Hunting Information

• Fees
• Non Hunters
• Contract
• Personal Gear
• Deposits and Canellations
• License and Big Game Tag Fees
• Seasons
• Prices
• Grizzly/Brown Bear Regulation Limits
• Conditions

Fees: Hunting fees on the Ocean Going Hunting Vessel, include all meals and services including a guide, transportation in the field, and field preservation of trophies. Trophies may be sent to your taxidermist by an expediter. You pay final trophy preparation, crating, and shipping costs. Fees do not include your hunting license, big game tags, transportation to the point of outfitting (depending on weather and hunting conditions, a charter flight may be required), hotel accommodations before during or after the hunt, or liquor. Depending upon the hunt you have booked, the city of departure can be Whittier, Valdez, Cordova, or Yakutat. Alaskan wild game meat, Salmon, and Halibut are excellent and we suggest that you take at least a sample home. Commercial processing facilities are available in Valdez and Anchorage for your convenience.

Non Hunters: A limited number of non-hunting guests can be accommodated on the hunting boat. The fee is $3,500 on Brown Bear Hunts and on all special camps for Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou, and Dall Sheep in the interior. The fee for non-hunting guests on Black Bear Hunts and Sitka Blacktail Deer Hunts is $2,500. On Mountain Goat and Moose Hunts the fee is $2,750. Please let us know well in advance so accommodations can be arranged.

Contract: All hunts are conducted on a fair-chase basis in accordance with State of Alaska Hunting and Guiding Regulations. A Guide/Client contract will be signed when the hunt is booked.

Personal Gear: The ideal caliber rifle for Alaska is the 300 Winchester Magnum when hunting Sitka Blacktail Deer, Mountain Goat, Dall Sheep, Moose, Black Bear, and Caribou. The .375 caliber is recommended for Brown Bear. Forty cartridges are generally adequate. Be sure that the personal gear you bring is of the highest quality. Bring binoculars, compact cleaning kit, day pack to carry personal gear , hunting knife, small flashlight, camera and film, insulated ankle fitting hip boots, climbing boots are optional for Goat and Sheep hunting, sleeping bag, warm hat, thermal underwear, four pair of wool socks, four pair of light wool socks, one change of hunting clothes, warm gloves, down filled parka w/hood, quality rain gear, duffel bag for gear, gloves, bug dope, water bottle, towel and other personal necessities. A sleeping bag, comfortable to minus 20 degrees, and mattress are necessary when hunting Dall Sheep, Moose, Mountain Goat and Caribou in a spike camp.

Deposits and Cancellations: A deposit of 50% will confirm your hunt. The balance is payable 60 days prior to arrival. If agreement has been made to receive final payment upon arrival, the balance must be paid by wire transfer, cash, traveler's cheques or certified check. Please, no personal checks. In the event of cancellation by the client more than 120 days prior to the start of the hunt, deposits are non refundable but will be transferred to another hunt with us, or the deposit may be transferred to another mutually acceptable hunter, secured by you. In the event of cancellation by the client less than 120 days prior to the start of our season, deposits shall be forfeited unless transferred to a mutually acceptable hunter secured by you, or unless other arrangements have been made and agreed upon. In the event that we must cancel a hunt, due to a failure on our part, the total hunt payments received shall be returned.

License and Big Game Tag Fees:

Seasons:

Prices:

Grizzly/Brown Bear Regulation Limits:

Alaska's Four Year Requirement Regulations on Brown/Grizzly Bears

In most of Alaska, Brown/Grizzly bear bag limits are set at one bear every four regulatory years. (July 1 through June 30) Currently there are several areas that are exempted from this regulation.

In areas that have a Brown/Grizzly bag limit of one bear every four regulatory years the following chart will help you to determine your next year of eligibility.

Conditions: We accept a hunter on the following conditions: That Alaska Trophy Hunting, LLC and C. Vernon Humble can not guarantee safety and are not responsible for accidents, loss of hunting time or delays due to weather, equipment failure or loss, fire, theft, Acts of God or other vicissitudes of nature, or anything beyond our control.