My 2013 Alaska Caribou Hunt
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MDHunter
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It's a Luxurylite Ultralite Cot, an awesome piece of camp gear! Less than 3 pounds, guarantees you never have a lumpy bed in camp. After my hunt partner this year saw it, he's getting one for himself.
Bought it after an Alaska wilderness hunt where I never had a good night's sleep due to too many tree roots under the tent.
Looks like a great trip that was worth the travel thank for sharing reminds me of a hunt I was able to do at a big discount.
I was able to go on a caribou hunt back in 2004 on Uncle Sam’s Dime. You take a 4 Wheel truck out to one of the remote radio sites and park. Walk out a couple hundred feet close your eyes and shoot, odds were you would hit a good size caribou there were some many of them thousands of them, herds. Dam things use to walk into the base like they own the place.
Nice little area called Sondrestrom Greenland. Got the pictures to prove it.
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I was able to go on a caribou hunt back in 2004 on Uncle Sam’s Dime. You take a 4 Wheel truck out to one of the remote radio sites and park. Walk out a couple hundred feet close your eyes and shoot, odds were you would hit a good size caribou there were some many of them thousands of them, herds. Dam things use to walk into the base like they own the place.
Nice little area called Sondrestrom Greenland. Got the pictures to prove it.
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Robert
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I hope to never find out if it really works.
The battery unit that puts out the electric charge emits an audible "BEEP" every 5-10 seconds, that you can hear at night even from within the tent. Sometimes I wonder if the beeping sound is just as responsible for keeping bears/wolves away as the electric current (the animal would have to touch the ground wire and one of the 2 charged wires at the same time to get shocked).
As much as anything, I think hearing the "BEEP" at night helps the guys in the tent sleep better, feeling like they at least have an early warning system out there.
Thanks for the info. One more question...
How far did you guys hike in with all that gear? Hopefully close to the drop off point..
gaueri
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look like a great hunt trip. Just the pics view want me to go just for the view. Thanks for sharing
MDHunter
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Thanks for the info. One more question...
How far did you guys hike in with all that gear? Hopefully close to the drop off point..
If you notice in one of the early pictures, the bush plane is landing to pick up Scott's caribou meat and antlers. The "runway" (just a gravel strip along the creek) was only about 50 yards from our campsite.
To get to the camp, it was about a 90 minute bush flight from town; we were about 100 miles from the nearest road. But Alaska terrain is different - if we had to walk out for some reason, it would take at least a couple of weeks to cover the 100 miles. Lots of boggy or tough-to-hike country, tons of rivers to cross, and you can only cross them in the morning or early afternoon - they're so cold that you need to give yourself a few hours to warm back up after crossing them.
We were also lucky in that we didn't have to pack either caribou more than 1/4 mile back to camp, the shortest pack I've had to this point.
HiballHiside
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That perimeter reminds of the movie "Congo" and the scene with the auto trip machine guns.
MDHunter
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Update on Bear Fence...
Just an update note to those who have asked about the bear fence - it is not foolproof, a couple of large brownies have walked through them near Katmai - got shocked, but kept on walking. Also, there is a danger that a cub can get under the lowest wire and then be trapped INSIDE the fence, and be wailing while Momma is all worked up outside the fence. THAT is a scenario I hope never to experience.
Just an update note to those who have asked about the bear fence - it is not foolproof, a couple of large brownies have walked through them near Katmai - got shocked, but kept on walking. Also, there is a danger that a cub can get under the lowest wire and then be trapped INSIDE the fence, and be wailing while Momma is all worked up outside the fence. THAT is a scenario I hope never to experience.
mcsurgeon
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wow, thanks for sharing, that is great!
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