So I want to go to Kodiak

[Packout1]

Yikes. What time of year was that, @Packout1 ?

that photo was from the second week of September, we got dropped at a great alpine lake at around 3000 feet elevation

 

[Robert N]

This was a video I took on my hunt. I think it dates back to 2011, maybe 2012.

I’d just shot a very nice buck, he was trapped to our two packs and we were headed back down to camp. We had the wind in our favor and realized we had some deer moving towards us…so we froze. I pulled out my pocket cam and started filming.

Beyond cool!

 

[rmyoung1]

Yeah, that’s awesome! Thanks for posting!

 

[wtrfwlhunter]

I really appreciate all of the comments. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to offer input.

Anyone else have strong feelings about dates? I really would like to hunt those bucks in the alpine, but I’d also prefer to be there after the antlers have hardened up. Is there a window there when alpine bucks with hard antlers are likely? And any strong opinions on tents? I am aware that Kodiak’s weather has a rougher reputation than Fiji’s. I was thinking of bringing a Hilleberg Atlas, but the earlier comment from @D-Mac about having the ability to build a fire to dry clothing has me considering my stove/tipi setup. I can’t imagine my tipi doing as well in the friendly Kodiak wind, though. Any thoughts?

For what you’re after I would recommend no later than the first week of September. Velvet should be off by the second week of August.