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<blockquote data-quote="LRSickle" data-source="post: 1422343" data-attributes="member: 18167"><p>I have been presented with a very unique opportunity, one of my longtime best friends has drawn the ever elusive Red Lake bear tag in Kodiak. He is a resident, therefore he will not require a guide, so I have the chance to go as his assistant. He has lived on Kodiak for several years and has done some float trips in other parts of Alaska. I had the good fortune to get to go visit him once before when he had a Road system tag. We did a little hunting on that trip and even had one in the cross hairs but he decided to pass on it. We are both moderately experienced hunters, him having hunted in Alaska and various other places, I have hunted Wyoming with the LRH group hunt twice as well as several other trips to different places and a lovely 27 months in Iraq. However, you can always learn something new no matter how much hunting you have done, not to mention this hunt will certainly be on a different level than either of of have probably hunted on before.<span style="color: #ff0000"> It really will be on a different level than any hunt you've ever been on. Both on shear adventure and a new level of planning and logistics. Don't pass it up or you will regret it! </span></p><p>So, I would be interested to hear your input, in particular any of you all who have actually done some of these style trips. That being, getting flown in and dropped for 15 days in bear country.<span style="color: #ff0000"> If you're flying in, contact Andrew Airways (Dean, Peter, Willy, Henny, Scooter,...) or Island Air (Bob, Eric, Taj, Titus, Chris...) or SeaHawk (Roland). I've flown with all these guys many times and every one was awesome. If you fly with any other service/pilot, PM me and let me know who it is.</span> Topics of interest would be, any unique pieces of gear that we may have over looked that are particular to this hunt,<span style="color: #ff0000"> A bear fence...honest.</span> a proper protection gun for me, on the last hunt we did I carried a marlin 45/70 for defense but on this trip I'm leaning towards a shotgun with Brennke slugs, a benelli M4 most likely and some bear spray.<span style="color: #ff0000"> I guess you can bring bear spray if it'll make you feel safe. For a backup I'd pick the same gun you'd hunt bear with if you had a tag in your pocket. That would probably be a rifle, right? A big one, but not too big that you can't shoot it. I'm not going to get into calibers. You'll get plenty of that advice from both hunters that have actually killed big bears and those that want you to think they've actually hunted them. I had a lady drop a Kodiak with a 300WSM and another guy miss a bear twice with a 375 H&H. Both at about 50 yards. </span> Also tent reccommendations, my buddy has a Trango 4 man but we need to purchase a smaller lighter tent to carry in our pack for spike camp/emergency use.<span style="color: #ff0000"> My son and I use a small four-man tent. If your buddy doesn't have a bigger tent that you can stand up in, I'd contact Kodiak Kamps in Kodiak and rent what you don't have or can't bring with you. They will deliver your rented gear to the bush plane company of your choice and come pick it up when you get back. </span> Any clothing that you recommend that works especially good in this area, rain gear and such.<span style="color: #ff0000"> It rains where I live 63% of the days a year (Afognak Island, 30 air-miles from Kodiak) . There's an excellent chance you'll get rained on. Get GOOD QUALITY rain gear and boots. I've hunted down in the Karluk, Frazer, Red Lake areas and there's a ton of brush and alders. It rains a lot sometimes. Even if it isn't raining the wet brush and grass will soak you.</span></p><p>Gear that we already have includes, Packs, spotting scopes, Binos, boots, stoves, shooting sticks.</p><p>Feel free to contribute any and all useful information that you have or that you are interested in sharing on this area and any gear that we may need to help us make this a successful. <span style="color: #ff0000">Bring a couple road flares to light wet wood. Buy some deer tags. Bring para cord and cloth meat bags to tie up your meat and food. There's cottonwood and birch trees around Red Lake you can tie up your meat in. If you find some that are in a strategic place that won't pollute your hunt, I'd consider camping there. Bring a water filter/pump. Buy a JetBoil.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">There's a few thing. It's late....zzzzzzzz.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRSickle, post: 1422343, member: 18167"] I have been presented with a very unique opportunity, one of my longtime best friends has drawn the ever elusive Red Lake bear tag in Kodiak. He is a resident, therefore he will not require a guide, so I have the chance to go as his assistant. He has lived on Kodiak for several years and has done some float trips in other parts of Alaska. I had the good fortune to get to go visit him once before when he had a Road system tag. We did a little hunting on that trip and even had one in the cross hairs but he decided to pass on it. We are both moderately experienced hunters, him having hunted in Alaska and various other places, I have hunted Wyoming with the LRH group hunt twice as well as several other trips to different places and a lovely 27 months in Iraq. However, you can always learn something new no matter how much hunting you have done, not to mention this hunt will certainly be on a different level than either of of have probably hunted on before.[COLOR=#ff0000] It really will be on a different level than any hunt you've ever been on. Both on shear adventure and a new level of planning and logistics. Don't pass it up or you will regret it! [/COLOR] So, I would be interested to hear your input, in particular any of you all who have actually done some of these style trips. That being, getting flown in and dropped for 15 days in bear country.[COLOR=#ff0000] If you're flying in, contact Andrew Airways (Dean, Peter, Willy, Henny, Scooter,...) or Island Air (Bob, Eric, Taj, Titus, Chris...) or SeaHawk (Roland). I've flown with all these guys many times and every one was awesome. If you fly with any other service/pilot, PM me and let me know who it is.[/COLOR] Topics of interest would be, any unique pieces of gear that we may have over looked that are particular to this hunt,[COLOR=#ff0000] A bear fence...honest.[/COLOR] a proper protection gun for me, on the last hunt we did I carried a marlin 45/70 for defense but on this trip I'm leaning towards a shotgun with Brennke slugs, a benelli M4 most likely and some bear spray.[COLOR=#ff0000] I guess you can bring bear spray if it'll make you feel safe. For a backup I'd pick the same gun you'd hunt bear with if you had a tag in your pocket. That would probably be a rifle, right? A big one, but not too big that you can't shoot it. I'm not going to get into calibers. You'll get plenty of that advice from both hunters that have actually killed big bears and those that want you to think they've actually hunted them. I had a lady drop a Kodiak with a 300WSM and another guy miss a bear twice with a 375 H&H. Both at about 50 yards. [/COLOR] Also tent reccommendations, my buddy has a Trango 4 man but we need to purchase a smaller lighter tent to carry in our pack for spike camp/emergency use.[COLOR=#ff0000] My son and I use a small four-man tent. If your buddy doesn't have a bigger tent that you can stand up in, I'd contact Kodiak Kamps in Kodiak and rent what you don't have or can't bring with you. They will deliver your rented gear to the bush plane company of your choice and come pick it up when you get back. [/COLOR] Any clothing that you recommend that works especially good in this area, rain gear and such.[COLOR=#ff0000] It rains where I live 63% of the days a year (Afognak Island, 30 air-miles from Kodiak) . There's an excellent chance you'll get rained on. Get GOOD QUALITY rain gear and boots. I've hunted down in the Karluk, Frazer, Red Lake areas and there's a ton of brush and alders. It rains a lot sometimes. Even if it isn't raining the wet brush and grass will soak you.[/COLOR] Gear that we already have includes, Packs, spotting scopes, Binos, boots, stoves, shooting sticks. Feel free to contribute any and all useful information that you have or that you are interested in sharing on this area and any gear that we may need to help us make this a successful. [COLOR=#ff0000]Bring a couple road flares to light wet wood. Buy some deer tags. Bring para cord and cloth meat bags to tie up your meat and food. There's cottonwood and birch trees around Red Lake you can tie up your meat in. If you find some that are in a strategic place that won't pollute your hunt, I'd consider camping there. Bring a water filter/pump. Buy a JetBoil. There's a few thing. It's late....zzzzzzzz. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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