Brown - Grizzly - Polar Bear
TROPHY BROWN BEAR HUNT
ALASKAN
PENINSULA
OUTFITTER
LETS YOU STAY UNTIL YOU KILL
This Alaskan Peninsula
hunt in Unit 9 takes place near Sand Point on the south slope of the
peninsula, one of the top brown bear trophy areas. Last fall all 8
hunters took boars, including a 10’4” with a 28 1/2-skull and 4 more at
9 1/2 feet. Spring of 2010 when most outfits were experiencing
very deep snows and extremely bad weather with high winds on the north
slope, this outfitter was just fine due to their specific location.
They went 10 for 12, including 2 record book bears with one measuring
over 29 inches and the other over 28. 3 bears squared out over
10-foot.
Fall of 2009 went 10 for 12 and 2 hunters had to leave
early after only 7 days due to commitments. In the spring of 2008
his hunters went 10 for 10 and they took an amazing 6 bears over
10-foot. Normally they will take 3 or 4 over 10-foot on this hunt.
Spring hunts, May 10 to 25, are $18,000 and fall
hunts, October 1 to 21, are priced the same. Rates are for the
entire season and most hunters are successful in 7 to 9 days. A
packer can be hired for $200 per day.
They have exclusive rights to prime native land with 3 major bays and
rivers, including over 30 miles of coastline. Hunts can be conducted
out of base camp with the use of 4-wheelers or jet boats, but mainly
this is a spike camp operation. Roundtrip flights from
Anchorage
to Sand Point run about $800 and the flight from Sand Point to base camp
is included in the price. There are still openings for the spring of
2012.
Hunt BR781.
Pictures from this Hunt.
HUNT
SOUTHEAST ALASKAN BROWNIES
OFF 58-FOOT YACHT ONLY $11,500
Last spring was late creating a tough first
hunt since so few bears were out early. He went 0 for 2.
Second hunt went 1 for 2, but the unsuccessful hunter passed. The
third hunt went 3 for 3 and the best bear was over 9-foot.
2010 proved to be a more normal year for success as he
was 100% for his 7 hunters. Bears taken squared out at 9’6”, 9’2”,
3 at 9-foot, 8 footer and a 7’6”.
An extremely late cold spring in
2009 had put an end to our 100% success rate HCU customers had enjoyed
for the previous 18 years with this outfitter. He takes a total of
7 hunters in the spring starting about April 25. Two hunters on
the first hunt for 9 days, since it can be tougher if Alaska
experiences a late spring as the bears will come out later. The
second hunt is for 2 hunters, 7 days and this hunt has always produced
good numbers of bears. The third hunt is 3 hunters for 9 days and
finishes May 20.
Accommodations have been on his 58-foot Hatteras with
3 staterooms, 3 toilets and 2 showers, making this a very comfortable
base camp.
Price for any of the 3 hunts is $11,500 and his next available opening
is one spot for the first hunt in 2012. Fly into
Juneau
and take a roundtrip charter flight to the boat for $250. Non-hunters
are priced at $2,000 and we have had several hunters take their spouse
along on this very relaxing enjoyable adventure. HCU’s Cliff Graham and
Bob Wodzisz have been on this hunt.
ALASKA
CHICHAGOF ISLAND
BROWN BEAR $12,800
NEXT OPENING IS 2013
Last spring HCU’s Floyd Stambaugh took a 8 and
a half foot brownie on this hunt. Floyd said it was his most
memorable hunt, just unbelievable. In fact, Floyd has rebooked
with this outfitter for 2013 for an interior grizzly/caribou combo hunt.
This outfitter only takes one
spring brown bear hunter each year and he personally guides him.
Spring of 2010 his hunter saw over 30 bears before pulling the trigger
on a nice 9-footer on day 5. Bear sightings were higher than
normal and the action was non-stop. In 2009 his hunter took a very
dark old 9-foot boar that they had seen the three previous springs.
Over the past 15 years 13 hunters scored on nice boars.
Hunters fly into Juneau, where they are
met by their outfitter/guide, and then are flown to their hunting
grounds on Chichagof Island in southeast Alaska. 10 days with 8 hunting days is
$12,800 guided 1x1 from May 11 to 20. Tent camp accommodations and
normally the hunter and guide travel by zodiac and glass shorelines.
The outfitter pays for your charter flight to the hunting area. Next
available opening is May 2013.
YACHT
HUNT CONTINUES 100%
ON BOARS OVER 9-FOOT
This hunt has been nothing short of amazing.
The outfitter was awarded these very limited brown bear permits 3 years
ago in an area that had not been hunted for brownies. Since that
time he has gone 100% success on boars measuring 9 to 10-foot with
skulls measuring from 25 inches to just shy of 29.
Spring of 2011 he took 2
hunters on the first hunt collecting 2 boars and 3 on the second hunt
that were also successful. Two of the bears will make the
prestigious Boone and Crockett record book.
In 2010 he had 4 hunters take 4 big bears, all over
9-foot and one just shy of 10-foot. Skull sizes ran from just over
26 inches to just shy of 29. In 2009 he had 3 hunters all taking
nice boars, 2 squared out at 9 and a half foot with 27 and 26-inch
skulls and the third bear went over 9-foot with a 25-inch skull.
This outfitter is no new comer to
Prince William Sound,
an area that he has hunted black bear and mountain goats for several
years. He operates off a nice 50-foot yacht with 3 bedrooms and 2
baths.
Hunting will take place while cruising shorelines of various islands in
the sound. 10-day spring hunts are $20,000 and black bear can be taken
on a $3,000 trophy fee. Spring hunts are May 6 to 16 and 16 to 26.
Hunters are picked up in Valdez and spend the night there before and
after the hunt.
ALASKAN BOAT HUNT
TYPICALLY 100% SUCCESS
SPRING AND FALL HUNTS
This outfitter takes 5 spring hunters and 2
fall hunters each year. Last spring on the first 2 hunts, with 2
hunters on each hunt, all 4 hunters took boars just under 9-foot with
24-inch skulls. The last spring hunt, he only takes one hunter,
took an 8’10” boar with a skull just shy of 25 inches. On his fall
hunt one hunter took a 8 1/2-footer and the other hunter missed a giant
10-foot type bear at 68 yards and elected to pass on the next 24 bears
looking for another of that caliber.
In 2010 on the spring hunt all five bears squared from
8 ½ to 9-foot. In the fall both hunters were tagged out by day 3
after looking over quite a few bears. One squared at 8’9” and the
other 9’1” and had a 26-inch skull.
Past 7 springs have been 100% success for all 5
hunters. Fall hunts had been 100% success also except for 2011 and
one hunter in 2009 that passed on 52 bears up to 9-foot.
This has been a very high
success hunt priced at only $13,500 for 10 days.
Spring hunts are April 30 to May 9, May 11 to 20, 22 to 31 and black
bear can be added on the last hunt for $3,500. Fall hunt is September
15 to 24. Accommodations are on his 48-foot yacht with 6 bunks and a
shower. Hunters fly into Juneau and charter a float
plane to the yacht for under $250 roundtrip. Non-hunters are priced at
$2,500. One remaining opening for 2012, May 22 to 31.
ALASKAN PENINSULA YATCH HUNT
OR LAND-BASED CAMP
2011 was a fall season on the peninsula and his
7 hunters took 6 brownies, with the best going 9’6”. The
unsuccessful hunter passed on a 9 footer, the best bear he saw during
the hunt.
Spring of 2010 his 10 hunters
tagged 8 brownies averaging over 9-foot and 2 were taken that squared
just shy of 10-foot. One of the hunters passed on a smaller 8
footer, so the outfitter brought him back in the fall on a grizzly hunt
that proved to be successful.
This
outfitter offers boat hunts off the Pacific coast of the Alaskan
Peninsula
or land-based hunts either with tent or cabin accommodations. He
has over 50 miles of privately owned shoreline exclusive to his hunters.
Accommodations are a 58-foot yacht which cruises the
coastline, while the guides glass the shore looking for bears. During
your hunt you can fish for halibut and cod, and crab pots are set for
your dining pleasure. Land-based hunts can include spike camps.
All hunts are 1x1. 9-day spring boat hunts are May 10 to 18 or 7-day
boat hunts are May 19 to 25, both priced at $20,000. Spring land-based
hunts for 9 days May 10 to 18 are $18,000 or 16-day hunts May 10 to 25
are $20,000. Fall hunts are 10 days from October 1 to 10 and priced at
$20,000 for boat or $18,000 for land-based. Fly to
Anchorage
and take a flight to Sand Point.
ALASKA PENINSULA
TROPHY BROWNIES
We expect another banner spring of 2012 for
this hunt. As you know Alaska Peninsula hunts take place in the
spring on even years, such as 2008, 2010, 2012 etc. and in the fall on
odd years 2009, 2011 etc. In 2012 the hunt will take place in the
spring, arguably the best for trophy quality over the fall. In
2011 it was a fall hunt and they went 9 for 11, with the best squaring
over 10-foot and 2 more over 9. The 2 unsuccessful hunters left
early.
This
outfitter hunts some of the best brown bear areas in
Alaska
and has produced some of the best trophies. His spring hunt has
been the real record producer. In 2008 his hunters took 2 brownies
over 11-foot and 3 over 10. The biggest bear went an amazing
11-foot 7 inches and had a skull over 30 inches.
This
outfitter hunts near
Cold Bay
in the spring and Pt. Heiden in the fall. Both areas are well
known for bear density and quality.
The 2012 spring hunt out of Cold
Bay
is 8 days for $19,500 and starts May 10. Fall hunts are 10 days priced
at $18,500 and start October 1. Limited openings for 2012.
ALASKA GRIZZLY HUNT
TYPICALLY 100%
Last year ended his long streak of several years 100% kill on
interior grizzlies when he had an older out of shape hunter that just
could not get around. He ended up 6 for 8 when another hunter hit
and lost his bear. Best boar taken went 8 and a half feet and
several more were taken that squared out at 8-foot.
This area east of Kotzebue is
well known for numbers and quality of bears due to the draw system.
Even though the odds of drawing a tag is near 90% most hunters decline
to put in.
HCU has never had a hunter not take a grizzly on this hunt due to the
numbers of bears and high yielding blueberry mountain sides and along
the river in his area. He also hunts moose in these same valleys and
that also draws the bears. 7-day hunts running September 1 to 20 guided
1x1 are $10,500. Hunters fly into Anchorage then on to Kotzebue, where they
charter to camp. This tag is based on a draw with a 90% chance and
deadline is December 31 and results are in April. Bear numbers are so
high the state allows you to take one every year, no waiting
requirements. Moose can also be applied for at the same time for a
combo hunt priced at $18,500.
Hunt GR247.
Pictures from this Hunt.
ALASKA
GRIZZLY/CARIBOU
COMBO AVAILABLE IN 2013
Last fall this outfitter/guide only took one
hunter, HCU’s Mike Stivason. Mike scored on a real nice interior
grizzly and passed on quite a few caribou before tagging a 350 class
bull after passing on some larger ones. Mike reported that this
was the hunt of a lifetime.
10 days, 8 hunting, guided 1x1 is $13,800 for the
combination hunt and this INCLUDES the $2,200 charter fee from Tok to
the hunting area. The outfitter/guide will take you himself and
his longtime partner also guides. He starts the last couple days
of August and goes into September. For an additional fee moose can
also be an option.
If you want to bring along a friend to hunt caribou only, the outfitter
will take him for $4,500 and this also includes his $2,200 charter
flight from Tok. Grizzly only is $10,800. Hunters fly into Fairbanks and then shuttle
or fly to Tok where they are met. One of the two openings is available
for 2013.