Your guide to the finest fishing, hunting, float trips, bear viewing and flight seeing in Alaska. Sportsman's Air Service specializes in guided and outfitted remote tours. Based from Lake Hood seaplane base in Anchorage Alaska. Owned and operated by registered guide outfitter Joe Schuster.

Outfitted Hunt Camp Equipment
Below is a list of the equipment we provided on our fully outfitted unguided hunts. All equipment is of the highest quality and has been selected and tested over years to provide an efficient, functional and
comfortable hunting spike camp.


Cataraft loaded with moose and gear.For the unguided hunter, the logistics and expense of shipping your own equipment to hunt in western Alaska can be overwhelming. It is the goal of our outfitted hunting program to make it as easy as possible for you to arrive in Galena Alaska with just your personal gear and be quickly and properly prepared to enter the field with all the equipment necessary for a successful hunt.  In addition to flight services, we will provide for you the equipment described below. If you have any questions about this or other equipment you think you may need, please let us know.


Tents

Cabela's Alaska Guide Tent - click here for more information on this product or to shop Cabela's on line.Cabela's "Alaska Outfitter" tent. Roomy and easy to assemble, these geodesic shelters have proven themselves time and again in Alaska's tough elements. One "6 man" tent with vestibule per each two to three hunting clients is our standard issue, allowing ample  room for persons, cots and gear.


 
Cots

Roll-a-Cot brand cots - click for more info"Roll a Cot" brand cots are furnished for your comfort. We've tried a lot of cots over the years and have found these to be the most comfortable and functional. 

 


Propane Kitchen

 

Your propane kitchen comes complete with a Coleman 2 burner stove, sufficient propane for your trip, table, plates, cups, utensils, cutting board, 1 large boiling pot, 1 coffee pot, 1 cast iron frying pan, a fire grill, dish soap and scrubber. We will gladly provide any other basic cooking and kitchen equipment you feel you may need for your trip.

Coleman 2 burner propane stove - click here to find out more about this and other Coleman products.Roll-A-Table - click here for more information and to shop on line at camptime.com

 
Groceries

We will provide all of the food for meals during your hunt. These supplies will include a mix of fresh foods, canned and dry packaged foods, and freeze dried meals. 5 gallons of fresh water are provided at the start of each hunt. River water is boiled or purified as needed to replenish supplies. Fresh food and water supplies are often replenished by aircraft during camp checks and meat pick ups.


Boat and Accessories

In most instances you will be dropped into the field via float plane onto a river or lake. Depending on the camp location and hunt strategy you will likely be issued either an inflatable raft, canoe or motorized skiff. 

Inflatable canoes offer, mobility to range up and down rivers from a fixed base camp and are able to transport heavy loads over shallow narrow water.

Included with each boat are oars/paddles, life jackets,  foot pump, patch kit, throw lines and other required accessories...

 

Other items we supply include:    Game Bags, Plastic Tarps, First Aid Kits, Wyoming Saw, Hatchet, Shovel, Parachute Chord, Rope, Trash Bags, Paper Towels, Moose Scent

 

Instruction, Maps, Tips

As necessary you will receive instruction and demonstration on assembly and use of all  equipment which we provide for you. You will receive and discuss our maps and hunt strategy recommendations specific to the area you will be hunting. Information will include Satellite phone communication and emergency procedures. Drawing on our years of experience we will prepare you as best we can for a safe and successful Alaska hunt.


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Sportsman's Guide & Air Service  3316 Lake Park Circle  Anchorage Alaska 99517
phone/fax 907-248-3181     email: mail@alaskasport.com
Joe Schuster  owner/operator