Big Black Bears in Southeast Alaska - The hunt takes place on the coast of Southeast Alaska. Hunters would fly into Wrangell AK. The guide will pick you up at the airport. You will spend one night in a hotel here in Wrangell, and start the hunt the next day.

This outfitter runs his hunts from a 53' cabin cruiser. The boat also serves as base camp for the hunters as well. He will take a maximum of four hunters at a time on his Black Bear hunts and two hunters on his Brown Bear hunts. The outfitter and his guide are very professional and knowledgeable about the area and the bears. The Black Bears along the coast SE Alaska are the largest to be found in all of North America. They have a longer "growing season" with milder temperatures and a rich diet of Salmon, they grow to enormous proportions. The Black Bears in this area are large with many squaring well over 7'.

The food on this hunt is outstanding. Both the outfitter and guide are very competent cooks. Occasionally there will be a trained chef who accompanies the hunters on this hunt. Since you are on the ocean, fresh seafood is always available. It is customary to set "crab pots" and have fresh crab for dinner at least once during the hunt.

In the Springtime, hunting is done by glassing the shoreline and tidal flats for Bear. The hunters use smaller boats or tenders, to cruise the shoreline looking for Bear. There are a lot of bears in this area so finding one is not difficult. Finding an exceptionally large Bear is the goal. This is a hunt that can be done by someone who is limited physically. The only requirement is that they need to be able to walk short distances on the shoreline to stalk the bear.

Once a suitable bear is located, the hunters will beach the boat and proceed by land to stalk the bear. No shooting is allowed from the boat, whether it is beached or not. Shots can vary in length but it is reasonable to expect shots to be from 50-150 yards, or slightly longer if the hunter is comfortable with it.

During the fall hunts, the hunters will venture inland to locate Bears feeding along the Salmon streams. This is more difficult that the Spring hunt, but still not a very strenuous hunt.

After the bear hunting is done, the outfitter will move the boat to prime fishing grounds. You can fish for Halibut and Salmon or go inshore for trout fishing. This outfitter runs fishing charters in the summertime, so he has all the gear and knowledge of the area and the fish.