Big Brownie
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chipc
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Tikka, I was on a "boat hunt" (which was awesome) with Alaska Raven guides in Mid - May. Flew into Sitka and then took a nicely converted 55 foot tug boat about 60 miles north into a long interior bay on Chichagof. We anchored the big boat and stayed on itat night. To hunt we combed the shorelines and tidal flats by cruising in a 16 foot alumacraft. When we saw one worth a closer look we'd beach the boat a mile or so away and attempt a stalk. We stalked 7. 4 we passed because they were too small or sows. 2 wandered off by the time we got there and we killed this one on the 5th day. He was following a sow along the shoreline and we cut him off. The sow walked by us at 25 yards and he would have done the same but the guide told me to shoot him "before he's in our lap" which I thought was a good idea. I shot him 3 times with my .375 at about 50 yards. He wasn't going anywhere after the first one but I was instructed to "keep shooting until they stop wiggling" which I also thought was a good idea. We saw some bears twice but we tried to keep track of how many we saw. I believe we saw 35 different Brown Bears in 5 days. It was insane. Anyway, it was a dream come true for me and I HIGHLY encourage you to do it if you can.
deadibob
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>Congrats on a great bear. I
>know a family here in
>St George that runs one
>of those boat base camps
>in Alaska. Seems like a
>nice way to go. A
>bed to sleep in every
>night. A nice warm meal
>and sometimes a seafood feast
> when they pull the
>pots.
John, I filmed and produced their video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants" if you are referring to Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
>know a family here in
>St George that runs one
>of those boat base camps
>in Alaska. Seems like a
>nice way to go. A
>bed to sleep in every
>night. A nice warm meal
>and sometimes a seafood feast
> when they pull the
>pots.
John, I filmed and produced their video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants" if you are referring to Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
BIGJOHNT
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>>Congrats on a great bear. I
>>know a family here in
>>St George that runs one
>>of those boat base camps
>>in Alaska. Seems like a
>>nice way to go. A
>>bed to sleep in every
>>night. A nice warm meal
>>and sometimes a seafood feast
>> when they pull the
>>pots.
>
>
>John, I filmed and produced their
>video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants"
>if you are referring to
>Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
Yes I have the video. Good job looks top notch. But I think they have gotten a newer nicer boat seen you did that !
>>know a family here in
>>St George that runs one
>>of those boat base camps
>>in Alaska. Seems like a
>>nice way to go. A
>>bed to sleep in every
>>night. A nice warm meal
>>and sometimes a seafood feast
>> when they pull the
>>pots.
>
>
>John, I filmed and produced their
>video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants"
>if you are referring to
>Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
Yes I have the video. Good job looks top notch. But I think they have gotten a newer nicer boat seen you did that !
deadibob
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>>>Congrats on a great bear. I
>>>know a family here in
>>>St George that runs one
>>>of those boat base camps
>>>in Alaska. Seems like a
>>>nice way to go. A
>>>bed to sleep in every
>>>night. A nice warm meal
>>>and sometimes a seafood feast
>>> when they pull the
>>>pots.
>>
>>
>>John, I filmed and produced their
>>video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants"
>>if you are referring to
>>Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
>
>Yes I have the video. Good
>job looks top notch. But
>I think they have gotten
>a newer nicer boat seen
>you did that !
Yes they have another boat. I was on the Alaskan Grandeur. It's been nearly 15 years since I did that video. Jim Sr. has since retired. I believe Mutts ended up with running the guide service.
>>>know a family here in
>>>St George that runs one
>>>of those boat base camps
>>>in Alaska. Seems like a
>>>nice way to go. A
>>>bed to sleep in every
>>>night. A nice warm meal
>>>and sometimes a seafood feast
>>> when they pull the
>>>pots.
>>
>>
>>John, I filmed and produced their
>>video "Hunting Alaskas' Coastal Giants"
>>if you are referring to
>>Glacier Guides/Rosenbruchs.
>
>Yes I have the video. Good
>job looks top notch. But
>I think they have gotten
>a newer nicer boat seen
>you did that !
Yes they have another boat. I was on the Alaskan Grandeur. It's been nearly 15 years since I did that video. Jim Sr. has since retired. I believe Mutts ended up with running the guide service.
Adventurewriter
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Great bear~!
Wapitiwilly
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Beautiful bear. I was on the peninsula hunting last May. Memories for a lifetime.
Congratulations on a great bear!
Congratulations on a great bear!
joesikora
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Congrats on a beautiful bear.
I seen a show that they were hunting for black bear on a boat. It looked very cool.
The one I saw had a chef that prepared fresh seafood, had a proper wine selection.
I can't remember the cost of the hunt but I believe it was pretty pricey.
BIGJOHNT, who are the people you mentioned that do the brown bear hunt?
Thanks Joe
"Sometimes you do things wrong for so long you
think their right" - 2001
"I can't argue with honesty" - 2005
-Joe E Sikora
I seen a show that they were hunting for black bear on a boat. It looked very cool.
The one I saw had a chef that prepared fresh seafood, had a proper wine selection.
I can't remember the cost of the hunt but I believe it was pretty pricey.
BIGJOHNT, who are the people you mentioned that do the brown bear hunt?
Thanks Joe
"Sometimes you do things wrong for so long you
think their right" - 2001
"I can't argue with honesty" - 2005
-Joe E Sikora
chipc
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Yeah, some of those boats are pretty fancy. Glacier Guides (Rosenbruchs) and Keenan McCarty run yachts with white linens and Chefs. They are significantly more expensive as you'd guess. The one I was on was an old tug boat. Clean, warm, dry and comfortable but not fancy. A floating hunting camp.
Eel, So far I have the hide tanned and I'm trying to decide what to do with it
I don't really feel like spending $6,000 on a lifesize mount that I can't fit in my house ! So, I'm thinking about a rug. We'll see.
Eel, So far I have the hide tanned and I'm trying to decide what to do with it
I don't really feel like spending $6,000 on a lifesize mount that I can't fit in my house ! So, I'm thinking about a rug. We'll see.
HunterHarry
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Those big bears are awesone.
My Kodiak Brownie is hands down my most impressive trophy.
10 foot 1" x 28"
My Kodiak Brownie is hands down my most impressive trophy.
10 foot 1" x 28"
deadibob
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I don't believe there are any genetic differences with the Kodiak Brown bear but I could be wrong. I was told however, by a master guide that there are some genetic differences with the Brown bear on the ABC islands that they share with polar bears. Whether that is factually true or not, I've no idea because I never researched it.
