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[hesseu]

is their any way to hunt alaska and still keep it affordable? it seems to me that no matter how you do it, your gonna spend $10k

[txbritman]

It depends on what you want to hunt. Alaska is one of the more expensive places to hunt, particularly for moose, grizzly, brown bear, and dall sheep, which are all priced over $10,000. Moose can be done on self guided trips though for $5000 and under. You can do a mountain goat hunt in the $7500 range, and black bear and sitka deer hunts can both be done for under $5000. Caribou hunts can be done for under $5000 for guided or under $2500 for unguided drop camp hunts.

So there are a lot of options. Of course these prices do not include tags and travel, including air charters to the camps or lodges, which will vary but will often run in the $700-800 range. I hope that helps.

[aaalaska]

what are you interested in and how much work are you willing to do,Grizzly sheep and goat require a guide,but everything else can be done on your owen.hunting near roads can be done but no wilderness experience comes cheap , many residents hunt off the road system it costs to much even if you live here , but most wont hike very far for moose ,big animal many load and you must salvage ALL edible meat, but if you are willing to gamble work hard and do your homework a fairly inexpencive hunt seem possible.

[Slackjaw]

There's a guy in Fairbanks named Larry Bartlett that outfits hunts up here.
http://www.pristineventures.com/

I believe he charges $800 per party; you tell him how much you want to spend and if he can make it work for you he will. I've never used him (I may for an '09 caribou/grizz hunt). He also rents/outfits gear if necessary.

Slackjaw