I 2nd the impertech....I bought mine for a brown bear hunt on Afognak a couple years ago...Nothin will get through em. I bought the bibs and long Jacket...cheap as hell through Gary Olsens The Sportsmans Guide. They buy in surplus so, check back every now and then. Hope this helps...good...
I shot him with a 338 Rem. Mag. with 250gr. Nosler Partitions. My little sister and me snuck up on him while he was fishing in a creek that drained out of a small lake! Shot him at 15 to 20 yards!!!! Let me tell you this.......It sure makes your butt pucker when your scope is turned down to 3...
I just wanted to tell everybody that helped me with maps, tips, how to's and baggage issues THANK YOU!!!. I learned alot from you guys that saved me alot of headaches on my recent (Afognak) Kodiak brown bear hunt. If any of you ever need any help or info for southern Utah, let me know.The bear...
Thanks for the replies!!
I like the idea of putting your pack inside another duffle for extra protection. I am pretty sure I need to skrimp down a bit on the extra that I am bringing. I will be staying with family on the island so I thought it might be a good idea to bring extra boots and...
I was wondering if anybody could give me a little advice on bringing my large (bad lands 4500) pack to AK? I looked on the Alaska Airlines website and found that it would cost me at least $50 each way to bring as checked baggage ie if it is not over weight or exceeds measurment standards...
Thanks for the reply and map link, TB. I believe that I will pick up at least one blacktail tag cause god knows if I don't, I will see a smokin buck. My little sis put in for a registration elk permit so if we see one of those she will be able to put it down. Hopefully I will have a freezer...
Hello all!! I am a new member to this site but, have been browsing it from time to time the last few years. I just found out that I have drawn a 2009 Fall brown bear tag for the eastern portion of Afognak!!!! I could use some advice and any info on areas that are more productive than others...