Upon your return each evening delicious home cooked meals await you. It includes wholesome breakfasts served each morning with a hearty lunch and assorted beverages taken into the field. This Roosevelt Elk hunting trip originates from our new Lodge located in the Salmon River Valley in Sayward, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. We can plan your hunt with your physical condition in mind. The physical effort required for the final stalk will vary depending upon the terrain. The final stalk is done on foot taking into account the terrain and wind direction. Once a trophy bull is located a plan to get within shooting range is made. Access to the back country is done in 4x4 vehicles with lots of time spent glassing from strategic vantage points. Elk hunting openings are very limited and strictly regulated by the Fish and Wildlife Department so we recommend that you plan your hunt well in advance.īoth the rifle and archery elk hunts run for 10 days. Our fall elk hunts for the rifle season begin October 10th of each year and our archery bow hunting season begins on September 10th of each year. We have maintained a 95% success rate on Bulls that qualify for Boone & Crockett for all of our clients since 1995. Our elk hunting area has produced the #2 Roosevelt elk for Safari Club International as well as the # 2 and # 3 record book bulls for Boone & Crockett. With an antler configuration much like that of a European stag, the unique crown points and tremendous mass make this one of the most sought after big game species in the world. The largest of the elk species, a mature bull can weigh in access of 1000 pounds. Book now and enjoy pleasant and comfortable accommodations alongside wildlife tours and Kodiak fishing trips.Trophy elk hunting on Vancouver Island! The majestic Roosevelt elk is indigenous to Vancouver Island and is the purest strain of Roosevelt elk left in North America.
Herd numbers range from 40 to 100 animals, providing a majestic spectacle!Įxperience the Roosevelt Elk and more Alaskan land & marine wildlife splendor with a trip to Afognak Island, the 2 nd largest of the Kodiak Islands, and a stay at our Afognak Wilderness Lodge. As summer progresses, you’ll have to do some hiking, as the elk move to higher ground during this season. If you’re staying at the Afognak Wilderness Lodge, you’ll have a good chance of spotting some Roosevelt Elk. Until early June, the elk are down at lower elevations. The Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti), is the largest of the six recognized subspecies of elk in North America they once occurred from southern. They were introduced to this area in 1928. These elk have one of their two Alaskan homes here on our Afognak Island. They will adapt their plant-based diets depending on what’s available during the season. Roosevelt Elk live off a diet of plants like shrubs, grasses and berries. Adult female Roosevelt Elk (cows) average 700 pounds. Their antlers can average 4 feet in length.
Bulls also have antlers that are thick with vertical points and a three-point tip. This makes them greatly adapted to the Afognak Island winter habitat.Īdult Roosevelt Elk (bulls) mature to be 875 pounds, 5 feet tall at the shoulder, and 8 to 9 feet in length, on average.
Roosevelt Elk have a larger, stronger body than Rocky Mountain Elk which allows them to swim, break through deep snow and climb to high elevations. In the spring, they will have a lighter, reddish summer coat and in the fall, they will produce a coat that is darker and denser for winter. Roosevelt Elk have a dark brown neck, a tan body, and a white rump patch. The Roosevelt Elk has a unique coloration different than that of other elk. One of the amazing creatures you can see while lodging on Afognak Island is the magnificent Roosevelt Elk, the largest kind of elk in North America. On Afognak Island, we are lucky to share the land with some awe-inspiring Alaskan wildlife.
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