Caribou Meat
12-07-2002, 03:29 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: egypt
Posts: 1,994
RE: Caribou Meat
a lil blunt but my thoughts exactly Jim! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!
By early to Mid Nov, most bulls are done rutting, depending on area, they may not even be in rut yet! Every thing revolves around this rut....ask the outfitter, or biologist of the area for when the rut comes in... if you need AK numbers email me, I have them easy enough and can point you in the right direction to gather info! to early its warm, bugs are horrible, and the antlers are in velvet, to late, the ruts on, later then that its cold as heck! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!
By early to Mid Nov, most bulls are done rutting, depending on area, they may not even be in rut yet! Every thing revolves around this rut....ask the outfitter, or biologist of the area for when the rut comes in... if you need AK numbers email me, I have them easy enough and can point you in the right direction to gather info! to early its warm, bugs are horrible, and the antlers are in velvet, to late, the ruts on, later then that its cold as heck! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!
12-14-2002, 06:25 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Baxter Tennessee USA
Posts: 117
RE: Caribou Meat
How would the meat be if I came the first week in September? If they are still in velvet, or just starting to shed they shouldnt be rutting yet, right? Otis, you mentioned a drive up hunt in November, would you be willing to go along on one with us? If so, we can definately work something out because I HAVE BEEN DOING THE ANTELOPE HUNT YOU WANT FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS! If you wanna do some tag-along swapping, I can take care of all your antelope hunting needs! if we do an antelope hunt at the 1st of October, we couls still do a caribou hunt in November and we both get an animal we want! Let me know!
12-15-2002, 09:59 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Baxter Tennessee USA
Posts: 117
RE: Caribou Meat
otis, the antelope tags for bucks run $195. Doe/fawn tags are $50 each. I hunt on private land that we pay a $150 tresspass fee for.
The last two years I have taken myself and my two sons out hunting and the total cost for ALL of us runs around $2000 to $2300 us. Keep in mind this is for ALL of us. if you bring a buddy to help with the expenses of traveling and motel costs, it can be done for much less!
The hunt starts on Oct.1st. BUT reservations with the landowner MUST be made within the next month or you run the risk of them already being booked up. They only take a certain number of hunters. After that, you would be having to hunt public land or find another landowner.
This hunt can be done it 2 days if neccessary, and you just want to kill your animals. The animals here arent "trophy class". Most bucks will be in the 12" range. If you wanna look around there are some 14" bucks to be had, it just takes time to look over all the animals available and then hunt the one you want. The 2003 season SHOULD be one of the best yet on this ranch. We were late getting out last year and were the last hunters for the year to be on the ranch. We saw LOTS of 10 to 13" bucks that will still be there in '03. We hunted 4 days and all took exceptional animals for the area except for one guy. He was having a bad year and couldnt hit a bull in the butt! He ended up just killing a 12"incher to get it over with.
Edited by - Tn_Hunter on 12/15/2002 11:05:22
The last two years I have taken myself and my two sons out hunting and the total cost for ALL of us runs around $2000 to $2300 us. Keep in mind this is for ALL of us. if you bring a buddy to help with the expenses of traveling and motel costs, it can be done for much less!
The hunt starts on Oct.1st. BUT reservations with the landowner MUST be made within the next month or you run the risk of them already being booked up. They only take a certain number of hunters. After that, you would be having to hunt public land or find another landowner.
This hunt can be done it 2 days if neccessary, and you just want to kill your animals. The animals here arent "trophy class". Most bucks will be in the 12" range. If you wanna look around there are some 14" bucks to be had, it just takes time to look over all the animals available and then hunt the one you want. The 2003 season SHOULD be one of the best yet on this ranch. We were late getting out last year and were the last hunters for the year to be on the ranch. We saw LOTS of 10 to 13" bucks that will still be there in '03. We hunted 4 days and all took exceptional animals for the area except for one guy. He was having a bad year and couldnt hit a bull in the butt! He ended up just killing a 12"incher to get it over with.
Edited by - Tn_Hunter on 12/15/2002 11:05:22
12-18-2002, 08:53 AM
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: hartland wi USA
Posts: 116
RE: Caribou Meat
I went to alaska 10 yrs ago in late sept. The bull i shot stunk bad. I spent over 100$ to bring the meat home to throw it away 2 years later. It was the worst crap i ever tried to eat, Javalina was like veil compared to it. I fed some to the dog and had to rent a carpet cleaner to clean up the diarrea the next day( my fault for feeding him some) So i had no use for the meat. I tried to make some into extra hot spicy italian sausage and they still were terrible. Stay away from the rut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
