Kodiak Island to hunt for blacktails...wanna go??

[1_pointer]

Mtmiller, a co-worker of mine, and I are going to Kodiak Island either the 2nd or 3rd week in September to hunt for Sitka Blacktails and also fish for silver salmon and halibut. The trip is for four folks, so we need one more person to complete the party. This will be sort of a ‘semi-guided’ hunt as we’ve been in contact with a transporter who will take us from Anchorage to Kodiak via his boat, where he’ll provide room/board. Barring bad weather he’ll be taking us to the portion of the island where each person will be able to take up to 3 bucks. Even with bad weather he’ll be able to get us to a 1 deer/person area. Once to the hunting area he’ll drop us off with some instructions as to where to look for deer, thus the semi-guided moniker. He has a pretty good handle on the deer hunting on Kodiak as the #22 all-time B&C Sitka Blacktail has his name on it!

As stated earlier, the transporter will provide room and board on the boat in addition to all the fishing tackle. Price for the transportation service is $1400 for 7 days (his minimum). It takes a 40% of the total to reserve your spot, so $540. We’d like to get this confirmed in the next month or as soon as possible. If you’re interested let me know (pm me your email address) and I can forward some correspondence to you that I’ve had with the transporter.

In checking around, this is a VERY reasonable rate for transportation to Kodiak for hunting. Heck, there are many cities in the US that you would be hard pressed to get room and grub for $200/day.

 

[MarvB]

Tyler- We've been looking to do this as well for either 2005 or -06 and the prices you've been quoted are VERY REASONABLE! If you wouldn't mind PM'ng the Cap'ns name to me I'd sure appreciate it Sounds like a good one to add to our short list...

 

[JohnSWA]

Sounds like an AWESOME hunttalk hunt for the future! That's what I call a smokin deal!!!

 

[schmalts]

If i only had that third week of vacation...

 

[Daniel in Ak]

great deal there.As I've ben talking with a friend down near Talkeetna that has a friend that will take us out for 235. bucks for the day for 5 deer and a bear.Right now it warmed up down south and they are waiting for the snow to push the deer down to the beaches.
This is really a meat hunt off a 3o foot boat and you can shoot from the boat load the deer up and take off hitting the beaches again.The Capt doesnt care who drives.Sounds real good,but we had an avalanche last week between Fairbanks here and Talkeetna so I missed out that week...the one week I could have gone.
Anyhow here's a picture of when my friend went down to check it out and this is the boat returning the same day it went out.Like I said it was a meat hunt,but man alive thats a one fat blacktail buck.

 

[1_pointer]

Dan- Awesome picture!!! That's what I'm hoping to take a picture of...next September!

 

[Tom]

Well, from here to Anchorage is a day or two. Then the next day leave for Kodiak in a boat? How long will that take? It sounds like a neat trip, but pretty long total days? I guess you can fish the day of arrival, but you can't hunt, right? Can you spell that out any, the actual plan for doing all of that, assuming good and bad weather? That's asking a lot, but its good to know too.

 

[JohnSWA]

Durn Texans...whadayagondo? Gotta make a great thing look bad! LOL! Great question Tom. Just had to give ya a bit of razzin.

 

[Tom]

haha

You're being paranoid, I don't want to make it look bad, but that doesn't mean it might not look bad. I learned that from you, pretty good.

Shoot fishing on the way to the island, that looks good! How big is the boat?

Its not a canoe, right?

 

[Daniel in Ak]

All I know about this boat from my friend is it's a 10x30 with heated cabin.He also does Halibut charters.Im still waiting to see If he does spring bear and sea duck hunts.This Charter is out of Whittier just south of Anchorage and Im told it's an hour to an hour and half to the Island he hunts.Daniel

 

[JohnSWA]

Ya learned darn good! LOL! touche, Tom! LMAO!! WE gotta do this hunt/fish trip!

 

[1_pointer]

Tom- We plan on Flying in on Friday, getting everything in line on Saturday and taking the boat to Kodiak early on Sunday. We'll fly towards home either the following Sunday or Monday.

 

[tnctcb]

1 pointer i tried to pm you but you need to delete some messages. i would love to go if the slot is still open

 

[MarvB]

Your folder is full...

1 pointer-

Tyler I tried to PM you this Am but it says you need to take out the trash
...oops just noticed that tnctb already told you that |oo

Anyway, I'll try to PM you again later today....Marv

 

[ringer]

I was asked several different years by my buddy in Anchorage who has hunted Kodiak every year for 20 or so years. They always chartered a plane to drop them in and pick them up. Problem was the weather and he was stuck from one to seven days waiting for it to break. I just couldn't leave the job for that long. You guys will be better off with the boat as he will run in fog. Sounds very exciting and can't wait to hear the bear stories! Good hunting.

 

[mtmiller]

See, I told you Tyler, no one wants to hang out with me. The price of being a prick I guess.

 

[schmalts]

See, I told you Tyler, no one wants to hang out with me. The price of being a prick I guess.

Its not that your a prick, its your so damn ugly, then there is that smell... Only axle could love a smell like that

 

[tnctcb]

1 pointer i called you and left a message. i still cant send you a pm but i will go!!!!!!!!!! email me or give me a call i left the number on your voicemail

 

[1_pointer]

Sorry about that fellas! The mailbox has been cleaned out so resend any pm's.

Tbctcb- I got your phone message, but accidentally erased it...sorry about that. Just pm you phone # and email addy and I'll get back with you.

Sorry it took so long for me to get back with everyone, but I was away from internet access for the last week.

 

[BW]

1 pointer,

Sounds like a good deal. Who are you going with, do they have a website? I'm kinda interested in this stuff, but in S.E. Alaska instead of Kodiak.

You guys should have fun, I lived in Kodiak and really enjoyed it there. Your biggest hurdle will be the seas between the Kenai Penn and Kodiak/Afognak Islands. That can be some seriously nasty stuff.