Alaska Brown Bear

Alaska contains more than 70 percent of the Brown Bear found in North American. They range throughout all of Alaska except for a few scattered islands. Brown Bear and Grizzly Bear are genetically the same species. We call the Bear living near the coast Brown Bear. They generally have access to a greater amount of protein from the large Salmon runs filling the rivers and streams. The Grizzly Bear are found more than a hundred miles inland and generally have to struggle and travel farther in their search for their protein. The largest Brown Bear in the world are found on the Alaska Peninsula, Unimak Island, and Kodiak Island. They can reach weights of over 1600 pounds. These big boars can have a skull measuring over 18 inches long and 12 inches wide.

Alaska Brown Bear hunting is the ultimate hunting adventure that a sportsman can experience in North America. This fine big game animal is always listed as one of the top ten trophies in the world.

We hunt Brown Bear on the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. This is a beautiful land with extinct volcanoes and thousands of square miles of wilderness that is sparsely populated. This primeval land is filled with rivers and streams that team with spawning Salmon in the fall. The hillsides are covered with berries. This food rich area draws big Brown Bear like a magnet draws steel ball bearings. The resulting high concentration of Brown Bear has allowed me to maintain a 100% success rate over seven years of guiding for Brown Bear on a fair chase basis. The smallest Brown Bear I have taken during this time is 9 foot 2 inches and the largest was a monster Brown Bear of 10 foot 8 inches. When you book a hunt with us, we do not just lead you to a bear and say shoot. Our goal is to teach you about the big Brown Bear we love to pursue. You will learn the habits and characteristics and how to judge and age Brown Bear by looking at a bunch of them. Then, when the right bear is located, you will harvest a Brown Bear you will be proud of. The point of outfitting is Port Moller. We will meet you there and arrange boat or air transportation to our hunting camp where we will be close to the Brown Bear hunting action. Your hunt is for ten days and we will provide a list of things you will need to bring. Walking is not too strenuous but we will generally walk a mile or so each day from spike camp to a lookout where we will glass for bears. We’ll use this time to teach proper glassing techniques, (so having a good pair of binoculars is the key to success), and we’ll learn as much as we can about Brown Bear.

When a big bear is spotted, you and I will judge the bear and make a team decision if this is a quality Brown Bear that you will be happy taking. We will use the wind to stalk up to your bear. This is the best part! We’ll crawl inside of a hundred yards and get as close as possible to the bear.

Alaska Brown Bear hunting is not normally physically demanding. However, if a big Boone & Crockett record book Brown Bear is located several miles away, we’ll want to get there as quickly as possible to set up for the stalk. You will be glad you prepared yourself physically for the trophy bear stalk of a lifetime. Spring hunts can be even more physically demanding as the big Brown Bear boars are moving continually while they look for food and seek out the love of their life.

When we get up to that big bear you want a rifle in your hands that you know well and feel confident in making a good clean shot placement. To stop a big Brown Bear, it’s not “how big of a rifle can you shoot” but how well you can place the bullet in the right spot when your heart is pounding from hiking, the adrenaline is flowing, and you have to shoot off hand with shooting sticks because there is alder brush between you and the bear. A .30-06 caliber or larger, loaded with a quality bonded bullet, will stop any bear if you put it through both lungs. Therefore, I prefer you to bring your old deer rifle that you know like the back of your hand. And Practice Will Make Perfect!

Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear Hunt

Point of Departure: Port Moller, Alaska

When:
Fall - 10 Days, October 1 through October 21 Spring - 10 Days, May 10 through May 25

Price: $20,000