Most people think Alaska when you mention big brown bears, but there is good hunting in Europe as well for the Eurasian Brown Bear. In Alaska, timing isn’t such a factor as you can hunt in the spring or the fall. We prefer the fall hunts in most circumstances, but the spring hunts are still great.
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Hunt Reports from OI clients who have hunted with our outfitters around the world.
Bear hunting tips, regulations and information you need to know before you go hunting.
On May, 2018 on the Alaska Peninsula, Chris Cammack, broke Jack Brittingham’s record for the world record brown bear taken with a bow. After a lengthy stalk on a brushy mountain side in the wind & rain Chris was blessed to arrow this amazing brown bear at just 14 yards.
It is recommended that you use a bonded bullet without a thin jacket. A frames and partitions are also good. Use a premium controlled expanding bullet. My preference is a 300 grain minimum.
When doing a spot-and-stalk hunt for brown bear, it’s important to do your due diligence and study up on your prey. Unlike mule deer, they aren’t as likely to just run over the hill at the sound of a snapping twig. They don’t like being surprised, so you need a solid game plan, the ability to move quietly and stealthily, and the fortitude to maintain your cool under stress.
Brown bears are one of the most interesting, powerful, awe inspiring animals on earth. The more I learn about them the more fascinated I am by them.
Everyone knows they come from Kodiak Island in Alaska…right? Wrong! Most people are under that misconception, but the truth is this…
To qualify for the Super Slam of North American Big Game®, a hunter must have registered the legal taking of all 29 of the traditionally recognized species of big game animals native to North America.
More than 32,000 brown bears call Alaska home! Even though there are technically two subspecies in North America (the grizzly and the Kodiak), all brown bears in Alaska are genetically identical. The difference between Coastal and Grizzly Bears is geographical and diet.
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