Looking at my phone I have a pretty good barring of which direction to walk, I crammed the phone in my pocket and zipped it. Hunters do their part in conservation by purchasing game tags and hunting licenses, which in part, provides funding for biologists and conservation officers to regulate and control game diversities throughout the state. This is a blessing to be apart of such an awesome outdoor culture. Experienced archery hunters and hunters in general will tell you the most gut wrenching exhilarating portion of the hunt doesn’t come before the shot, it comes after. Hours Monday—Friday: 9:00AM–5:00PM Saturday: 11:00AM–3:00PM Here is a link to Oregon’s Hunter Education Programs, http://www.dfw.state.or.us/education/hunter/. Feb 21, 2015 - We've told you what shed hunting is; here, we teach you how to get outdoors and get results. Menu. I picked it up and sold if for $420 on EBay. Hunting. I am proud to say I’m a hunter and conservationist. The Alaska Moose Hunting Guidebook is now available for Apple devices and for Amazon Kindle. Again to no avail, I pound out the hours in the stand answering emails, Face-booking, Instagraming, and tweeting(guilty)…. The anxiety that comes with tracking a wounded animal is intense to say the least, and that anxiety was building in my mind as I had no real blood to track. Dog racing in Alaska is a lifestyle that requires endurance, dedication, and selflessness which Mission AK contributors (Kalen Kolberg and Austin Manelick) were lucky enough to experience first hand. Most of our Alaska moose hunting is done above timberline in traditional moose breeding grounds, and from camps that can be accessed only by bush aircraft. Realizing the “pin dropped” location was further than anticipated, I knew I had a extra mile or so to the car and needed to get back to town for lunch plans. Find Us. January 8, 2020- Shed Hunting Illinois Update- “Shed season is here in Illinois and the deer antlers are starting to drop! They vanished in a fraction of a second, I crept quickly to the location of where the deer was standing when I shot him. Cheers to the beautiful bull moose who roam these lands year round. This how-to book covers the biology of how antlers grow and ultimately shed. Iowa offers some of the best shed hunting the country has to offer. Hunting. Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Kansas; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming; Maps (Beta) Plan and Hunt in 3D. It was then that I noticed the deers body laying 40 yards away. Sitting on the up-turned stump for the morning with no action, I decided to visit the tree stand. Nothing. I walked up, gently pet his hide and thanked him for the bounty he would provide. Answer 1 of 5: Hi All: I am visiting now in Denali, Anchorage, Talkeetna and then cruising from Seward. You’ll fly over prime moose habitat, learning from Jeremy exactly what to look for. Guns. Here is a little known fact: the pedicle, which is the region of the skull where an antler grows from, contains material that causes the antlers to grow and scientists have actually conducted experiments in which they transplant … If I sat at either location long enough I may just have a shot at a buck. This 360-page book is a great resource for any Alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. We all stood for about 1-2 minutes silently, it was very fascinating to watch these animals undisturbed in their natural environment. But if you're searching for antlers, it may be just fine. 18 Best Tips For Finding Your First Shed Antler. Here are a few of the brutes that fell to the Mission Alaska team this year. This 360-page book is a great resource for any Alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. Drawing on previous experience from my 2013 blacktail hunt where I harvested a beautiful blacktail doe, I knew one particular tactic that would give me a great place to start. We as hunters thank you. That's for one side! You’ll be happy to know your building from Anchorage Sheds is maintenance free. Unless your a powder hound chasing endless fields of untouched snow high in the mountains of Alaska’s back country…. I am proud to say that this tradition of spring bear hunting in Alaska has shaped my culture and parts of who I am as an Alaskan. Most jettison headgear during February and March at approximately the same time each winter. After only a couple hours of much needed cat napping the mushers had to head out and to continue their race towards the finish line. The Alaska Moose Hunting Guidebook is now available. Calmly the second buck started to walk away after he lost curiosity in the movement he had detected earlier. Here are a few pictures to tide you over until the stories accompanying these pictures are tapped out and made whole. Nothing came to the rattle, maybe I’m like a finger paint artist or something…. Finding another meadow bound by a clear cut and a stream, there was an animal highway dividing the lands features. I was caught off guard for two reasons, I was moving quickly to get back to my vehicle and wasn’t prepared to draw my long bow as movement would surely make the buck flee. One man can only cover so much terrain on one hunt, and from what I have read/heard it’s not to easy to walk up on the said “ghost of the coast”. Just bring your boots and expect to do a lot of walking! * 3 home cooked meals and beverages * Transportation * A lot of fun and relaxation. Staying close to the area where I found my arrow and the antler, I began marking the direction the bucks had run off to with florescent flagging tape. Quality. Antlers arise from a pair of pedicels, knobby, skin-covered nubs atop the buck's skull. By Mike Hanback. In this instance, nothing came to my beautifully painted buck fight in forest surrounded by red cedar trees amongst the tangles of a recently thinned clear cut. I can see it now……Smokey bear jerky….. Bear stew…..Bacon wrapped bear sizzled on the grill w/ avacado…. Is July a good time and are … March 9, 2018. Saved by Altitude, Antlers, & Adrenaline. He paused at 12 yards facing me, positioned to walk behind thick brush and offer no shot opportunity I had to think quickly to turn him broad side. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. While planning your hunt, we will discuss your specific goals, and work with you to tailor your hunt to meet your needs. The Southeast Alaska region wide annual average harvest in recent decades has been about 12,300 deer. You will find 8-12 sheds … However, in the extreme north of Alaska, snow is possible year-round. I moved as swift and safe as possible through the douglas fir stand which I was currently hunting, the area was loaded with heavy blown downs mixed with a luscious green fern undergrowth. The normal technique is to fly until one is spotted, and then finding a place to land. Choosing a few hunting locations in the Suislaw National Forest is a daunting task, it stretches for 991miles across the Pacific coast line of Oregon and provides ample hunting opportunity. It’s Time to Redefine What it Means to ‘Do Our Part’ as Hunters. September 9. Hunting the edge of clear cuts whenever possible also provides hunters with success. The buck was following the same path he left upon an hour or so earlier. This gorgeous shed found by @bgilbey. Snow conditions dictate our luck and abilities to navigate the back country. At 20 yards I watched how much they check the wind with a simple nose lift, or how they’re ears spin almost 360 degrees detecting the slightest branch breaking or noise in the forest. By hunters submitting tooth samples to this agency, the biologist can gather data on age, sex, distribution ranges, etc and then compile these facts to better understand the game species overall abundance and carrying capacity for certain areas. I like my odds…..  Finding a concealed blocked off logging road, I march a mile or so deep finding rubs and deer sign the whole way. Antlers are temporary projections of bone grown and shed each year. The contents of the Alaska Outdoors Supersite forums are viewable by anyone, and may be read by clicking the forum headings … The race consisted of veterans such as Lance Mackey ( Four-time winner of the Yukon Quest & four-time winner of the Iditarod.) Jan 3, 2019 - Find and share everyday cooking inspiration on Allrecipes. August and I would eat plentifully off of bear backstrap after this harvest as we were nearing the end of our food supplies. I headed up the steepest hill to find a few small rolling benches protected from the wind, the perfect location to rattle in a bedded buck. With no blood sign detected in any other direction, I started to let my eyes do the walking and survey further out for a possible lead. Shed hunting can be fun for the whole family. When I first saw this buck I saw that his antler was deformed, his antler hung downward on his face but still fully intact and attached to his pedicle. I dropped to a knee slowly and paused at stick bow range, there was no need for cou-de-gra. The Denali Dog 140  race was a last minute brainchild that gathered some of Alaska’s best mushers and set them to compete on the Denali Highway for two days covering 140 miles of Alaska’s vast wilderness. The next morning we woke up to a hot breakfast and several cups of coffee (much needed after trying to keep up with the mushers all night). The ODFG here in Oregon does a great job on the fascination deer population found through out the states many GMU’s. Address 7770 Old Seward Highway Anchorage, Alaska. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Blacktail Deer Hunting: Public Land Blacktails on Oregon’s Pacific Coast Part 2, Spring Riding & The Denali Dog 140 Sled Race. Think about this, antlers are the fastest normal growing tissue known to man, with the only exceptions being tumors and embryos. Join INSIDER Log in. Growing up Alaskan, going to undergrad school in Pennslyvania, and filming professional for living I’ve had my fair share of rifle harvested sitka blacktails, eastern whitetails, and central mule deer. He somehow managed to break off the remaining portion of bone connecting his antler by catching it on a tree while he was on his death run. Welcome! Come to River Rock Lodge and discover why shed antler hunting is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities in America! Photo John Stehn/USFWS, Board of Fisheries and Game: Actions & Activities, Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS), About the Division of Commercial Fisheries, Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification Program (WASSIP), Online General Season & Registration Permits, Subsistence and Personal Use Fishing Permits, CSIS – Community Subsistence Information System, The Technical Papers and Special Publications Series. The arrow disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye and the buck took off running towards the other deer. Thinking to myself, “this dudes neck is all swolled up he must be in the rut” and “I thought blacktails were smaller than whitetails?” and “This buck is a brute forky!”. Saved by Pocket Ranger Trophy Case® 75. Secondly, I concentrated my efforts on one particular area on a system of clear cuts, using one specific road. During the growth process, an elk or deer’s antlers can grow up to an inch or more a day. This buck and other bucks I have hunted in my experience will return to an area using the same trail if they are not alerted to human presence or danger. I took the first day to scout/hunt keeping my eyes open for any deer sign possible. I knew I had found my secondary hunting location. Good times hunting moose with my brother Trav. Join your host Jeremy Mastre in a private plane above the rugged Kenai Peninsula wilderness and scour the terrain for shed moose antlers. When Lessons Learned in the Wild Find Their Way into Regular Life . I love shed antler hunting, A: it gets you out in the woods, and B: That's how I make some of my hunting $$ for the next fall. (or follow your untracked trail to a secret winter wonderland around the back of the cabin)…  This spring is no different for the writers of Mission AK as we took off on a hunt for fresh untracked snow. But you’ll get some exercise, too. With the stick bow, you shouldn’t be a choosy hunter and the old saying stays true “don’t pass on the first day what you wouldn’t pass on the last day”. You get my drift…. After the mushers got their dogs fed and put to bed we all got to enjoy good conversation and a hot meal at the Alpine Creek Lodge (Race checkpoint and turn around location). As the first buck stopped, my eyes caught movement and gravitated toward a second blacktail buck trailing his buddy at 15 yards. They could not smell me and could not detect the ensuing danger, they went back to feeding unaware of (me) the predators existence. These relationships are crucial to the continued success of wild game populations in North America. Trotting through the woods, I notice a buck springing from his bed and take two bounds pausing at 20 yards. Having just enough time for a short stalk and spot hunt, I followed my instinct and decided to hunt the closest possible public land bordering private land. I find that trees and forage are the key to any deer species, and having an understanding of the trees helps hone my hunting approach. What’d you find this weekend? Reading everything I possibly could online about blacktail hunting, I learned that hunters have mixed success from tree stand hunting, still hunting, and spot and stalk techniques. Search for: Home; About; Specifications; Shed Gallery; Contact; About . The buck couldn’t help himself and walked 4 yards closer to find the source of the antler rattle. Riding up the Denali highway we stumbled across one of the coolest and newest dog sled races in Alaska. Shed hunting gets you into woods and open country. When this buck turned broad side at 8 yards I had no doubt in my mind wether to come to full draw or not. It’s prime time to roam the woods and find some deer bone. This picture is from August’s and my 2009 spring bear brother hunt. Guns. Better pick up the pace, I think to myself. Not seeing an animal in my new “spot” for the first few days, I was starting to get a little discouraged. Completely throttled from the magical experience, a large wave of adrenalin coursed throughout my veins. Elk shed hunting is not that unlike finding shed antlers of whitetails. The fact of the matter is that the majority aren’t willing to throw a fully loaded backpack on, hike into the mountains and live there for days on end. What was suppose to be a back country snow machineing trip turned into dog mushing spectacle that we all enjoyed thoroughly, acting as their biggest fans and photographers it was awesome to see these athletes behind the scenes. Once the buck was completely processed and in the freezer, including a self european taxidermy job, I was off to the Oregon Department of Fish and Game office to submit a tooth sample and report my hunt online to validate my harvest. With warm weather plaguing much of Alaska this spring, snow machine riding could be considered dismal….. We do have a few trail camera pictures with both side missing already which seems to be earlier than normal. Half of a Gun, and a Life Lesson, On Christmas Morning. Clearcut logging has and will continue to further reduce deer carrying capacity in some areas. Bone Collector, featured on the Outdoor Channel with hosts Michael Waddell, Nick Mundt, and Travis "T-Bone" Turner, take viewers on hunting journeys. Discover recipes, cooks, videos, and how-tos based on the food you love and the friends you follow. Snow can start as early as September, but most of the accumulation happens between January and early March. Purchase and Download for $19.95 through this link (PayPal and Credit cards accepted.) Hours Monday—Friday: 9:00AM–5:00PM Saturday: 11:00AM–3:00PM. Rubbing the antlers on trees, scraping the ground, raking tree bark, simultaneously grunting, and doe bleating these all work. Our metal can withstand the strong Alaska winds, hail damage and is much more fire resistant than traditional siding sheds. Without hunters and their ability to communicate game numbers and data with Departments such as ODFG, these agencies would not have the best information to pull from to set correct game limits and regulations involving certain species. More importantly, it teaches the reader where to look for shed whitetail antlers and how to find them. It’s not to often you run into Iditarod champions and those inspiring to be the best at one of the most difficult(HARDCORE) sports in the entire world and share a cup of hot coffee at 12am midnight at an authentic Alaska lodge. Sep 5, 2020 - Explore Eddie Raley's board "Shed antlers" on Pinterest. Noting that one deer track was much heavier I knew the direction that the deer ran, after about 60 yards I found a pool of blood on the forest floor filled with pink bubbles and a mix of crimson clots. If you want to find a lot of sheds, you have to put on the miles. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I got to the road where I was legal to hunt and started looking, slowly driving to find animal “highways” that cross the road. Hunting Giant Alaska Black Bears with Old-School Recurve Bows and Sidelocks. I am proud to say that this tradition of spring bear hunting in Alaska has shaped my culture and parts of who I am as an Alaskan. The mushers only had three weeks to prepare themselves and their teams to go head to head in this first annual race across Denali’s rugged landscape. I don’t blame them — it’s a lot of work. While backpack hunting has grown in popularity, that doesn’t mean the backcountry is crowded by any means. By April, the snow usually winds down. Some of our buildings are located in Valdez, Alaska, where residents can see as much as 551 inches of snowfall during winter. Deer populations tend to fluctuate seasonally, primarily in response to winter weather and wolf and bear predation. Latest. Surveying Google Maps on my computer I saw an interesting national forest near Oregon’s coast and wanted to check it out. I sell mine on ebay. Shed Antlers. If you want to come for a shed hunt, it is possible. … I continued to paint the entire clear cut as if there was a battle royal of the biggest bucks in the area all throwing down for the hootenanny. Deer living in severe latitudes, north or south, may drop earlier or later. While out scouting for dall sheep I always like to look for moose sheds. Light tickling of the antlers works to coax a closer buck, after 10-15 minutes the rattling will increase intensity crescendoing into a couple of bucks locked for the title of alpha buck and breeding rights. These tactics aren’t to much different from the way whitetails are pursued, although the terrain, diet, and behaviors of the blacktails are slightly different. Knowing that any antlered buck in the GMU I was hunting is legal, I decided either of the bucks were in trouble if they showed me their vitals. Public land is great choice for any DIY hunter, its widely available you just have to know where to look. “I feel special that I’m allowed to sit in national forest sandwiched by the Pacific Ocean and woods filled with douglas-fir, western hemlocks, western red cedar, sitka spruce, big-leafed maples, and red alders with a deer tag and my longbow.”  After a few moments of savoring the successful hunt a long drag back to the National Forest Road awaited me, it wasn’t long before the processing of the animal begun. PACKAGE PRICE - $750.00 3 Day Antler Shed Hunts * Many of our acres border State refuge ground. Bears taste better during the spring, as they have yet to change their diets to the salmon runs of summer through fall. More Hunting. For more information on how to become a hunter or if you have interest in the hunting movement we highly encourage you to check out your local Department of Fish and Game and ask about The Hunters Saftey Education Course offered year round. Though the bone looks quite solid, it has a honeycombed structure at the microscopic level. By Tony Hansen. Living the Alaskan dream with Adam and Tana Shed Hunting. Based upon the winds direction I decided on the third day that I would sit on-top the stump for the morning hunt and hit my tree stand for the afternoon hunt. See more ideas about shed antlers, antlers, whitetail deer. The game plan was to rattle and grunt with the wind in my face working my way to a forked forest road, then walk my way back to the car. I knock an arrow and take off my boots and pack to sneak within 20 yards for another shot if necessary. There was a large stump over turned with a ball of dirt and tree roots in which I could sit approximately 8-10 feet off the ground perched perfectly for a 5-10 yard shot. Not bad. * There are known world class deer on or around our Land. Email Us, Deer, moose, caribou and elk grow antlers in the spring and summer and shed them in the winter. Sorry it has taken so long to make a new post, however team Mission Alaska has been out making new content for our readers to enjoy. Hunting. The Utility Shed is the most practical, economical choice for a portable storage shed that doesn’t have the look of a barn. Shortly after I found the antler, the arrow appeared buried and covered in blood in a small brush pile. And once you find your first shed, you’ll realize you’ve learned a fair amount about wildlife and their habits. I immediately freeze, the buck does the same and keeps a tree between us peering with on eye around the tree focused on the direction I came from. All new features! If you are a moose antler junkie and marvel at the idea of finding antlers from these monarchs of the north woods then an antler hunt is the fix for you. We build what you want. This is where the backpack hunter gains though. Just as he started to move and turn his back toward me I grab my grunt and softly grunted to him, he turns and immediately starts to walk directly at me. Waiting for an hour or so before tracking the animal, I decided it was best not to move a muscle and continue to look for a blood trail in the immediate area until I had given the animal some time to expire. INSIDER Filtering 2.0. This 22-page booklet is a great resource for any Alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. Looking for signs of blood, hair, and or the arrow I found something quite peculiar. We are a local shed building company located on 7770 Old Seward Highway. December through February is prime time to hunt for antlers shed from moose. There was as small road closed to all motor and atv vehicles, a great place to go with minimal if any foot traffic. Thinking fast I walk back to the car and drove to a small clear cut I had previously book marked for a two hour hiking appointment. Some dogs shed year-round, some "blow" seasonally, some do both, and some shed hardly at all. I’ll be partaking in the traditional Alaska spring bear hunt again during this 2012 season. Alaska's application breakdown and valuable information for applying; Complete unit analysis, draw odds and all your DIY hunting research tools for Alaska . Shed Antlers Elk Antlers Alaska Big Game Hunting Hunting Pictures Venison Sheds Bingo Hunters. I found myself studying trees more during the hunting season than studying deer, mainly because I couldn’t find any blacktails. Every hunter loves finding a good antler, they are amazing, aren’t they? It is distributed over the state except for the lower Kuskokwim Delta, the Alaska Peninsula, and the area north of the Brooks Range. Having a set of rattling antlers around my neck I simply lean forward and barley roll my shoulders resulting in a soft antler tickle. The Mission Alaska adventure was, again, one for the ages. No need to repaint. March 24, 2020. The warm weather is tempting bored and restless whitetail hunters off the couches and into the woods. Photo USFWS/Tupper Blake, A white-tailed deer with a prime fall rack. The Anchorage Bowl isn't the first place one might think about when hunting moose. We hunted six hard days, deep in the Alaska wilderness and managed to harvest this beautiful black bruin on film. The Alaska Moose Hunting Guidebook is now available for Apple devices and for Amazon Kindle. HUNT INCLUDES: * 3 full days of shed hunting * Lodging - 4 days & 3 nights. How to make the most of your spring shed-hunting trips. I usually don't sell mine to antler buyers though. Luckily my 3G was working and gave me a pinpoint location of where I was relative to my vehicle, the private land, and the public land. To some hunters in Alaska, bear hunting is part of their culture. After chatting with the locals on spots to check out we geared up in search of  high mountains packed with fresh pow lines, inevitable putting our sleds to the test. “If you have never hunted this particular area how do you chose a location?” Firstly I read some information on blacktails provided by Oregon Department of Fish and Game, and checked out their Interactive hunting map. So far this winter has been very mild, however we are seeing several bucks on trail camera and glassing that only have one side. I also studied the game regulations provided by ODFG and found the particular GMU’s which I was allowed to hunt. Using my iPhone maps app I drive to the selected national forest road a few miles outside a small surf town on the coast of Oregon. Upon closer examination I found that this wasn’t simply a drop of blood on the ground but that this was the actual antler of my deer. Enter your email address to subscribe to the MISSION ALASKA blog and receive notifications of whats new by email. Many of the key principles that apply to whitetail, and mule deer shed antler hunting are also important when looking for elk sheds. I want to go Moose Shed hunting. Turning broad side at 8 yards he started to walk around a fallen tree, he caught my elbows movement as I anchored at full draw and then paused for a fatal moment. Alaska Shed. Bingo! In addition to all these benefits, our metal is eco-friendly. On average, whitetails shed their antlers annually from December into April. He meandered off after a few minutes and headed toward the direction we all came from, although he didn’t have the droopy antlered buck with him, a good sign. Huge shout out and big thanks to  Alpine Creek Lodge, check them out for a cool place to base any Alaskan adventure. To put on the food you love and the friends you follow such an awesome outdoor.! 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