Glacier Bay National Preserve Brown Bear Hunt

This trophy brown bear hunt takes place within the Glacier Bay National Preserve and Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska where our outfitter has exclusive guiding rights. Six brown bear permits are issued each year between the Spring and Fall hunting seasons of May and September. Choose from a Spring hunt when days are long and bears are emerging from their denning sites, venturing toward the beaches and tidal flats in search of food after a long Winter. Boars tend to roam more in the Spring in search of sows as the mating season heightens. Fall hunts are typically spent along the rivers and streams as bears key in on the salmon and berries, gorging themselves as days become shorter and Winter in nearing.

Your adventure begins with a short 50-mile flight from the sleepy fishing village of Yakutat south to toward Glacier Bay. As you land at the lodge’s private airstrip, you’ll be greeted and enjoy a hearty meal and orientation, check your firearm and either settle in for the evening or head out by skiff or ATV to a remote spike camp (tent camp) with your guide. Days are spent glassing for bears from near your spike camp or traveling in search of mature bear tracks along the sandy beaches. This unique brown bear hunt, within one of the most spectacular settings in all of Alaska, offers a great opportunity at harvesting North America’s ultimate trophy! Contact WTA to learn more.