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Transportation. You can get to Dawson City either through Whitehorse or Fairbanks. Air North flies from both cities. The baggage allowance is 44 pounds, and the additional baggage charge is $1.00 per pound. We pick up at the airport in Dawson and drive to basecamp from there.
What to bring The weather can vary from one hunt to the next, from one year to the other. Usually, the first couple of hunts can be quite warm, sometimes hot, and gradually change to cold at the end of the Season. The evenings can be chilly at any time.
Most of your accommodations are in un-insulated, plywood cabins. These contain 4 bunks and an air-tight heater, and are a bit more comfortable than tents. We have several of these erected in the area. In some parts of the hunting area we have to resort to the use of tents.
We supply good horses and all necessary horse equipment, including saddle bags and scabbards. Also spotting scopes and foam matresses.
Keeping in mind what time of the year you are booked and the price of extra baggage charged on the airlines, the following is a list of required items.
Rifle, Ammunition and Binoculars
Sleeping Bag - warm and light-weight
Rain Wear - two piece
Jacket - light and warm (down filled, etc.)
Parka for late hunts
Shirts
Pants - 2
1 pair boots - for dry weather and 1 pair for wet weather
Socks - heavyInternal frame backpack
Water bottle
Plastic water bottle
Dry bag
Gloves - 2 pair (1 pair mitts for later season)
Underwear - heavy for later hunts
Hat - with brim; 1 with ear flapsWide-brimmed hat
Duffle bag and personal itemsPassport for customs
Form for rifle at customs .
A Few things that will help These are a few things that will help you if you decide to book a hunt with us:
There are four ways to get to Dawson City. One is from your point to Vancouver, Edmonton or Calgary, Alberta, then by Canadian Airlines to Whitehorse, and then to Dawson City with Air North 403-668-2228 (www.flyairnorth.com.
The other route is your point to Fairbanks, Alaska then down to Dawson City with Air North. Have your travel agent check both routes for the most reasonable price. When you have your route decided we have names of hotels that will pick you up at the airport and have freezer space. These hotels are in Vancouver, Fairbanks, Whitehorse and Dawson City.
The approximate fare from Whitehorse or Fairbanks to Dawson is $250, when booking in advance. Hotels are between $100 and $150.
Watch our video online Our 30 minute video is available online at the Outdoorsman website. Click this link to watch: Pete Jensen Video
Ask us to send our 30 minute DVD Our 30 minute DVD is available upon request.
The hunting area is in the Ogilvie
Mountains. The Yukon is just over 200,000. sq miles with 19 outfitters,
each having their own area. Non-residents must use an outfitter to hunt
in the Yukon. Our area is north-east of Dawson City, and is
approximately 4000 sq. miles in size. The population of the Yukon is
32,000, with 23,000 people living in Whitehorse. We can drive to
basecamp, and from there travel on horseback. On the first day of your
hunt, you and your guide leave basecamp and return on the last night of
your hunt. We have cabins scattered throughout the area. They are
uninsulated and are of plywood construction. 
