Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Hunting Tips For Grizzly Hunts In Alaska

By Megan Landry


Grizzly hunts in Alaska are right at the top of the list of popular trophy hunting adventures in North America. Considering that a full 98 percent of all U. S. Brown bears are to be found in Alaska, it is obviously the best state for a bear hunt. Grizzlies are the ones in the northern part of the state and those that are found inland.

Before getting down to the best locations and other details for a guided hunt, it might be helpful to take a brief look at the hunting regulations. The basic requirements for non-residents include getting a license and a $25 locking tag. The tags cannot be transferred to others, and must be locked on to the hide right after the kill.

Tags have to stay on the hides until they are processed or exported. Motorized vehicles can serve as transportation while locating bears, but must not be used for chasing a fleeing bear or herding them towards other hunters. All brown bears and grizzlies are subject to sealing requirements, which means reporting the kill with supporting evidence to a sealing officer within 30 days.

Non-residents aren't allowed to go on an unguided hunt anyway, so it's not necessary to explore these regulations in greater detail. Just get in touch with a company that organizes guided expeditions for grizzly hunts in Alaska. This provider will then take care of everything from the paperwork to accommodations, meals, transportation, and the little matter of locating grizzlies in the vast expanses of tundra and rugged mountains.

Many such providers arrange for stays in luxury hunting lodges. Hunters can use it as a base, and take up the chance to bag everything from brown bears/grizzlies to black bears, caribou, moose and wolves. Not to mention some freshwater fishing in between on the innumerable rivers, streams, lakes and ponds.

The guides leading these trips will ensure that guests get to experience the thrill of hunting safely and in full compliance of regulations. It does not mean that hunters should be blissfully ignorant. It's actually quite useful to know about bag limits, hunting units and seasons and other things that will be helpful when it comes to choosing the right guide and location.

Kodiak, for example, is a part of Unit 8 where hunters have a bag limit of one bear in four regulatory years. It's also illegal to shoot cubs and the female with the cubs. Denali State Park, on the other hand, includes Unit 13-E which has a bag limit of one bear per regulatory year. Other hunting spots, such as Unit 17 near Anchorage, allow two bears/regulatory year.

It goes without saying that a higher bag limit is offered only in places where the bear population is bigger. This in turn makes it easier to locate grizzlies and focus on the adrenaline rush of the kill, instead of spending a large part of the trip scouting the area in planes, outboards and snowmobiles. Even expert hunters find the going tough in the frozen tundra and the mountains, and grizzly hunts in Alaska will be a lot more successful if informed decisions are taken beforehand.




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