Hunting InformationNovember 22, 2010

Fees: Hunting fees include all meals and services including a guide, transportation in the field, and field preservation of trophies. Trophies may be sent to your taxidermist by an expediter. You pay final trophy preparation, crating, and shipping costs. Fees do not include your hunting license, big game tags, transportation to the point of outfitting , hotel accommodations before during or after the hunt, liquor or gratuaties. Depending upon the hunt you have booked, the city of departure can be Anchorage, Whittier, Cordova, or Yakutat. Alaskan wild game meat, Salmon, and Halibut are excellent and we suggest that you take at least a sample home. Commercial processing facilities are available in Anchorage for your convenience.

Non Hunters: A limited number of non-hunting guests can be accommodated. The fee is $3,950 on 10 day Brown Bear Hunts. On 8 day Moose and Mountain Goat Hunts the fee is $3,250 and on Black Bear Hunts the fee is $1,950. Please let us know well in advance so accommodations can be arranged.

Contract: All hunts are conducted on a fair-chase basis in accordance with State of Alaska Hunting and Guiding Regulations. A Guide/Client contract will be signed when the hunt is booked.

Personal Gear: The ideal caliber rifle for Alaska is the 300 Winchester Magnum when hunting Sitka Blacktail Deer, Mountain Goat, Dall Sheep, Moose, Black Bear, and Caribou. The .338 or .375 caliber is recommended for Brown Bear. Forty cartridges are generally adequate. Be sure that the personal gear you bring is of the highest quality. Bring binoculars, compact cleaning kit, day pack to carry personal gear , hunting knife, small flashlight, camera and film, insulated ankle fitting hip boots or Simms G-3 Chest Waders, climbing boots are optional for Goat and Sheep hunting, sleeping bag, warm hat, thermal underwear, four pair of wool socks, four pair of light wool socks, one change of hunting clothes, warm gloves, warm parka w/hood, quality rain gear, duffel bag for gear, gloves, bug dope, water bottle with filtration system, towel and other personal necessities. A sleeping bag, comfortable to minus 20 degrees, and mattress are necessary when hunting Dall Sheep, Mountain Goat, and Brown Bear in a spike camp.

Deposits and Cancellations: A deposit of 50% will confirm your hunt. The balance is payable 60 days prior to arrival. If agreement has been made to receive final payment upon arrival, the balance must be paid by wire transfer, cash, traveler’s cheques or certified check. Please, no personal checks. In the event of cancellation by the client more than 120 days prior to the start of the hunt, deposits are non refundable but will be transferred to another hunt with us, or the deposit may be transferred to another mutually acceptable hunter, secured by you. In the event of cancellation by the client less than 120 days prior to the start of our season, deposits shall be forfeited unless transferred to a mutually acceptable hunter secured by you, or unless other arrangements have been made and agreed upon. In the event that we must cancel a hunt, due to a failure on our part, the total hunt payments we received shall be refunded, minus any commissions we paid to your booking agent.

License and Big Game Tag Fees:

License Or Tag Type Non-resident U.S. Citizens Foreign Nationals
Alaska Hunting License $85.00 $300.00
Alaska Fishing License $55.00 $55.00
Mountain Goat Tag $300.00 $400.00
Dall Sheep Tag $425.00 $550.00
Grizzly or Brown Bear Tag $500.00 $650.00
Barren Ground Caribou Tag $325.00 $425.00
Alaska-Yukon Moose Tag $400.00 $500.00
Black Bear Tag $225.00 $300.00
Sitka Blacktail Deer Tag $150.00 $200.00
Roosevelt Elk Tag $300.00 $400.00

Seasons:

Hunting Seasons Dates Areas
Brown Bear September 1 – June 10 Unit 6A & Unit 5B
Alaska Peninsula
Brown Bear Hunt
Spring – May 10 – May 25
Fall – October 1- October 21
Ak. Peninsula, Unit 9
Dall Sheep August 10 – September 20 Most Alaska Units
Alaska-Yukon Moose September 1 – November 30 Unit 6A & Unit 5B
Brown/Grizzly August 10 – May 31 Unit 16
Black Bear September 1 – June 30 Unit 6A & Unit 5B
Mountain Goat September 1 – November 30 Unit 6A & Unit 5B

Prices:

Species Price Hunting Area
10 Day Brown Bear Hunt
Moose & Goat can be Added
$13,500.00 Icy Bay
Unit 6A & Unit 5B
10 Day Moose Hunt
Brown Bear & Goat can be Added
$12,500.00 Icy Bay
Unit 6A & Unit 5B
8 Day Mountain Goat Hunt
Brown Bear & Moose can be Added
$8,500.00 Icy Bay
Unit 6 A & Unit 5B
10 Day Trophy Brown Bear $20,000.00 Alaska Peninsula
Unit 9
5 Day Black Bear Hunt
for Record Book Bear
$5,500.00 (2X1) Icy Bay
Unit 6A

Grizzly/Brown Bear Regulation Limits:

Alaska’s Four Year Requirement Regulations on Brown/Grizzly Bears
In most of Alaska, Brown/Grizzly bear bag limits are set at one bear every four regulatory years. (July 1 through June 30) Currently Unit 6A is exempt from this regulation.
In areas that have a Brown/Grizzly bag limit of one bear every four regulatory years the following chart will help you to determine your next year of eligibility.

If you were successful in You will be eligible to hunt again
Spring 2006 Spring 2010
Fall 2006 Fall 2010
Spring 2007 Spring 2011
Fall 2007 Fall 2011
Spring 2008 Spring 2012
Fall 2008 Fall 2012
Spring 2009 Spring 2013
Fall 2009 Fall 2013

Conditions: We accept a hunter on the following conditions: That Alaska Trophy Hunting LLC, C. Vernon Humble, and Garrett Cox cannot guarantee safety and are not responsible for accidents, loss of hunting time or delays for any reason including weather, equipment failure or loss, fire, theft, Acts of God or other vicissitudes of nature, or anything beyond our control.

 

 

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Alaska Hunting Specialists, LLC
Vern Humble
200 West 34th Avenue, Suite 431
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone and Fax: 907-349-4978
Email Address: alaskatrophyhunting @ gci.net