Alaska Blacktail Hunting

Posted October 30, 2009 By admin and has 1 comment.

Although Alaska is home to more dangerous and more attractive to a great game, Sitka black tail deer hold a special place in the heart of some of the hunters.

Two islands, 700 miles still to make one of the largest Alaska – Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Island south. Most of the Sitka Blacktail average 90-120 kilograms of different, but one of the great Prince of Wales and Kodiak is the greater, the weight of between 175 and 200 pounds.

Blacktail deer are closely related to me in Western North America, and even species hybridize where their ranges overlap. Blacktail deer range of the Pacific coast of northern California and the introduction of Juneau, Alaska Yakutat, Prince William Sound and Kodiak Island. Tried one of the Kenai Peninsula in 1923 failed.
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Sitka Black tail is only one of Alaska. There are two subspecies of Black Tail Deer, Columbia Black-tail, found in the Pacific Northwest, and Sitka black tail, British Columbia and Alaska. Columbia Blacktail is considerably higher than the average Sitka black tail.

Although the tail of a black mother and a rich island of South East Alaska, there are special things in the Prince of Wales Island. Boyd Porter, located in Ketchikan area biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said the Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands (known as the ABC islands) is a small – and many of them. The Prince of Wales has fewer deer, but they are bigger bodies and bigger antlers.

“People brag about that one get up to 180 or 190 pounds,” he said. “A lot has to do with the predators, but also genetics, weather and food, all working in a difficult relationship. The Prince of Wales has a lot of things that need skin and a good supply. This is a very rich ecosystem.”

Porter said the old growth forests in the Prince of Wales has a rich environment. The island is underlain by limestone and limestone-influenced soils tend to produce healthy plants.

“There is a conversation that the plants be over the limestone is the greater nutritional value, which may contribute to more growth in Antlers,” said the former Ketchikan area biologist Doug Larsen. “Predators and the animals are also less than the carrying capacity than the density of deer is not so high, they tend to produce more deer. There is less competition for food because of fewer animals. The light at the time, the big difference, because food is available throughout the year.”

Black bears and wolves hunting deer on Prince of Wales, but wolves are not available, ABC Islands. Head of the season and opportunistic predators, deer, unlike wolves. Bear kills deer in the spring, but when the fawns are a couple of weeks old, they are better placed to avoid the bears. Wolves are efficient predators of adults and 90 per cent of the food of wolves on Prince of Wales Island is one.

“ABC islands are brown bears, but the swamps of the birth of a child predator,” said Porter. “In most cases, do not have too many adult deer year-round, is the source of phenomena. On the other hand, wolves last year and several of them.”

Predation has a major impact, but Porter pointed out that the interaction of many factors. Vancouver Island, about a hundred miles south of Prince of Wales Island, were wolves, bears and mountain Lions preying all residents on the island of Sitka Blacktail deer. Deer binding, but the animals are small.

Winter weather is a major topic of deer. Deep snow, especially snow, which falls in the spring, is punishable by a confusion of the population. If the snow is chest-deep deer consume a lot of energy around them. It is also difficult to find nutritious food, and the enemies are more likely to be successful.

“Deer can survive on fat reserves and food service, such as the snow is not enough,” said Porter. Deep snow is not in itself a big problem, but the winter weather with heavy snow continue to have very poor. ”

If the snow is deep, deer, only the beach. If the snow continues in the spring can consume available food, and their fat reserves. As a result, deer populations fluctuate widely in some areas, depending on the severity of winters.

“We see a high mortality with severe winters, so it is an arrow and the pain situation,” said Porter. “When back to the harsh winters – you knock the population back and then hammer them – can decimate deer populations. After a severe winter ‘70 and ‘71 Southeast Alaska is one of the piles of dead beach at the border, and the time has passed for more than a decade in some places. ”

In recent years, when conditions are right, and Porter said that one of the good visibility of the Prince of Wales and surrounding islands. Hunters should look for the next year in time to find trophy-sized deer in southern Southeast Alaska.

“We are six mild winters at the global level, and more than 10-12 to a greater extent,” he said. “I think we need more (deer) antlers and big as we have seen in a long time.

Kodiak Island is very different from Prince of Wales and is more known for producing big deer. Most of Alaska’s Trophy Blacktail from Kodiak and adjacent islands – and the source of all the deer population of nearly two dozen animals.

Kodiak Area Biologist Larry Van Daele said that there are signs that one was introduced in the century, around Kodiak, but the numbers are not large. Territorial data from 1924, released 14 deer from the Sitka area Long Island, next to Kodiak. In 1930, two deer from Prince of Wales off. There is little indication of the success that in 1934, nine deer were depressed near St. Petersburg and put Kodiak Island. Citizen-founded and grew, and legal hunting began in 1953 and $ 38 is already taken. By the late 1960s was one of the adjacent Afognak Island. By that time, it is clear that the deer will be successful – 1500 deer harvest 1967th

Van Daele wrote to the success of one of the first home in Kodiak. North end of Kodiak Island and Afognak Island, Sitka is a dense forest clean. The remaining land on the island is open to the Alpine shrubs, grass and tundra. Where winters are mild, deer are able to make the body mass and thus a large antlers.

“You get bad to good, but,” he said, “If we are serious winters, there is not much coverage of the deep snow, and we can pretty severe winter kill. Winter in 1998 and ‘99 Kodiak hit very hard.”

Predation is an important factor in Kodiak, unlike the Prince of Wales. Although Kodiak is known for its large brown bears, they do not have any significant predator of deer, Van Daele said.

Mike Flores Alaska Deer Hunter, a hunter’s transport department, said the writer and a film crew, visited Kodiak Island this fall to hunt deer of the island features two external national television program, “Journal of the Cabela’s outfitter” and “Americana outside,” Outdoor Life Network. One is scheduled to air in the spring.

Flores said one of Afognak Island and the northern forest at the end of Kodiak Island on average 90-110 kg, although larger animals are sometimes taken. The bigger one is far to the south and west.

“People will kill more U.S. dollars in the Alpine region, where they are more difficult to obtain,” he said. “No way 60 miles.”

This is the place where the Anchorage-based hunter John Frost and the pope is, three young paper Blacktail took his bow. He said that most people like to hunt the deer season in autumn, but he prefers to hunt in August and September, the long hours of sunlight. Most of the attractiveness of the Kodiak shows open country.

“One of the broad group of undergraduate high Alps,” he said. “I have a lot to sing in a large glass of the Alps and I go many deer.” Buck and I’m looking for a trophy as well as to try and stalk me. ”

He said he had a lot of sheep hunting. During the summer, goats are not running around back and watch the same area, making it easier to stalk. The meat quality is much better in the summer to fall, he said. The only drawback is a beautiful peninsula in October, and to the stunning mountains.

Frost has seen the extremes of the population contrary to the harsh winters in the late 1990s and agreed to the killing one of the greatest figures Kodiak.

“The population is now back and I saw one more,” he said. “The best time is premature. Expecting a good hunting in the coming years.”

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Facts on Alaska

Posted October 22, 2009 By admin and has 1 comment.

Alaska Facts

Land area: Alaska covers 586,412 square miles, roughly 365,000,000 hectares, Alaska is the largest state in the Union, and one fifth the size of the 48 states.
Alaska’s unique beauty and great outdoors are among the greatest treasures. Parker more than half the country is here is that each region of the state.

Diameter: east to west, 2400 miles from north to south, 1420 miles.

From Coast: 6640 miles, point to point, as measured in the most detailed maps available, including islands, Alaska has 33904 miles long coastline. The estimated cost of the tides of time, including islands, bays and coasts before the flow is 47300 miles.

Highest mountain: Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet is the highest mountain in North America. Alaska has 39 mountain ranges.
Saltwater adjacent: the North Pacific, Bering Sea, Chukchi, Sea, Arctic Ocean.
Largest city: Anchorage is less than 300,000. More than half of the states population lives here.

Alaska is one of the most incredible landscapes in the United States. To enjoy all Alaska has to offer, visitors should go and experience for themselves. Alaska is 6640 miles from the coast, including islands, has 33904 miles long coastline.

MOUNTAINS

Of the 20 highest mountains in the U.S., 17 in Alaska. Mt McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, 20,320 feet above sea level. Denali, the summit of the Indian name means “The Great”.

Alaska has an estimated 100,000 glaciers, ranging from small Cirque glaciers to huge valley glaciers. There are more active glaciers and ice fields in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world.

In these magnificent scenery, Alaska offers excellent opportunities for observing wildlife. Moose, wolves, bald eagles, caribou and bears, driven from other countries to modern urban development, is free and wild.

Bears, bears and more bears!

There are three types of bears in Alaska: the black bear, brown / brown bear and polar bear. Brown is the Alaskan coastal brown bear is the world’s largest carnivorous land mammal.

Alaska Guide Alaska Tours and Activities in Alaska

Favorite Activities

Alaska has much to offer from the Arctic north to the jungles of Southeast Asia. Visitors to Alaska are a wealth of activities to choose Alaska. His trip to Alaska can be just as exciting as you want to do it. Some of the most popular activities in Alaska are listed below.

Fly fishing, hiking, camping, cruises to Alaska Wildlife Viewing, Brown Bear viewing, snow machining, dog, bird watching, hunting, glacier tours, skiing, want to see and Kayaking relax in the rustic country houses, sleighs took tours Alaska Iditarod Tours pulled by dogs, see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), or take an Alaskan cruise are favorites among tourists in Alaska.

Accommodations range from bed and breakfasts to rustic lodges to cottages, luxury hotels in the center of Anchorage.

Fishing is one of the best if not the favorite Alaska Tour. In Alaska, fly fishing is the norm. Alaska salmon fishing and Alaska halibut fishing are popular among fishermen. Alaska fishing lodges are plentiful.

Hunting is an activity other than Alaska. Hunting of the ant, bear hunting, caribou hunting and are favorites. As fishing lodges, hunting is also abundant in Alaska.

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Alaska Brown Bear Info

Posted October 21, 2009 By admin and has 2 comments.

The Alaskan brown bear, also known as the Kodiak bear is merely a subspecies of brown bear. Scientific debate is still several classifications, but most agree that the brown bears of coastal Alaska and western British Columbia, belongs to a separate subspecies, distinct from known as the brown bear Ursus arctos horribilis. It does not take a genius to see the obvious differences between these different subspecies in the extreme of their environment, ie grizzly bears on Kodiak Island is very different from the barren soil Grizzlies on the northern slope of the Brooks Range and it is obvious, even for the casual observer. Kodiak boars, and most of the southern coast of Alaska commonly reach weights of over 1000 pounds and have more experienced biologist agree that 1500 pounds is not out of range of a grizzly bear after a summer holiday in the protein rich in salmon. Grizzlies north slope on the other hand, rarely exceed 500 pounds, average 300 to 400 pounds for boars than most adults. As easily as you can see the differences in the various ecosystems bears, time lines fade as overlapping ecosystems and habitats lines fade. In Alaska, salmon abundance of local communities to the south, near Ketchikan, all the way around all along the Alaska Peninsula and north to Nome, but will eventually cease to be a further north. The salmon runs also penetrate into the state of mind than most individuals, and dissemination of good salmon runs inside a large influence on the size of brown bears in this region. The Boone and Crockett Club draws a line across Alaska and proclaims that support the whole south is brown, and north is brown, but things are certainly not so simple. The fact is that there is no clear boundary between brown bears and brown bears, and many means that 9 square meters can find over 150 miles in the interior of Alaska. The criteria for large bears all the habitat is reduced, and the availability of quality food sources. Never produce berries the bears approximately the same size as the salmon protein Laden. Brown bears have large, plantigrade feet (heel and sole contact with the ground) and five feet, front legs have claws that can reach over 5 inches in length. Brown bear use these claws when they dig for everything from knives to the ground squirrels. Colors can vary from almost black to very light blonde, brown bears are few pure white. Grizzlies usually bear a deep chocolate brown leather with silver tips. Brown bear, which bears on Kodiak Island are generally more uniform in color than the brown bear. Males and females are together only during the short breeding season (May-June), but kids can stay with a sow two to three years. Brown bears hibernate for up to seven months, and usually pit will be in a south-facing slope. The temperature of a brown bear falls only slightly in sleep, but his breathing and heart rate dropped dramatically. When activated, they eat large quantities of fish, berries and succulent plants, sometimes time-consuming 90 pounds of food a day. Women have their first young at five to seven years old. Usually give birth to two cubs, skipping three to four years between litters. You can play up to nearly 30 years, but few survive beyond the age of 20 years in the wild. Brown bears belong to the family Ursidae in the order Carnivora, but the big bears are actually omnivorous, which means that they eat everything in sight. From blueberries to salmon berries, berries, roots, grasses and carrion, brown bears are not willing to miss a meal, but salmon is really what defines the brown bear more than any other food source, since this source is that it bear has derived its “enormous size.
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Hunting in Alaska – Fortymile Caribou

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State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile Caribou did not happen this year because the harvest quota for the year, the herd moved suddenly to fall to less than three days. “This year, Caribou concentrated near shopping and highways STEESA said regional coordinator for the management of Roy Nowlin.” Most animals have been taken on the first day of the period, so that when we finish the season in zone 1 and 3 are overcome. ” These two areas are closed to hunting for emergencies at midnight Wednesday, August 12th. Nowlin said that nine of the 77 animal radio collars in the herd is located near you, hiding many of vegetation and animal biologists, who flew over the area. Thus, the actual amount of Caribou is now very important that employees understood. Harvest of the Fortymile herd managed by a management plan developed in connection with state, federal and Canadian authorities in five states and the federal advisory committees, regional daily basis by the Council. The plan, adopted by the government of Alaska, and just play harvest quotas for each of three different areas of hunting, but can be adapted if the quotas are exceeded unexpectedly. Department staff met in a conference call with representatives of the five advisory committees, States which are competent to Fortymile, the Federal Council and the regional director of the federal subsistence hunt on Tuesday night. The group discussed strategies for the harvest and discussed options for the plan of the harvest. ADF & G reviewed the recommendations of the Advisory Committee and Council members for the regional management decisions. ADF & G decided to increase the annual quota for 2009-2010 and to reduce the quota for 2010-2011 to partially replace more than Cultures, near shopping and highways STEESA this year. The leader of the federal subsistence hunting season closes in the autumn of federal support for the winter season so that federal assistance will continue. ADF & G fall prey to the street in a third country is available between the territories of Taylor and highways STEESA (Region 2) to proceed as planned. Harvest in Region 2 continues much more slowly than in other regions and seasons are open until September 30 or Zone 2 quota was reached. Fortymile Caribou Harvest regulates the registration permit, and hunters are obliged to inform the Caribou in three days. When the quota is reached, harvesting, hunting is closed. “It allows the registration system works well when the Caribou are scattered or very difficult to find,” says Nowlin. Problems with the development of the Caribou Group of major roads. The harvest goes very quickly. ” Nowlin said the Advisory Committee, Regional Council and the ADF & G and the federal government to assess the culture this year and consider changes to the plan before the harvest, or hunting regulations to control harvest and increase the Caribou herd. If so, the proposals presented to the Government of Rock game on December 1.

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Welcome to Alaska Hunting

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A new website dedicated to Alaska hunting.  This website is only temporary and will display until the work on the real website Hunting Alaska website is done.  Please feel free to visit the website.

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