Winter Draw

A little over 2 weeks left to apply for the Winter Draw.

http://wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=permits.main

Sheep*
Moose
Kodiak Brown Bear*
Mtn Goat*

Non-Rez's have to hunt with a guide for those marked with an asterisk (*)

Odds are much better for NR's because of the guide requirement. Some units/hunts are 4x-6x better odds for NR's

I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart - and the fact that I apply in units that NR's can't or there are very few NR tags.

Good luck for those that do apply.

MuskegMan ~

I have looked at Alaska's Big Game Hunting application booklet and find it to be very confussing for a non-resident, and have a few questions I am hoping you can help me with.


(1) What is the difference between the winter and the spring draw?

(2) What is the best "trophy area" area for a non-resident to put in for dall sheep and moose? Based on quality not opportunity to draw a tag.

The guy who runs Cabela's Hunting Tags Service (Erik Paleck) drew a special tag and shoot a huge moose in Alaska last year, and I can't remember where he told me it was? I think it was on a reserve and special permit area.. Do you know anything about these type areas?

I would appreciate any assistance..

Stryker

LAST EDITED ON Dec-22-08 AT 01:26AM (MST)[p]stryker

The deadline to apply was 12/6. The Cabelas guy had the Koyukuk CYA tag. Early hunt I believe, he went guided and in over a week of hunting they saw one bull prior to seeing the one they tagged.

Next year they are talking about going back to a single draw - which I like.

The winter draw was supposed to be for more remote areas that require more lead time to plan a hunt. Sheep, goat, spring brown bear and some moose permits are on the menu for the Winter draw. Everything else is in the Spring draw.

For sheep, it's the Chugach Range, then Alaska Range, then Brooks Range. Lots of good Chugach Range tags - just hard to draw and Alaska had no BP/PP system.

Lots of good moose areas, but I don't live near one. Remote areas of Yukon, Kuskokwim, Koyukuk and Kobuk River drainages will produce good moose.

A buddy of mine (co-worker) was in on a 70" bull kill this year just a couple of hours east of Los Anchorage.