2016 in Review

We find ourselves in the last days of another year. We had a very busy season at our lodge at Whale Pass. The year started off with a very mild winter and summer weather came early with temperatures reaching in the 70’s in May. We started our season with some...

2017 Sportsmen’s Shows

The show season is almost upon us! We’ll be trying out a couple new shows as well as the ones we usually attend. We’ll be traveling to Utah, Colorado, California, Montana, Washington, and Idaho this year. See the schedule below for the full list of shows...

License and Tag Fee Increase

If you’ve been thinking about hunting Sitka blacktail deer next year, now is the time to book your trip and buy your hunting license and locking tags! Starting Jan. 1 2017, all non-resident tag fees will double in cost. The good news is if you buy your 2017...

Black Bear Permit Draw Fall 2017 & Spring 2018

It is that time of year again! Time to apply for black bear permits for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018. The application period is open from November 1 until December 15, 2016 at 5pm AKST. If you are interested in hunting the famed black bears of Prince of Wales Island, be...

2016 Fishing Updates

Throughout our 2016 season we will give fishing updates here periodically. Be sure to check back for our most recent update! July 16 – As another week winds down, we figured we better give you all a fishing update on the season so far. The Coho run has been...

Mild Winter Means Great Deer Hunting

This last winter on Prince of Wales Island we experienced one of the most mild winters we have ever seen, and now we are seeing one of the effects of that: an abundance of Sitka blacktail deer. A mild winter means less winter kill-off and more older age class bucks...