Hunting for blacktail deer on Alaska's Prince William Sound is an adventure not to be missed, offering some of the best hunting in the United States - perhaps the world. Most trips to the area start with a flight to Anchorage, then a short drive to the coastal port of Seward. Outfitters will take you by boat to the remote regions of the Prince William Sound, allowing you to get to areas that are rarely traveled by visitors. Traveling by boat also allows hunters to change locations if they're not having any luck in their first region.
Setting ashore at first light, carrying food, ammo, a GPA locator and a few supplies, you can spend the day using spot-and-stalk hunting techniques to locate that blacktail trophy you've always wanted. On most hunting trips to the area, you'll need to field dress your game and transport it to the shoreline for pickup by your guides - on board the boat, you can skin and process your prize. With experiences like this to be had, it's unsurprising that Alaska is just a revered destination for big-game hunters. With 12 species of big game animals spread across 365,000,000 acres (an area roughly one-fifth the size of the entire United States), Alaska offers just about every big game experience you can imagine. With many big game species making long movements across vast distances between seasonal ranges, the secret to big game hunting in Alaska is to study up and figure out when the best time will be to hunt the animals you're seeking.
Moose, for example, are abundant in lowland regions throughout the summer, so common that you can spot them feeding by the roadside or drinking from ponds. But when the weather turns chilly in early September they begin to move to less accessible higher elevations, at the same time the hunting season begins. Choosing your hunting location carefully will make all the difference as to whether you fin a moose on your hunting trip.
While you're hunting, you'll find yourself surrounded by some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Prince William Sound's 3,000 miles of shoreline is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains to the east, west and north. 50-mile long Montague Island and several smaller islands form natural breakwaters between the Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. It's a beautiful area that supports some great recreation - so book a trip to Alaska and plan you adventure big game hunting on the Prince William Sound.