Hunting in Alaska isn't expensive. That's true for both residents and nonresidents.
Hiring a bush plane is expensive. That's true for both nonresidents and residents.
Paying for a guided/outfitted hunt is expensive anywhere for anyone.
The trick is to do a DUI hunt without a bush plane. That's not an easy task. But it is doable.
DIY?
DUI is no bueno anywhere!
Au Contrare! Saw it in the paper once... two cars hit head-on on the Seward Highway; one was DUI driving the wrong way, but the other was just drunk, "driving the right way!"