Alaska has huge area and the game is spread accordingly to specific habitat.........lots of area with little or no game.......it is always amusing to hear the Africa vs Alaska price comparisons.........true going both ways if you do your homework........brown bear hunts are at prices that the market bears(NPI)..........good brown bear guides are booked years in advance no matter the price. When comparing the two, Alaska & Africa, compare apples to apples....glamour game to glamour game.....there are "buy the rack" hunts in Texas that cost more than a brown bear hunt up here.......

Hunting in Alaska is expensive for residents unless you hunt the road system.........speak of your Normandy invasions, hunting the road system is the pits ........flying or boating into remote areas is as expensive for us as it is for the nons.........if you don't mind working hard and are in good physical condition, there are a number of very good hunting opportunities available without having to pay a guide. They include black bear(lots of black bear), blacktail deer, caribou, and moose........this applies only to US citizens. I might also add that guide areas are NOT auctioned off and are not exclusive areas........anyone licensed to hunt Alaska can hunt in those areas........a guide that interferes w/your hunt can be in big trouble with Fish and Game if he even implies you'd better not be there.

Lastly, no, we don't fence our game.........and we're proud of it. But, I'd be the first one to say, "damn right, Africa's a hell of a deal, plus Alaska is cold and miserable.......or maybe you could hunt all of that public land in Texas, eh?

And my opinion on whitetails doesn't change; for wild whitetail deer, Canada offers the best chance for the traveling hunter.

Joe