Who's hunting Sitka Blacktail
Contributors to this thread:Mule Deer
From: JSW
19-Jul-22
Who is hunting Sitka blacktail this fall, when and where?
I leave for POW in 9 days.
From: Nick Muche
19-Jul-22
Good luck Jim!
From: bigeasygator
19-Jul-22
Not this year but hopefully again in the next year or two. Good luck Jim!
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
19-Jul-22
November, POW…Have a great hunt!
From: midwest
19-Jul-22
So fun....
From: pav
19-Jul-22
Kodiak Island ....mid-November...first trip for Sitka Blacktails. Best of luck guys! Leave one or two for me!
From: t-roy
19-Jul-22
Be sure and bring plenty of Mountain House, PAV. ;-)
I know of a few other Bowsiters going this year.
From: t-roy
19-Jul-22
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
Damn that sushi was so good Troy!
From: Altitude Sickness
20-Jul-22
Two friends of mine are going in October
From: Altitude Sickness
20-Jul-22
Kodiak also
From: Potro
20-Jul-22
Nice deer Bigeasygatoir!!! Where where you hunting? Best Luck Jim Hope I can go in 2023
From: BOWNBIRDHNTR
20-Jul-22
My son and I will be hunting from the Buck Shack on Kodiak for 10 days in October. First trip to Alaska, can't wait!!!
From: JSW
20-Jul-22
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
Potro, that was on Kodiak with a bunch of other Bowsiters. Despite being with them, it was still a great trip! :-)
From: TREESTANDWOLF
20-Jul-22
Man that place looks spectacular and looks like fun.
Have a great hunt you guys.
From: midwest
20-Jul-22
BEG...I feel your pain. ;-)
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
I know you get it, Nick :-)
Btw, I think Jim had more hair on his face than his head when we took this trip.
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
Ask Treeman for the excuse…errr…explanation.
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
From: bigeasygator
20-Jul-22
From: IdyllwildArcher
20-Jul-22
I’ll be on Kodiak in October. I hope to shoot a deer, but am first going for goat.
From: t-roy
20-Jul-22
Midwest……there seems to be a common denominator on both trips….
Good luck with the goats (and deer), Ike!
From: pav
20-Jul-22
To be clear, I chose 2022 for a rut hunt due to the fact Indiana's firearm season opener falls on the earliest possible date... November 12th. Next year, Indiana bowhunters gain almost a week, with the firearms opener being November 18th.
I've hunted bear with Roark / HOC...and always figured my first Kodiak hunt would be on the Outer Limits...but the dates I needed were long gone when I checked...well over a year ago. Transporter for this hunt is Rogue Expeditions. I've never hunted with RE before, but booked the hunt based on multiple recommendations from good friends.
From: t-roy
20-Jul-22
Are you doing a boat based hunt, PAV?
From: pav
20-Jul-22
Yeah Troy...we're doing the boat-based hunt out of Old Harbor.
From: Ron Niziolek
20-Jul-22
Next year once again for me!
From: Beendare
22-Jul-22
Im leaving for AK in less than 2 weeks…but I tore my achilles heel training with a heavy pack….. seriously hobbled up, so I will probably be doing more fishing and hunting unfortunately.
From: KDC
22-Jul-22
I'll be in Kodiak hunting with PAV. Really looking forward to the adventure.
From: Nick Muche
22-Jul-22
Pav, you’ll be in good hands. I’ve done three trips with those guys.
From: pav
22-Jul-22
Appreciate it Nick!
From: Chief 419
22-Jul-22
I’ll be in Kodiak next year. My countdown clock shows 466 days to go.
From: Brotsky
22-Jul-22
Oh man, I’m going to be missing this view in November. I really want to go back again as soon as I can! Not this year, maybe in ‘24!
From: Brotsky
22-Jul-22
So excited I posted twice!
From: JSW
22-Jul-22
Dreamin!
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
22-Jul-22
Coast Guard needs to check that boat, some shady looking people on there…Lol
From: BOWUNTR
22-Jul-22
Kodiak in 8 days... Ed F
From: Nick Muche
22-Jul-22
Good luck Ed!!
From: BOWNBIRDHNTR
22-Jul-22
JSW that is about as pretty a buck as I can imagine. Now you have me Dreamin. October can't get here soon enough.
Ed, Good luck! Post up pictures!!
From: Heat
22-Jul-22
Good luck everybody!
From: JTreeman
22-Jul-22
Good luck everyone. I’ll be very interested to see how everyone does and how they feel the current deer population (On Kodiak particularly) is doing. When I was there last year I felt the herd was down considerably compared to previous trips. But I also suspect that could be location dependent to a good degree too.
—jim
From: BOWUNTR
22-Jul-22
To be honest ... I'd rather have the numbers down. Too many deer can be a problem. Ed F
From: TEmbry
23-Jul-22
Kodiak August 18, 2 bow hunters and 10 free big game tags in our pockets. Gotta love being an Alaskan resident!
From: ARROW
24-Jul-22
Hunting with Pav and KDC this November. First time to Alaska so looking forward to it.
From: Juan_ID
14-Aug-22
I had never really given a hunt for Sitka blacktail much thought. After having talked with a friend who’s going this November and jumping back on this forum it really makes me want to try and make it happen. May need to start trying to save some money to try and make it happen sooner rather than later. Good luck to all who are going this fall!
From: Zackman
03-Dec-22
Had a bit of a tough time this year. My secret is finding the really stupid ones…
From: Charlie Rehor
03-Dec-22
Excellent trophy pic. Congrats.
From: HUNT MAN
03-Dec-22
Nice Buck Zach!!!
From: midwest
03-Dec-22
Fantastic trophy pic! Congrats Zack!
From: sticksender
03-Dec-22
Nice buck and pic, congrats.
From: Treeline
03-Dec-22
I am definitely due for another Sitka deer run…
From: Beav
05-Dec-22
Great pic Zack!
From: kota-man
05-Dec-22
Like Zack said, we had a tough hunt but managed to find a couple dumb ones…
From: t-roy
05-Dec-22
That thing looks like a tank, Kota!
From: Potro
05-Dec-22
Nice deers. Congrats Why was the hunt tough? weather? Deer population?
From: Bowboy
05-Dec-22
Congrats Cory. Doesn’t look to snowy yet!
From: tobywon
05-Dec-22
"My secret is finding the really stupid ones"....Looks like he let you walk up to him laying there and put your bow on his back for the photo op....lol. Congrats Zack and Kota on those fine deer and great photos.
From: Brotsky
05-Dec-22
Nicework guys! Good to see both of you posting here on BS!
From: BlacktailBob
05-Dec-22
2022 deer numbers as bad as I've ever seen.
From: TODDY
05-Dec-22
Nice trophies guys! Glad to see you posting again Bob! Any idea for why the low deer numbers? Tough winter last year? TODDY
From: arlone
05-Dec-22
Congrats guys! I don't know about being dumb, but Kota-man, that one does look like a "block head"!
From: Adrenaline Russ
05-Dec-22
Kota, that is the most badass pic of a sitka blactail that I've ever seen! Beast!
From: BlacktailBob
05-Dec-22
Three colder than average winters in a row. Bucks don't seem to be surviving. As a percent of population, you'll see more and more stags. They don't rut and are in better shape being more likely to survive cold winter.
From: loesshillsarcher
05-Dec-22
i went and came home with a wrecked knee and some ducks
From: kota-man
05-Dec-22
Great running into you Ned…Good luck with that “Avian Slam”… ;). Too bad about the knee. Yes, as BlacktailBob said, the deer numbers have plummeted since I was last there (4 years ago). Six of us had a hard time turning up anything mature. We saw enough deer to keep things interesting but it was tough. My fear is where there are deer, they’re being decimated. Too bad because Kodiak for deer is as good an adventure hunt dollar for dollar there is in North America.
From: pav
05-Dec-22
We hunted with the same transporter as Ned...different boat. Flew into Old Harbor, but due to the weather, never got very far from port. Saw eight deer on top the first day, but only two small bucks. Weather drove us into a different bay for the remainder of the hunt. Managed to get to shore three of the four remaining days, but none of the hunters even saw a deer in that bay. Lots of climbing and great scenery...but no deer. Did catch over 100 snow crabs...and ate like kings. The weather is what it is...November on Kodiak Island. No regrets...just gives me a good excuse to go back!
From: JSW
05-Dec-22
I started this post and then never posted a picture after I got home. How rude of me. I took a great buck on August 1.
Congrats to all who had success this year.
From: BlacktailBob
05-Dec-22
Jim let me hunt with him this past August.
From: PushCoArcher
05-Dec-22
Some amazing deer guys! One day I'll have to make my way up that way and chase some of those critters.
From: Nick Muche
27-Dec-22
I managed to kill two bucks in mid/late December. Each had both sides when I shot and each lost both sides as they made their death run. Fun time, not too many deer but enough to keep us entertained.
From: midwest
27-Dec-22
That's crazy! Were they on the beach, Nick? Where the heck is the snow???
From: Nick Muche
27-Dec-22
Beach up to about 1200’ elevation. I stalked both mine in the piles of driftwood. It was really fun.
From: t-roy
27-Dec-22
What’s your buddy skinning, Nick? I’m assuming a red fox? Body looks kinda big for a fox.
From: Nick Muche
27-Dec-22
A fox, we shot a couple, but two got away and I’m sure they told their friends.
