Blacktail Deer Hunting Rates:
$5,750 One Buck for five days
$1500 to Add River Fishing
The Sitka Blacktail deer is the most economical way to experience Kodiak. While hunting you can expect to be immersed in the wilderness of Kodiak Island. Campbell’s Guide Service has access to a very large hunting area. Tags are over the counter.
The emerald Island genetically has the biggest Sitka Blacktail deer. They are a pretty deer. The double white throat patch is quite handsome on big rutting bucks. The antler configuration very similar to their cousin the mule deer. Bucks live a fiscal life and it shows. Their bodies muscled up ready to spring up hill at a moment’s notice.
While hunting them you can expect to see all the other things Kodiak has to offer. World class brown bears are often seen on deer hunts. Navigating through the bears home is an adventure in itself. Your guides experience dealing with bear’s, will be very appreciated once recovering your deer meat from the field. Often times the mountain goat lives in the same habitat as mature bucks and can be observed and photographed. Hunters can also do a combo goat and deer hunt, or combine deer and fall bear. Kodiak also has Alaska’s largest fox with a wide variety of color variation. They too can be hunted in the late season. Some hunts can also include river fishing for salmon and/or steelhead. Other animals that may be seen include many species of duck, bald or golden eagles, other fur bearers, as well as all kinds of marine life.
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Blacktail habitat varies throughout the year. The hunting season is August first through the end of December. Sitka Black tail remain in velvet until the last week of August. Knowing the correct habitat to hunt in correspondence with the time of year is critical. If the timing is correct Kodiak deer hunting can be similar to an alpine mountain goat hunt. On this hunt you can expect to live nomadic, spike camping your way through the alpine areas of Kodiak. Or it can be much less physical if timed with the rut. Regardless of the time of year High Caliber has the right place to hunt.
I recommend hunters allow themselves at least 5 days of hunting with a day of travel on each end. If time is an issue, travel day can also be hunting days. With blacktail, same day airborne is allowed. In most cases I operate out of a tent base camp with the ability to spike out. If desired a cabin to stay in can be arranged to stay in. Transportation into hunting areas vary, but include float plane, boat, or UTV. Food is a combination of groceries and freeze dried. Until hunters kill a deer then these mini mule deer are delicious table fare. Hunters are allowed to take three deer. I offer a mature buck on my hunts, these deer are good eating. By law edible meat is recovered. If you do not desire to take home meat. Campbell’s is happy to keep or donate. Local Alaskan’s love eating them.
The biggest factor that affects Kodiak black tail hunting is the severity of winter. At times the island will lose 60 percent of its deer population. Fortunately, this hardy deer’s strongest attribute in life is reproduction. After a hard winter, doe’s get to work throwing doubles in many cases. This outfit specializes in these hard times. Knowing and hunting areas on island that geographically protect deer better from hard winters. Even on hard years we often see multiple mature bucks in a day. After a couple years Sitka blacktails bounce back, and hunters are successful everywhere. Kodiak Island’s deer population started from less than 30 deer about a hundred years ago. Today they populate the entire archipelago. A great conservation success story, their ability to populate and repopulate is impressive.
At Campbell’s we believe that we have access to some of the best deer hunting island wide. The goal is to take mature bucks. Measuring near the 90-inch mark or better. All time typical Boone and Crockett starts at 108 inches. As you can see the Sitka black tail deer is to the Columbia blacktail and mule deer, what the Coues deer and the carmen mountain deer are to the whitetail deer. Trophy hunting is something we all enjoy at Campbell’s. So, if you’re interested in finding the biggest bucks, we are happy to accommodate. Whether your goals are with Boone and Crockett, Safari International, Pope and young, Orvis, or just to have a great time and take reputable representatives of the species this outfit is here for you.
Groups are welcome. Once the decision is made to hunt with us. The client will receive a hunt contract which will need to be signed and returned, with the hunt deposit. From there hunters book a plane ticket to the town of Kodiak. Most people arrive in the evening and need a hotel the first night in town. Also, hunters are sure to purchase hunting license and deer locking tags. The town has great food, nightlife, Walmart, outdoor sport stores, scenery and places to shop. The following morning assuming weather allows, we head into the field and all expenses are on Campbell’s. There we provide shelter, 3 meals a day with snacks, knowledge and trophy processing. Returning to town the trophy’s will need to be shipped to taxidermist and meat will need to find its respectable home.
Questions to ask yourself before this hunt are. What time during season do I have available? Then after discussing with the guide decide what hunt is truly best for, you and your physical level. In General, early season hunts will have longer days and be more physical. Late season has less daylight and a greater chance of coming across big bucks in easier to reach areas. Regardless of when you come, this hunting outfit will be ready to show you a good time.
