Years past in Alaska, end of August and early September was always a time for caribou harvest. Excellent time of year to be on the tundra as well. Here's a few photos of caribou hunts, usually fly-in.

This is our "pickup truck" we used to get into the caribou hills. A PA-18 Piper SuperCub.



Miss Lisa caribou hunting on a clear day. Denali nearly 100 miles away.



Easy time in the afternoon.



Medium-sized bull still in velvet.



The real trophy. Even the tongue and the gonads.

Looks like a great time I would like to try that sometime

Awesome Hunt
Great to have Memories like that!

Looks like a great hunt! So did you fly yourself in, or just ferried to a spot?

The photos are of many different hunts. We almost always flew ourselves, but one place in particular was a windy ridge where we didn't want our plane sitting all night. We had a buddy fly us in and drop us off. Pick us up a week later. Then, we'd do the same for him.

Jack

Some of the best meat I've ever been lucky to harvest. Great pictures, thanks for sharing. I was lucky enough to hunt in the Ungava Bay Territory of Quebec just before they shut the hunt down for good and harvest two beautiful caribou.

Great shots, Jack. And good subject.

I don't have a bou in art, but as soon as I do, it will be this one. This is last year's hunt with JR at the helm. He takes folks out into his areas to hunt, and this is his that he found. he gives me permission to use his photos. Can't wait to have the fun in duplicating those twists and turns of those antlers. Yesterday, he just left , to take a couple of guys out on this season's hunt as well. JR can sure find them.

An old friend of mine. It wasn't a bad landing, it was 60 mph winds that put it in the lake.

Posco -

Not a good thing on a caribou (or any other critter) hunt. Quite the photo...

Jack

Awesome pics Gulo!

At least your right side up ;0)

Gotta keep the greasy side down.

At least the engine is above the waterline in that one Posco.

Lol, good point.

Another beauty. Look at the extension sweep of those rear tines. I don't know the correct technical term, but you know what I mean. Beautiful big body, too. Thank you, Sir Ken.

It is said that caribou have the largest antler mass of all the others. Compared with head/body size. I sure have always been fascinated with how they curve and twist.

Did the herd on the peninsula ever recover?

Which Peninsula ? Or do you mean the Mulchatna herd ?

Alaska Peninsula, Ken. I remember flying commercial out of Anchorage to King Salmon and the entire plane was filled with hunters. Didn't that population plummet?

Waggler could address that better than I can.
I know the Mulchatna herd is still down big time