i have actually done quite a bit of research on this, and have come up with a few that seem like good choices. actually today, i booked my dream brown bear hunt with gus lamoureau, which i think is a good choice. i will go in 2008, and also with a bow. however, some other good ones i found were scott mileur, brent jones of AAA outfitters (think thats the name, he was the one who took chuck adams to that big one in the late 80s) and tom kirstein. probably butchered the spelling of these. not sure, but i think that kirstein is the one who took jim ryan to that new possible world record (maybe it got it, havent heard). all of these have great reputations, and i think any would be a good choice. im sure there are also plenty more great outfitters that i didnt mention, but these were the most solid i turned up. good luck in this, and let me know who ya end up deciding on.