Just a follow up to what Nimrod said. The A.B.C. Islands definitly have the bears, but if you are looking for the bigger sculls you need to go for the Ak Peninsula or Kodiak. I agree with the fall, as this gives a better chance for a combo hunt and the concentration of bears needed to be picky. The bears in SE are beautifull, but not as large as the others. My taxidermist said that his average brown bear for the last 3 years was about 7 1/2 feet, all of these came off of the ABC Islands, or SE mainland.