
Reminder, leave rifle hard case and travel clothes bag with air transporter.
#Kodiak bear professional#
Professional guide service (1X1), wilderness cabin accommodations and spike camps, all meals and beverages, use of equipment, transportation in the field (Bayrunner and inflatable boats, and ATVs), and trophy field preparation. Fall Hunts (Every year): October 25 - November 8 (15 hunt days). Spring Hunts (Every year): April 20 – May 4 (15 hunt days). Sitka Black-tailed Deer trophy fee (Fall hunts only): $2,500. Fully guided (1X1), 15-hunt days, 2-travel days.
#Kodiak bear upgrade#
Also, clients may upgrade to Sitka Black-tailed deer during fall hunts. Clients may take one bear every four regulatory years by permit. Our Kodiak Brown bear hunt areas are: DB103 (Fall draw permits) and DB133 (Spring draw permits) in South Ugak Bay.

We can assist clients in processing limited draw permit applications (November 1 - December 15) from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) website. Most Brown bears taken are 9 + feet with some 10 footers. This is a huge advantage when it comes to hunting these old boars as they are most active late in the day. Backpacking from lightweight spike camps with food and sleeping bags, allow the hunter to access unspoiled areas and hunting time is maximized. This is an extreme, backpack, expedition style hunt where big, mature, Kodiak bears are the goal and typically the outcome. We stage our Brown bear hunts out of our comfortable wilderness cabin. These hunts are spot-and-stalk for your trophy Brown bear. Hunters should plan on doing a lot of glassing from strategic locations along river corridors, with some backpack style hikes across braided rivers and corridor river ridges. Weather is cooler from 30 degrees to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. In October, bears transition off the river corridors at the end of salmon runs and move to adjacent mountain-sides to feed on berry patches before hibernation. The country is very wide open and your able to glass for long distances and spot the trophy Brown bear you're after.įall Kodiak Brown Bear hunts, Oct 25 - Nov 30 : We primarily hunt river corridors where bears are feeding on the last runs of spawning salmon. Spring hunts have long daylight hours (17 hours) for glassing and hunting.

Hunts are spot-and-stalk for your trophy Brown bear. These hunts are backpack style hunts, we glass for bears from advantage points along river corridors and hill-side ridges. It is common to spot- and-stalk a Kodiak Brown bear above the snow level, which can start at 1,000 foot level. Weather is unpredictable, with temperatures ranging from 30 degrees to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Boars are searching for sows during the spring mating season and start pairing-up.

Spring Kodiak Brown Bear hunts, April 1 - May 15 : Hunts are conducted when bears emerge from hibernation and move to areas where the first sprouts of vegetation occur on south facing mountain and hillsides.
