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So in the end we saw over 200 deer and got 3 small bucks. We only saw 2 bears the entire time we were out. The biologist said they had a terrible salmon run this year and the bears were scattered everywhere with no rhyme or reason. Talking to others at the airport they saw the same as we did... -
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11/4 we woke up to a cold morning. Frost and the sun is starting to come up. The roar of a beaver is quickly heard and we are headed home with 3 spike bucks but no bears. When we got to airport in Kodiak it was filled with hunters. Most had similar reports as ours. 1 hunter hunting with a... -
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11/3 sunny with periods of rain. Wind 20 mph and increasing to 30 from southwest. Waves 2 feet and building. Williwaws at times. Air taxi was going to fly out and check but we told them not to bother, to much wind was coming over the mountain causing huge downdrafts and rough seas. They... -
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11/2 no word from air taxi first thing in the morning. The winds were calm and it was 40 degrees with hard rain at times, drizzle, fog. We boned out the rest of meat and decided we’d go for a boat ride. We Got word at 12 noon from the air taxi he could pick us up this afternoon if weather... -
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11/1 first day of November! Last day of hunting? I can’t sleep and laid awake for several hours from 1 am - 2 pm. I Took 2 NyQuil at 1:45 am to try and fall asleep. I woke up at 6:30 drenched in sweat and my Sleeping bag smells like a gym locker. The Flight service is backed up because they... -
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10/31 I love to hunt on Halloween so I am pumped with high hopes. I sent my kids a happy Halloween wish on the inreach and later got pictures of their loot from visiting the neighbors. The Wind was from the northwest at 20 mph and the northwest blows right down the length of our bay. Waves... -
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I just got home to Iowa. I’m going to hang with the family for a while then finish this up. Basically traveling for 24 hours to get home tires a guy out. -
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After such a nice day on the mountain 10/30 was different it was 35 degrees and sunny but a wind from northwest at 40 mph sustained. When we got picked up our pilot told us Winds were Clocked 100 mph at Kodiak and they almost lost airplanes at the seaplane base. The Heater a Nordic diesel... -
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10/29 sunny 37 degrees SE breeze at >5mph, waves >1foot walked up creek at the head of the bay. glassed 10+ deer, 1 spike at 200 yards. One group of the Boat hunters went up east side of the head of the bay by where we went up a few days before they had arrived. The Other group of boat hunters... -
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10/28 Monday started out overcast with calm wind from west, the rain forecasted for the afternoon started earlier than expected around 10 am. We climbed to a saddle above the cabin to the southwest. Beautiful bowl with creek, grass, brush. It was a Steep climb busting brush the whole way. It... -
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We got checked by the AK state troopers that afternoon. All was up to snuff. They came into the bay in a skiff. Being 65 miles from Kodiak we were curious as to where they came and the logistics. They, 2 troopers, were staying on a parent ship. A 60’ vessel with a captain and crew. They... -
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Day 4: we all headed out in the boat down the bay. It was a cold morning and we had frost on the boat. We got about 3 miles from the cabin and saw a fox and a deer on the beach. A small spike and beautiful red fox. Sunrise isn’t until 9:10 so we aren’t exactly getting an early start to our... -
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Day 2 was opening day of bear season, October 25. It was rainy, foggy and windy with a high of 40 degrees. I hiked 2.3 miles and gained 2211 feet of elevation. It doesn’t sound like much, but every step was a fight. There was was always alders, devils club, or grass grabbing at you and... -
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Day one: we got dropped off at our Usfws public use cabin and began to get situated. We spotted deer immediately from the cabin. Hopes were high. After we got situated we went for a little boat ride. We spotted a pod of Orcas close. I spotted a deer 100 yards or so on shore so we got... -
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Yesterday we had a rental car and a room at the best western but got those cancelled when we knew we were not going to be back in time. Today the lady we rented the car from graciously let us use her showers at her house, let us use her truck to run errands and gave us a ride to the airport. We... -
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Made it out a day late! We messaged the flight service on Thursday saying if they could pick us up early on Saturday we’d be ok because the weather was looking like crap for our scheduled departure on Sunday. Saturday, the ceiling was at 250 feet most of the day with a sw wind coming over the... -
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1st flight got out around 8:45. As soon as the flight is back we will fly to. -
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The sign on the motel door makes me wonder if we should even leave the comforts of the hotel. -
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The bay we will be on is 15 miles long and 2/3 of a mile wide at the head and over a mile wide at the mouth. Plus the bear tag is good for parts of 2 other bays. Packrafts are cool, but zodiacs are cooler. Watching other people load their gear, everyone who was going DIY to the salt had a... -
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The kids get on the bus at 7:15 central time so I try to FaceTime them at 4:15 AK time when we are in town before they get on the bus. My brother is an Ak resident. My dad drew the only Nr brown bear tag for the area we are in. We each have deer a deer tag and shotguns for ducks and...
