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Alaska Moose Hunts

Professionally guided alaska moose hunts above the arctic circle, moose hunts.

Alaska moose hunting is the ultimate adventure. The sight of a mature animal raking its antlers only thirty yards away or hearing a 1500 pound bull crashing through the brush responding to your call is an unforgettable experience.

The Moose, Alces alces, is the largest member of the deer family, we hunt the Alaska-Yukon race, Alces alces gigas, largest of all the moose. Moose go into rut in mid-September, fighting to control groups of cows. During the rut, bulls become vulnerable and frenzied as they become focused on their love life and ruled by their hormones. During the rut, bull grunts and cow calls become extremely effective, sometimes bringing in a trophy sized moose from miles away. All of our guided moose hunts are conducted out of stationary, comfortable canvas tent camps. Although we use rafts to hunts nearby lake shores and sloughs, we do not offer guided float hunts. By staying away from the main river systems, we are able to provide remote trips where there is nearly no other hunting pressure. The result is a high success rate, bigger bulls harvested, and a more authentic experience for our guest.

Lake Hunting

We have several lake based moose camps that we hunt annually, from September 10-25. These hunts are 1 on 1 with the option of a non hunting companion to come along. This hunt is ideal for the hunter looking to take a trophy of a life time without doing a tough, pack style hunt. Each of our lake camps are placed in locations that allow us to glass the nearby lake shores during the early morning and evening hours.

As the September rut begins, moose congregate on our prime lakes. Here, bulls fight for space and to control their harem of cows. At times the larger bulls have as many as 6-10 cows herded up and are constantly fighting to keep other bulls from stealing their mates. We usually stay put until a desirable bull is found and he has moved into an approachable spot. Using rafts and inflatable canoes we put ourselves downwind of the targeted animal.

While out moose hunting, great care is taken so as to avoid spreading our scent around the lake. Calling both with bull grunts and cow moans can be very effective during the fall rut. On still, cold days, bulls can be heard challenging each other from miles away. We have perfected the art of persuading big bulls into a fight. Even a bull with a large harem of cows can be convinced to leave his mates to show up another bull across the lake. Other bulls are reluctant to leave their cows and we have to get up close and personal in order to challenge them.

Watching a 60”bull charging into your guides bull grunt is an experience that will never be forgotten. Because of the tall lake grass and generally more predictable nature of these moose, our lake camps are a good option for the archery hunter. Ambushing a large bull with nothing but a stick and sting in hand is a heart pounding experience!

We take a pair of moose hunters into our most remote camp every September. This hunt is a unique opportunity to hunt a migrating population of moose. We have selected a prime location dubbed the “Northern Camp” where moose funnel through the valley. This travel corridor becomes incredibly active when the temperatures drop and the bulls head south. This is the only moose camp where we will take a pair of moose hunters. We have enjoyed a high success and many phenomenal bulls taken out of the Northern Camp.

Although hunting from a stationary camp, access is more difficult than our lake camps and requires a higher degree of physical ability. Both Grizzly and caribou can be hunted from this camp. The Caribou migration patterns in this area are highly unpredictable, some seasons we see hundreds in the Northern Camp while other seasons there are none. Typically bears taken on our guided moose hunts are off moose gut piles. After harvesting a moose we let the gut pile sit undisturbed for several days. Both wolves and bears will often find the leftovers, providing an idea hunting opportunity.

Accommodations

Although there are many factors outside of our control during an Alaskan hunt, there are measures we take to insure a comfortable stay no matter what Mother Nature decides to throw at us. Camps are strategically placed to insure solid hunting locations within a close walking distance. As most of our falls hunting camps are accessed via float plane, we are typically set up on or near a lake shore. Guests are housed in canvas Sibly tents, heated with a wood stove and furnished with cots. A cook/mess tent is also set up to allow comfortable dining during adverse weather conditions. We take great efforts to prepare home cooked breakfasts and dinners that will satisfy any hungry hunter. While out hunting, lighter pack lunches are packed. All camps are supplied with at least one satellite communication device and appropriate survival gear.

Travel and Logistics

All of our guided trips originate in Fairbanks Alaska. We suggest booking a flight with an arrival date at least one day before the start date of your trip. There are several options of hotels near the airport that provide shuttle services. On day one of your trip we will pick you up at your hotel. If you have not already purchased your hunting license and tags, we will stop by Fish and Game before leaving town. From Fairbanks, we drive four hours north to Circle City. In this small rural community, your pilot will meet you with the float plane on the Yukon River. Most of our camps are accessed via float equipped Cessna 180. As we have to follow the strict laws of gravity, we ask that you keep your gear under 60lbs. Most flights to camp are an hour to an hour and a half. Due to the unpredictability of Alaska’s weather it is best to leave some flexibility in your travel plans. At times, delays of several days may occur due to severe weather keeping our airplanes grounded.

All of our guides are highly experienced and professional. Owner, Charlie Jagow, was raised hunting and trapping in the region, this experience has given him, not only knowledge of the area, but also a personal connection to the refuge and its wild places. Many of our hunting guides also live in the bush and have a life time’s experience worth of hunting in the Arctic. Hunting is a way of life for us. There are no schools or college courses available to train a guide; instead, this highly skilled profession is only learned from hands-on experience and apprenticeship. All of our guides have dedicated themselves to perfecting these skills. Guiding is not a job for us, it’s a passion. We love assisting our guest in the pursuit of a life time!

There are opportunities to fish in most of our hunting camps. Some of the smaller rivers provide some of the best grayling fishing the state has to offer. Many of our lake camps are inhabited by both pike and graying. Light tackle, spinners and spoons are our choice for catching both species.

2023 Schedule and Prices

Contact us today about joining one of our 2023 hunts.

Trophy fees on secondary animals taken:

• Grizzly Bear – $3,500 USD
• Caribou- $4,500 USD
• Wolf or Black Bear – $1,500 USD

Included in the hunt are bush flights to and from Fairbanks, camp gear, food, and one-on-one guiding. Not provided in the hunt is lodging in Fairbanks, hunting license, and tag fees.

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Alaska Moose Hunt

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Alaska Moose Hunt  with Alaska Elite Outfitters is a fully guided top quality Moose Hunting experience. By taking a limited # of moose hunters into our vast area, we keep the Moose hunting quality high. Alaska Elite Outfitters efficiently use jet boats for hunting the Trophy Bull Moose in our area. Thus traveling from calling spot to calling spot is comfortable and practical. Cow calling, bull grunts, and brush thrashing are the primary methods of getting big bulls within gun & bow range.

Alaskan/Yukon Moose Hunting On Nushagak River

Generally, backwaters, small rivers, and meadows are where big trophy bulls hangout. Thereby our ability to travel on jet boats and Zodiacs makes it possible to access these big Alaskan Bulls. Including the use of “Spike Camps, Alaska Elite Outfitters provides you the best opportunities to hunt these giant bulls. Especially early morning and late evening is essential to be out hunting. However, we return to base camp mid-day to resupply and dry out for the next night’s hunt.

We moose hunt in early September (5th – 15th) during the pre-rut, when the bulls are very receptive to calling. We travel between call spots using a variety of calls and raking brush. Spot & Stalk methods are used in some circumstances when the terrain and brush are less dense. Understand these big bulls are not standing in the open like a photo in a magazine article. They’re here, and they’re big, but you have to work to get them. In conclusion, being patient is the most important thing; we can’t emphasize this enough.

Alaska Bull Moose Hunt ; Two-mile corridor Permit Area

The trophy moose hunting in our particular area is unique in that it is a corridor permit hunt. There is a two-mile corridor along the upper Nushagak river, Mulchatna River. Their tributaries receive a limited number of non-resident bull moose permits each year to restrict the number of bulls taken from this area. Having said this, we have never exceeded that # of licenses, and they have always been available for our hunters.

Trophy Alaska Moose Hunt

The reason our Alaska trophy Moose Hunts has done so well, and the average size of the bulls is increasing in recent years, is that we have experienced eight mild winters in a row.  Thus, allowing the old breeding bulls enough time to recoup after the breeding season. Mild winter has not only increased those 64″-74″ bulls harvested, but there are just more of them in our area! The mild winters help get the older bulls healthy again and make it much harder for wolves to get the Moose caught in the deep snow, which allows the overall population to grow.

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ALASKA ELITE OUTFITTERS CURRENT SPECIALS

Alaska Elite Outfitters Hunting Specials

 fully guided moose hunts $34,500.

11-day Moose Hunts  (Sept 5-15)

Fully Guided 15-day Combo hunts $46,500

15-day Moose/Brown Bear Combo  (Sept 5-19)

Self Guided moose hunts $12,500

(Sept 5-15)

  10-day (Unit 17) Brown Bear Hunt spring/fall $22,500

(May 10-20; May 21-31; Aug 20-30; Sept 16-26)

15-day (Unit 17) Brown Bear Hunt spring $30,000

(may 13-27), 7-day baited brown/grizzly bear hunt, $20,000/hunt, alaska elite outfitters fishing special, king salmon fishing, self guided $3500/pp fully guided $4500/pp.

(June 20 – 25; June; 25 – 30; June 30 – July 5)

SILVER SALMON FISHING

  self guided $2750/pp fully guided $3500/pp.

(Aug 6-11 ; Aug 11-16; Aug ; Aug 16-21; Aug 21-26)

All Self-guided trips include lodging, food, bedding, shower facilities, rods/reels, freezers and use of all fish packaging supplies for fish transport.

Fully guided fishing trips include all the above with the addition of a guide, bait, lures, fish cleaning & packaging., new for 2024, 3-bedroom fishing lodge.

• fuel oil heat
• full kitchen
• dining room
• 2 bathrooms
• TV streaming service.

Email: [email protected] | ADFG | Phone: 218-434-0068 ; 907-464-6165 011

Alaska Moose Hunts

A truly remote moose hunting experience.

About Our Moose Hunts

High Quality Hunts With: Exclusive Area, Large Animals, Professional Guides, Home Cooked Meals, Beautiful Country. Our Alaska guided moose hunting trips is especially good because of our very limited harvest and the geographic location of the area. Guided moose hunting Alaska come from the flats where they have spent their summer and go up into the high country to rut. We hunt the passes on the edge of the high country and catch the bulls as they travel through. The guided moose hunts offered by Wrangell Outfitters are targeted toward the sportsman who wants a very classic and exclusive experience. The hunting area that we use is an exclusive federal Concession within the Wrangell, St. Elias National Park Preserve. Wrangell Outfitters is the only company that can contract hunts for this area. Horses are used to access the distant corners of the hunting area and help to create the nostalgic feel of the classic Alaskan Safari. Attention to detail results in excellent staff, equipment, and meals. Our horn size is consistently larger than the Alaskan average. Hunts are run on a 1 guide to 1 hunter ratio unless otherwise desired.

Alaskan Moose Hunting

Moose hunting faq's.

Some of the normal questions we get asked include:

What's your success rate?

Only 1 un-succesful moose hunter in 8 years (94 % since 2016)

How many moose do you harvest each year?

Just 2-5 moose hunters taken per year.

What style of hunting are your moose hunts?

Alpine hunting offering great visibility.

How large of an area do we cover?

358 square mile exclusive hunting concession within the Wrangell St Elias National Park Preserve.

what is your average antler width?

Our moose gallery.

A sample of our hunts

Alaska Moose

ALASKA MOOSE HUNTING

Premier trophy alaskan moose hunting with ben holbrook.

A Professional Trophy Moose Guide for nearly 20 Years in Alaska

MOOSE HUNTING

Each Hunter will be provided with their own guide and camp with 10 full hunting days if needed. Meat will be delivered to the processor and trophies delivered to the tanner/shipper at our expense. License and tags are available in camp. Trophy fees for Moose are included in the hunt cost. Grizzly, Black Bear, Wolf & Wolverine are additional animals and a trophy fee is due after animal is taken.

Our Moose Hunting Alaska Trips use jet boats and canoes to hunt along the river and nearby sloughs. Calling, spot and stalk, and still moose hunting along one of the many sloughs are all productive methods of hunting in this area. Calling is usually done along the river or a slough by using cow calls, bull grunts, and thrashing the brush to imitate bull moose. Calling a trophy Alaskan moose right up close is a real thrill that you will not soon forget! There are also some good lookout points from nearby hills. These are a great place to spot moose early in the morning and in the evening. Most of the shots are typically less than 200 yards.

EXPERIENCED GUIDES FOR MOOSE HUNTING ALASKA

Our Moose Hunting guides all have the experience it takes to make your moose hunting Alaska trip a success. They will hunt at your pace to ensure that you enjoy your time hunting with us. Your hunts’ success along with your safety and comfort are all major priorities while you are in our camp. Your guide will also take care of your trophy moose by fleshing the cape, turning the ears, splitting the lips, and then salting it well to make certain it is in top quality condition for your trophy room.

A few Snapshots from our Moose Hunts

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Guided Alaska Moose Hunting

Untamed wilderness.

At Rosser Outfitters, we offer premier guided moose hunts along the breathtaking Yukon River. Immerse yourself in the wild beauty of the Alaskan wilderness while experiencing the thrill of the hunt. Our expert guides and state-of-the-art jet boats will ensure your journey is both exhilarating and safe. Moose might not be the only animal you’ll see on you hunt! This hunting area has an abundance of grizzly bears and even a small caribou herd. These animals can be harvested as an animal of opportunity for a trophy fee. 

Unparalleled Experience : With years of experience guiding hunters in Alaska, our team knows the terrain, the wildlife, and the secrets to a successful hunt. We are passionate about providing you with a memorable and rewarding adventure.

Top-of-the-Line Equipment : Our state-of-the-art jet boats are designed to navigate challenging waters, allowing us to access some of the most remote and pristine hunting grounds in Alaska. These boats offer both safety and reliability, ensuring you can focus on the hunt.

Breathtaking Scenery : The Yukon River and its surrounding areas are renowned for their stunning landscapes. Towering mountains, dense forests, and clear waters create a picturesque backdrop for your hunting adventure. Whether you’re a seasoned hunter or a first-time adventurer, the beauty of Alaska will leave you in awe.

Personalized Service : We believe in providing a personalized experience tailored to your needs and preferences. Our guides will work closely with you to understand your goals and ensure your hunt is everything you dreamed of.

We offer two hunting dates each year and only two hunters per date, ensuring optimal conditions and a personalized experience. 

Location: Middle Yukon, Unit 21C.

Hunt Dates for 2024:  Booked  

Hunt Dates for 2025 :

• September 5 – September 15 
• September 16 – September 25

Hunt Dates for 2026 :

• September 5 – September 15

Capacity: 2 hunters per hunt date

Guide to Client Ratio: 1 x 1 

• 2025: $25,000
• 2026: $27,500

Trophy Fees: 

• Caribou: $7,500
• Grizzly: $8,000

Expertise : Our experienced guides will lead you through every step of the hunt, from scouting and tracking to the final shot. They are knowledgeable about Alaska’s wild game and the best hunting techniques, ensuring you have the highest chance of success.

Safety : Our hunts prioritize your safety. Our jet boats are equipped with the latest safety gear, and our guides are certified Wilderness Emergency Medical Technicians.

Comfort: We provide comfortable accommodation and hearty freeze-dried meals to keep you energized throughout your adventure. You can expect wall tents and comfortable cots to come back to every night. 

Unforgettable Memories : Beyond the thrill of the hunt, you’ll create lasting memories of camaraderie, stunning vistas, and the unmatched beauty of the Alaskan wilderness. Whether you’re hunting solo, with friends, or as a family, this experience will be one for the books.

• 10 hunting days
• Harvest of one moose
• Food and lodging while in the field (field = camp, lodge or hunting location) 
• Skinning and hide care
• Trophy judging
• Travel expenses to Alaska
• Charter flights to and from the field (field = camp, lodge or hunting location)
• Room and board out of the field (field = camp, lodge or hunting location)
• Personal sleeping gear, hunting equipment (i.e. sleeping bag, pads, guns etc.) 
• Shipping of trophies or meat
• Alcoholic beverages
• Gratuities 

Embarking on a guided Alaska moose hunt along the Yukon River is an adventure that promises more than just a trophy.

$25,000 per person

Testimonials

Tim leidecker, brent yeagy, sam stewart, stanley pye.