The first successful translocation of elk into Alaska involved eight Roosevelt elk calves that were captured on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington in 1928 and moved to Alaska the next year. Another successful transplant occurred in 1987, when 33 Roosevelt elk and 17 Rocky Mountain elk were captured in Oregon and moved to Southeast Alaska. These elk have dispersed and established breeding populations on several islands, and limited hunting opportunities are now available through a draw process.

Steep terrain, thick timber and harsh weather make Alaska elk a difficult and challenging pursuit. Add in the challenge of packing these giantbodied elk from remote kill sites, along with the presence of brown bears and wolves, and hunting elk in Alaska is not for the faint of heart.

Elk101's Corey Jacobsen, Donnie Drake, and John Abernathey headed to Alaska in the fall of 2021, and experienced firsthand the majestic beauty and the epic struggle of hunting elk in such an intense landscape.

Depending on the season, the weather, and the several other factors, harvest as low as a single elk out of over 150 tags has been recorded, and the average success on some of these Alaska elk hunts is just 12 %.

A huge thank you is owed to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, along with the many other agencies and organizations who had the vision to bring a majestic, wild animal to such a majestic, wild landscape. And big thank you to the Tongass National Forest for allowing us to film this incredible adventure and share it with you.

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