That’s my rough estimate for flights, hotels, meat care and transfer, etc. it’s probably a little on the high side of where it’ll land but better to budget over vs under!
Have you made any decisions yet? There are a ton of options that can range from 2-15k for transporter cost, most in the 7-10 range. I’d say it boils down to your goals. If it’s a one time deal and you're looking for high odds and high trophy potential that’s gonna be towards the highest. I myself look at the most sustainable option of going every year Or doesn’t kill my budget for doing other hunts that year, so I look to the lower end of prices. Honestly I’ve been on 9 hunts in Alaska and encountered other hunters in the field 8 of those. So I generally am not going to spend a ton of money to fly to very “remote” places, been there done that, and encountered people, so I’ll save some money and just rid of all the ill conceived notions of “remote” Alaska. I do include, aircraft buzzing over low and tracks and kill sites along the river I’m floating as encountering other hunters as well as actual encounters. If you want to keep it at the bottom of the price range it will require a TON of research and understanding logistics and how things work in Alaska, and that won’t come from simply asking questions on a forum. You can hunt moose in Alaska way cheaper than most people think and be lining up stuff in a yearly time frame (instead of the common heard 2-3 years) but will require some deep digging. Otherwise if I had a higher end budget either look at unit 18 options or get with Larry Bartlett and use his service, either will likely be booked years ahead. BIG thing to keep in mind, transporters in remote locations require substantial costs to get to and especially get back from unless you plan to donate your meat (which means you’ve never eaten moose before, or have little regard for the quality of meat you do eat). Plus a moose tag and hunting license is $960 just to pass go. I do find it amazing how many people must have 10-15k budgets just to get dropped off and picked up.
good into, much appreciated
What area did you end up going? How long was the float and did you see a lot of moose action?
About the only thing your guaranteed on a road to road float is a lot of people action. I remember my first night seeing 3 camp fires and listening to chainsaws. Of the 30 or so hunters we talked to across the week, I was the only one to kill a “legal” bull. Some residents killed 2 young bulls, well under the non res 50”/4brow rule.
