@Slickshooter - OK, you got my attention with your post…I’ve NEVER heard anyone describe a “Kodiak Brown Bear Hunt” as UNDER rated ! How could a hunt for the Largest Bears on the Planet (along with the Upper Peninsula) be “UNDER rated”? They are way Over Priced and usually Overly WET, but never Never UNDER rated…..even guys that failed to get their Bear raved about the size & numbers of bear seen and taken by others on Kodiak….at least the Hunters that I’ve spoken with that have gone. I could see some saying it’s “Over rated” because they went expecting an 11 foot - 1500lb bear and “Only” took a 9 footer/850 lbs. !!
Exactly. My nephew shot a nice ten point white tail his first time out. Too easy-peasy. It was the worst thing that could have happened to him--he quit hunting!
I can't think of a better way to go. Dying in the woods with my dog by my side.
Alaska brown bear hunts are certainly over sold. Everybody can get you a 10+ ft bear, right up till you get there.
I can't recall a bear guide who didn't claim to take 10 footers. There are a few taken each season but it's not normal or average. Guaranteed there are many guides who haven't taken a 10 footer and in interior units, you won't find them. When's the last time you saw a legit 10' bear in a trophy room? Most of them look to be 8 or 9 feet, which is much more typical in the wild. There are a few bear guides working coastal regions with big salmon runs and that's where the big boys are. You're not going to find a 10 footer in a mountain grizzly region, which is the majority of what is taken each year. It takes genetics and a lot of groceries to get that big.
Have you hunted brown bears? It’s a lot of idle time glassing. Getting a big bear is a great trophy and accomplishment, but the hunting isn’t for everyone. I can see why someone would call it overrated. I also believe Kodiak is relatively small areas compared to areas on the peninsula.
Everybody wants that 10’er. Then loose their mind when it gets cut I half so it can get packed out. I had to pack out a 9’er w/skull attached and it augered me into the ground. Way harder to pack out than moose hind quarters IMO.
Sitting in a boat with a worm on the end of the hook can be just as rewarding for inner peace achievement. I do not classify shooting anything from a shack over bait as hunting. Try stalking whitetail. Just as challenging as stalking buffalo or kudu. Mule deer not so much.
I've thought a lot about that. Any estimates on what a green, wet hide weighs with skull attached? It's heavy!
No idea, dude. If I had to guess..? Just a few ounces less than the port side anchor of the battleship New Jersey. I was so spent and crippled when I got it off my back in camp I never put it on the delier (spring scale).
Yes sir, the only problem would be they would’ve had to shoot my dogs to recover my carcass. They were protective to a fault!!! Chesapeake Bay retrievers!
