Kodiak Blacktails

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

For those of you who have hunted Sitka Blacktails do you prefer to hunt the November rut or early season up high?

[dhaverstick]

I hunted up there several years ago during the last week of October and there were blacktails everywhere!

Darren

[limbow]

Marty from Palmer Alaska will more than likely weigh in on this. He has been quite successful on Kodiak.

[Paul Cousineau]

A Kodiak island blacktail hunt is at the very top of my dream hunt list. I take it you are planning a hunt there? I'll be interested in following this thread.

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

Yes. Hunted there. With Homer Ocean Charters years ago. Thinking its time to do a DIY hunt there this time. Think the early season would be a little warmer but maybe too buggy?

[akdd]

In the early season the vegetation makes for a difficult climb to get above the brush line. My self I have only tried the early season once. I did not take the gear to spike camp so I was climbing up through the brush everyday. Since then i have always went in November. If you decide to go DIY PM me and I will give you what help I can.

[Chromebuck]

Have transported for Marty on several hunts out of Larson Bay.  I would say the later hunt is better.  Getting above tree line through dense alders in the early season is just nerve racking and dangerous.  The later the better.

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

Do supercubs fly on kodiak that could drop you up high instead of on the water in a floatplane?

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

Do supercubs fly on kodiak that could drop you up high instead of on the water in a floatplane?

[cch]

I think there are places that will fly you in to some lakes. I have been wanting to do this hunt. If I remember correctly Chuck Adams flew into a lake a then hiked in from there.