need advice from members in Alaska

[Ranger Rick]

My  son has taken a job working at denali from mid May to mid Sept. He is hoping to get in some black bear hunting while he is there. I am looking for someone he can talk to and get some pointers and advice from. He is a college student and has a limited budget so he  cant afford a guide service. Is there any members out there that would be willing to take a little time and chat online with him and help out. As a dad I am a little nervous about sending my son out in grizzly country. I would appreciate any help.

thanks
Rick

[saltwatertom]

Send him down here and we can run him across the bay to catch a black one, there's plenty of them. Not to many griz here, esp in the right places.

[Bill Sant]

Rick,  dunno what happened to my first post, but,,,,,I live in Anchorage and can help if needed.
If he is working a summer program in Denali he is north of any good blackie hunting.  Too many grizz up there.  I also worked the park when I was in college as a shuttle bus driver.  Am very familiar with the area and also just across the Denali highway toward Paxson.  Don't worry about him hunting griz as he isn't able to being a non resident, would have to hire a guide.  They aren't that bad anyway hahaha.  Take Tom up on his offer to go across Katchemak bay for a shoreline Blackie.  He knows his stuff and there are lots of bears there.   I'd be glad to help anyway I can.    [email protected]

[lpcjon2]

Bill he has a double thread yours is down farther on the pow wow page

[The Ursus]

Looks like the regs are pretty liberal up there for bears.  I would think that hunting the streams would be a good place to start but maybe some others will chime in.

[homerdave]

come on down to Homer... tom and i will get him squared away.
spring  bear before work starts, or a fall bear after....
i have a boat, tom has a plane...

[Ranger Rick]

Dave
thanks for your reply and I really appreciate your taking time to help out. He has a lot of questions about transportation and lodging as well as best times to hunt. He is scheduled to start on may 14 but could possibly schedule an earlier arrival. I believe they fly him to anchorage. Would it be ok for josh to send you pm,s with questions. Thanks again for your help.

Rick

[homerdave]

you bet.
have him PM me, or i would be happy to post answers here if others are interested...