Alaska Grizzly Brown Bear Hunting

Guided Alaska brown bear hunting is awesome. The Alaskan Brown/Grizzly Bear is the most coveted trophy on the North American continent. Sportsmen from around the world come to Alaska to hunt the biggest and most powerful of all bears, the Alaskan Brown/Grizzly bear. When you see these bears walk across the Alaskan tundra you cannot help but be in awe. Just seeing them will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Hunting them provides great excitement and a trip you will never forget.

The brown/grizzly bear season starts the first part of September. I conduct hunts through mid-October in southwestern Alaska. I specialize in hunting the interior grizzly. As you have probably read, the interior grizzly numbers are high and success rates on these bears are excellent compared to years past. The Safari Club International considers these bears as grizzly bears while the Boone and Crockett book considers them brown bears.

I hunt out of spike camps. This puts us close to where the action is. We will be camped where preseason scouting has indicated bear activity and where I believe we can hunt effectively. We will do all of our hunting on these hunts in hiking boots and do a great amount of glassing hillsides, mountains, and drainages.

These hunts are ten days long. You will arrive the day before and leave the day after for a scheduled ten days of actually hunting. Upon harvesting an animal, we will fly you back to town as soon as weather permits. On these hunts I have one camp assistant with us to take care of daily camp chores and do additional glassing for us. The more time we spend looking through our binoculars, the better the chance of finding an excellent bear.

 When researching a hunt, you should ask to speak with ALL of the clients who hunted the same time you are considering hunting the previous year.  It is foolish to consider booking a hunt with an outfitter before you speak with hunters who have hunted the same time and place during the previous season.  It is important to know ahead of time what you are getting for your money.  I am proud of the attention I give each client before, during, and after the hunt.  Most importantly, DON'T CONSIDER BOOKING A HUNT WITH ANYONE THAT IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE YOU PHONE NUMBERS AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESSES OF ALL OF THEIR CLIENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 

Other species can be added to your hunt on a trophy fee basis. These options are available only if the season is open for the species according to the Alaska State Regulations. The grizzly/brown bear package and trophy fee rates are as follows:

Trophy fees:
Moose … $5,500
Caribou … $1,500
Black Bear … $1,500
Wolf … $0
Wolverine … $1,000

A 50% non-refundable deposit will reserve your hunt.

Any legal weapon in Alaska is permitted on the hunt. The recommended minimum caliber is .300 Win Mag with a .375 H & H a better choice. I would much rather see you arrive in camp with a .300 Mag that you can shoot well than a larger caliber that you are unfamiliar with.

I am in the call making business and use Jim River Game Calls exclusively for this purpose.  I have great results with them and my clients/customers have great results using them on their home hunting turf as well.  They really work for those "tough to call in animals". I've personally called in grizzly bears, red fox, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, lynx, deer, and crows for myself and for my clients using these calls!  Many of my clients and customers have seen the same great results with these calls on everything from deer to bobcats.  If you would like to try any or all of these calls, contact me by e-mail or phone or go to www.jimrivergamecalls.com and purchase them online using PayPal.  I will get them sent to you right away so you can see for yourself. 

Email me or call me at 605-887-3561 to discuss a grizzly bear hunt with Guided Alaska Hunting. If I don’t answer, I am probably hunting. Leave me a message and I will return your call ASAP.

Guided Alaska Hunting
Willie Dvorak, Guide
605-887-3561
wdvorak@nvc.net