Alaska Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou Hunts Squirrel River Valley

A trip to Alaska's Brooks Range is the trip of a lifetime. You’ll see herds of caribou migrating like they have for thousands of years. If you feel comfortable you can take a outfitted semi-guided Caribou Hunt for the largest member of the caribou family, the barren ground caribou. Grizzly bear are often seen splashing after salmon in the river or foraging for berries on the tundra. Moose and other wildlife, including black bears, wolverine, and wolves are seen not far from camp often. He has been hunting in this area for over 40 years and guiding for over 20 years. His son’s adult sons assist with running the camp and guiding. They have both grown up hunting in the area and pride themselves with providing you a hunt of a life time. The enormous size of the big game animals has much to do with their location so far north they must have hung bulk to withstand the long cold winter.

The camp is located above the Arctic Circle, in the Squirrel River Valley of the western Brooks Range. Clients fly into the Inupiaq village of Kotzebue where they board small bush planes for the 80 mile trip to the hunting area. Base camps consist of comfortable free standing Hansen Weatherport tents with cots and heaters, including a shower tent. The main tent is a cooking area and gathering point for discussing the days hunt. Cooking is provided by the staff using a modern 4 burner gas stove with oven. Transportation in camp is by foot, and Kawasaki 4 wheel drive vehicles with trailers used for hauling game and supplies.

Hunt ID: AK-GBearMooseCaribou-Rifle-Kotzebue-AKO-Wayne

GUIDE PACKAGES

Caribou:

We hunt the Western Arctic caribou herd which has over 500,000 animals and is the largest in Alaska. We use the spot and stalk method of hunting, which is a very exciting and productive method. A typical day starts with a big, hot breakfast in the cook tent. After eating, the day starts with glassing for caribou. Often small herds even wander through camp, if we don’t see what we like there we hop on the Kawasaki 4 wheelers and head out. We have a 90% success on caribou hunts. Approximate hunt dates are 9/1-10/10

Moose:

Our moose hunts take place in many spruce thickets around camp. We use spot and stalk methods some of the time, but our most productive and exciting method of hunting moose is calling them. Since we hunt during “the rut”, bull moose are very receptive to calling. There is nothing quite like hearing a 1200 lbs bull moose charging right at you in heavy timber! Over the years, we’ve maintained a very high success rate of 95% on our moose hunts. The deadline for permit draw is December 06th booking for next year. The approximate hunt dates are 9/1-9/20

Grizzly Bear:

Hunting for Grizzly bear above the Arctic Circle is an experience you’ll never forget. We use spot and stalk methods of hunting. And most years we set up a separate camp for bear hunting. It is downstream from our main camp as bears are preparing for hibernation and is both safer and easier to spot them there. The deadline for permit draw is December 06th booking for next year. The Approximate hunt dates are 9/1-10/10

BASIC ADVENTURE FOR ALL FALL HUNTS AND PRICES

Caribou fully Outfitted and Semi-Guided 7 days………………………..  $ 3,900

1X1 Guided Caribou 7 days……………………………………………………………….………..  $ 6,000

1X1 Guided Moose 10 days………….……………………………………………………………..  $12,500

1X1 Guided Grizzly 10 days………………………………………………………………………..  $ 12,500

1X1 Guided Moose & Caribou Combo 10 days………………………..  $ 15,500

1X1 Guided Grizzly and Caribou 10 days………………………….….  $ 15,500

1X1 Guided Grizzly and Moose 16 Days……………………………….  $ 12,500

1X1 Guided Grizzly, Moose & Caribou 20 Days………………………  $ 24,500

Non-Hunting Guest per day………………..…………………………….$      175

License and tags required.  It is the responsibility of the client to have in his possession, a hunting license, harvest report card and metal big game tag for the species contracted to hunt. Client is also responsible for the shipping of the meat, cape and antlers.

Basic Hunting License $ 85

Moose Tag     $ 400 Permit draw (12/31)

Grizzly Bear tag   $ 500 Permit draw (12/31)

Caribou Tag    $ 325

Refund Policy: May 1st of hunt yea, other than draw year. Draw Hunt Deposits will be refunded or applied to later hunts, if unsuccessful in drawing a permit. No refunds can be refunded after the client draws a permit.

The Hunt Package begins in Kotzebue, Alaska where the transportation to that location is the client’s responsibility. Transportation between Kotzebue and camp is provided, there are no Trophy or land owner fees incurred.  Some other background information for your hunt is listed below:

SECONDARY INCIDENTIAL:' Fishing, Black Bear, Wolf and Wolverine. No charge if taken incidentally’, while on primary hunt.

GUIDE STATUS: One on one for fully guided hunts. One guide to four clients on semi-guided caribou hunts.

LODGING: Free standing Hanson Weatherporttents, GI cots.

FACILITIES: Propane cook stove and wood stoves for heat, bath/steam room. The Portable generator for charging of equipment batteries. Not all sleeping tents are heated.

FOOD: All food provided and prepared for you on fully guide hunts.

CHORES: _Performed by staff for fully guided hunts. Semi-guided Caribou hunts clients are required to assist in chores.

WEATHER: Changeable. 65-15 degrees.

TRANSPORTATION DURING ADVENTURE: Bush plane, A TV and on foot.

LIMITS: One each Moose, Grizzly and two Caribou.

ELEVATION: 0- 2000 feet.

SUCCESS RATE: 80-100 % Depending on species hunted. Our archery hunt success rate is close to our rifle hunts.

TYPE OF EQUIPMENT: Bow, Muzzleloader or Rifle.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Clothing, raingear and footwear that is quiet and warm. Quality sleeping bag That will keep you. warm between 15and 65 degree ranges.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: You will be hunting the Squirrel River Valley and Western Brooks Range. The main camp is located 80 miles north of the Eskimo village of Kotzebue. The Western Arctic Caribou herd is the largest in Alaska (400,000). The Alaskan Yukon Moose are the largest in the world. The legal minimum antler spread is 50 inches with an average spread of 62 inches with some in the70s. We have a good population of Grizzlies with an average of 7.5 to 8 feet with some going to 9 ft. You may be able to get in some fishing for Arctic Grayling, Salmon or Arctic Char, time and location permitting as well as Ptarmigan hunting (gear furnished).

Occasionally Black Beat or Wolves ate taken incidentally on our hunts free of charge. Your host has 42 years of hunting experience in this area with 26 years of this being guiding experience. His sons were born and raised in the area with hunting experience beginning at an early age. Your hunting will consist of spot and stalk and or calling and rattling depending on time of hunt.

Should you like to bring a family member or guest along we would be happy to accommodate. The fee is $115.00 per day and includes all meals and transportation from Kotzebue. Opportunities for photography and wildlife viewing are abundant. Should you have any special access needs we are happy to assist you or your guest come to Alaska and enjoy the hunting and outdoor experience of a lifetime. We also do a semi-guided caribou hunt (one guide to four clients) for those desiring to hunt more on their own but like some assistance. These hunts are fully outfitted, same as fully guide hunts. The difference being that a guide is shared and you do a lot of the hunting, cooking, game care, trophy prep and etc.

 Hunt ID: AK-GBearMooseCaribou-Rifle-Kotzebue-AKO-Wayne

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