Just wondering if anyone has caribou hunted in alaksa?
Can a person just travel the dalton highway and start walking and hunt for a caribou, black bear or wolf?
I know you need a guide for grizzly/brown bear, sheep and goat.

 

Caribou are always moving. So, yes if you are in the right place at the right time you might have a chance at hitting one. Timing will be important and just to drive up there on the chance you will see some is a bit far fetched for me.

Alaska is big, I mean really BIG. To just drive up to a spot and start hunting is well - pretty slim odds.

If you're from the lower 48, I think the price you pay for a guide is money well spent.

 

Thanks for the advise......it's just I thought a person could drive till you see them or tracks and then start stalking.
My understanding is that they walk all over the place....generally

 

The Cariboo are always migrating ,like the Wildebeest's of Africa.

 

Here is Alaska's Fish and Game website. http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/adfghome.htm This should point you in the right direction.

 

Actually - you are right. Most locals just head out down the road and when they see tracks or action - they pull off and hunt Kinda strange when you're driving down the road and you see all these vehicles on the shoulder, ha ha. Funny as hell - sometimes you'll see a tiny little car. Maybe the plan is to call for backup if they get lucky, ha ha ha. You don't NEED a guide - ADFG has maps and all the info you need to do it right. Hate to tell - no guns enter Canada. You'll need to fly and keep them down in baggage - or ship them up to a licensed gun dealer. Good Luck - and WELCOME TO ALASKA..........when you get here

 

Actually, you can pass thru canada with guns BUT, you have to fill out a form claiming that you have them and they must be checked in with the proper people at the border.
Just bought a .300 winchester magunum BAR SAFARI.....Wow what a gun.
Very accurate at 225 yards using 180 grain nosler partion....dead on. Plan on taking it back out and maybe sight it in for 300 yards.
I figure I will be shooting at a long distance.

 

Well - we passed thru the Eureka border, Sept. of last year - and we were allowed NO weapons. Period. The only way we were told they could cross the border was on a "moving" truck. That way, they would be registered and locked in a safe. They would individually be checked in and out of the country. We were not allowed mace/pepper spray - anything that could be considered a "weapon".
You can keep them with checked baggage (they'll be tagged) - or mail them from one registered dealer to the another.
I'm not sure what border entry station you use - but wish we'd have known. Eureka was the best for us (location wise). But I wouldn't have minded driving a bit out of the way - if it meant we'd have "protection".

 

According to what I have been told you have to fill out form ATT and forms jus909 maybe jus910 and send them in before you get there. Pistols with a barrel length less than 4.14" not allowed....longer is ok.
Most rifles and shotguns are not restricted....according to the candian authorities.
You can call 1-800-731-4000 for info.
Anyone else tried this?

 

Just bought a .300 winchester magnum BAR sarfari.......wow! what a accurate and great gun to shoot. Sighted it in at about 225 yards.....right on the money. Very flat shooting with negligible recoil (lot less than my ruger no1 .270).
This should be enough gun for alaska what do you think?

 

Anyone planning on going to alaska?

 

I just got back from a road trip to Ak and the border people are very inconsistent in what they ask. On the way up I got detained because I was arrested in 1983 (I used the wrong check book and wrote a 50.00 check on a closed account-charges dropped) Their records do not show the disposition of the case. They let me through since it was so long ago but said I needed to obtain and carry with me the court documents to come back through. I didn't and they never asked that question on the way back. I haven't tried to bring a gun through since 9-11 but never had a problem before. Have the gun unloaded and cased with the ammo packed away in a different part of the vehicle. I wouldn't try it with any type of handgun although you may get a long barrelled revolver through.
I would say your chances of getting a carribou are slim. I know a lot of good savvy locals that get skunked more often than not. Those animals cover thousands of square miles and even the Fish and Game don't always know where they are. They competely lost track of most of the Nelchina herd a few years back. Most people have some sort of off road vehicle like a 4 wheeler or heavily modified 4x4. I have watched the hunters go up the highway for years with their hunting regalia and abou 95% of them come back through with no sign of success. Of course a big percentage of them are from the city and have no idea what they are doing. Hunting is just a thinly veiled excuse to buy more toys for a lot of them. I tell anyone going to pack your stuff, you may want to stay. Even if you don't bag an animal the experience will be worth it. Good Luck

 

Man is not the top of the food chain in Alaska. I believe some guides require a 338 at least. I don't think you will have any problem with your 300 Win Mag. Especially if you are not hiking in and spending a week in the wilderness.

A large firearm in Alaska can mean the difference between living or being breakfast. If you are going in alone I would recommend a large caliber pistol as backup.

 

Whenever possible I will take my sawed off mossberg over a sidearm anyday. I load every other round 00 buck then a slug or sabbot. Of course even with a pistol grip it is a little cumbersome to carry in addition to a rifle. Most people I know prefer the 338 but a good 300 mag will do fine. I like a little bit of a challenge and prefer a single shot like a #1 Ruger. Hopefully my next one will be a custom made 50-90 sharps (ala Quigly down under). I also know a couple brothers that have single shot rifles that shoot the 50 caliber machine gun round, but I don't know if they have bagged anything with them.
Don't get careless in camp, that is where a lot of bear encounters occur. Learn how to bear proof your camp.
97ford, I shot q 270 for years and all the ones I ever shot kicked way too much for a gun that size. Then I shot a friends 7 mag while antelope hunting in Wyo and was sold. Similiar balistics, flatter shooting and much less kick. No more 270.
Don't go in alone, that's a good way to become a statistic.

 

Ditto