOLF! Shrimping,
crabbing, clamming and fishing can all be done on these hunts.
This is a relatively low-exertion hunt and the long daylight
hours make for productive days. Come hunt the ultimate predator
and experience the best of Southeast Alaska.
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Wolf
Hunt Package Rates:
6 day wolf hunt; US $3,800
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Kurt
Whitehead
Registered Alaskan Guide &
Outfitter #1046, U.S.C.G. Captain
Registered for G.M.U's 1,2,3,4,9,19,21,22
Permitted by the Tongass National Forest
P.O. Box 6522
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone 907-738-5000
EMAIL: kurtjw99@yahoo.com
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Transportation:
Craig,
AK is about 45 air miles due west of Ketchikan on the West
Coast of Prince of Wales Island and about 700 miles Northwest
of Seattle, WA. You should arrive at least a day before
your trip begins and Alaska Airlines (1-800-252-7522) serves
all of Southeast from their major hub in Seattle. Promech
Air (1-907-225-3845) operates daily floatplane service from
Ketchikan/Craig and the 1/2 hr. flight is about $120. The
Inter-Island Ferry Authority (1-907-225-4838) operates daily
sailings from Ketchikan/Hollis and the 3-1/2 hr. trip is
about $35. Once in Hollis POW Transportation (1-907-826-5555)
operates daily trips from Hollis/Craig/Klawock and the 1/2
hr. trip is about $25.
2008 Show Schedule
Dates |
Event |
Location |
| Jan. 23 - 26th |
Safari Club International |
Reno, NV |
| Feb. 2 - 10th |
Eastern Sportshow |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Mar. 7 - 9th |
International Sporting Exposition |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Mar. 13 - 16th |
International Sporting Exposition |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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