Into The Unknown: Solo Alaska!

Kevin Dill · September 05, 2016, 05:13:00 PM

It's here. Moose season in Alaska. Last year I pulled a solo caribou hunt in the mountains and encountered terrible weather for a week. This year I'm going solo again, but for moose. I originally had a hunt scheduled in a totally unfamiliar area, but that got changed. I'm heading to familiar country...terrain wise...but to a location nobody has hunted. It's simply only accessible by plane and there has been no landing strip there until a few weeks ago. The bottom line is that I'll be hunting moose which haven't been affected by previous hunting. Age structure of the bulls should be outstanding. Bulls have been seen in there from the air but nobody has been there to mess with them. Pretty rare to get that chance, and rarer still to have a pilot who will put a solo bowhunter in there first.

Just a couple days ago I received this text:

"Too bad you aren't at your new location hunting right now. I flew by and there's a cow, a medium bull and 2 monsters within 300 yards."

I know from experience that most bulls don't look like monsters when viewed from an airplane hundreds of feet above. Pretty interesting!

The area is a side tributary of a tributary of a small river. It opens into a decent valley a few miles in length and has excellent habitat for resident moose. Good water but no huge ponds or problematic crossings. It almost sounds too good to be true. Maybe it is. I'm about to find out in just a couple days. The weather looks to turn just about perfect on my fly-in day which is a huge relief. No fun establishing camp in a cold Alaska rain...I've done that. I will have 14 days alone to hunt moose in this new area. I'm looking forward to the challenges and starting a new adventure.

Keith Zimmerman · September 05, 2016, 05:15:00 PM

Good luck! What bow setup are you carrying?

Pine · September 05, 2016, 05:17:00 PM

Wow , I'm jealous .
But honestly I don't think I could handle it anyway .
Best of luck to you .

Homey88 · September 05, 2016, 05:24:00 PM

Good luck!

goingoldskool · September 05, 2016, 05:26:00 PM

Good luck brother... We're awaiting a good story!

KSshrewman · September 05, 2016, 05:28:00 PM

What a dream.. Good luck Dill!

Steve O · September 05, 2016, 05:30:00 PM

Good luck Kevin. I'll be waiting for word to have a 2500 miles of separation toast to your success. Stay safe.

September 05, 2016, 05:31:00 PM

Good luck!

Bisch

Tony Sanders · September 05, 2016, 05:39:00 PM

Good luck Kevin and hunt safe. We look to see the pics and hear the story. Shoot Straight and Good Hunting.

Tony

dnovo · September 05, 2016, 05:42:00 PM

Good luck Kevin. Will be waiting for another incredible story when you get back. Best of luck and be safe

Warden609 · September 05, 2016, 05:43:00 PM

Be safe. Good luck!

Pokerdaddy · September 05, 2016, 05:46:00 PM

Best of luck! This looks like an incredible adventure. Thanks for sharing with us!

Rough Run · September 05, 2016, 05:59:00 PM

Wishing you a safe journey and the best of luck!

Matty · September 05, 2016, 06:00:00 PM

shoes · September 05, 2016, 06:10:00 PM

Good luck Kevin!

Sam McMichael · September 05, 2016, 06:13:00 PM

Stay safe and post pictures. Good luck!

KSdan · September 05, 2016, 06:25:00 PM

DO keep us posted. Waiting to hear the story soon.

Dan in KS

achigan · September 05, 2016, 06:31:00 PM

Jake Scott · September 05, 2016, 06:33:00 PM

Stuff dreams are made of, Kevin. Best of luck. I can't wait to hear your stories.

Jake

Nala · September 05, 2016, 06:34:00 PM

Now THAT'S something I would LOVE to do. Maybe not by myself though. I wouldn't mind doing it with a guide.

AWESOME!