Fall Brown/Grizzly Bear Hunts with Alaska Remote Guide Service

We offer some fantastic fall hunting for Brown & Grizzly bears!!  Most of our hunts take place in our “Sole Use” (I’m the only guide that can legally operate here) guide concession in Denali Preserve, near Mt. McKinley.  My concession just renewed through 2017, and was expanded to 600 plus square miles, and to include some prime fish streams and denning areas that have been off limits to guided non resident hunters since 1988!!!. 

80-90% of my concession is in Game Management Unit (GMU) 16B, and bears are classified as brown bears by Boone and Crockett and Safari Club International.  This major portion has a two bear per year bag limit and a season that runs August 10th – May 31st.  I’ve taken a number of bears on spring hunts in this area that squared from 8’6” to 9’11” with skulls ranging from 24” to 27 & 9/16th” .  The remaining portion is in GMU 19, where bears are classified as grizzlies, the bag limit is one per year, and the season starts September 1st.  We do most of our fall bear hunting along salmon streams.  Fall bear hunts, as a general rule, aren’t overly strenuous, but patience, persistence, and being in the best physical condition possible, will only increase your chances for success and increased trophy size.

Prices and Specifics

11 Day, 1 X 1 Guided Brown/Grizzly Hunt = $11,000.00. per person.   Fall bear hunts open August 10th in most of my concession, and can continue into October, but hides are usually better after September 1st.  Trip length includes in and out days.  Clients should try to arrive a day or two early and leave a day or two later than actual trip dates.  When possible, we try to get clients that achieve early success, out early if they wish.

DATES:  1st Hunt - August 8th – 18th / 2nd Hunt – Aug. 18th – 28th / 3rd Hunt – Aug. 31st – Sept 10th /  4th Hunt – Sept. 13th – 23rd / 5th Hunt –Sept. 26th – Oct. 6th

PRICES INCLUDE -  one round trip air charter, food, lodging and trophy care in the field (necessary fleshing and salting to preserve hides until we get to town), and transportation between Anchorage and the air charter.
 
NOT INCLUDED - Round trip transportation of you and your gear, game and trophies between your home and Anchorage, necessary hotel accommodations before and after your hunt, and licenses and tags.  We will gladly assist you in making arrangements and reservations, and can sell you the tags ourselves ($85.00 for non-resident Hunting license, $500.00 brown/grizzly tag, $425.00 sheep tag – see “license and tag fees” link for complete information).  
 
DALL SHEEP ADD ON – Dall Sheep season runs from August 10th to September 20th.  If you harvest your bear early, you could also pursue a dall ram on a modified trophy fee basis, if time weather and resources allow.  Doing so in most cases would mean moving to a different spot.  We would give you an honest assessment of your odds, and if you chose to do so, we would collect extra air charter fees and $3000.00 up front to continue hunting, and another $3000.00 when you harvested a ram. You would also need to purchase the additional tag. 

2ND BROWN or GRIZZLY BEAR OPTION - Most of my concession has a two bear per year bag limit.  If you take a medium sized bear early on, you can continue hunting for a 2nd and/or larger bear from the same location for $2000.00 up front, and another $2000.00 when you take your second bear.  I’m a license vendor and can sell you additional tags in the field if you want to hunt for a second animal, but tags do have to be purchased in advance.
 
INCIDENTAL SPECIES – Black bear, wolf and wolverine can be hunted for no additional charge, contingent upon open seasons.  “Incidental” means that we don’t move to or specifically hunt for them, but if we run across one while pursuing sheep or grizzly, and can take it without messing up your main hunt, you can.  You must purchase the tags in advance. 

ADDING DAYS AND/OR AN EXTRA GUIDE - We will do everything possible to try to customize your hunt to meet your expectations.  Extra days and/or an extra guide are just two options on how we can adapt your hunt towards higher success and trophy quality and/or multiple species.  Let us know if either of these options interest you.

ADDITIONAL BEAR HUNTING INFORMATION
 
We generally see a lot more bears while hunting along salmon streams in the fall, than on our spring hunts.  We access these locations by light weight jet boats, rafts, and/or air plane spike camps.  Bears in the 7’ – 8’ range usually aren’t overly hard to come by.  The big ones are still there and can be taken with persistence and patience.  The scenery, which includes several of the tallest peaks in North America, provides an awesome visual experience.  The two bear bag limit, allows you the option of taking a larger bear on a trophy fee basis, if you’ve already taken a medium bear - you would have to buy a tag in advance. 

The exception to hunting fall bears along fish streams, is that grizzly hunting can often be very good in higher elevation sheep country, where bears are actively feeding on berries.  Grizzlies can be a great add on hunt if you get your ram early – or even if you see a good one first - when time, weather and resources permit.  “Berry bears” that hang at higher elevations often have greater color variations from silver tip to very blond, and make spectacular trophies.

NOTE: A person who has been airborne may not take or assist in taking big game until after 3:00 a.m. following the day in which the flight occurred.  For this reason we most often use rafts or jet boats to hunt small fish streams, because we can relocate whenever necessary without losing hunting time. 

We’ll work hard to give you a good hunt.  We hunt remote areas and there are no private land holdings, roads or established trails inside my concession.  Hunts will be conducted from base and/or mobile camps with expedition grade tents and equipment.  Meals can vary greatly depending on the trip and can range from cots to only ground pads.  Food can vary from only freeze dried all the way up to include canned, frozen and fresh.  Boat hunts generally offer better accommodations and food than do float trips and airplane spike camps, because we don’t have to carry everything on our back.  “Leave No Trace” camping practices are required by the National Park Service.