Alaska Brown Bear Hunting Trips

Alaska brown bear hunting is where you’ll want to book for the biggest bears in the world. Alaska has a thriving population of brown bears. Mature Boone and Crockett boars are taken every year. These behemoths can range from 750 to 1,550 pounds and square over 10 feet!

We work with great Alaska brown bear hunting outfitters in all of the best areas.

• Kodiak Island
• The Alaska Peninsula
• Afognak Island
• Southeast Alaska

Be sure to check out our Baited Brown Bear Hunts. On these hunts, you can combo with up to five black bears!

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Kodiak Island Brown Bear Hunts

Kodiak Island is considered by many the best Alaska brown bear hunting available.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has determined that brown bear populations are healthy and growing on Kodiak Island. Accessible via a short remote charter flight. This area produces some of the largest brown bears taken not only on Kodiak, but the state of Alaska each year.

Southern Kodiak Island

These hunts will be conducted in a legendary exclusive concession on the South end of Kodiak Island first held by “Frenchie” Lamoureux. Our outfitter was awarded this Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge concession through a competitive prospectus process in the fall of 2022 and will hold the permit starting in 2024. Even this concession is new to him, it is very familiar because his entire crew guided for the previous outfitter.

Lodging for these hunts will be in cabins. These will provide a warm, dry base camp, but some hunts require spike camps.

The Kodiak Slam

In the fall, brown bear hunters on Kodiak Island have the option to combo their hunt with Sea ducks, Sitka blacktail and/or mountain goat. Goat hunting depends on whether or not you have a tag and the area you’re hunting.

Kodiak Island and all of the islands of the archipelago are home to a very large population of Sitka Blacktail, which begin their rut on or about the 1st of November. This timing coincides with the fall brown bear hunting season ok Kodiak Island. Of course, you’ll concentrate solely on securing your trophy brown bear before switching to deer hunting, but if a nice buck is spotted there’s always the option to switch gears on the fly.

Brown Bear hunting on Kodiak Island in Alaska is famous for good reason.

• Our Kodiak Island brown bear hunters have had a very high success rate over the years, taking bears that square ten feet nearly every year!
• Spring hunts are located in the bears’ “hibernation route”.
• Fall hunts are around the salmon streams.
• You can choose the standard, remote tent camp option with freeze dry meals, or a boat based option with your own chef.

*Some areas of Kodiak Island are by draw only, so please contact us so we can let you know where to apply.

Applications are due prior to December 15th.

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Alaska Brown Bear Hunts on the Peninsula

The Alaska Peninsula Beats Kodiak Island for HUGE Brown Bears

Our Alaska Peninsula brown bear hunt is in a premier hunting area. It is only hunted on even numbered years during the spring, and is hands down the best location for trophy sized brown bears in Alaska. This region is good, if not better than Kodiak Island for huge coastal brown bears.

Most Alaska brown bear hunting trips on the Peninsula are fly-in remote spike camps, as well as a few hunts with hunting lodge accommodations and yacht-based options.

• SPRING HUNT: May 10-31 (only on even numbered years)
• FALL HUNT: October 1-21 (only on odd numbered years)

Limited Lodge and Yacht-based Brown Bear Hunts on the Peninsula

If you want to hunt out of a historic Alaska hunting and fishing lodge, and have the opportunity at a ten footer, then you have that option during the fall brown bear hunts. This is a good hunt for hunters with physical limitations, such as wheelchair or mobility issues.

Or you can choose our yacht based Alaska Peninsula brown bear hunt and have your own private room and meals prepared by a chef. These spots are severely limited, so contact us fast if you’re interested.

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Afognak Island Brown Bear Hunting Lodge

This isn’t a traditional Alaska brown bear hunting trip where you spend every day glassing.

Afognak Island is a small land mass about 20 miles long and 40 miles wide off the coast of Alaska in the Kodiak Archipelago. There are fewer than 100 permanent residents, most of whom work at a state-run salmon hatchery. There are no bars or shopping malls on Afognak, but there is a large population of Kodiak brown bears and a few healthy herds of Roosevelt elk. There aren’t many reasons to visit this place and even fewer motivations for someone to take up residence on the island. That’s what makes Afognak Island brown bear hunting so incredible.

This lodge-based brown bear hunt on Afognak Island is about as good as it gets.

Afognak Island brown bear hunting out of a hunting lodge is one of our most popular hunts. It produces big boars for our hunters year after year. Space is limited so book early.

• This is a lodge hunt.
• Hunt from a comfortable cabin-cruiser, watching the shoreline for a giant boar.
• Our hunters have had a 90% success rate on ths Alaska bear hunt on Afognak Island. Archery hunters also enjoy high success on this hunt.
• Add a Sitka blacktail to your brown bear hunt.
• Spring and Fall dates are available.
• This is a draw hunt, and we can help you with your applications.

Hunt the Shores from Cabin Cruisers

You’ll be cruising along the shores in fast, warm, comfortable cabin-cruisers, with accompanying smaller boats. It’s the perfect setup for Afognak Island brown bear hunting, and you’ll appreciate them, we guarantee it. You’ll spot tons of wildlife and even assorted marine-mammals.

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Baited Brown Bear Hunts

This is a spectacular hunt for Alaskan brown bear over bait. Oh, and did we mention that it’s a black bear combo?!

Our hunters have had a nearly 100% success rate for two bears. You can take two additional black bears for a trophy fee! This outfitter says that the brown bears in many cases have taken over their black bear baits making the brown bears somewhat of a nuisance… a welcomed nuisance however.

With near 100% for this combo hunt you can get the best of both worlds with black bears in all different color phases, and brown bears with chocolate to almost a white colored fur. The schedule is also what sets this hunt aside. Wake up late as you will be hunting almost until midnight most nights. After you wake up enjoy some sockeye salmon fishing before you hit the stands for the rest of the day.

• Black bear AND brown bear hunts over bait.
• So far, our success for black bear hunting is 100%, and brown bears are nearly 100% opportunity!
• Brown bears can get up to 9 feet with skulls that measure 26 inches, but 7-8 feet is average.
• Hunts are for 10 days with the 11th day saved for travel out of the cabin.
• Enjoy fishing for sockeye salmon during the day.

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Book Your Brown bear Hunt

In addition to the Alaska brown bear hunting destinations mentioned above, we also offer some great hunts in other great spots. For example, the coastal units in Southeast Alaska have some amazing brown bear hunting. Let us know what kind of trip you’re looking to book and we’ll be sure to match you with the right outfitter.

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