To me it sounds very fair, in fact I was thinking low but I have no clue what bear hunts go for on the east coast. If you have a good area and it sounds like you have a solid plan than you should be able to ask close to going rate for your area depending how you fair in size, success rates, facilities, etc to other camps. I wouldn't worry about fall only hunts, true it brings in a air of competition with other species but fall bear hunts come with their own good points as well. I have both spring and fall bear seasons so while nothing but some early fishing stands in the way of a spring hunt I have found fall is the time I look to notch the tag as the main reason I will harvest a bear is the RUG. In my area their is no doubt a better coat on a bear is the fall and they are also at the mpeak weight for the year as well!

Best of luck to you and your camp.

That sounds about right. When I starting hunting bears in Sask. North West of Flin Flon Manitoba, They charged 600 Canadian a week for a boat for hunting and fishing and a cabin and skinning the bears and transportation to and from the tree stands. As I remember the permit and tage were 50 dollars and at that time you could take two bears in that area in the fall. The hunting and fishing was great and they had moose hunts as well. Given the fact that that was quite a few years ago, it sounds like your trip would be a Bargin. We had to cook our own meals and stuff but the camp was perfect.

The place I go to in Northern Ontario charged $600 US a few years ago. That was the hunt, boat, gas and bait. No meals.

Last time we went, the price was about $850, and for what we were getting, it was too much. We did all the skinning, packing and everything. The guide didn't even provide transportation or meals. We shot bears from 175-350 pounds.

All we were paying for was a place to sleep, fishing and the use of his bait sites. There were 4 of us, so he got roughly $3500 out of us, and all he actually had to do was bait.

I think that $1000US is a fair price if the meals are included, and all the hunter has to do is get there.