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2012 Hunting RepoRt
Vol. 28 January 2013
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Ernie Nye took this record book caribou on his August 2012 sheep hunt
Helle Madsen traveled from Denmark on a moose hunt, took this record grizzly and is returning 2013 for moose.
Alaska
Austin Rickabaugh with nice sheefish July 2012
2nd time SRL hunter Steve Aho
with his 65 inch bull Sept. 2012
Supporting Our TroupsDennis Schanz with record book bear
3rd Time SRL Client, Sean O’Brien August 2012
Guiding for Stoney River Lodge both spring & fall hunters continuously since 1986, as well as fishermen for the past several seasons. Joe has been in on well over 100 successful grizzly hunts and probably even more successful moose hunts. He has accounted for over 40 successful sheep clients. He has been quoted in several hunting books and publications and guided several hunters for national TV hunting shows. Joe is always on staff when Stoney River Lodge has clients.
Guided our clients continuously since 1994. Mike does it all. Trapper and animal control specialist. Mike lives to be outdoors and lives to hunt. We regularly get comments from his hunters about what a hard hunter he is. Mike always finds game, he is “Iron Man” of the tundra.
Bryce is always hunting, guiding, trapping or fishing with SRL clients or family. Bryce started guiding our hunters in 2008 with a ton of hunting experience and has never looked back. He seldom has a hunter with unfilled tags at end of hunt. Repeat hunters that he has guided typically request him as guide.
Came on board 2009 with 20+ years big game hunting experience gained in western US and several African hunts. Mike is a “sheep hunting animal” and his hunters fill nearly all moose, grizzly, caribou and black bear tags. Mike does an outstanding job keeping our fishing clients “in the fish”. Known for hard hunting and taking really good care of clients in the field or on the water.
Joe Mott
Bryce Johnson
Mike Petersen
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
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Meet the Guides
Mike knAPP
Tom Heeger and his 66 inch bull September 2012
Chris Alberts, Lodge Chef, and 42 inch Northern July 2012
July 2012
STONEY RIVERLODGE P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
2012 Mark Lercel 60 inch bull
2nd generation and 5th time SRL hunter Scott Somers
with good bull Sept.12
Mark Lercel added black bear to his bag after taking moose 2012
August 2012 Cole Dysenger with nice black bear
Willis Slunker also took a great caribou August 2012
Hi Curly and Betty,You have been so thoughtful and have taken such good care my dearest. I amgrateful and hopeful that I can thank you both personally for the memoriesyou made for Bill, your friendship and warmth.Love,Melinda(Wife of Grizzly Bennett)
Curly, I’ve been back here for about a month and I’ve re-lived the hunt again and again, It Was Great. You run a First Class Operation, pretty much everything about it was “Top-Shelf”. If you ever need a reference don’t hesitate to have someone call me. Mike Peterson did a good job for me, I’d recommend him.Thanks, Tom H.
Curly/Betty; Thanks again for providing me a great hunt, experience and hospitality while at Stoney River Lodge; I had a great time and look forward to coming back for a sheep hunt either next year or the following!! You have some great people working for you out there; Bryce was awesome to hunt and spend time with. Chris and Dylan are great hard working and fun young guys; Chris did a great job in the kitchen and Mitch and Mark were great in the pilot seats. Even though I didn’t get a caribou we hunted as hard as possible and almost pulled the rabbit out of the hat to connect, I don’t think we could have tried any harder but that is hunting…Take care,Mark Lercel
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
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Thanks Curly....yes, all is well with us.....both of us are extremely busy but otherwise great! Here’s a few pics from our time with y’all......now that we have had time to settle back into “normal” life, we are READY TO COME BACK! Y’all have a Glorious winter as “bush rats” and stay warm!Thank You and God Bless!Mark Brandon
Charlie Brandon great caribou Aug.12
Hi Curly,Sheep hunt or no sheep hunt, either way, we do plan on making it back to SRL. Whether it be this year or a few years down the road, Lyns and I will be out. Lyns definitely wants an opportunity at a trophy moose. And judging by the monster I saw standing in the timber as I flew back to the lodge with Scott….you have some real bruisers in your nick-of-the-woods!Cole
Austin Imes shot good August caribou 2012 Dr. Grizzly Bennett aka Bloody Bill September 2012
Matt Curnow with good ram Aug.12
Charles “Dubby” Perry & sheefish 2012
Tom Been took good caribou August 2012
Hello Curley,Attached you will find a few pictures of my Black Bear hunt. Mike and Chris are in a couple of them. They were great help. Especially Chris, he’s a great young man if I can make it back up there next year I will. Maybe that big Grizzly will still be around and a few more Caribou.Thanks again for a great time. Dennis
Good morning Curly and Betty,Looked at our pictures last night from our stay with you, what a dream trip it was!! Can’t wait to come back, you guys run a great resort, being self employed, I know how hard it is to find good employees, especially in small towns like the ones you and I live in but you obviously have good people picking skills, please tell Dillon, Mike, Joe, Mr. Chris and Ms. Chris and Dave, we said hello. Thanks, Gregg, Teresa, and Austin Rickabaugh
STONEY RIVERLODGE P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
Peter Weeks took a quality caribou as well as grizzly and black bear
on August 2012 hunt
Dear Curly and Betty: Just wanted to send a note of thanks for a very enjoyable hunt. It was a real adventure for us both and we hope to return in the near future for both fishing and hunting. I want to compliment you on your overall operation. It was first class in every way. I especially want you to know how much I enjoyed hunting with Bryce. He worked very hard and was professional in every way. If I return I would like very much to have him as my guide.Sincerely, Tom Been
Rick Bassett shot great grizzly on August 2012 hunt
Peter Weeks decided to hunt grizzly after taking caribou and black bear
Matt Curnow took this 6 foot+ black bear on his August 2012 sheep hunt
Third time SRL fisherman (and veteran of many SRL hunts)
Kurt Turner July 2012
I had a good trip home and I’m still so happy about my trip to Alaska.Helle Horst MadsenDenmark
Tony Boles found this trophy grizzly
on his moose hunt Sept. 2012
Peter Weeks blackie Aug. 12
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
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Trophy Fee 2013 2014 2015
Caribou $1,500 $2,000 $2,000
Moose $7,000 $7,500 $8,000
Grizzly $5,500 $6,000 $6,000
Black Bear $1,500 $1,500 $2,000
Wolf $500 $500 $750
Non-Hunter at Lodge per day $300 $300 $300
Non-Hunter at Spike Camp per day $700 $700 $750
2 Hunters, 1 Guide - deduct per day from 2nd hunt $750 $800 $800
Trips 2013 2014 20151) Spring Brown Bear • 1X1 • 10 Days $14,000 $15,000 $15,000
April & May – Three clients per hunt, Master Guide Curly Warren, Registered Guide Joe Mott.2) Black Bear & Pike Fishing • 2X1 • 7 Days $4,000 per person $4,500 per person $4,500 per person
May- Outstanding lodge based Black Bear hunt by boat and/or ATV. Pike, Sheefish & Grayling fishing. Excellent with non-hunting companion!3) Fishing • 6 Days $6,500 $7,000 $7,000
Email for quote on custom trips or combination of fishing & B&B June, July & August. Top-quality, daily fly-out fishing. Float & wheel aircraft, a dozen strategically located boats.4) Caribou & Black Bear • 7 Days
1X1 $7,000 $7,500 $8,0002X1 $6,500 each $6,500 each $7,000 each
Unguided X2 (Fully Outfitted) $3,500 each $3,500 each $3,800 each
An excellent combination hunt. Discounts on third hunter.5) Sheep • 1X1 • 7 Days $14,000 $14,500 $15,000
August – Fly-in & back-pack. 20 lbs. or more overweight; heavy smoker; bad legs, feet or knees – this is not your hunt. Should be able to climb & descend steep mountain terrain @ 2,000 to 6,000 ft. above sea level, carrying a 35 lb. pack. Can be combined with Black Bear, Caribou and/or great Silver Salmon fishing.6) Moose/Caribou/Black Bear • 1X1 • 10 Days $18,000 $18,500 $19,000
September- If moose is your primary trophy, this is the best package.7) Moose • 1X1 • 7 Days $16,000 $16,500 $17,000
September Moose – Lots of big bulls! Black Bear each and/or Caribou can be taken @ $1,500 trophy fee, Grizzly @ $5,500 trophy fee.8) Grizzly/Moose/Caribou/Black Bear • 1X1 • 14 Days $27,000 $28,000 $28,500
September & October – THE hunt if you plan to hunt Alaska only once and do it right! High overall success rate on this hunt.9) Fall Grizzly Bear • 1X1 • 10 Days $15,000 $16,000 $16,000
August & October – Great hunt for Fall Grizzlies
Prices include all transportation after arrival and until departure from Stoney River Lodge, Round trip charters from Anchorage, Alaska are $950 per seat w/70 lbs. of gear. Price includes: guides, packers, pilots, food, lodging, and gear (except personal gear and sleeping bag) for the duration of the hunt.NOTE: Trophy fees below are assessed ONLY on animal NOT listed on above hunts.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: On most hunts, OTHER species can be taken on “trophy fee basis.”
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
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John NewtonJack Townsend
Claude Smithhart Lufkin, TX
936-639-1932
Charles Perry Lufkin,TX
936-634-2409
Kevin Smithhart +6 hunts and 2 fishing trips
Lufkin, TX 936-639-5140
Kurt Turner +5 hunts and 2 fishing trips
Burleson, TX 817-447-2696
Theresa ,Gregory, & Austin Rickabaugh
+hunt booked for 2014 (father + son)Chanute, KS
620-433-1192
Denny & Jane Serie Chugiak, AK
907-688-2195
Sean O’Brien +2 hunts and booked for 2013
Wheeling, WV 304-233-6266
Cole Dysinger +hunt booked for 2013
Juneau, AK 717-363-7019
Austin Imes Mifflin, PA
717-527-2678
Matthew Curnow Liberty, MO
816-536-2530 [email protected]
Vic Trammell Broken Arrow, OK
918-645-4357 [email protected]
Thomas Been Tahlequah, OK 918-456-8300
Charley Brandon Chandler, AZ
480-510-6287 [email protected]
Ernest Nye Greenacres, WA 509-924-6617
Willis Slanker Fort Collins, CO 970-482-6830
Peter Weeks +hunt booked for 2013
Windsor, CO 970-237-1058
Dennis Schanz Iona, ID
208-524-2461 [email protected]
William Bennett +2 hunts
Lexington, SC 803-358-0405
Rick Bassett Davisburg, MI 248-909-2612
Bruce Smith Cheyenne, WY 307-632-3855
Mark Lercel +hunt booked for 2014
East Jordan, MI 231-675-3867
Robert Detlefsen Waco, TX
254-836-0870 [email protected]
Tony Boles Cumming, GA 770-235-7359
Helle Horst-Madsen+ booked for 2013
Denmark 452-182-6137
Thomas Heeger Eurgka, MO
314-581-1311 [email protected]
Matthew Somers+ 5 hunts
Swartz Creek, MI 810-744-0123
Scott Somers+5 hunts
Swartz Creek, MI 810-516-9964
Steve Aho+1 hunt
Davison, MI 810-658-1368
List of ALL 2012 Clients
Tiney Mitchell
Friends of stoney river Lodge they are hunting in a better place.
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668 • (907) 526-5211 • [email protected] www.stoneyriverlodge.com
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Stoney River Lodge
2012 Hunting RepoRt
P.O. Box 62 • Sleetmute, Alaska, 99668
(907) 526-5211
www.stoneyriverlodge.com
Welcome back to our old friends and hello to our new ones. Thank you for allowing us to do what we love most – provide one of the finest Alaskan hunting and fishing experiences around.Curly Warren, Master Guide, Stoney River Lodge
Tony Boles and 64 incher Sept.12
Vic Trammell with big black bear, also took a nice caribou
August 2012
Kevin Smithhart, 3rd fishing outing with SRL (plus half dozen hunts) July 12
What a great experience thanks to all of you! Everything I expected and more; Joe was the best from
patience in the field to the down right excellent coleman camp stove cuisine.
The lodge is amazing; Betty / Chris the food is Unbelievable! Curly, Scott and Mitch thanks for the great flying experience. Stoney River Lodge is an all around class act and one helluva way to experience Alaska. Thanks for the wonderful hospitality, excellent
conversation and one fantastic Hunt!Curly thanks again for that chair!
Big Chuck - October 2012