Alaska Self-Guided Moose Hunt - Extreme Float

Extreme Float Moose Hunt

Year after year, we have had fabulous success with large trophy bulls in this area. This is not your average DIY or do-it-yourself Alaska Moose hunt, but it is unguided. Last year, we experienced an over 75% success rate and we are confident we will stay in this area. There are very few transporters in Alaska that can boast a success rate as high on self-guided hunts as ours.

The reason for this is that we have dedicated airplanes in McGrath, so all we do is take care of moose hunters. We hunt remote Wildlife areas within six thousand square miles of the best moose habitat in Alaska. Also, there are no villages or homesteads near where we hunt, so there is very little local hunting pressure.

What is a Unguided Alaska Moose Hunt?

This is not a typical drop-off Alaska moose hunt; it is a top-notch hunt where we provide rafts for a float hunt or boats and motors to hunt from a fixed camp. Hunters bring their own camping gear and freeze-dried food. Each moose hunter is allowed 150 lbs. of gear. You will mail this to your hotel in McGrath ahead of your hunt, and it will be waiting for you when you get there. The moose are killed close to the water, so packing is minimal, which is important when moose hunting.

Self-Guided Extreme Float Hunt

We're doing a limited number of Extreme float moose hunts. Our normal float hunts are in very good areas, and by offering an Extreme float, I do not want anyone to get the idea that our normal floats are not remote. For the most part, they are just as productive, if not more productive, than our Extreme floats. What makes these Extreme floats different is they are extremely long float that requires two extra days to complete.

All floats are much harder than our boat and motor fixed camp hunts due to the fact you are constantly moving camp, and you have to get to a pickup point before we can pick up your moose. This Extreme hunt is even more difficult. You might experience very low water levels that require unloading a raft to get through some low spots, plus it is just an extremely long float that requires extra days to complete.

Either way, you must be in good physical condition for this hunt and be able to work hard. These hunts have been very productive, with around an 80% success rate. All our normal hunts are 11 days with 9 days of hunting, but these extreme hunts are a couple of days longer due to the logistics of these locations. When you get closer to your pickup point, you could see someone, but by then, you should have your moose and be done hunting.

This is truly one of, if not the best, self-guided moose hunts in Alaska, but with the remoteness and the logistics of getting in and out, it is a very expensive area for us to do, especially if we keep the hunters to a minimum. There are also black bears, wolves, and wolverines in the area.

We fly the river daily (weather permitting), so on the fixed camp hunts, when you kill your moose, you can call us on your satellite phone, and we will put you on our schedule to pick up your moose as soon as possible and bring it back to McGrath. That way, you can continue hunting with your partner instead of babysitting your moose. The float hunts are on smaller tributaries, and we are unable to pick your moose up until you reach the pick-up point.

Hunts will be out of McGrath Alaska located in GMU 21.