I need an adventure, not a weekender...MOOSE JOHN?

[Terry Green]

Thanks guys....Funny story Ron!!!
 
Been to NZ.....Wonderful....didn't get enough.

[John Havard]

A quality experience in Alaska is entirely available - use a reputable air taxi operator and stay away from navigable water.  With proper planning you will be hunting where no other human has been in at least a year and you won't see anyone else other than your hunting partner.

[Jeff D. Holchin]

I love the stories about hunting the Moose John and dreamed of doing that hunt some day, but all my recent research tells me that I should shy away from the popular rivers, like others have mentioned.  So this fall I am doing a remote fly-in moose hunt with a PBS friend.  Can't wait.

AKDan, please check your email.  I tried to PM you but could only email you.  I am sending a bunch of recurves, arrows and shooting gloves plus arm guards from the Carolina Traditional Archers and my own collection, up to Fairbanks in several weeks for a special Native American teen camp archery event at Lake Harding, but am in need of some targets (too bulky and expensive to send that far from NC).

I'd like to contact the Holbrooks for help too, but have lost their contact info when they moved there.  Anybody know how to contact them?  They used to love to share their trad archery knowledge with kids and would probably like to help teach these Native American teens from AK about trad archery, assuming they are available.  It's very possible they are out chasing bears right now; I would be if I lived in AK.

[AkDan]

Jeff i will check. My reg use emails [email protected] cell is 907-322-0397.   I'm on shift today-fri.  If you don't get a reply from me by saturday, shoot me a line.  

I can also get holbrooks info for you, or get steve hohensee on the pbs forum.  

Gnaa has targets.  (3ds) i will see what i can round up there as well. They have shoots tues and thursday nights off chena hotsprings closer to town (roughly mile 6/7ish) And yes its bear season.   I tweaked my shoulder again recently, taking it easy.  I partially tore it a few yes ago and pinched it.  Hoping i dont need surgery this time.  So far so good.    

Have you contacted any bow groups in anch?  The massey shoot gang are still going strong.... i bet theyd jump on.  Alaska bowhunters assoc, and a couple others i sm not sure still exist loll

If your dates fit, fishings getting good!   Im a shift guy so my schedules a 'bit' screwy.

[AkDan]

Got it!

Message me details at [email protected].  

I post announcements at my church and can get this in my 2nd church as well.  Phone wont let me reply, sorry for posting here.  

if youre doing the moose hunt i think you are, monty and brians spot, this sept youll be close to the mj (talking abbreviations haha).   I have hunted below and just missed the gang at the main strip by a day.  Probably good, I was chasing a small bull in my undies one morning.  Got up to pee and there he was almost in range.    Guess my tighty whities were too much, he swapped ends and left to my utter amazement.  Haha.  I had my x girfriend with on tgat trip.  First and only time i dumped a  raft in 23 years of trying, we were drying gear after a swim.  (Which only proves how much Montys the man floating or dragging the upper solo killing bulls!)


Back where moosies go....

As far as busy.  The mj is not a high traffic river due to logistics.  I believe the lower is still blocked (no boats) and the uppers a long hike if you dont float in.   This is one reason they picked this river its not easy to get too it without support.

I wouldnt write it off.   The real question is what mj do you want to hunt.  The primary we've all read about? Or the second river Jay used from time to time..... options! Haha!!  Im guessing if it were me iI'd opt for the primary due to the difficult access!

But that wont likely happen soon.   The nice thing about today is lighter and smaller.... no more giant boats with coolers for seats    .