Quick Tips
- Plan your transportation and lodging options around the season and species you will be hunting
- Bear fences can be a good idea for camps
- Rain gear is a necessity
- Waders or hip boots can be very useful when hunting marshy or wet areas
On The Ground
This unit found in west-central Alaska is largely remote and covers an enormous amount of hunting area. The logistics for reaching the hunting unit can be tough but once hunters are in the area they can find some excellent hunting opportunities. Most hunters will generally conduct most of their hunting from areas surrounding remote airstrips or by floating some of the many rivers. This region experiences a healthy mixture of terrain types and a generally more open landscape which will offer plenty of glassing opportunities.
The logistics of reaching this unit can be steep but the reward can be excellent with a seemingly unending area to hunt and good game populations. Excellent drop hunt opportunities can be found here for moose but outfitters tend to fill up fast and hunters need to plan for this in advance.
Terrain
This area is largely comprised of huge river bottoms and sprawling foothills although some small regions of mountainous country can pop up from time to time. Dense pockets of timber are scattered throughout the area but in general, hunters can find a great deal of glassing opportunities. Marshy and muskeg areas make up a large portion of the river bottom areas and feature many small lakes and ponds. Traversing these areas can be tough at times but is totally doable. Areas in close proximity to lake and streams will generally see the highest density of vegetation, both from timber nad underbrush, but small bumps in elevation can provide great vantage points over these areas.
Roughly 10,796 square miles
97% Public land
Elevations range from 50-4,000 feet
Vegetation
Most of the lower-lying country is comprised of a healthy mixture of muskeg bogs, dense timber stands, and heavy patches of ground cover. Timber patches can grow very thick at times, generally along river banks and foothill areas, and are generally composed of spruce, birch, aspen, and dwarf birch. Muskegs will see small scatterings of timber but will generally experience a larger mixture of grasses, alder, willow, dwarf birch, and aspen. Some of the higher elevation areas will see a greater makeup up tundra and berry bushes along with rocky ridge tops.
Access
A few small and very limited roads can be found in this unit but hunting opportunities will be limited from these. The primary bulk of any and all hunting opportunities will be found through the use of planes or by floating rivers. Great float hunt opportunities can be found on the Dishna and Innoko Rivers, primarily for bear and moose.
Camping and Lodging
Modern lodging is hard to come by throughout the unit and most hunters will need to utilize primitive camping techniques when in the bush.
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