Dall Sheep Hunt
HUNT DESCRIPTION: We offer a combination of backpack and horseback Dall Sheep hunts on the southern slopes of the Central Brooks Range. Your hunt will start from our comfortable lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. From there you will be flown into the field in one of our company-owned aircraft. We utilize Piper Super Cubs, equipped with tundra tires or floats to access the most productive hunt areas each season. Every year before the start of the sheep season we conduct an aerial survey of our entire guide areas. This ensures that we are hunting the most productive areas each fall, and helps us to know and understand the natural fluctuations in our sheep populations. Rams in this area average 35”-38” with 13”-13.5” bases. Most of these rams will score in the 150’s but much larger rams have been harvested. Over the last 14 years, our rams have averaged over 9 years old, and many seasons averaged over 10 years old. Grizzly bears and/or caribou can be harvested on a trophy fee basis if you purchase a tag prior to your hunt. Wolf may be harvested for free and no tag is currently required for these units. Non-residents can only harvest 1 ram every 4 years in Alaska.
TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: You will fly into Fairbanks, Alaska. If your trip calls for an overnight in Fairbanks we recommend staying at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge (877)-774-2400. We recommend renting a car in Fairbanks and driving directly to our lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. It is about a 5-hour drive from Fairbanks. Driving will give you the most flexibility in your trip. A few companies renting vehicles for the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) are: Arctic Outfitters (907) 474-3530, Uhaul (907) 459-0374, and Go North (866) 236-7272. If you don’t want to rent a vehicle in Fairbanks you can fly to Coldfoot on Wright Air (907) 474-0502 or Northern Alaska Tour Company (907) 474-8600. If you choose to fly, we will pick you up in Coldfoot and drive 30 minutes to our Lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. If you choose to take your meat home with you, we will have meat boxes available and will freeze your meat prior to your departure. If you choose to take your cape and horns home with you, you need to plan on half a day during normal business hours Monday - Friday in Fairbanks to get your sheep sealed at ADF&G before leaving Alaska. Your cape will be turned, fleshed, and salted in camp and can be taken home with you. If you leave your trophies with us, we will deliver your cape and horns to The Wildlife Gallery, an expediter in Wasilla, Alaska.
Arctic Grizzly Hunt
HUNT DESCRIPTION: Our Arctic Grizzly Bear hunts take place on the southern slopes of the Central Brooks Range. Mature bears in this area are 6-8 feet squared and come in a wide variety of colors from blonde, brown, and silver, to almost black. Hunts are spot and stalk and typically require many hours of glassing each day. Bowhunters often hunt from our lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. It is located within the Dalton Highway Control Use Area, and is the largest bowhunting only area in the world! All rifle hunters will be flown in for a backpack hunt or horseback hunt depending on what type of adventure you are looking for. Wolf can be harvested for free and does not currently require a tag. Black bear can also be harvested for free if a tag is purchased before the hunt. Caribou, sheep, and moose can potentially be harvested on a trophy fee basis if the season is open and proper tags are purchased before the hunt. Grizzly can also be added to any of our sheep, moose, or caribou hunts on a trophy fee basis.
TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: You will fly into Fairbanks, Alaska. If your trip calls for an overnight in Fairbanks we recommend staying at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge (877)-774-2400. We recommend renting a car in Fairbanks and driving directly to our lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. It is about a 5-hour drive from Fairbanks. Driving will give you the most flexibility in your trip. A few companies renting vehicles for the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) are: Arctic Outfitters (907) 474-3530, Uhaul (907) 459-0374, and Go North (866) 236-7272. If you don’t want to rent a vehicle in Fairbanks you can fly to Coldfoot on Wright Air (907) 474-0502 or Northern Alaska Tour Company (907) 474-8600. If you choose to fly, we will pick you up in Coldfoot and drive 30 minutes to our Lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. If you take your bear hide and skull with you, plan on half a day during normal business hours Monday - Friday in Fairbanks to get your bear sealed at ADF&G prior to leaving Alaska. Occasionally, we can get bears sealed by the State Trooper in Coldfoot. If you leave your trophies with us, we deliver your hide and skull to The Wildlife Gallery, an expediter in Wasilla, Alaska.
Baited Brown Bear Hunt
HUNT DESCRIPTION: Our baited brown bear hunts take place in the southern end of unit 16B. This area sits between Lake Clark National Park and Cook Inlet. Bear density in this area is very high and most of the country is extremely thick. This makes for tough spot and stalk hunting but is excellent for baited hunts. We cater this hunt mostly to bowhunters, and we utilize ground blinds, Millennium tree stands, Ozonics, and other scent control products. Blinds and stands are set between 15 and 25 yards depending on the location and the hunters we have coming in. We also have a couple of rifle baits where we live in a blind across the river from the bait. This is extremely effective as you are never leaving the bait and it is very difficult to ever get winded. Our rifle hunters have averaged harvesting bears over 9 feet. Our bowhunters have harvested over 50 P&Y class brown bears. Several of these bears were large enough to make awards for B&C including one that was the largest bear entered in the P&Y recording period. A bush flight is required for access to each individual bait site and a camp will be set 1-2 miles away, typically across a river. This ensures that our camps do not disturb the baits, and allows me to put the baits in precise spots that bears naturally want to travel. I fly and pack bait to every bait, every day, and run cameras at each site. This practice has conditioned the bears to know there will be food there every day and ensures we are hunting the most productive baits during your hunt. Black bear can be harvested on a trophy fee if you purchase tags before your hunt. Up to five black bears may be harvested. A second brown bear may also be harvested on a trophy fee in this unit providing you purchase a second tag before your hunt.
TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: Fly into Anchorage, Alaska the day before your scheduled hunt. If you arrive in Anchorage in the middle of the night, we recommend you stay at the Lakefront Anchorage. Otherwise, we will pick you up at the airport. From Anchorage, we have about an hour's drive to my home on an airstrip in Wasilla, Alaska. Here you will get a chance to go through your gear, shoot your rifle or bow, and do the necessary paperwork and tags. It is then about a one-hour bush flight to your bear camp. At the end of your hunt, we will take your bears to The Wildlife Gallery which is an expediter in Wasilla, Alaska unless you prefer to take them with you. If you would like to take them home directly we will need to get them sealed at the ADF&G office in Palmer and then freeze the hide at my home. It will definitely save you some money to take your bear home with you, but you will need to allow at least one extra day at the end of your hunt. You can stay with us until you leave, and we will take you to the Anchorage Airport.
Moose Hunt
HUNT DESCRIPTION: Our Moose hunts take place on the southern slopes of the Central Brooks Range. Your hunt will start from our comfortable lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. From there you will be flown into the field in one of our company-owned aircraft. We utilize Piper Super Cubs, equipped with tundra tires or floats to access the most productive hunt areas each season. We offer a combination of float hunts, horseback hunts, lake hunts, ridge top hunts, and ATV hunts. Our camps can range from comfortable cabins, wall tents, arctic oven tents, and even backpacking tents on some occasions. We strive to hunt the most productive areas each season and provide the adventure you are looking for! Past hunters have enjoyed high success on bulls in the 55-68” range. Grizzly bear and/or caribou can be harvested on a trophy fee basis if you purchase a tag prior to your hunt. Wolf may be harvested for free and no tag is currently required for these units. Black bear and wolverine may also be harvested for free if tags are purchased before the hunt.
TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: You will fly into Fairbanks, Alaska. If your trip calls for an overnight in Fairbanks we recommend staying at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge (877)-774-2400. We recommend renting a car in Fairbanks and driving directly to our lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. It is about a 5 hour drive from Fairbanks. Driving will give you the most flexibility in your trip. A few companies renting vehicles for the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) are: Arctic Outfitters (907) 474-3530, Uhaul (907) 459-0374, and Go North (866) 236-7272. If you don’t want to rent a vehicle in Fairbanks you can fly to Coldfoot on Wright Air (907) 474-0502 or Northern Alaska Tour Company (907) 474-8600. If you choose to fly, we will pick you up in Coldfoot and drive 30 minutes to our Lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. Moose are very large animals, so for hunters wishing to take meat, antlers, or capes home, we recommend driving. Alaska Trophy Express is a company based in Fairbanks that will deliver your meat, cape, and horns to the lower 48. They have a list of delivery cities on their website www.alaskatrophyexpress.com. They have been a great option for many of our hunters but require you to register with a deposit to reserve a spot prior to the season. If you choose to fly to Coldfoot you will be limited to taking about 50-100 lbs of meat, and we will donate the remainder of the meat and deliver your cape and horns to The Wildlife Gallery, an expediter in Wasilla, Alaska.
Caribou Hunt
HUNT DESCRIPTION: Our Caribou hunts take place in late August and September in the heart of the Southern Brooks Range. There are always a few caribou in our guide areas. Typically, part of the Porcupine Herd will migrate into our area in late August and September. We only book a limited number of spots per season. Hunts are usually conducted 1x1 but other arrangements can be made for groups. We try to set camps in front of the caribou but sometimes it requires backpacking from these camps to get to the caribou.
If your schedule is flexible, we also have an on-call list. If the caribou show up early in good numbers, we will call you and your hunt should be nothing short of amazing if you can make it! There is nothing quite like being in the middle of a herd of thousands of migrating caribou! Grizzly bear and/or a 2nd caribou can be harvested on a trophy fee basis. Wolves and wolverine can be harvested for free! No tag is currently required for wolves but a tag is required for wolverine. Caribou can also be added to any of our sheep, moose, or grizzly hunts on a trophy fee basis.
TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: You will fly into Fairbanks, Alaska. If your trip calls for an overnight in Fairbanks we recommend staying at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge (877)-774-2400. We recommend renting a car in Fairbanks and driving directly to our lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. It is about a 5-hour drive from Fairbanks. Driving will give you the most flexibility in your trip. A few companies renting vehicles for the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) are: Arctic Outfitters (907) 474-3530, Uhaul (907) 459-0374, and Go North (866) 236-7272. If you don’t want to rent a vehicle in Fairbanks you can fly to Coldfoot on Wright Air (907) 474-0502 or Northern Alaska Tour Company (907) 474-8600. If you choose to fly, we will pick you up in Coldfoot and drive 30 minutes to our Lodge in Wiseman, Alaska. For hunters wishing to take meat, antlers, or capes home, we recommend driving. If you choose to fly to Coldfoot you will be limited to taking about 50-100 lbs of meat, and we will donate the remainder of the meat and deliver your cape and horns to The Wildlife Gallery, an expediter in Wasilla, Alaska.