Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Alaska I am thinking of moving to Alaska. What will i need?

A sense of humor.

Tough crowd! I'm pretty sure I was warned about fellas like you two when I moved up here! I would be willing to compromise though and share my wife's to do list if anybody is interested.

Alaska, by far the biggest state in terms of land area, has the most locked up land by far. Most of it is possessed by the Federal government and is not for sale. The State has lesser portions but it is still significant, and also not for sale - mostly. Generally the lands which are available for purchase are already privately owned. By looking at where people already live, you can see that much of this land is near the populated areas. (But not all populated areas have marketable lands.)





The 12 land-owning Native corporations and the dozens of village under them are the largest private landowners. However, none of that land is owned by individuals, and none can be owned or purchased by individuals. There are Native allotments which are owned by individuals, or the heirs of individuals. Many of these are restricted in nature and can only be sold to people of at least 1/4 Native heritage. However, some of these lands are unrestricted. Since allotments were granted 160 acres at a time, many of these tracts are fairly sizable as long as the original selection was a single piece of land. (160 acres of land in a square is 1/2 mile per side.)

The State also has some trust lands which they periodically market to provide funding for the specific entities for which these land trust were established. Many of these lands are quite remote. (Remote can be good; it is also generally expensive. Yes, you can use dogs if there are trails for access. You better enjoy cutting and drying fish if you plan to have dogs on "the cheap" however. That will be your summer's work. Oh, and a boat will be handy if you're planning to catch enough fish. And nets, lines, anchors, etc. And make sure the land you acquire has water access in that case as well. Make sure you have the skills to build sleds if you want to use dogs; sleds aren't free if you're buying either. ..........On second thought, plan to buy a snowmachine. It's cheaper and much easier. They're only $6-12 thousand; gas can generally be had for $6-11/gallon, and some of the higher-tech [more expensive ] ones will "sip" gas at 15 mpg or better.)

Just remember, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.

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"it's only money, you can't take it with you."


editted to add........"bathroom in the house" ??????? You do know what a honey bucket is I suppose???

Who all is she going to do?

Sorry I couldn't resist that. I'm normally not like that. Grins

BYOW I hear they're a bit scarce ...

BYOW I hear they're a bit scarce ...

What I hear from the folks in AK generally is...

The odds are good, but the goods are odd....

There's a LOT of ass in Alaska, unfortunately it's all on one woman.

I had the same thought.

Even "Goodtime Charlies" ain't a good time...

There's a LOT of ass in Alaska, unfortunately it's all on one woman.