You should hunt up here!

[AKaviator]

You all should come up here and hunt. A guide is required for non-residents to hunt Brown/Grizzly, sheep and goats, but it's still a great place to hunt DIY and you can camp out with all the bears you want!

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

I got her done this year, AKaviator, and it was awesome!

No guide needed:

 

[jjenness]

My dream hunt awaits me! Hopefully some day.

 

[AKaviator]

Great job Bitterroot! I saw in another post that you had taken a bull, he's a beauty!! What general area did ya hunt? If you look back in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, you might see some photos of a bull a lucky hunter got this season...73" and scored over 250! Wish it was me.
Yours looks like an old bull and I love the photo, it expresses why we hunt!

If you look to come back up, send me a pm and I might be able to help out.

 

[Drelk]

I'm coming back to Alaska. Hunted brown bears and caribou. Killed both 7-8 years ago. Hunted with Rick grant. Tikchik air ventures. Anyway. Me and my hunting partner r coming up to do unguided float hunt for trophy moose.

Do u have an area that u would recommend for a trophy limited draw bull moose float hunt. Archery only muzz only. Anything that would increase the chance of trophy. We are very adept at rowing

Caribou black bear would just be collateral damage. But welcome

Any ideas

 

[Drelk]

Pm me

Thanks

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Great job Bitterroot! I saw in another post that you had taken a bull, he's a beauty!! What general area did ya hunt? If you look back in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, you might see some photos of a bull a lucky hunter got this season...73" and scored over 250! Wish it was me.
Yours looks like an old bull and I love the photo, it expresses why we hunt!

If you look to come back up, send me a pm and I might be able to help out.

Thanks,

It was a drive up and back, DIY hunt. I went with two other guys and we all got bulls. Fairbanks area. I got an email with the bull you referenced... what a stud! Mine should be close to the awards (210+), with his excellent palm development. We will have to see after the drying period.

Alaska is more affordable than some may think. We did it for under $2K each.

 

[AKaviator]

pm has been sent!

 

[Doe Nob]

How long does it take to drive from montana to alaska? We've looked into it, but its like a week up and a week back in travel from the gulf coast is my impression.....

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

It took 44 hours to drive up. We drove in shifts ... Straight through.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Thanks,

It was a drive up and back, DIY hunt. I went with two other guys and we all got bulls. Fairbanks area. I got an email with the bull you referenced... what a stud! Mine should be close to the awards (210+), with his excellent palm development. We will have to see after the drying period.


Alaska is more affordable than some may think. We did it for under $2K each.

Wow that is very affordable!

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Wow that is very affordable!

By far the biggest expense was fuel. We already had the backcountry and hunting gear. No guides, no plane tickets, no trophy shipping. The expenses came down to fuel, license/tag ($485), and food. We did blow $100 between the three of us for a shower at a cheap hotel room once we got out of the woods, though.

 

[NM_Archer]

So you were able to bring the meat back through Canada? Sounds like an amazing adventure! Great bull!

 

[tdub24]

BB, what caliber rifle were you using?

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

I got first blood on my 7mm magnum Savage project seen here:

http://www.eastmans.com/forum/showthread.php/2072-Savage-7mm-Rem-Mag-Project

NM_Archer,

We just sprayed the meat with citric acid, hung it in the trailer, declared it at the border, and drove it my processor here at home. My bull was dead for 11 days, never frozen, and the meat kept like a dream.

 

[jay]

what does citric acid do? Is it a preservative? Never heard of this before...

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

citric acid lowers the PH level of the surface of the meat. the meat forms a dry crust. The low PH prevents blowflies and the like from laying eggs within the meat, and makes for an unsuitable surface for bacteria to grow. The result is unfrozen meat simply aging, and not spoiling.

 

[hardstalk]

Imteresting, have never heard of citric acid on meat. What was your average temp on the meat bb? Does the acid add any undesired flavors?

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Imteresting, have never heard of citric acid on meat. What was your average temp on the meat bb? Does the acid add any undesired flavors?

Temps ranged from 30 to 70 degrees. The crusted surface of the meat is removed by the meatcutter, and the meat tastes wonderful. Alaska-Yukon moose are a real delicacy, I assure you. I am sure the aging helped the flavor along nicely as well.

 

[Shaun]

This is definatly on my bucket list. I honestly think my wife would let me sell anything I wanted to head to Alaska and take a moose. I will probably start looking toward 2014ish not sure. I am trying to find out a little more information on the Grizz, Goat, and Sheep over there as I have alot of distaint family that lives over there and my grandparents own 20 acres off the Keni so I am looking for ways to get around the guide thing. My grandpas brother that lives over there sent him the article that was in the newspaper in Ancorage i believe about that 73" monster that was killed over there. I have still yet to read it and it is sitting on my fridge in an envelope. I will try and remember to bring the article into work with me and scan it in and post it. If my memory serves me correct I want to say the guy was 74. Definatly an awesome accomplishment for that guy.