Kodiak Island August or November?

[Ryanr84]

I haven’t hunted yet. Leave Nov 4.

How’d you end up doing on your hunt? Interested to hear it!

 

[mcseal2]

Article and post are here, it was a good adventure but the hunting was tough

What I learned my first Kodiak blacktail hunt

This thread is my attempt to pay back all the help and advice I received from guys here when planning my hunt. I owe you guys that helped me a lot, its priceless being able to ask questions when planning a trip like this. My midwestern home is a long way from the places I've hunted moose...

rokslide.com

 

[AK Troutbum]

We had a very tuff hunt. Not many buck sightings and the weather was not favorable. Definitely a awesome place! I would pick somewhere that is unknown we went to a known drop off location and after a day of being there another camp rolled in and on the backside of our mtn range there was another camp hunting the same range. I would definitely pick a mtn lake that is unnamed next time! We will definitely be going back. Very beautiful place but also very unforgiving!! Be prepared for lots of rain and wind

Most of the lakes are unnamed, or they’re just identified by their elevation. If you can land and take off from a lake on Kodiak, trust me, it’s being hunted.


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[HuntFishCamp]

3 of us are going mid to late August '22
Don't want to deal with bears and I live in a place with shitty weather so don't want to vacation in it on an island in November
Plus the fishing is a big part of the trip also

Muley,
I noticed you had mentioned an emphasis on fishing. Does that mean you were staying on the salt? We are planning to go Late August ’24 to get on some good fishing, staying at a lodge. We are planning to do plenty of hiking to get up to the deer each day. How did your trip turn out? Looking for insights into the feasibility of a salt based camp whereas it seems most hunters here opt for a fly-in drop camp that time of year. I would PM you but I don’t have that capability as of now.

 

[Muledeerfanatic]

Hunting sucked
Fishing was great
We flew into a lake
Fished out of Kodiak
I wouldn't spend money hunting deer there in August or probably ever again but I would go just to fish for sure

 

[DMurphy]

Hunting sucked
Fishing was great
We flew into a lake
Fished out of Kodiak
I wouldn't spend money hunting deer there in August or probably ever again but I would go just to fish for sure

We are eying a trip to Kodiak next August around the opener. Do you mind if I DM you to get more informaiton on what was good and bad on your trip and any suggestions you might have?

 

[BaylorBowhunter]

we did mid Nov and used a boat as a transport service and hunted on our own. Hit it just right 3 tags filled by bow and two by rifle. We were a touch late for good fishing but still caught a few.

Blacktail sniper. Who was your transporter and would you recommend them?