Homer, Alaska

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.

Gabe King runs Kachemak Bay sea duck hunts from the 33-foot landing craft Smokey Bay, chasing harlequins and scoters on waters he's hunted 24-plus years.

Homer-based hunting guide service offering bear, moose, and sheep hunts.

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

Homer-based air charter flying small-group bear viewing, glacier, and volcano safaris into Katmai and Lake Clark by helicopter and bush plane.

Family-run Kachemak Bay water taxi from the Homer Spit, shuttling hikers and kayakers for over 20 years under the Lyon family.

Homer-native-run Kachemak Bay water taxi and charter service aboard the 36-foot North Cape and 32-foot Castle Cape landing craft, since 2016.

Floatplane bear-viewing tours from Homer to Katmai and Lake Clark, flown by owner-guides Tim Hendricks and Ty Thoreson in a Cessna 206.

Family-owned Homer air service flying small groups to beach landings in Katmai and Lake Clark for bear viewing; the owner-pilot has guided there since 2014.

Parks family water taxi and kayak outfit in Homer pairing guided Kachemak Bay paddles with hiker drop-offs, led by longtime fisherman Alan Parks.