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Favorite 10 days
Posted by twodux on Jul 31 2005
Personally, my favorite 10 days for Kodiak deer would be during the last 2 weeks of Sept. or the first 2 weeks of Oct. The pluses; the bucks are in their best eating shape of the year, when you find one, you're likely to find a bunch as they are still in bachelor groups, early frosts have dropped many if not most of the alder leaves, bugs are gone, cool weather keeps meat in good shape, most bears are still low, around the salmon streams, although as the salmon runs fade they start speading out looking for anything they can find for that last bit of winter fat. Also the fall colors are a sight for sore eyes.
I like climbing high. (and I'm 51) As long as you don't go over the top, the packing or dragging is down-hill. I like to find a fairly clear ridge that leads up high. If I can't find one, I'd rather follow a spruce ridge up instead of fighting the alders. (not much brush under the spruce) Of course you'll only find spruce on the north end or Afognak or Raspberry or other small islands on the north end. As far as bears, I try to avoid creek bottoms and alder patches and early in the season, I never shoot more than one deer at a time, and once it's down, I don't dawdle until I have the deer back in a safe place. I clean 'em and pack them out immediately. The longer there's a dead deer and blood in an area, the more likely it will attract a bear. If you do have to leave a deer for some reason, leave it in a highly visible spot so you can see it from a ways off.
While you can never be sure in bear country, a little caution and common sense can go a long way to reduce the chance of a negative bear encounter. One last tip, if you're in an area that has lots of bear sign, move, and not just for the bear safety factor. I've found deer try to avoid areas of high bear activity, and they congregate in areas of low or no bear activity.
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