Recent content by Magnum Sherpa
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Anyone hunt with Unguided Alaska/Arctic Air this year?
Unguided Alaska/Arctic Air canceled our trip 5 weeks before we were scheduled to leave. I then had to fight with them and threaten them to get my money refunded. I posted a separate thread on this saga. I’d strongly recommend staying away from their operation.- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #39
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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How to pick a spot to get dropped off for a caribou hunt?
I’m hoping to plan another caribou hunt after the lackluster hunt that I had this year. Rather than using a transporter again, I’m instead leaning towards dealing directly with an air taxi service. I’m quite familiar with e-scouting for Western big game like elk and deer, but not at all for...- Magnum Sherpa
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- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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Salting on USFS w Game Camera
Are there any cattle grazing in the area? I frequently find salt blocks left out by ranchers in that situation.- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #9
- Forum: Elk
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New Road In Alaska
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority that is tasked with building and maintaining the road has stated it will not be open to the public. They plan to recoup the $2 billion needed to build the road from truck tolls. As for the effect on the animals, especially caribou, the Red...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #19
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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New Road In Alaska
It’s disappointing that I’ve seen a decent number of Alaska resident hunters arguing in favor of this road. They say it will “increase access to the area for hunters without airplanes.” They must have overlooked the fact that this is planned as a private industrial toll road with no access for...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #16
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
Thanks. It gives us an excuse to go back and we are already starting to plan the next trip. If we are successful next time it will be that much sweeter.- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #8
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
WHAT I LEARNED Despite not getting caribou, Mark and I still had a great time. If a hunter can’t enjoy time spent afield in Alaska, then maybe you need to reevaluate why you hunt. I do, however, want to give myself the best chance to be successful. So here it goes: 1). Take recommendations...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #6
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
Over the next 2 days we drove back to Fairbanks then flew home to Montana. Despite a fresh 5-6 inches of snow along the Dalton Highway, we only saw one group of caribou along the entire drive of the North Slope to Atigun Pass. The hunters that we had seen hunting along the road on our drive up...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #5
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
September 11: Pickup Day We had our camp broken down and gear packed by 9 AM as instructed by our transporter. The night before we had gotten about 2 inches of snow. As we sat waiting I noticed a few brown dots on the ridge across the river that hadn’t been there the other 100 times I had...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #4
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
September 5-10: Basically “Groundhog Day” every day, despite variations in the weather. We had one sunny day in the 50s, but the rest of the days were typical Alaska weather with rain/clouds/snow. Except for one day when visibility was near zero, we would hike to a glassing point and settle...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #3
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
September 4: We met our transporter a little before 7 AM on the Sag River. After completing our paperwork and checking licenses we were on our way. We rode up the Sag then up the Echooka River for about a 50-minute total trip. We saw a lot of camps and a lot of hunters just hanging around...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #2
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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The caribou hunt that almost wasn’t
This is the follow up of the caribou hunt that I had originally planned with Arctic Air. After a late cancellation of our hunt by Arctic Air, we scrambled and were able to book a hunt with an airboat transporter on the North Slope of the Brooks Range south of Deadhorse. Disclaimer...- Magnum Sherpa
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- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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Mountain Caribou
Congratulations on an amazing bull and thanks for sharing your adventure.- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #34
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Gut punch - September caribou hunt cancelled
That makes sense why he pushes their hunts so hard.- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #76
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
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Gut punch - September caribou hunt cancelled
I contacted Russ Meyer from Outdoors International several times via phone and text message. He never answered his phone so I left a few voicemails. Russ did call me back after about a week and a half, but I was at work and couldn’t answer. He didn’t leave a message and I had gotten my refund...- Magnum Sherpa
- Post #70
- Forum: Hunting in Alaska
