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We hunted for 5-6 days on each of the 3 trips to SK over the past 5 years. I only become concerned I would run out on 1 of the trips and only because, one in our party on one of the trips, didn't seem to have any boundaries on the shots he took. I ended up giving him a box of shells and still had enough to finish out the hunt.

I think 200 rounds is sufficient unless it's an extended stay. FYI, At a few of the sporting goods stores we've been in, I haven't seen anything resembling a good stock of 16 ga ammo and since I hunt everything else but waterfowl with a 16 ga, I'm always on the lookout for 16 ga ammo.

Hunting ptarmigan in AK isn't usually as high a volume shoot like a SK waterfowl hunt, so taking a couple of hundred rounds should be more than sufficient, I would think.

That's what I was thinking also about the type of hunting and the number of shells that would be needed. For back up I'll take a set of 20 gauge Gaugemates to fit into my double and if the unexpected happens I'll at least have a chance to buy 20 gauge shells.

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I Leaved in Alaska for 10 years and hunted everything up there under the sun. After moose hunting (September 15) ducks and Sandhills were on my list. Depending on the weather. For grouse, depending on where you hunt north of of Wasilla south of Fairbanks or down toward Seward. Lots of birds and hairs don't forget about the hairs. I used my Rizzini in 28 gauge. Bears, never ran across any bird hunting. But always had my king cobra strapped across across my chest . Fly up, you don't want to deal with Canada's gun rules, plus a 3 to 4 day drive through north west territory is buitiful it could cost you more than you expect. PM me if you like I can give you more information. Lots of good board members have information oh I moved back to Ohio from Alaska in 2001 so my data is dated.