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First up for me is a spring (June) black bear hunt in Prince William Sound from my friends boat. We will head out and "camp" on the boat as we glass for bear and fish and drop shrimp pots when we aren't hunting. If the timing is right at least one of us should score a bear. Last time I did this shot a beautiful black bear with a thick spring coat.
Next up is a potential August Dall sheep hunt. My son has wanted to go dall sheep hunting as long as I can remember. I been fortunate enough to kill two in my life and hopefully next year he can manage some time off work and we can schedule a hunt together. Alaska's sheep population is down but there are still some legal rams out there. I'll turn 73 soon and the hunt won't be easy. Been hitting the treadmill a few days a week and the weights twice a week. Goal is to be ready by August. Packing a full backpack on a 7-10 day mountain hunt isn't easy for a young person, let alone someone my age. In the last year have dropped 60 pounds and put on about 5 pounds of muscle. The goal is for him to shoot a ram. Could care less if I pulled the trigger on one again. Any legal ram is a trophy to be proud of.
September brings moose season and the wife has never killed a moose. So we are planning a ATV hunt to see if we can find her one. Grizzly and wolf numbers are way up and moose numbers are down so this hunt will be "iffy" as well. But we have to try.
If we don't get a moose we are headed back to Kodiak for a blacktail hunt in November. This year the population of deer on the islands is very high. Last years winter was mild and the survival rate was high. If the same thing happens this winter the numbers will be even better next year. We usually fly to our destination and live in a tent for a week or so while we hunt.
Been looking for a used snowmobile to purchase. If I find one the plan is to spend some time looking for wolves and grizzlies in the spring. The grizzly population is getting out of hand is some game managements. When we lived here before most areas had a rule you could kill one grizzly every 4 years. Now some of these areas a residents can kill 2 a year.
These are our plans for 2026. Hope at least some of the hunts end up happening.
How about your?
Next up is a potential August Dall sheep hunt. My son has wanted to go dall sheep hunting as long as I can remember. I been fortunate enough to kill two in my life and hopefully next year he can manage some time off work and we can schedule a hunt together. Alaska's sheep population is down but there are still some legal rams out there. I'll turn 73 soon and the hunt won't be easy. Been hitting the treadmill a few days a week and the weights twice a week. Goal is to be ready by August. Packing a full backpack on a 7-10 day mountain hunt isn't easy for a young person, let alone someone my age. In the last year have dropped 60 pounds and put on about 5 pounds of muscle. The goal is for him to shoot a ram. Could care less if I pulled the trigger on one again. Any legal ram is a trophy to be proud of.
September brings moose season and the wife has never killed a moose. So we are planning a ATV hunt to see if we can find her one. Grizzly and wolf numbers are way up and moose numbers are down so this hunt will be "iffy" as well. But we have to try.
If we don't get a moose we are headed back to Kodiak for a blacktail hunt in November. This year the population of deer on the islands is very high. Last years winter was mild and the survival rate was high. If the same thing happens this winter the numbers will be even better next year. We usually fly to our destination and live in a tent for a week or so while we hunt.
Been looking for a used snowmobile to purchase. If I find one the plan is to spend some time looking for wolves and grizzlies in the spring. The grizzly population is getting out of hand is some game managements. When we lived here before most areas had a rule you could kill one grizzly every 4 years. Now some of these areas a residents can kill 2 a year.
These are our plans for 2026. Hope at least some of the hunts end up happening.
How about your?
. May just try to pull off something crazy. Have the cash and I don't think the blonde haired bear can siphon anymore off. TBD. Excited about week after next. I'm on call this upcoming weekend but the following wed-Saturday is game on for turkeys at the farm.
