2025 Boat Based Spring Brown Bear
Package price
Package price
with Brown bear included
Eli-Owner/Operator/Master Guide
United States
Response rate: 80%
Response time: within a day
More about us
Our company was established in 1996 and operates in 3 territories.
- I grew up hunting and trapping here in Southeast Alaska. An old man, Clint Fick, hunted bears with me when I was a boy. He had been a taxidermist, as was his son. It is a nice memory of having learned the details of skinning and detailing a hide from Clint; as he was a patient and skilled teacher.
- The old gentleman guide, Ben Forbes, then hired me to hunt brown and black bears when I was twenty. He was about 80, and I had the privilege to be the new eyes in his operation.
- Now I have been at guiding hunters for 33 years. I like dealing with the animals, and I enjoy to help people fulfill their dreams.
- As one hunter told me last Fall,"You are the outfit I am looking for and can hardly find. You are small enough that you have time for me."
- So I am encouraged by the niche we fill.
- On one side I am a fifth generation Alaskan, on the other side I am part Tlingit Native from the area. This is a rich heritage that has helped me know this place.
- I invite you to enjoy the comfort of our fifty foot boat, a warm bunk, and hearty meals that will make up your base camp. You may hunt the islands for brown bear, black bear, wolf, sitka blacktail, or mountain goat. If you desire the exotic colored sea ducks, they are a free add on to your late season deer or goat hunts; when the birds are fresh from the arctic and in full plumage.
- For the fisherman, we offer fly fishing trips for wild steel head or salmon. Summertime offers saltwater fishing for halibut, rock fish, and salmon.
- We operate by USFS special use permit from Petersburg. We are located in the heart of the intricate Alexander Archipelligo and surrounded by the Tongass National Forest.
- Our thirty three years of guiding in Southeast, Alaska has shown us that small parties of two to four sportsmen lends to greater successes. Let our experience be the key to your next great adventure.
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About this hunt
As the land awakens to the warmth of Spring, the Coastal Giant are also awakening from their six months of slumber. From the warm comfort of our large boat, as base camp, you can observe it all first hand. Using 16' skiffs, powered by quiet four stroke Yamaha outboards, we will move around along the inter tidal zone glassing over many bears. These bears are coming to the beach to look for a mate and begin eating again on the first emerging sedge and grass. You'll need ankle fit hip boots and a good raincoat. The days are long and warm now, so you'll just need light long johns for the cool of evening. For your rifle, I recommend heavy bonded bullets and something of .300 magnum or larger. Shooting sticks also help when everything comes together. Our boars are a little darker than average and average 8 1/2', it is common to get a big guy to 9 1/2', and our largest go 10'. This is a fairly easy hunt with allot of glassing. We will plan on meals that include pan fried rib eye steaks and local caught shrimp and salmon. When you tag out we'll make swiss steak from your bears back strap! All in all, Todd said it best on his brown hunt, " I just don't want to go home." And maybe you won't either!
Guided
(Regular trip)
Rifle Hunting
Stalking
Hunting season: 15 Apr 2025 - 20 May 2025
OTC Tag available
Where you will hunt
Territory
The airport is 1 mile from the boat harbor in Petersburg. If you are air-chartering to the boat the bush pilot hangar is one mile from the hotel In Petersburg.
Fence type: Not fenced
Territory size: 1000 square miles
Languages spoken by staff: English
Operating since: 1996 year
Structure by elevation
Plains: 20%
Hills: 45%
Mountains: 35%
Structure by landscape
Fields/Bush: 40%
Forest: 60%
Entertainment services
Fishing
Where you will stay
Our Boat
The comfort of our fifty foot boat, a warm bunk, and hearty meals will make up your base camp.
Facilities: Bathroom Ensuite shower Fridge Electricity
How to get there
Some trips start from Petersburg and some begin while we are already afield. This will be apparent when you set up your trip.
Nearest airport: Petersburg Alaska Airport
Distance from airport: 1 mile
Transfer from airport: Yes
Transfer from railway: No
Other information
Gun rental: No
Vaccination required: No
Terms
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Beverages/soft drinks
- trophy care to the salting point
- butchering of game is included
Cancellation
- If a trip is cancelled before the 90 day period a 10% fee is charged. If the hunt is resold the remaining 40% is returned. If we need to reduce the price of the trip to move it, we use as much of that 40% as is needed to resell the trip. If there is any remaining of the 40% we return that portion. If a trip is cancelled within the 90 day period we retain 50% and try to resell the trip. If we can we return the remaining 50% we do. If we need to use a portion of remaining deposit to resell the trip as “discounted” we do so. If no hunter may be found within the 90 day prior period we may opt. to keep 100%, although thus far all trips like this have been sold as discounted.
Price DOES NOT include
- When doing fly in hunts...fly in cost, which averages $1,000. per hunter
- when on a two hunter trip.)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Gun rental
- Hunting license and permits
- Insurance
- all applicable tax
- any necessary paperwork
Wounding
- A wounded brown or black bear is the hunters animal per Alaska state law. Other wounded big game is fulfillment of the trip and may be subject to a trophy fee, depending on circumstances.
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Beverages/soft drinks
- trophy care to the salting point
- butchering of game is included
Price DOES NOT include
- When doing fly in hunts...fly in cost, which averages $1,000. per hunter
- when on a two hunter trip.)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Gun rental
- Hunting license and permits
- Insurance
- all applicable tax
- any necessary paperwork
Cancellation
- If a trip is cancelled before the 90 day period a 10% fee is charged. If the hunt is resold the remaining 40% is returned. If we need to reduce the price of the trip to move it, we use as much of that 40% as is needed to resell the trip. If there is any remaining of the 40% we return that portion. If a trip is cancelled within the 90 day period we retain 50% and try to resell the trip. If we can we return the remaining 50% we do. If we need to use a portion of remaining deposit to resell the trip as “discounted” we do so. If no hunter may be found within the 90 day prior period we may opt. to keep 100%, although thus far all trips like this have been sold as discounted.
Wounding
- A wounded brown or black bear is the hunters animal per Alaska state law. Other wounded big game is fulfillment of the trip and may be subject to a trophy fee, depending on circumstances.
Payment
Deposit
Final payment
Reviews (18)
Excellent hunting experience
Got a Nice Bear
The trip was unique, took me some effort to get the bear. We saw many bears every day and just waiting for the right one. Food on the boat was a lot better than I thought. Guides are very kind and helpful.
No signal the whole time! And I don’t like the rain.
Sitka Deer Alpine Hunt
True trophy hunt with highly knowledgeable and capable outfitter/guide and packer. Full "whatever it takes" effort on their part. Likeable and "easy-to-be-with" personalities. Respected my hunting skills and worked hard to accommodate my personal limitations. Targets mature good-to-great trophies. Very remote.
Had hoped we could have secured air transportation to spike camp; without that, it was a very challenging ascent (and descent), really beyond my capability relative to age/fitness. Need to be in "sheep shape" for this hunt, my bad. If you can handle the physical exertion, it's a great hunt opportunity to get a world-class trophy.
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