The official Unit 13 caribou thread. (2013-2014)

[AaronP]

Doesn't surprise me, but I hadn't heard it for certain yet. The hotline hasn't been updated since the 23rd, did you happen to get numbers while you were asking about the hunt? It was looking like they weren't quite going to hit the 2500 mark.

The guy said there were about 200 bulls left on the quota and they were not comfortable re opening with so few left. I was hoping for a 1 day opener at least. Oh well.

 

[littleman81]

DC-482 Success

DC-482 Success

My bride harvested this nice bull at 300 yards...clipped the top of the heart...

And Sockeye1 is spot on

 

[iyouktug]

You guys took a great bull, congrats! Looks like a good size animal I bet you put a load in the freezer with that one, I'm heading up october20th to get mine

 

[littleman81]

You guys took a great bull, congrats! Looks like a good size animal I bet you put a load in the freezer with that one, I'm heading up october20th to get mine

Yes, it was banner year for us and we are eating VERY WELL. My moose season lasted a grand total of 16 hours and 15 minutes with a small bull opening day that I split with my hunting partner. And we shared this guy with my brother and his family since they didn't catch anything. I love to hunt, and really love to eat wild game and sharing our catch when successful is a big part of the harvest.

 

[anchskier]

You guys took a great bull, congrats! Looks like a good size animal I bet you put a load in the freezer with that one, I'm heading up october20th to get mine

From the other posts above, it sounds like they are not going to re-open the season again. Nothing official out yet, but makes sense.

 

[Reel Bob]

Hotline says Closed...EO to follow

 

[AkHunter45]

I put up a post yesterday in this thread, can one of the mods tell me what happened to it?

 

[iyouktug]

I put up a post yesterday in this thread, can one of the mods tell me what happened to it?

It got deleted along with other posts in order to keep this thread on topic

 

[Tearbear]

Nelchina caribou hunt is closed and will not reopen in October. You are asked to send in your hunt report as soon as possible, regardless if you hunted or not. Failure to report will put you on the 'failure to report list' and you will become ineligible for next years draw hunts.

 

[Brian M]

I put up a post yesterday in this thread, can one of the mods tell me what happened to it?

I deleted a few that were in reference to a post that seemed to be little more than a troll.

 

[Frostbitten]

Nelchina caribou hunt is closed and will not reopen in October. You are asked to send in your hunt report as soon as possible, regardless if you hunted or not. Failure to report will put you on the 'failure to report list' and you will become ineligible for next years draw hunts.

Asked by whom? There's nothing posted on the EO list yet

 

[CapnMike]

Asked by whom? There's nothing posted on the EO list yet

Palmer ADF&G hotline, 746-6300 has all this info.

 

[anchskier]

Asked by whom? There's nothing posted on the EO list yet

Nelchina caribou hotline (267-2304) has the same information.

 

[SkinnyD]

in order to keep this thread on topic

There's nothing I hate worse than a sidetracked thread. Gentlemen, please remember that most of Unit 13 is yeti country. These creatures do not hibernate and will eat you as quickly in winter as any other time.

 

[ramhunter]

Was out last week hunting birds and hoping to find a bear, wolf, or wolverine with my wife and son. took some pictures of this bull near Clearwater creek!..could have maybe been a shooter had the season been open, huh?

 

[iyouktug]

Looks like a dandy, good on top, good on bottom, hopefully he's still there in a couple weeks. So I take it they are coming down out of the high country?

 

[littleman81]

There's nothing I hate worse than a sidetracked thread. Gentlemen, please remember that most of Unit 13 is yeti country. These creatures do not hibernate and will eat you as quickly in winter as any other time.
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Nothin I hate more either bud. I talked to ADF&G and they said if you have an un-filled bou tag, you can bring it in (in person) and they'll exchange for an "any Yeti" tag, no questions asked.

 

[Tearbear]

Nothin I hate more either bud. I talked to ADF&G and they said if you have an un-filled bou tag, you can bring it in (in person) and they'll exchange for an "any Yeti" tag, no questions asked.

And no doubt it would be a way more challenging hunt...those Yeti's are Maneaters for sure!

 

[littleman81]

And no doubt it would be a way more challenging hunt...those Yeti's are Maneaters for sure!

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Yep. Two side arms and a fifty cal are the minimums if you want to hunt Yeti. Finding a taxidermist to mount one is an even bigger challenge...

 

[Tearbear]

Yep. Two side arms and a fifty cal are the minimums if you want to hunt Yeti. Finding a taxidermist to mount one is an even bigger challenge...

Make sure you bring a couple back up shooters, and plenty of ammo, in case you are confronted by a small herd of Yeti.