Back from the South End

I just got back from a camping/hunting trip to the south end of Kodiak Island.  For this hunt we usually do some sort of river float trip, but with the recent lack of rain there was not enough water for us to raft on through our usual haunts.  Instead we did something different - we mostly base camped and did a lot more hiking than is usual.

The south end of Kodiak is gorgeous.  For the most part there are no trees and the brush is pretty minimal.  There are HUGE vistas and the hiking is easy.  We also found plenty of deer and even mountain goats to harvest.  We actually had to exercise caution not to harvest too much and over load  our return flight to Kodiak.  Our self imposed limit was five animals and we ended up harvesting 3 deer and 2 mountain goats.

Of course we also had plenty of 'teepee time' by the wood stove - more to come in future posts!
Patrick