Guy
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I've shared this elsewhere and Successful Hunter magazine published the story of my hunt, but here's the short version:
Treated myself to a lifetime dream, hunting grizzly in Alaska's Brooks Range. Drove up and back from Washington State - that was awesome all by itself. Camped almost every night. Saw wildlife every day. Met great people along the way. I'd been to Alaska quite a few times over the years, but had always flown. If you can make the time for the drive... It's terrific!
From Fairbanks, flew north. Set up a remote camp, just four of us, two guides, two hunters. We slept in little backpacking tents and had a larger tent for cooking. Was nice to be able to stand up and get warm in that tent.
During the nine-day hunt we only saw three grizzlies. One was too small, but beautiful. The other hunter took his, about 6.5' squared, and with a striking coat! On the 7th day I finally got a chance and after a mile long stalk, came upon the grizzly at about 50 yards, coming towards us. There was a fair bit of shooting and moving for about 45 seconds. I'd like to say it was a one -shot kill, but things didn't work out that way. Quite a bear! Squares a bit over 8', large for the area. These aren't the salmon-fed coastal brownies, these interior grizzlies are typically smaller.
Also scored on a white wolf:
Heck of a hunt. I can highly recommend my guides and outfitters! Feel free to PM me for more info.
Regards, Guy
Treated myself to a lifetime dream, hunting grizzly in Alaska's Brooks Range. Drove up and back from Washington State - that was awesome all by itself. Camped almost every night. Saw wildlife every day. Met great people along the way. I'd been to Alaska quite a few times over the years, but had always flown. If you can make the time for the drive... It's terrific!
From Fairbanks, flew north. Set up a remote camp, just four of us, two guides, two hunters. We slept in little backpacking tents and had a larger tent for cooking. Was nice to be able to stand up and get warm in that tent.
During the nine-day hunt we only saw three grizzlies. One was too small, but beautiful. The other hunter took his, about 6.5' squared, and with a striking coat! On the 7th day I finally got a chance and after a mile long stalk, came upon the grizzly at about 50 yards, coming towards us. There was a fair bit of shooting and moving for about 45 seconds. I'd like to say it was a one -shot kill, but things didn't work out that way. Quite a bear! Squares a bit over 8', large for the area. These aren't the salmon-fed coastal brownies, these interior grizzlies are typically smaller.
Also scored on a white wolf:
Heck of a hunt. I can highly recommend my guides and outfitters! Feel free to PM me for more info.
Regards, Guy
