Questions about resident hunting in Alaska
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 7
Questions about resident hunting in Alaska
I was just offered a job in Alaska and was wondering if any residents of Anchorage Alaska could give me insight into hunting there. Are all residents of Alaska allowed a tag for moose each year? How is the moose hunting right around Anchorage? I won't be able to drop big dollars to fly places in Alaska to hunt. What animals are good hunting within a few hour drive of Anchorage? Thank you for your help!
#2
I live in Fairbanks but I have lived in Anchorage. Nearly half the population of Alaska lives in Anchorage so there's plenty of hunting competition around there. There's a few drawing moose hunts on the outskirts of Anchorage but you have to get further away to get into harvest tag areas. Yes you can get a harvest tag for moose every year but there are many areas that also require a drawing permit. Look through the regs and you'll see what opportunities are out there. Anchorage is in Unit 14.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main
Jeff
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main
Jeff
#3
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 7
I live in Fairbanks but I have lived in Anchorage. Nearly half the population of Alaska lives in Anchorage so there's plenty of hunting competition around there. There's a few drawing moose hunts on the outskirts of Anchorage but you have to get further away to get into harvest tag areas. Yes you can get a harvest tag for moose every year but there are many areas that also require a drawing permit. Look through the regs and you'll see what opportunities are out there. Anchorage is in Unit 14.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main
Jeff
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main
Jeff
#4
I was just offered a job in Alaska and was wondering if any residents of Anchorage Alaska could give me insight into hunting there. Are all residents of Alaska allowed a tag for moose each year? How is the moose hunting right around Anchorage? I won't be able to drop big dollars to fly places in Alaska to hunt. What animals are good hunting within a few hour drive of Anchorage? Thank you for your help!
I'm not trying to rain on your parade, I'm just pointing out the reality of Alaska that most people overlook. Too many people fall in love with the romantic idea of Alaska and they overlook reality.
AK Jeff
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 253
Jeff has a good point about money. I live in Hawaii and make alot of money compared to everyone back in the states. I dont feel rich by any means and still feel like im living paycheck to paycheck. Alaska is either right below or the highest place for cost of living.
Take for example $1/lime $3/avocado (If I remember right), $5/milk, car repairs are way more expensive, deals which you get in the states are only applicable to the lower 48. Amazon will be your best friend. Well we'll see how this sales tax thing goes. Unless youre gettting at minimum 30% pay hike(I dont know where you're currently at), monetarily, it wouldn't be worth it for me. Expensive is about 4x as expensive as texas.
Just things to keep in mind. But hey if you only work some days out of the year you could show up in deadliest catch and make alot of money that way. With that said, id love to move to alaska once day, anchorage, not fairbanks.
Take for example $1/lime $3/avocado (If I remember right), $5/milk, car repairs are way more expensive, deals which you get in the states are only applicable to the lower 48. Amazon will be your best friend. Well we'll see how this sales tax thing goes. Unless youre gettting at minimum 30% pay hike(I dont know where you're currently at), monetarily, it wouldn't be worth it for me. Expensive is about 4x as expensive as texas.
Just things to keep in mind. But hey if you only work some days out of the year you could show up in deadliest catch and make alot of money that way. With that said, id love to move to alaska once day, anchorage, not fairbanks.