The early to late-fall run of Chum, Sockeye and Coho salmon make this hunt prime. Hunt strategy will range from spot & stalk and ladder stands to bank sitting and pop-up blinds. My policy of one hunter at a time is generally adhered to when brown bear hunting, as the added noise, scent and associated interference of a second hunter will only spoil the chances of success for everyone. Most fall brown bears will be taken during the last light of the day or by moon light. This hunt can be booked as a rifle or archery hunt. Extremely large Brown Bears in Southeast Alaska are not normally as abundant as at Kodiak Island or the Alaska Peninsula. However, some of the largest bears ever taken in Southeast Alaska were taken from my hunt area by my clients. Hunters who have patience, and sometimes simple luck, have harvested brown bears that square 9-feet plus. To-date the largest bear my clients have taken squared 9.8 feet; which is a true measurement – no fudging. It may have gotten bigger by the time it was mounted (They often do) Skull sizes at Haines have exceed 28 inches, but a large bear in Southeast Alaska is anything over 24 inches. Brown Bear, Black Bear and Mt. Goat can be booked as a combination high country hunt. We have no shooting hours in Alaska. The largest, most wary Brown Bears are nocturnal in nature. I can provide a Winchester Model 70 rifle in .338 Magnum and Leopold scope that has an illuminated red dot and a 56-mm objective lens for night hunting. We do not use night vision scopes or infrared scopes because they are illegal in Alaska. We hunt only with natural light. Hunters should arrive a day before a hunt starts, and depart a day after it ends.

Bow Hunting Hunting From A Blind Rifle Hunting Stalking

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