Thanks!
I had always thought it sounded like a great adventure to hunt Unimak. Very remote and some huge bears. Also thought hunting them on the beaches when they were looking for dead whales sounded cool. After trying for several years I realized the odds were so slim to draw the tag so I...
Good points. It's going to be a tough choice that's for sure. Right now I'm leaning towards a Spring hunt since my Kodiak bear hunt was in the Fall and I want a different experience. Also Fall this year would be harder to schedule. I believe I have 30 days or so to make my choice.
That would be nice. I'm not complaining though. Before I went to Kodiak I actually applied several times for the Unimak Island tag so I'm thinking I'll do that in Spring of 25 with this tag. I don't think I can make any of the Fall dates work this year.
Yes, if you don't have a family member that meets that requirement. I have a sister and brother-in-law that live in Alaska so I have that option. It will depend if my brother-in-law can get the time off work for the hunt I choose.
Flying home from a great week in Costa Rica with the family and I had a voicemail from a nice lady at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Thought someone was playing a joke on me. My wife and boys thought I was having a heart attack listening to the message. 😂 Guess it was really my lucky...