Hunting caribou in Alaska can be one of the most action packed and rewarding hunts in North America.
We hunt caribou for arguably the most impressive set of antlers on any game animal on the continent. We hunt caribou for some of the finest table fare that grows naturally in the wild. We hunt caribou because we see plenty and its not as stressful as other hunts. For me personally I hunt them for all the above reasons but most importantly I hunt them to breathe that wonderfully crisp and clean Alaska air. To walk in the foot steps of the earliest man who crossed the Bearing Land Bridge and brought down his first caribou with a spear to feed his family.
On many hunts in the North Land I’ve seen many thousand head of caribou during a hunt, migrating from their summer calving grounds to the winter feeding grounds. You don’t always see several thousand caribou on a hunt but even on trip where caribou numbers were not so thick I still saw several hundred. More than enough to fill my tag and put a load of meat in the freezer.
I find caribou hunting relaxing. I don’t have to work as hard. During the hours of glassing the ever moving herds and looking for a bull that suits my fancy, I can take the time to study the unique tundra ecosystem and really take in the Alaska experience. There’s also plenty of time to fish at your leisure and some of the lakes and streams in that neck of the woods can have world class greyling, char, and sheefish.
A caribou hunt in Alaska is just a wonderfully pure experience, plenty of action, plenty of relaxation and a chance for us to get back to the basics. I know I never turn the opportunity down. We hunt, therefore we are. Right?
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