RE: Alaska Bear Hunting - Recommendations Please
 

hey Marsh, dont pass up Beej's recommendation...Wayne has made a name for himself and I would definatly check him out!

RE: Alaska Bear Hunting - Recommendations Please
 

MARSHMAN- KODIAK AND THE A.B.C. ISLANDS IN SOUTHEAST YOU COULD HUNT DEER. YOU CAN'T BAIT FOR BROWN OR GRIZZLY BUT IT IS LEGAL TO HUNT OVER A GUT PILE.....IF YOU DON'T MOVE IT FROM THE KILL SITE. ON THE AK PENINSULA YOU COULD GO FOR CARIBOU OR MOOSE. UNIT 26 UP NORTH CARIBOU AND MAYBE EVEN SHEEP. WOLF IS ALSO ANOTHER TAG YOU MAY WANT TO PICK UP. FALL HUNTS YOU ALSO CAN STILL HAVE SALMON IN THE STREAMS AND THIS HELPS CONCENTRATE BEARS IN SMALL AREAS. ONE TIME ON KODIAK IN THE FALL A FRIEND SAW 7 BROWN BEARS IN TWO HRS. TWO WERE 9 FT + BEARS. THERE WAS A STREAM WITH SILVERS IN IT VERY CLOSE TO WERE THEY WERE. IF YOU HUNT THE COASTAL BEARS I WOULD USE A .375 , A .338 WOULD ALSO BE A GOOD CHOICE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER CALIBERS THAT WILL DO THE JOB AND HAVE STOPPED THEM QUICKLY. AND SOMETIMES THE BIG CAL. DON'T DO IT FAST, BUT I LIKE THE BIGGER CAL. I HAVE A .375 AND USE THAT FOR BACK UP WHEN BROWN BEAR HUNTING( OR MY SHOTGUN), I PRIMARILY BOWHUNT. SO THINGS CAN GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

RE: Alaska Bear Hunting - Recommendations Please
 

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.

RE: Alaska Bear Hunting - Recommendations Please
 

cool Se, I nabbed a 8'8"er in the spring of 2000 on Baranof. Saw a bigger one, thought it was a sow and waisted to much time looking instead of stalking for a better look. By the time my stalk started it was over. We hit the beach and never saw that bear again and man o man was it thick as snot in the woods LOL!