Alaska Sitka Blacktail Deer Hunting

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.

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

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.

Registered guide Justin Horton runs fair-chase brown bear, grizzly, and moose hunts from Kodiak to the Seward Peninsula, started in 2013.

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.

Small-scale fair-chase hunts on the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge with Registered Guide Mike Zweng: brown bear, goat, Roosevelt elk, and deer.

Kodiak-based guide service running brown bear, mountain goat and Sitka blacktail hunts, plus river fishing and bear-viewing trips on Kodiak Island.

Kodiak brown bear, deer, and mountain goat hunts with Master Guide Mike Horstman, drawing on more than 40 years of guiding on the island.

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.

Kodiak brown bear, goat, elk, and deer hunts with Rick Hoskins, a registered guide who retired from 24 years in the Coast Guard to guide full time.

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.

Registered guide Jason Bunch, a former Coast Guard rescue swimmer on Kodiak since 1997, guides mountain goat and brown bear hunts island-wide.

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

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

Kodiak brown bear and blacktail deer hunts in the Halibut Bay area with Greg Acord, guiding on the island since 1988.

Dall sheep draw hunts in Alaska's Delta and Tok management areas, run as 10-day remote fly-in backpack hunts by guide Hoby Gartner.

Fair-chase Kodiak brown bear, goat, deer and waterfowl hunts with Master Guide Paul Chervenak in three exclusive-use areas of Kodiak Island.

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

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.

Fair-chase brown bear, mountain goat, and Sitka blacktail hunts deep in Kodiak's mountains with Cole Kramer, guiding since 2002 and on the island since 2008.

Family-run Kodiak Island bear, goat, and deer camp — master guide Sam Rohrer grew up in the camp his father founded and runs one-guide-per-hunter hunts.

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

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

Second-generation King Salmon guide service founded 1976, now led by Master Guide Joey Klutsch — fair-chase brown bear, sheep, and moose hunts.

Kodiak brown bear hunts in the Halibut Bay area with Greg Acord, guiding on the island since 1988 and trained under Pinnell and Talifson.

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