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Great pics Ivan! Is the top one the big one you and Ernesto got in the mountains a long way back and a tough hike out?Here's a few more from years past.
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These bulls were shot by first time caribou hunters...
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It's nice to see the attempt to control the bears. So they think this is one of the major issues?That is a very nice bull, looks like it maybe B&C? Any more pictures?
I really wish I could have hunted that herd in its prime of 200,000 animals in the 90s. The count this year was around 12,000 I believe and has been struggling for years. Brucellosis is rampant and predator numbers are high. F&G killed 100 bears out there this spring with hopes of boosting calf survival, it will be interesting to see if it works. There is about 1/3 the caribou today as there was 30 years ago in Alaska. Our local herd went from 45,000 just 5 years ago to 8800 this last fall count and no open season in the near future.
Eighteen years ago I was blessed to take two bulls in two days out of Kotzebue.
No kidding I remember as a kid all the ads on the last few pages of magazines where you could kill 2 bulls like they were giving tags away. Another missed opportunity due to being born a generation too late.The opportunity to hunt them has dwindled more in the last 10 years than than any other animal in NA.
Yea, go as soon as you can, it doesnt look to get better in the near future...Of all the critters in AK, caribou is at the top of my bucket list! Late Sept, hard horned with a white cape are something I've dreamed about since I was a kid. These pics remind me I need to get serious about making plans and just go! I don't think the herd sizes are going to be dramatically increasing any time soon.
Awesome! How much did the hunt cost? Ho many days did you hunt?I killed this bull in 1979 in NW British Columbia while sheep hunting.
Awesome! How much did the hunt cost? Ho many days did you hunt?