Anyone hunted the Aleutian Islands for Alaskan reindeer?? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks--Mark Hampton

Adak Island is where you want to go, I was stationed on Shemya and used to fly in there all the time,,,,You can google it and get info. there.

I have never hunted it, but knew a few that did.

Thank you very much for the feedback.

Adak like the other Aleutian islands is at the end of the world and the travel cost are astronomical.
Adak has free rangeing Caribou that were transplanted there many years ago,
The reindeer availble on the other Aleutian islands are transplanted domestic stock originally from Norway, They are still very wild though.

Shockey is promoting the reindeer hunts for the Native corporations down at Atka and Umnak. For what they want for those hunts combined with travel cost I'm sure you could'nt get out of there for under $20,000.00.

I've seen his show out there and they are shooting 500 inch reindeer, but for $20,000 not my cup of tea.

Thanks again for the information.

i got a sort of a kick out of that show. it was mostly sunny etc. however like most of the chain it is rainy, windy, icy, and in 95% general, chity weather that you can go out and be totally miserable in

What should one expect for temperatures in October ?

Thx.

Plan for high velocity rain,fog or snow coming horizontal at 0f or above up to mid 40's.

Here's a google result,

Southwest Alaska
October temperatures: daily averages High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
35 25 Bethel 2 -4
45 35 Cold Bay 7 2
41 26 King Salmon 5 -3
46 34 Kodiak 8 1
32 18 McGrath 0 -8
41 28 Port Alsworth 5 -2
43 34 St Paul Island 6 1
46 40 Shemya Island 8 4

Thanks again for all of the information.

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Originally posted by Cold Zero:
What should one expect for temperatures in October ?

Thx.

Might not get really cold, but that area is notorious for having some of the worst weather in the world.

Grizz

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Originally posted by Cold Zero:
What should one expect for temperatures in October ?

Thx.

I lived in Dutch Harbor for 12 years and Adak for one. Typically you start seeing the first snow on the hills in early October. October can actually have some pretty amazing clear days with lows in the low 30s and highs in the mid 40s.

I spent some time at Cape Sarichef in the early 70's and shot caribou there. Kind of remote but a good runway. You have to really look for the animals but if you are looking for a real Alaskan adventure Unimak Island would be it. Remember, a calm day in the Aleutians has 50 knots of wind! Jim

Don't believe all the horror stories about wind in the Aleutians. There are plenty of periods of calm...


It happens all the time - right when the wind swaps 180 degrees and goes screamin' back where it came from!


Tanaga was the only place I've ever been where water was running down the windward side of me while the leeward side was blown dry. No wonder the indigenous folks lived in pit houses!