Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!

[Steve H.]

At nearly impossible odds I drew one of Alaska's best brown bear tags for this fall on Unimak Island!!!!  The season opens Oct. 1 and I intend to be there with my little sticks in hand!

My buddy Charlie who backed me up on my first hunt on Chicagof may come up but if he can't make it I may have to track down one of my ole' buffalo lovin' mates from the deep south....any guesses who that might be?

I had a reasonably full fall planned before this tag appeared.  I've worked too much the past two years anyway and time for a break!

[Joseph]

Congratulations!!  Joseph

[O.L. Adcock]

Congrats Steve, I hope to get the chance some day!...O.L.

[Don Thomas]

Steve -- I tried to reply to the e-mail you sent but it bounced back. leaving for Oz. pick a spot. Don

[Aussie Stickbow Hunter]

Congrats Steve!!! It should be a great hunting experience.

Jeff

[lone hunter]

My congrats also Steve. What type of equipment setup do you plan on using for your hunt?

[Steve H.]

I have hunted Chichagof Island twice for brownies and had very close calls and carried a 66# osage selfbow with cedars tipped with damascus tradepoints made by our favorite Tradgang knife maker, Doug Campbell and yours truely.  I will probably use a laminated longbow on this trip (I build my own), I have a 66# one that is a likely or an old battle worn veteran of 64#, RRA cedars as always, and either a 190 grain Ribtek or DC tradepoint.

[BadKarma]

Get a bigun. Good luck and good hunting.

[AkDan]

laminated longbow?  Is that mine you're shooting, haha.  GL and keep me posted if you need a cannon toter  

is that a packet of honey in your pocket or............. ah never mind  :D

[Ak willy]

Hey Steve,
Thats great. I've been following your adventures.
I wish you all the luck needed.
If I can do anything, don't hesitate to contact me.
I'm just over in the valley...Palmer area.
Bill

[Doug Campbell]

Yep Karen's gonna start callin you "Bear bait" instead of "Shark bait"  

[John/Alaska]

congrates - keep us posted. Should be a fun one.

[One eye]

Congrats Steve.  Good luck!

Dan

[Steve H.]

My buddy Charlie Rock from MO is coming up to keep me outta trouble.  I sent a deposit check to the main guy that flys hunters to Unimak out of Cold Bay.  There should be late season salmon runs at that time so I was pleased to find that out as I enjoy hunting on fish streams.

[AkDan]

jeez and here ya had my hopes up.  So much for my honey stash

[Bigfoot]

Good Luck, Steve.  
Still using your GREAT bow with good results.

[Tuttu]

Good luck on the hunt.  I also put in for Unimak.  It was my first year to put in for the island.  May be 20 more years and I might draw.  Keep us posted.

Chuck

[Steve H.]

Wow, I just realized only 1 month to go until Brown Bear time!  I already had a full schedule before I drew this tag and so far my partner are 3 for 3 tags.  We'll definitely let everyone know how this goes.  I noticed on my license that I have tag 002 so I musta been the second name pulled.  But first I must go hunt moose!

[Rick McGowan]

No idea, WHO would it be?

[Steve H.]

Packed and ready to go, leave early in the morning.  My buddy Charlie Rock is already in Anchorage.  Back in two weeks, knock on wood.....