Ds 103 tma

[mikthestik]

After 20 + years of permit applications I finally draw !!! I am sooooooo excited!!!!!Does anyone have experience hunting the TMA ? I would love to hear your experiences and any advice you might have.

[jws]

40 mile air

I would recommend that you call Leif at 40 mile air in tok TODAY. He will be booked up by the end of next week. I believe his going rate is about $900 for anywhere in the tok management area. He only puts one group in an area at a time. He will not put you where there are no sheep.

[mikthestik]

Thanks for the tip

I just tried him they are out, but I will book it asap Thank you ! Did you hunt this area?

[AlaskaTrueAdventure]

Or

...or call Golden Eagle Outfitters (it is an air transporter) in Delta Junction NOW.

Dennis
AK TAGS

[jws]

tma

sent you a pm

[Chisana]

Dennis is correct. Do not count out Jim Cummings at Golden Eagle or Gary Hall at M&M, both in Delta especially if you are looking at the western TMA or DS203/204. We used Gary on my successful DS203 hunt in 2006, but Jim was taking folks into the same strip also.

[bigmtn]

cant go wrong with 40mile

Hunted TOk in 03, and again in 08. Have hunted with 4o mile sheep at least 7 past years, never been put on other hunters or had hunters in sight. 2 cubs all the time. PM me after you get your drainage pegged and I will help if I can .Congrats to you

[mikthestik]

Thank You

Great to hear the info... Thank you for the advice. I appreciate the information and am looking forward to the trip.

[rocky01]

I drew DS103 also. We're booked with 40 mile. I'd like to here others expierence with this hunt. I have heard the sheep numbers are down in the TMA?

[mikthestik]

Right on ! Congrats!!!

I hear #s are down too, but I cant wait to go see. What are your plans for the hunt so far? Pm me and lets talk sheep. M

[AlaskaCub]

The best advice I can give you is, if you have waited as long as you have for a TMA tag, be willing to pay the going rate for a great drop off point (and voice this to the Air Charter)! A couple buds drew the TMA 2 seasons ago and found out the hard way that paying a little bit more for a better drop off point sometimes pays off. They were both unsuccessful and did not see any legal rams that were attainable, and they took the cheapest way in.

[bigmtn]

do it yourselfers

I ve spent most of my hunts with family and has made it even more special. I never took anything nice until I started passing up the regular. I put a couple photos on my album today of our grocery list. DS204, DG353,DM828 on tap for 2009. Not sure what the economy is going to do this year but I cant think of a better way to go broke then hunting and fishin!

[mikthestik]

Amen

I would rather pay for air taxi-or-avgas over ranch beef anyday.