e take care of all normal transportation associated with your hunt from our "point of outfitting".
Our "point of outfitting" on the Peninsula is Port
Moller and in the Brooks it is our base camp in the
Phillip Smith Mountains. Transportation that is
not "normal" would be special trips outside our
hunting area for reasons such as non-emergencies,
resupply of gear and personal items.
| Tag | Nonresident | Alien |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting license | $85. US | $300. US |
| Bear, black | 225. | 300. |
| Bear, grizzly/brown | 500. | 650. |
| Caribou | 325. | 425. |
| Dall sheep | 425. | 550. |
| Moose | 400. | 500. |
| Wolf | 175. | 250. |
| Wolverine | 175. | 250. |
pring bear hunts of the Peninsula are done in almost continual daylight. Temperatures may be 30-60° F. The weather is generally good with a chance of a spring storm and high winds. Good in Bristol
Bay terms means that it's not raining and blowing
so hard you can't stand up.
Fall weather is the worst of the two. Constant high winds, rain or squalls. You lose about nine minutes a day in daylight. At the beginning of the season it begins to get murky about 2030 hrs. Temperatures are 30-60° F. The good point is that during the fall you will likely see more bears as they are concentrated around streams sustaining a late salmon run.
The Brooks can almost always be counted on to have bluebird weather in August and temperatures past freezing in September. You can expect some rain and snow but even in a bad year it is like Palm Springs compared to the Peninsula.
Follow the clothing and equipment list and you will be outfitted for anything you may encounter.
Brown bear:
You will see more in the fall but the daylight will allow you to hunt longer during spring. In either case you should have the opportunity to see bears in the 9-10 foot range and occasionally larger.
Dall sheep:
If you are willing to put in the leg work you should have no problem getting at least a 38" sheep. There are some over 42" but you have to get into some rugged country. They don't grow big out in the open.
Grizzly bear:
Until the 1995 hunting season grizzly was on a permit basis, Now, it is simply a matter of purchasing a tag. We have plenty in the area and you can expect bears up to 9 feet, It is quite common to encounter the Toklat coloring in the Brooks which is blonde on the top portion of the body and dark legs and feet. Beautiful!
Black bear:
Our area has grizzly in the north and black bear in the south During the fall they will be fattening up on blueberries. You will have a excellent chance of harvesting a 6-7 foot bear.
Moose:
We have a high moose density in the rolling hills south of our sheep country. Excellent opportunity for moose in the 55" to 70" range.
Caribou:
Although we are situated between two large herds you will not see many caribou. BUT the caribou you do see will probably be male and large. The biologists don't have an explanation for this behavior, the banding of larger males, but it occurs in our hunting area and a few other isolated areas in Alaska.
Wolf & wolverine:
There is an excellent chance of seeing a wolf during your hunt. There are also a lot of wolverine but they are several times more secretive than wolf and you will be lucky to see one.