2010 Alaska Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt, Need Advice...Kotzebue or Galena Outfitters??

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I am planning on heading to Alaska with a couple buddies this September and would like any advice from others who have hunted GMU 23 either out of Kotzebue or Galena in the past. I have been talking to several different charter services and I am debating on either doing it completely on our own with the charter service or going with the outfitted service. The outfitted service provides food & gear and the hunting is still all DIY.

Has anyone used Sportsman's Air Service out of Galena in the past? The guy's name is Joe Schuster and he offers the outfitted service. It seems like he runs a pretty solid operation but any feedback or advice from others who have used him or any others in the area would be great. I did a self-guided black bear hunt/salmon fishing trip last year to Ketchikan, but that was my only other trip to Alaska.

Thanks for any advice!!
 
RE: 2010 Alaska Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt, Need Advice...Kotzebue or Galena Outfitters??

Doing a complete DIY hunt in Alaska is a tough deal because of the commercial airline restrictions. I've done it the last three years and am doing exactly what you are doing this year, but in a different area.

I looked at several air services out of Kotzebue but can't recommend any certain one because I have no first hand experience with them. I can say that you are looking in the right direction if you are going to hunt the NA herd and are planning to fly out of somewhere other than Kotzebue. Hopefully you'll get some advise from someone that has done your hunt or lives up there.

Equipment... because of the commercial limitations you might have to rent some of your gear up there or do the outfitted hunt like you mentioned. You most likely can rent the big stuff like tents, chairs...

The planning stage that you are doing right now is all part of the adventure. To me, there are not many things more rewarding than putting together a DIY Alaskan hunt. Good luck and enjoy. Ed F


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RE: 2010 Alaska Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt, Need Advice...Kotzebue or Galena Outfitters??

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RE: 2010 Alaska Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt, Need Advice...Kotzebue or Galena Outfitters??

You can't go wrong with Joe (Sportmans Air) and his outfit. He is Cabala?s approved and has one of the best successes rates in AK. I hunted with him in 08 Moose self guided. We killed two very nice bulls out for two hunters and saw three other legal bulls. From what I learned on this trip about AK Moose hunting just book him, you won't have a problem taking some nice BOU?s.

You can read my story below in posts call ?AK Moose Pics? and my friends called ?Alaska Moose pics take two? ? same hunt.

You may also PM me and I'll give you my phone number.
 

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