Tim Logue: Alaska Unguided Moose Hunt

TRIP TAKEN: DIY Moose Hunt in Alaska
CONSULTANT: Russ Meyer, Outdoors International

September 06, 2024

When we arrived in Bethel and the transporter had an employee ready for us. Super nice young guy that was doing everything he could to make us feel welcome. We then went back to their hanger,we  collected our previously shipped gear and were taken to a B&B they arranged for us so we could begin to arrange our gear for the flight the next day. One of the small positives, the B&B has several menus and contact numbers for local food, which pretty helpful when it’s late and you just need something to eat. On our way out of the field they also arranged lodging, it wasn’t “private” but it worked out fine and was inexpensive.

The Staff

Our transporter had a handful of guys running around in the hanger to assist with virtually anything you might need, all of them were willing to help in anyway they could. The pilots we had in and out of the field were both great, and I felt very comfortable with both of them and they were very personable. The only area of concern I really had was that our meat wasn’t going to be picked up in time, we had two bulls hanging in the field for several days. We had a couple of weather days, but we also had a few nice days where there should have been opportunity to pick them up. Had we lost meat the trip could have taken an ugly turn. It wasn’t directly discussed with staff but I really hope that getting meat out of the field is a big priority for them.

The Hunt

I think the location we were dropped at wasn’t great, we found ourselves travelling almost a mile to reach the majority of the moose we were seeing. We did fill all three moose tags fairly easily. The moose population and sightings were good, just not near our camp. I was a little bent out of shape that none of my game bags were saved, they were not the cheap ones….

Based on the transporters recommendation, we used Alaska Sausage and Seafood but we come to realize they have some excessive fees when it comes to getting your meat into their shop and shipping. I would not use them again.

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