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From: fsadl@acad3.alaska.edu (LOOMIS ANDREW D)
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Subject: Re: Hunting in Alaska
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Date: 4 Apr 91 13:01:05 GMT
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In article <471@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>, drh%sequent.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET (Dennis Halicki) writes...
> 
>I am starting to plan my Alaska hunt for 1992. I'll be hunting mainly 
>for dall sheep and moose and possibly bears and goats if I can afford it.
>This is going to be a spendy trip, since a non resident must hire a guide 
>to hunt sheep, bears and goats. I don't feel I need a guide, but the state
>obviously thinks I do. I killed a nice caribou last summer in Alaska, so
>I kind of know what to expect up there. I did this hunt without a guide. I 
>plan on self guided moose hunt, but I'll hire a guide for the other hunts.
> 
>I have a few questions for anyone who has hunted in Alaska:
> 
>Where is the best hunting for these critters?

For bears just about anywhere in the interior, for sheep and goats, in
the mountains more than 10 miles from roads or rivers, the brooks
range should be good, at least for sheep.

> 
>Any recommendations for a good guide?

I will spare you my opinions about Alaska's regulations concerning guides, 
except to say that the fish and game regs are written to benefit the guides.

> 
>Do inexpensive guides exist?

Probably, but you get what you pay for.

> 
>Any ideas for saving money?

Be a state resident or military stationed here.

> 
>Is a 25-06 sufficient for sheep and goats? 

I would think so, a .22 is good for hseep or goat if you can get close
enough.

>(I have a 300 weatherby magnum for bear and moose)
> 
>Thanks for your help!
>Dennis Halicki

Andrew Loomis
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