Alaska Brown Bear Boat Based Hunt

[jcnelsn1]

Looking for a boat based brown bear hunt in Alaska. Anyone have experience with Parker Guide Service or Coastal Alaska Adventures? Any other recommendations? Thanks

 

[BnC 04]

I know of both you have listed. Are you looking at hunting the ABC island areas or open to hunting the pennisula areas?
Litzen and R&R both run a boat hunt if i remember correctly.

 

[7MAG]

Looking for a boat based brown bear hunt in Alaska. Anyone have experience with Parker Guide Service or Coastal Alaska Adventures? Any other recommendations? Thanks

If you're looking boat based specifically, check out alaskan raven guides. I have heard great things about them and coastal Alaska adventures. You may have better luck off boat...and save some money. If you are willing to go off boat look at Jake Jefferson, Jonah's Alaskan Outfitters(Jonah Stewart) or Billy Molls if he's not booked out 2+ years. You may also be able to find what you're looking for on bookyourhunt, Ameri-cana or worldwide trophy adventures. I can tell you Jonah has been taking some super quality brownies, you can see on instagram. If you are not choosing boat based due to physical condition, id urge you to look at doing a moose/brown bear combo for about the same price as a boat based bear hunt.

 

[jcnelsn1]

I know of both you have listed. Are you looking at hunting the ABC island areas or open to hunting the pennisula areas?
Litzen and R&R both run a boat hunt if i remember correctly.

We are open to any area. Just want a nice boat, beautiful scenery and a good chance for an opportunity for a nice representative bear. Combo with black bear a bonus.

 

[sestoppelman]

Boat based bear hunting in Alaska is truly unique. While I have not done a guided hunt as such, my dad and I used to use his old 65' wood tugboat as our hunting base while living in Sitka in the 60's.
Pack a lunch, hop in the skiff and quietly motor or row into shore in the morning and then hunt the beaches or if not too thick, hit the brush.

 

[sierraone]

Looking for a boat based brown bear hunt in Alaska. Anyone have experience with Parker Guide Service or Coastal Alaska Adventures? Any other recommendations? Thanks

Contact @WAB . I believe he used to be in that business.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

A friend of mine has hunted twice with Glacier Guides (https://www.glacierguidesinc.com/ ). This is a second generation, family own outfit with an excellent reputation. I spoke with Alisha "Mutts" Rosenbruch-Decker at DSC a few years ago and hope to book a hunt one day with them. Boat hunts and brown bear hunts are super expensive though.

 

[gbflyer]

A friend of mine has hunted twice with Glacier Guides (https://www.glacierguidesinc.com/ ). This is a second generation, family own outfit with an excellent reputation. I spoke with Alisha "Mutts" Rosenbruch-Decker at DSC a few years ago and hope to book a hunt one day with them. Boat hunts and brown bear hunts are super expensive though.

I know those folks, been my neighbors for years. I’ve done lots of work for them, no complaints. Always cordial.

 

[1dirthawker]

I know of both you have listed. Are you looking at hunting the ABC island areas or open to hunting the pennisula areas?
Litzen and R&R both run a boat hunt if i remember correctly.

@jcnelsn1,

hi, if you are wanting a black bear as a "bonus" then you will be hunting in the southern parts, there are none on the alaskan peninsula. however, if you want a great hunt, i work for mike litzen and have hunted bears for him for nearly 20 years now and would highly recommend him. his website is: https://alaskabrownbearhunts.net

i have guided several of the bears shown on that site. i can tell you mike is a great outfitter and a good man as well. i will be heading out to guide for him again in about 2 weeks. in fact, i went out and sighted in my 375 ruger and my new (to me) 458 win today at the range in preparation.

we hunt off a 65'boat, the "spirit" and it has a great captain as well. Ross is a superb captain and a great cook as well. good luck on your search for a good outfitter, i am sure there are plenty of them, i can only recommend what i know and Litzen is a good one.

 

[WAB]

Boat hunting is a great way to go. I hunted the farther reaches of PWS for years. Brown bear are not bragging size there (9’ is a very good bear), but there are some absolute monster black bear in some of the remote bays.

Nothing like a nice warm boat after a cold day in the rain!

 

[JES Adventures]

I hunted Mountain Goat with Parker a couple of years back. I had a great hunt, the boat is very spacious and comfortable. Guides, cook and Bruce himself were all top notch. Without reservation I can recommend Parker Guide Service.

 

[Scott CWO]

@1dirthawker gives good advice on Mike Lintzen if you want to hunt the Alaskan Peninsula instead of the ABC Islands.

In the ABC Islands, I would recommend Dale Adams of Adams Alaskan Adventures over any of the previously listed options. Dale hunts Chichagof Island and statistically, the bears on Chichagof have been a bit bigger in skull and body size than bears from Admiralty and Baranof. Dale has a beautiful 58’ vessel and it’s very comfortable and well maintained. I have guided all over SE Alaska for several outfits. Go with Dale if he has an opening. He is an awesome person and nothing but honest. He is a former Board Member of APHA and very involved in the industry and held in high regard.

Be careful of combo hunts for brown and black bears. There are no black bears on the ABC Islands so what often happens is that you are pushed or pressed for time to shoot a marginal brown bear that is rubbed or small so that everyone can transit over the the black bear islands (Kuiu, Kupreanof, etc…) so you can also black bear hunt. A proper brown bear hunt is 10 days, not 5 days brown bear and 5 days black bear!

 

[jcnelsn1]

@1dirthawker gives good advice on Mike Lintzen if you want to hunt the Alaskan Peninsula instead of the ABS Islands.

In the ABC Islands, I would recommend Dale Adams of Adams Alaskan Adventures over any of the previously listed options. Dale hunts Chichagof Island and statistically, the bears on Chichagof have been a bit bigger in skull and body size than bears from Admiralty and Baranof. Dale has a beautiful 58’ vessel and it’s very comfortable and well maintained. I have guided all over SE Alaska for several outfits. Go with Dale if he has an opening. He is an awesome person and nothing but honest. He is a former Board Member of APHA and very involved in the industry and held in high regard.

Be careful of combo hunts for brown and black bears. There are no black bears on the ABC Islands so what often happens is that you are pushed or pressed for time to shoot a marginal brown bear that is rubbed or small so that everyone can transit over the the black bear islands (Kuiu, Kupreanof, etc…) so you can also black bear hunt. A proper brown bear hunt is 10 days, not 5 days brown bear and 5 days black bear!

Thanks for the info. I have only heard back from one outfit so far and they proposed 14 days for the combo black and brown hunt.

 

[Scott CWO]

Thanks for the info. I have only heard back from one outfit so far and they proposed 14 days for the combo black and brown hunt.

Black bears can be hunted all over North America. As someone who has guided in the areas you are researching and as a hunter myself, I think it is best to specialize for a brown bear only hunt.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Curious to know about pricing for various hunts. I am seeing $12k for black bear, $40k for brown bear and $50k for combo. OOOOOUCH!!!!!!!!

 

[jcnelsn1]

Curious to know about pricing for various hunts. I am seeing $12k for black bear, $40k for brown bear and $50k for combo. OOOOOUCH!!!!!!!!

That seems in line with what I have found researching so far and that is exclusive of the cost of the tag, charter flight, etc. Sounds like the boat based hunts are quite a bit more expensive than other options.

 

[WAB]

It’s a tougher hunt, but consider an interior grizzly hunt. IMO a nicer trophy and typically a lot more attitude.

 

[jcnelsn1]

It’s a tougher hunt, but consider an interior grizzly hunt. IMO a nicer trophy and typically a lot more attitude.

We are starting to check off some bucket list hunts. Looking at Yukon moose and would probably do the combo with a grizzly with that hunt

 

[7MAG]

We are starting to check off some bucket list hunts. Looking at Yukon moose and would probably do the combo with a grizzly with that hunt

I agree with @WAB if your goal isn't to shoot a 10FT+ brown, I think grizzly would be great. What they lack in size they make up in attitude.

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[Foxi]

@1dirthawker gives good advice on Mike Lintzen if you want to hunt the Alaskan Peninsula instead of the ABC Islands.

In the ABC Islands, I would recommend Dale Adams of Adams Alaskan Adventures over any of the previously listed options. Dale hunts Chichagof Island and statistically, the bears on Chichagof have been a bit bigger in skull and body size than bears from Admiralty and Baranof. Dale has a beautiful 58’ vessel and it’s very comfortable and well maintained. I have guided all over SE Alaska for several outfits. Go with Dale if he has an opening. He is an awesome person and nothing but honest. He is a former Board Member of APHA and very involved in the industry and held in high regard.

Be careful of combo hunts for brown and black bears. There are no black bears on the ABC Islands so what often happens is that you are pushed or pressed for time to shoot a marginal brown bear that is rubbed or small so that everyone can transit over the the black bear islands (Kuiu, Kupreanof, etc…) so you can also black bear hunt. A proper brown bear hunt is 10 days, not 5 days brown bear and 5 days black bear!

already in 1965 this book was published (fortunately also in German language) which describes the bears at the Alaskan coasts excellently and some hunts in addition.The author(a passionate hunter ) was very concerned about the animals and the habitat which was haunted by logging companies at that time.All the more beautiful that especially on the ABC islands secured stocks for hunting are available.For little money to buy at Abebooks.A must for all Alaskan friends who cannot afford the bear hunts there(like me ,but always dream of it.