Alaska Black Bear Hunting

Guided grizzly and black bear hunts in GMUs 11 and 13 from a camp between the Chugach and Wrangell ranges, a four-hour drive from Anchorage.

Guided black bear and Sitka blacktail deer hunts in the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, running archery, rifle, and muzzleloader seasons with experienced Southeast Alaska guides.

Guided black bear and brown bear hunts on Baranof Island near Sitka, with experienced guides who know the Tongass terrain and run both spring and fall seasons.

Guided black bear and Sitka blacktail deer hunts on Mitkof Island and surrounding Petersburg area islands, with knowledgeable local guides running both rifle and archery seasons.

Thorne Bay Lodge, operated by Brent Dickinson on the east side of Prince of Wales Island, offers hunting packages built around the island's two marquee species: Sitka blacktail deer in October and November when the rut peaks, and coastal black bear in late May through mid-June when bears are most active along the shorelines. The lodge provides a two-bedroom suite that sleeps up to four, with a private kitchen, vehicle for the stay, and on-site game processing and vacuum-packing. Access is straightforward — fly into Ketchikan or Craig and drive or ferry to Thorne Bay.

Horse-assisted hunts for moose, sheep, and goat in the Wrangell-St. Elias, plus Alaska Peninsula brown bear — fly in, then ride to spike camps.

Master Guide Paul Brand runs vessel-based coastal bear and big-game hunts out of Homer aboard the expedition trawler Alaska Dawn.

Registered Guide Frank Sanders runs brown bear, black bear, goat, and moose hunts from the Kenai Peninsula, working camps he first hunted in 1997.

Fair-chase guided moose, brown bear, and caribou hunts in GMU 19, run from remote fly-in spike camps by guide Jim Tilton.

Master Guide Tony Dingess runs fair-chase brown bear, Dall sheep, and moose hunts from the Alaska Peninsula to the western Alaska Range.

Kurt Whitehead guides black bear, blacktail deer, and sea duck hunts plus saltwater fishing from Klawock on Prince of Wales Island.

Father-son registered guides Scott and Zane Mileur run fair-chase brown bear, goat, and moose hunts on Kodiak and in the Alaska Range.

Owner-flown Alaska Range outfit — spring brown bear, black bear bow hunts, and king salmon from a hand-built, solar-powered camp; guiding since 1985.

Boat-based Southeast Alaska hunts and fishing aboard the 44-foot Ashley Louise — Sitka blacktail, brown bear, coho, and crabbing in the Tongass.

Family-run Southeast Alaska boat-based hunting outfit chasing brown bear, black bear, goat, and deer from the 80-foot yacht Alaskan Harvest.

Master Guide Michael Litzen hunts brown bear from a 65-foot floating lodge along the Alaska Peninsula coast, guiding since 1980.

Fly-in fishing and hunting trips out of Bethel, with custom float and camp trips on the Kisaralik and Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta rivers.

Master Guide Larry Benda runs low-volume brown bear, goat, and wolf hunts out of Haines on the coastal mainland of northern Southeast Alaska.

Iliamna Lake outfitter running guided and DIY brown bear, moose, and wolf hunts across 750,000-plus acres of exclusive concessions.

Wasilla-based outfitter running fair-chase spot-and-stalk hunts for grizzly, brown bear, sheep, goat, moose and caribou from remote wilderness camps.

Horseback big game hunts in Interior Alaska's Unit 20 out of Healy, with owner Conor Halloran guiding for moose, grizzly, black bear, sheep, and wolf.

Family-run, yacht-based brown bear, goat, and deer hunts in the Tongass out of Sitka, led by the McLeods — Master Guide Scott and son Dustin.

One-hunter-at-a-time grizzly, brown bear, sheep, and goat camps across Interior Alaska and Kodiak, run by Master Guide Jake Jefferson.

Small family outfit under Cordova Master Guide Dennis Zadra since 1996, hunting mobile tent camps across 2.5 million acres of the Chugach.

Homer-based fishing charters and live-aboard Kodiak-area hunts since 2012 aboard the Allen Ray, a 48-foot, four-stateroom motor yacht.

Yacht-based Tongass hunts for goat, blacktail and bear from the M/V Denali, guided by lifelong Sitkans Bae Widmier and Katrese Melville.

Boat-based black and brown bear hunts around Sitka with Master Guide Dale Adams, guiding since 1988 and taking two or three hunters per trip.

Husband-and-wife outfit of Rudy and Ashley Martin, hunting the Brooks Range and Southeast Alaska with 200-plus guided hunts over 13 years.

Anchorage hunting outfitter (FAST) offering fall moose, spring/fall brown and black bear, and spring wolf hunts by snowmobile.

DIY drop camps and guided moose and bear hunts in Alaska from Timmy Winslow, who supplies the gear, scouting and camp support.

Hunting outfit running since 1985 under Master Guide Les Krank and son Ryan, after moose, bear and caribou in the Kuskokwim Valley west of the Alaska Range.

Petersburg boat-based hunts since 1996 with Master Guide Eli Lucas, a fifth-generation Alaskan, for bear, goat and blacktail in the Tongass.

Master Guide Buck Bowden, guiding since 1974 from his homestead lodge, runs fair-chase hunts for sheep, moose, bear and caribou, 10 to 18 days afield.

Ketchikan outfit run by Registered Guide Sam Dalin, pairing salmon and halibut charters with guided black bear, goat and deer hunts, plus an on-site B&B.

Anchorage hunting outfitter (FAST) offering fall moose, spring/fall brown and black bear, and spring wolf hunts by snowmobile.

Dillingham hunting outfit run since 2003 by Chet and Halie Benson — Chet has 27 years guiding, packing, and outfitting in the Alaska backcountry.

Ketchikan outfitter Ed Toribio guides permitted goat, bear, and sheep hunts plus fishing in the Tongass and Misty Fiords backcountry.

Alaska brown bear, black bear, and moose hunts guided personally by owner and master guide Willie Dvorak.

Registered guide Mike Odin runs brown bear, moose, and blacktail hunts across 5,000+ square miles on the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak, and coastal Alaska.

Master guide Joe Letarte, est. 1982, hunts sheep, moose, and bear from the Alaska Range to Yakutat and a 4.3-million-acre Yukon Valley concession.

Colorado-based outfitter founded by Scott Limmer in 1991 that also runs Alaska brown bear, black bear, and wolf hunts.

Family-run Dillingham outfit; bush pilot and guide Gabe Davis runs moose, brown bear, and black bear hunts in western Alaska's Unit 17 and Bristol Bay country.

Registered guide Jerry Hedrich runs custom bear, sheep, goat, and moose hunts; exclusive permitted outfitter for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Anchorage-based guide service; details and booking run through its Facebook page.

Perrin family lodge established 1937 — billed as Alaska's oldest hunting lodge — running fair-chase moose, Dall sheep, caribou, and bear hunts.

Cordova transport and charter outfit running three boats on Prince William Sound for DIY deer and bear hunts, guided sea duck hunts, and fishing.

Craig Hill has guided the Galena country since 1997 — small-scale bear, moose, and caribou hunts from a permanent Yukon-area base camp.

Registered guide/outfitter hunting moose, caribou, and bears across Alaska — guiding since 2003, fair-chase and by the book.