Originally Posted by ClapperZapper
....There is excessive pressure on every big game animals in the United States

If it weren’t for the lottery system there would be none.

I’m doing the Kodak Island Sitka Blacktail / duckhunting boat trip next.
I think the auto insurance industry reported nearly two million claims in the latest one year period for collision damage with animals. Tens of thousands of depredation permits are issued in the US each year. Chances are, places that look like a bunch of the vehicles have meaty looking after market bumpers, probably report a tiny percentage of actual collisions with popular big game animals. Maybe, there are critters around, great picture Ryan, just not all lined up in front of us?

Neat hunt coming up. Is it an example of a destination that is difficult to pay attention to all year round and and might have a high potential for lack of preparation. Is it a real hunt if a guide is paid to dot the Is and cross the Ts, but turns out that no big game happens to be taken. Sorry about that CZ, what are Kodiak Island hunts fueled with, immigrant lunch money?