Grizzly Bear
quick look
Travel:
The journey to our hunting area begins in Anchorage, AK. We will pick you up and start with a scenic drive to the trailhead, and finish the trek on snow machines or wheelers.
Dates:
Early snow machine hunt is limited to only one hunt date per year to ensure acceptable snow conditions and available bears. Late April, roughly 4/16-4/26.
Baited hunts take place in mid to late June as bears come down off the mountain and snow cover diminishes.
Backpack style hunts are done in early September, when bears are high on tundra and feeding on berries.
Accommodations:
April hunts are based out of a remote lodge, offering all the comforts of home. At this time of year, the lodge is only accessible by snow machine.
Camps for baited hunts are comfortable and spacious tents, and plenty of real food.
Rates:
April Snow Machine —–$21,500
June Baited —– $17,500
September Backpack —– $20,500
Hunt Includes:
Professional guide service, accommodations, meals, travel into the field, and trophy and meat care and preparation.
Other Costs:
Alaska hunting license, brown/grizzly bear locking tag, and Hunter Preservation Fund contribution.
What to expect
in the life of a grizzly bear hunter
Hunting Grizzly Bears in Alaska comes in many forms. Most common is a simple backpack style hunt, with time spent glassing high country, either for boars looking for sows, or for bears on berries. Others include hunting active salmon streams, baiting, and more. Each offers a unique way to experience bear hunting, and Alaska in general.
Late April in the Alaska Range is a stunning place to be. Weather is typically mild and fairly warm, considering this hunt is done using snow machines. Even still, the landscape is blanketed in mostly deep, white snow. Tracks from bears emerging from their dens pepper the mountain tops. Nights are spent at the lodge, where you’ll find all the comforts of home. During the day, we’ll take snow machines deep into the range in search of recently emerged boars. Our hunting area is in a restricted use area that prohibits the use of motorized vehicles for hunting except for this one purpose.
In early June, willows are budding, and most of the snow has disappeared. The boars are out in search of food and sows. Our baited hunt is a great opportunity to enjoy mild weather, and a less physical hunt – also an excellent chance for an archery grizzly. Camps are comfortable and spacious, in AGC Igloo hot tents, and guides will prepare real meals so you don’t have to worry about living on freeze dried. At this time of year, there is little to no darkness, so baits can be hunted through the night.
September turns the tundra red with ripe berries that attract bears transitioning towards denning areas. The best way to hunt these bears is to backpack and cover country. Our area for this hunt is closed to the use of any motorized vehicles for hunting, which offers us complete privacy from planes, wheelers, boats, etc. A true Alaska backpacking adventure.