I am gathering information on bear hunting in Alaska (brown or grizzly). Any first hand knowledge would be greatly appreciated - guides/outfitters/areas/general thoughts? I am starting out broad and hope to narrow things down by this fall, for a hunt in 2003. Cost is not the primary issue, I am viewing this as a once in a long time trip.

Thanks very much.

man I know I need sleep, I am seeing double <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!

WHICH DO YOU WANT BROWN OR GRIZZLY? RIFLE OR BOW? BEST AREAS FOR BIG BEARS ARE ON A DRAWING PERMIT SYSTEM SO YOU HAVE TO GET THE PERMIT. KODIAK HAS SEPARATE PERMITS FOR NON-RES. YOUR CHANCE OF DRAWING IS HIGHER THAN IT IS FOR A RES. TO DRAW.
CARL BRENT , LIVES IN WASILLA, GUIDES ON KODIAK. KEN POWERS , LIVES IN ANCHORAGE I THINK, GUIDES ON THE ALASAKA PENINSULA. THEY BOTH HAVE GOOD AREAS AND WOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD HUNT. THEY HAVE GOOD SUCCESS %. DAVE NEEL, LIVES IN WASILLA, ON THE HAUL ROAD GUIDES IN UNIT 26, OUT OF HAPPY VALLEY ON THE NORTH SLOPE FOR TUNDRA GRIZ, THEY DON'T GET ANY PRETTIER THAN TUNDRA GRIZ.
A.B.C. ISLANDS IN S.E. HAVE THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF BROWN BEARS ADMIRALTIY HAS NEARLY ONE BEAR PER SQUARE MILE. THEY GET BIG BUT SKULLS DON'T SEEM TO GET NEARLY AS BIG, S.E BOWMAN MAY BE ABLE TO TELL YOU GOOD GUIDES DOWN THERE IN S.E.
RECORD BOOK SIZE IS WHAT YOU WANT, PUT IN FOR KODIAK, UNIMAK ISLAND OR AK PENINSULA. UNIT 13 (DENALI HWY.) HAS ALOT OF BEARS...THEY ARE CONSIDERED BROWN BEARS BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED GRIZ, PRETTY BEARS BUT NOT HUGE. I DON'T KNOW A GUIDE IN THAT AREA. WEST COAST OF AK HAS ALOT OF BEARS.TERRIBLE WEATHER AND DIFFICULT ACCESS. SOME AREAS IN THE FALL YOU COULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD MULTI SPECIES HUNT. I'VE NEVER HUNTED WITH ANY OF THE GUIDES I MENTIONED BUT I KNOW ALL OF THESE GUYS. I HAVE NO BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THEM, AND NOTHING TO GAIN BY RECOMMENDING ANY OF THEM. I MAY BE GOING WITH A FRIEND THAT IS TO HUNT WITH CARL BRENT THIS SPRING TO FILM THE HUNT.

AK Nimrod, Marshman, I don't know much about this subject, but you mentioned unit 13 for bear but didn't know a guide. The fella that made the videos &quot;love thunder and bull&quot; series guides for brown/grizz in 13. I can't remember his last name exactly, but will find it and post it for you.

Beej

here is the guy for unit 13.


http://www.alaskaremote.com/

great site beej but he isnt in unit 13 according to his web page.... <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>We hunt Game Management Unit 16B (Northern Cook Inlet,) <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>

oops. I must have him mixed up with another site I saw. sorry about that. It's the effort that counts, right?<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

lol..no worries, heck he could hunt in 13 also, just doesnt say that on his site so I could be wrong also <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>! I did however reference the 16b. Great stuff though thanks for posting for all of us!

yeah, yeah, that's the ticket. He hunts in 13, but doesn't tell anyone., yeahhhh.
hah. what can I say, I overlooked the obvious and screwed up. thanks for not burning me at the stake!!!<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>
beej

Thanks AK Nimrod and lilhunter for the info. I am checking out your recommendations - I really appreciate your time.

AK Nimrod - Rifle hunt, have not decided on Grizz vs. Brown - combo hunt is a consideration - what are your thoughts on this? How about Spring vs. Fall hunts?

Thanks again.

Marshman