Moose

Hunt MS247

BEST ALASKA MOOSE HUNT?
TROPHY DRAW AREA PRODUCES
NEAR 100 PERCENT SUCCESS
BULLS AVERAGING OVER 60 INCHES
10 DAYS FOR ONLY $15,000

Last fall all 8 hunters should have scored, but one hunter passed on 8 bulls the first day including a 65-inch bull another hunter later took and the other unsuccessful hunter also passed on a 64-inch bull. The other 6 hunters took bulls including a 67, 65, 64, 2 more over 60 and a 57-inch bull, despite terrible weather including plenty of early snowfall.

Fall of 2012 produced 3 bulls for 3 hunters with spreads of 69, 67 and 62 inches. The outfitter had a tag and a 4 hour window between hunters and he tagged out on a 65-incher. Up until 2012 he only had one hunter in the past several years not go home with a big bull and he was an older hunter that just was not able to physically do the hunt.

In 2011, his hunters took 6 bulls up into the mid-60’s. In 2010 he had 4 hunters and the smallest bull went 62 inches and everyone was tagged out by day 3. Best bull taken in 2009 was just shy of 69 inches and in 2008 it was 68 inches.  This had always been one of the top moose areas in northwestern Alaska, but when the state made it a draw area it just got better. He hunts 3 areas that have drawing odds ranging from 20, 38 or over 60 percent and although the odds are high it chases some hunters away. HCU has only ever had one hunter not draw this tag. Grizzly in this area are also on a draw of 90%.

The season is from September 1 to 20, but early has been better for calling and they are normally tagged out by September 8. 10-day hunts guided 1x1 are $15,000, moose/caribou combos are $17,000 and moose/grizzly is $19,500 and had also been 100% success.  Hunters fly from Anchorage to Kotzebue, where they charter to camp. Draw application deadline is December 15 and results are out in February, so if you are unsuccessful you have time to apply or purchase another hunt elsewhere. 
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Gary Bologna with his 62 inch bull taken on Hunt MS247!