Been looking at DIY options for a black bear hunt in Alaska for a while now. It seems 3 exist: A) Fly to Anchor town, grab a 4 WD, head down Rt 1, hunt in unit 7 or 15. B) Fly to Petersburg/Wrangell/Craig, rent a boat, hunt the shorelines, C) Rent a USFS cabin and hunt around the cabin or acquire some kind of floating vessel. There is always the option of hunting a 'DIY' with some type of outfitter (i.e. Coffman Cove).
I'm leaning to flying to SE AK, rent a boat, and hunt shoreline/flats. I have 3-4 areas picked out for possible camping/hunting. I'm focusing on areas 15-30 water miles from town and smaller bays in an attempt to get away from people and away from bigger boats.
I was born/raised in NW PA and am no stranger to big water having fished the Great Lakes most of my adult life - but we don't have tides, currents, or other tidal weirdness. If a guy was smart about moving around in a 16-18 foot open bow boat, what are the safety concerns along the bays/inlets in SE AK?
Any other comments welcome from those that have hunted AK black bears.
Thanks.
