2014 Alaskan Caribou Bowhunt

[vintage-bears]

Incredible hunt and a hardy congratulations!
Thanks for sharing it.

[wooddamon1]

   

[Hud]

Congratulations on a nice caribou, heartfelt story and pictures. Sweet dreams are made from such hunts.

[tracker1]

Great story Don, thanks for sharing your great adventure with us

[doubleo]

Don,Great story telling and what a fantastic shot on a tremendous bull!      

[shedhunta]

Congrats!!!

[Greg Szalewski]

An outstanding story to go along with an outstanding animal. That was quite an experience. Thanks for sharing it Don.

[don kauss]

I'm glad you all enjoyed it...I'd love to tell another one about a big Whitetail this year...I'll keep you posted!      

Mike; you will be trying the Kaiser Kustoms soon, John told me your shafts arrived already...

Thanks.

[Gen273]

Don,

Congrats on a wonderful bull and a hunt of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Mark Baker]

Applause and Congrats....thanks for sharing!  

[don kauss]

Hi Don-

Thanks for sharing your story. Just awesome- great story too! For those of us who dream of such a thing -or even if we never can- can you post some of the prep and how a guy coordinates something like this. I would love to know how guys pull this off, costs, etc. . .

I have asked in the past for a TG forum where guys could educate us on this stuff. Until then. . .

Any input would be great and appreciated.

Thanks
Dan Rudman

 Nutshell Breakdown...
Cost of Caribou Tag & Alaskan NR Hunting License--$410
Flight to from Anchorage--$1,000 (give or take)
RAM Aviation Air Service/Drop Hunt charges (rental of tent/cot/stove/Mt. House meals)-- <$3,200
Flights from Anchorage to Kotzebue & back--around $700

***Hotels, shipping of antlers/meat, satellite phone rental, and any number of other money-hemorrhaging charges may also be incurred...

[don kauss]

I also, want to thank Kevin Dill for taking the time to answer my questions prior to this hunt...Kevin gave me a ton of great advice, and went above and beyond the call of duty to offer some of his wisdom...Thanks! I sincerely appreciate it...

Lots of great folks on this site...we all are really fortunate!

 

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Wow! What a grand experience!

[Jerry Jeffer]

Awesome!

[AkDan]

one thing to consider as far as drinking water up here is concerned, I didn't (and still don't) want to hijack the thread..but for those coming up here there is 2 waterborne issues we have.  Both are no game when you're miles out in the bush at best, many with no sat phones/spots or any contacts with the rest of the world!  Giardia is the more frequent of the two, but the next is cryptosporidium.  A guy I used to teach with picked this up one year early in a long hunt and was lucky to make it home in one piece.

I just don't want the general populous believing you can just drink water anywhere up here.  Its not a chance I'll take ever again!  I did ONCE in 19 years and paid for it!  It hit me right before I was headed out to guide moose hunters that fall.  If my partner wouldn't have called I wouldn't have found out until I hit camp.

[elkken]

Very fine story and a great caribou, they are my favorite spot and stalk animal.

Congrats on a fine adventure        

[Soonerlongbow]

Ok, I would be lying if I said I wasn't jealous!!!

Congrats!!!

[Herdbull]

Don, You are a very open person and thanks for sharing. I will be thick into whitetails soon. I saw 9 buck and 15 does during the last two sits, so those fresh arrows may come in handy. Ha!

Thanks for the cost info too.

[pitbull]

It doesn't get any better than that, congrats on a fine bull!    

[stujay]

Very nice caribou, congrats!