I was looking for a Alaskan brown bear hunt.  I called different outfitters that I found on the internet for Hunting Brown Bear In Alaska.  One of them was Don Willis of Alaska’s Extreme Hunting and I spoke with him on the phone.  Don was very straight forward and explained everything that I would need and what the trip would consist of in every detail.  He seemed very knowledgeable and I, and another friend, decided to book a hunt with him.  We were sent a contract and given a date that we would go on the bear hunt. 

Alaskan Brown Bear Hunt or Hunting Brown Bear in Alaska

 When we flew into the town of Kenai from Anchorage, one of Don’s guides met us at the airport.  He was very nice and answered any questions that we had. We met 2 other hunters and then drove to where we boarded the float plane.  I had a pilot’s license and was impressed with the plane we flew to the camp in.  Upon arriving at the main campsite, I noticed it was on a very nice lake.  We were met by Don and his guides who were already in camp and then placed our gear in our assigned tents. We then had a meeting in the cook tent, signed paper work and were paired up with the guides that we were assigned to hunt with.

Some of the hunters and their guides then traveled to spike camps away from the main camp. I ended up staying in main camp with my assigned guide. The camp atmosphere was very friendly and the food was good and the gear and camp were very nice.  The area that we hunted in was beautiful surrounded by mountains and  vast coastal beach in Kamishak Bay.

 The weather that you hunt in on the Alaska Peninsula during the fall can change quickly, but I had followed the list of items to bring that Don recommended and was prepared for the weather. It was good that I had prepared, because after a couple of days the weather turned bad with lots of rain and high winds.

 The guide that I hunted with was very knowledgeable of the area and the Bears and he and I hunted very well together.  We saw several bears during the first couple of days until the weather turned sour. Once the weather improved we again started seeing bears but none my guide said was big enough or they were sows and cubs or  simply to far to stalk.

 Finally on the seventh day, my guide and I were at our usual glassing spot when a Big bear appeared on a game trail not far from us. I spotted the bear and said to my guide “There’s a bear”. My guide took a quick look and said to shoot it!

 I was trying to hurry and had some trouble chambering a round in my gun. Finally I shot the bear and he went down. He was trying to get back on his feet and my guide said to shoot him again. After a couple more well placed finishing shots, I had a very nice bear that squared out well over 9 feet.

 My guide contacted Don who was on an adjoining hill with another hunter glassing other bear's and they came down off the hill to admire my bear. A number of pictures were taken and I returned to camp while my guide stayed to skin the bear with Don. This was around 2pm. My guide, a packer and Don arrived back in camp just after dark with the hide and skull. The next day, my guide fleshed and salted the hide and prepared the hide for the trip back to a taxidermist while I relaxed in camp for a change.  The entire experience was more than I expected.  Don Willis is a very professional Alaskan Bear Guide & Outfitter and runs a first class operation in every detail supported by a terrific staff. Every aspect he described from weather,  food , area,and bear population which we saw approxamately 22 bear's in 10 day's was accurate and honest befored I  ever booked the hunt. I really enjoyed the trip of a lifetime and would recommend this to anyone to Book.If someone would like to call me, with any question's please feel free to do so. Gene Swann-Law Enforcement Officer, Pearl, Louisiana- 985-290-4823