AK Moose/Caribou Planning and Gear Lessons Learned

[Robinhood21]

Headed to Fairbanks in the am. Good luck to all. Will post pics and stories when able!!

So jealous! Good luck out there buddy!

 

[Slugz]

Back in Fairbanks. Awesome trip all around. Saw caribou, grizzly, a white wolf, two monster magnum moose and snow geese. Pretty warm the entire time in the field. Only got below freezing two days. No bugs at all. Caribou moved on those two cold days but they were all on the other side of a impassable gorge/river. Alaska never disappoints as we still had a great time and got to see and experience alot. Will start posting some pics here over the next few days, add to the rolling gear list changes and list out some more lessons learned from gear, equipment and logistics back and forth to Alaska from the lower 48.

 

[Slugz]

Never again will I buy a MTN House eggs and bacon. Pinnacle breakfast sausage egg scramble is in. Not even close its so good.

 

[Slugz]

Bow saw.

Why not just take a full size one vice a Wyoming saw? Food for thought. Ive been taking a foldable pruning saw and a Wyoming saw the past two trips. Both times I could have used a larger saw. Last trip for beaver dam logs and logs blocking the creek. This time for campfire wood. Granted, you gotta have the wood to cut so NBR hunts probably a mute point.

 

[Slugz]

You gotta have help. You gotta have good dudes to help. Sean @ 907 750 8603

 

[mtnbiker208]

Silky katana saw works good for your bigger hand sawing needs.



float trip with the wife a few years back. lots of wood on the river.

 

[Slugz]

Seek Outside Courthouse. This was the third trip with it and we loved it. 3 hunters and a stove very comfortably.

 

[Slugz]

Front and back end logistics.

-We stayed in the same Air BNB in Fairbanks. Awesome is the word I would use. So much easier than a hotel due to garage space for packing and repacking for the small plane flight in and drying out things post hunt.

-Frontside weather delay in Cold Foot. Stayed at the Marion Creek campground just north of town and ate at the truck stop there.

-Backside stayed in rooms there at the truck stop so we could get warm showers then made the drive down to Fairbanks the next day.

Not having to rush around to make flights is so nice and allows you to take in everything at your own pace is so relaxing. I cant say enough reminders about allowing days front and back side for weather delays.

 

[Slugz]

Trust me on this one and just do it.
Take in a small mason jar, sugar and lemon juice. ( can get both of those in small packets)

My son made some lingonberry / blueberry preserves. Pretty cool process to do in the wild and tastes great.

 

[medvedyt]

that and pancakes you will have a long list of people willing to come with you on the tundra ...

 

[Nontyp]

Take a cheap set of Amazon game bags if you’re having your meat processed in AK. You won’t get your good L Bartlett bags back with your meat.

 

[HarvestMoonOutdoorsman]

Take a cheap set of Amazon game bags if you’re having your meat processed in AK. You won’t get your good L Bartlett bags back with your meat.

Found that out the hard way. Didn't even occur to me until I killed my whitetail in Oct and was looking for them.

 

[hoodoo406]

Just stumbled upon this thread. Wealth of knowledge, I'm very excited to try Pinnacle Freeze dried meals.

 

[LongWayAround]

Just stumbled upon this thread. Wealth of knowledge, I'm very excited to try Pinnacle Freeze dried meals.

Their Tuscan Chicken is excellent.

 

[hoodoo406]

Their Tuscan Chicken is excellent.

I have that and the chipotle burrito bowl in my cart. Be nice to mix it up from Peak and Mountain House.

 

[Slugz]

Just stumbled upon this thread. Wealth of knowledge, I'm very excited to try Pinnacle Freeze dried

Good to hear. That was the intent of this thread. I try to not leave anything out regardless of it being good or bad.

 

[Slugz]

that and pancakes you will have a long list of people willing to come with you on the tundra ...

 

[Slugz]

Lessons learned that I kinda already knew but didnt act on it. I acknowledge time is a big planning factor for these trips but not rushing up and down the haul road was so nice. If possible take it all in.

 

[Slugz]

More pics

 

[hoodoo406]

Couldn't agree more. Not having to rush, and actually be able to take an extra couple days and enjoy yourself makes it so much more rewarding.