Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Alaska Want to try Adak this year

2587 Nautical Miles, should be about 14 days from here. About $3600.00 in fuel one way.

Of course I have an AK Air card and a club 49 member. Who in AK does not?

Double check my first post here and remember who I am!

Of course I have an AK Air card and a club 49 member. Who in AK does not?

Double check my first post here and remember who I am!

Adak has some unique advantages, no mosquitos, no predators, no devils club, great visibility and a wow factor off the charts. The logistics are not very easy though.

I went last November and again in February of this year. Do yourself a favor and call Jack. Also, you will hear stories about people shooting caribou right off the road or near the airport. Well, maybe but we had to go looking for them. Tent camping is a bad idea as the wind can REALLY blow. Jack's place is the cleanest, nicest place on the island. Bring groceries because they reopened the Alaska Cod cannery and the workers buy up everything out of the meager stores on the island. Scenery is beautiful (outside of town) and it is a great time overall!

I was going by the info from this post.

I would like to go play on Adak, I got the miles for a free ticket/ I could care less about going to the lower 48.... the land of less folks is a lot better ........ there was a write up in the paper about this hunt about a month ago ..I think ...well wherever I heard about it >>> sounds like something different then sling'ing arrow's off the haul road !! (man- I miss the mid 80's and the no people factor of hunting the haul road) spending more than a couple hundred bucks to "shoot" a tundra rat would seem like a waste imo.....

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Just being a smartass.

Just loaded up some ammo for friends who leave next week. Two couples on AK airline miles maybe $500 each for
oddments...Just a cow shoot for meat.

It's a great hunt to do, but expect to walk. The caribou are skittish of ATV's. I did it as a backpacking hunt 2 years ago (South side of island is Wilderness/ no vehicles), and harvested 2 young bulls that were absolutely delicious as far as table fare goes.

It is wet and windy, and the terrain is steeper then what most topo maps would lead you to believe. It gets slick when packing a heavy load, and the soil being volcanic likes to give away under you when sidehilling. A lot of people suggest rubber boots out there, but I used Goretex hiking boots along with Goretex gaitors: they worked great for crossing streams up to about 8" deep, and provided better traction and support.

The store will have most of the supplies that you need, and while more expensive then Anchorage, is cheaper then other remote villages in Alaska. I would recommend taking a white gas backpacking stove, as the store carries Coleman fuel. If you take a canister stove..... good luck!

Take a good spotting scope. I didn't, and wished I had. Folks there are super nice.

I am planning on going back around early October this fall.

For some reason, this hunt really appeals to be, off the beaten path, wide open spaces, high on the adventure list; just not sure how practical it is!

Years ago there was an Outfitter based in Kodiak who used to take some great trophy bulls on Adak. He charged top dollar accordingly. Anyone know who I am thinking of ?

How is the Trophy quality there these days ?

Lots of good info and gives me some thinking to do. Thanks for that!

I guess I need to read the regs better as I didn't know bulls were restricted some parts of the year. Not that I wouldn't shoot a big bull if I see one, but this would be nothing more than a meat hunt for me.

Tim Booch

From my limited understanding, since the Navy pulled out of Adak, the herd has more then doubled, and the quality of the bulls has gone down hill. While there are still some decent bulls on the island, it is typically seen more as a meat hunt. A unique and fun hunt that is off the beaten path, and can be done for real cheap if you plan it right (I did mine for less $500 total). But I don't think it would be fair to call it a Trophy Hunt. YMMV.

How did you manage a <$500 cost? At that rate, it might be worthwhile!

22-250 country !!

Tag

Used miles for the plane trip, hooked up with friends on Adak, processed all my meat out there, flew it back frozen via Club 49 for @$100 in two coolers that I had taken out to Adak loaded w/ fresh fruits, veggies, bread, box wine etc. for said friends.