Impact on Alaska from Quebec?
Contributors to this thread:Caribou
From: standswittaknife
07-Mar-18
Curious what you thing Alaska's impact will be on Caribou since they basically have a huge amount of clientele coming going forward? We've been trying to book in 2021ish but can't since most outfitters give returners 1st choice. My guess is that to find a good outfitter or transporter will go up in price and wait list...
From: flyingbrass
07-Mar-18
you are right
From: TEmbry
07-Mar-18
I think the transporters got backlogged even before the Quebec closure, but I agree it won’t help the matter. If you find it frustrating as a Nonresident, imagine how residents feel when the only few air taxis are swamped years in advance with out of staters.
From: caribou77
09-Mar-18
Im sure you will see a price increase. I noticed a Large price increase for Manitoba hunts for those outfitters that have released 2019 pricing.
From: Nick Muche
09-Mar-18
I bet there will be a considerable price increase on Grizzly bear hunts as well.
From: Charlie Rehor
09-Mar-18
If you follow the P&Y Caribou entries of all five species across North America they have all been in varying degrees of decline the last ten years. There are different reasons but across NA there is a cyclical decline in numbers not due to hunting. When it hit the Woodland Caribou specie on Newfoundland in 2007 tags were cut 90% and the price for primo tags went from $3,500 to $7,500. Everyone should hunt at least one of the Caribou species at some time but it’s going to be expensive. Do it ASAP.
From: rtkreaper
09-Mar-18
Hey Luke, that's why I'm heading up to Manitoba this year for caribou. Some places jumped there prices 3 grand for 2019. See you on the tundra. Rory
From: caribou77
09-Mar-18
I saw that after you asked if I wanted to join! Only gonna get worse. Planning my mountain bou/sheep hunt now.
From: Nick Muche
09-Mar-18
Chuck, (Charlie) what exactly are you saying? I'm very confused.
From: IdyllwildArcher
09-Mar-18
I think that he's saying that a lot of the herds are in decline which reduces supply. A lot of the herds are in fact, in decline, with less currently on the rise than are declining.
Outfitter prices are certainly going up. Still, AK caribou are still one of those hunts that you can do DIY. And in several areas.
From: caribou77
09-Mar-18
Rory I just looked again and Ganglers was the only outfitter showing prices for 2019. They did go up but notice they dropped the "trophy fee". So it didnt go up as much as it looks. And as Ike mentioned, alaska can still be done DIY. Some for a pretty fair cost.
From: Steve H.
09-Mar-18
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/webintra/wcnews/2018/releases/01-02-2018.pdf
Someone needs to figure out a good way to access the Porcupine Herd.
From: Nick Muche
10-Mar-18
Nick Muche's Link
To help with Steve's link
From: Trial153
10-Mar-18
Good read nick
From: Dwitt2n
10-Mar-18
good read...thx....
From: HUNT MAN
10-Mar-18
Thanks for posting Nick!
