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ABOUT US: I hold Alaska Master Guide License #147, and have
conducted over 130 guided hunts for moose, brown & grizzly bear, dall
sheep and/or caribou since 1986.
 
My “sole use” guide concession in Denali Preserve near Mt.
McKinley, just renewed through 2017 and was also expanded to 600 plus
square miles, and to include great Dall’s Sheep and additional Brown
& Grizzly Bear hunting opportunities. Besides phenomenal hunting, this
pristine area offers some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet!
“Sole Use” means I am the only guide that can legally conduct hunts
here.
We are now living in our new home/shop/hangar/office
complex on Jacobsen Lake. In addition to guiding, we also market two Moose
Calling and Hunting DVDs (“Love, Thunder & Bull in Alaska, Vol. 1
& 2), and our Bull Magnet ® Moose Call.
I’ve lived in Alaska for 32 years, hunt and fish every chance I get,
own my own Super Cub and have 5000 plus hours of Alaska bush flying
experience. I hire Alaskan registered guides whenever possible, and all
guides are required to have current Wilderness First Responder
certification (an 80 hour first aid class). I generally hire one guide
besides myself, and take two clients at a time and about 12 per year. Low
volume affords me flexibility to personalize my hunts to match the
client’s preferences, abilities and expectations.
If the above hunts interest you, contact me by email ASAP for specifics
or to get on my active list for updates and announcements! If you’re
interested in the best Moose Calling and Hunting DVDs available and/or the
Bull Magnet®, check out our product links
WHY HUNT WITH US:
I hold Alaska Master Guide license #147 and have
conducted over 130 guided hunts for moose, brown/grizzly bear, dall sheep
and/or caribou since receiving my registered guide license in 1986. Brown/Grizzly
Bear and Dall Sheep are our specialties, with reasonable opportunities for
black bear, wolf and even wolverine. We achieve consistently high success
and trophy quality.
We
conduct most of our hunts in our 600 plus square mile “Sole Use” (this
means I’m the only guide that can operate here) Guide Concession in
Denali Preserve, near Mt. McKinley. My concession is located in the
heart of the Alaska Range in some of the most spectacular scenery on the
planet. I’ve been guiding in this area since 1986, and just signed the
new ten year contract that continues through 2017.
 We
hunt in remote areas and receive minimal competition from other
hunters.
My
concession was expanded in 2007 to include parts that have been off
limits to guiding for 18 years! Since the disappearance of Guide Areas in
1988, most areas on state land are receiving heavy guiding pressure. This
“sole use” concession will help ensure a quality hunting experience.
We
run a small, full service operation and seldom take more than two
hunts at once, or more than 10-12 per year. We work hard to personalize
our hunts to match the client’s preferences, abilities and expectations.
We can offer excellent hunting at varying levels of difficulty and in a
wide variety of situations.
Safety
- Alaskan terrain, weather conditions, and game can be very challenging,
yet no past client has ever received injuries more serious than scratches,
blisters, or sore muscles.
We
own our own bush-equipped aircraft. I’ve lived full time in
Alaska since 1976, and have over 5000 hours of bush flying experience.
I
actively participate in every hunt myself.
SPRING BEAR HUNTS:
Our “EARLY BIRD” BROWN BEAR hunts offer the "ultimate" in
North America hunting. These hunts start as early as late March, run
through May, and are an excellent way to "crawl out of hibernation
and jump into spring!" These hunts are my best bet for big
boars with prime hides, but they aren’t easy!
We hunt in GMU 16B in a 600 plus square mile “sole use” guide
concession in Denali Preserve, where you won’t be competing with other
guided hunters. My concession was recently expanded to include prime
denning areas that have been off limits to guided non residents since
1988!
We target large males just as they are emerging from their dens, and
while their hides are prime. Early spring snow depths accommodate
excellent access by a Super Cub on skis, to areas that are hard to reach
otherwise. Tracks help a great deal in determining a bear's size and
location and make it easier to retrieve wounded animals. Also bears are
hungry and killing a moose (or several) seems to be first on their agenda.
We’ve been hunting spring brown bears in this area since 1987 and do
consistently well on large males in the 8’1/2’ to 9’ range with most
skull sizes of 24 inches and up. Our largest was 9’ 10” with a
27 & 7/16ths skull. We keep a detailed account of where and when
bears and/or concentrated activity (feeding, tracks, trails, diggings, or
dens) are seen. This extra effort is worth it to help you get your bear!
Alaska spring brown bear seasons do not start until May in most other
units. By this time the snow is gone, access is more difficult, and
vegetation has started to green, making bears harder to see. Bears have
been out of hibernation for some time and hides are often
"rubbed." We can't control the weather but effort will be 100%+
!
FALL BEAR HUNTING:
We offer some fantastic fall hunting for Brown & Grizzly bears!!
Most of our hunts take place in our “Sole Use” (I’m the only guide
that can legally operate here) guide concession in Denali Preserve, near
Mt. McKinley. My concession just renewed through 2017, and was
expanded to 600 plus square miles, and to include some prime fish streams
and denning areas that have been off limits to guided non resident hunters
since 1988!!!.
80-90% of my concession is in Game Management Unit (GMU) 16B, and bears
are classified as brown bears by Boone and Crockett and Safari Club
International. This major portion has a two bear per year bag limit
and a season that runs August 10th – May 31st. I’ve taken a
number of bears on spring hunts in this area that squared from 8’6” to
9’11” with skulls ranging from 24” to 27 & 9/16th” . The
remaining portion is in GMU 19, where bears are classified as grizzlies,
the bag limit is one per year, and the season starts September 1st.
We do most of our fall bear hunting along salmon streams. Fall bear
hunts, as a general rule, aren’t overly strenuous, but patience,
persistence, and being in the best physical condition possible, will only
increase your chances for success and increased trophy size.
We generally see a lot more bears while hunting along
salmon streams in the fall, than on our spring hunts. We access
these locations by light weight jet boats, rafts, and/or air plane spike
camps. Bears in the 7’ – 8’ range usually aren’t overly hard
to come by. The big ones are still there and can be taken with
persistence and patience. The scenery, which includes several of the
tallest peaks in North America, provides an awesome visual experience.
The two bear bag limit, allows you the option of taking a larger bear on a
trophy fee basis, if you’ve already taken a medium bear - you would have
to buy a tag in advance.
The exception to hunting fall bears along fish streams, is that grizzly
hunting can often be very good in higher elevation sheep country, where
bears are actively feeding on berries. Grizzlies can be a great add
on hunt if you get your ram early – or even if you see a good one first
- when time, weather and resources permit. “Berry bears” that
hang at higher elevations often have greater color variations from silver
tip to very blond, and make spectacular trophies.
NOTE: A person who has been airborne may not take or assist in
taking big game until after 3:00 a.m. following the day in which the
flight occurred. For this reason we most often use rafts or jet
boats to hunt small fish streams, because we can relocate whenever
necessary without losing hunting time.
We’ll work hard to give you a good hunt. We hunt remote
areas and there are no private land holdings, roads or established trails
inside my concession. Hunts will be conducted from base and/or
mobile camps with expedition grade tents and equipment. Meals can
vary greatly depending on the trip and can range from cots to only ground
pads. Food can vary from only freeze dried all the way up to include
canned, frozen and fresh. Boat hunts generally offer better
accommodations and food than do float trips and airplane spike camps,
because we don’t have to carry everything on our back. “Leave No
Trace” camping practices are required by the National Park Service.
DALL SHEEP HUNTS:
We offer incredible Dall’s Sheep hunting opportunities
and only take a few clients each year. We hunt in our “Sole Use”
guide concession in Denali Preserve, near Mt. McKinley. My
concession just renewed through 2017, and was expanded to 600 plus square
miles, and to include prime sheep areas that have been off limits to
guided non resident Sheep hunters since 1988!!!.
This is a remote area with no private land holdings, roads or
established trails. Access to sheep camps is almost exclusively by
bush aircraft on big tundra tires. Hunts will be conducted from base
and/or mobile spike camps with expedition grade tents and equipment.
These are back pack type hunts where we sleep in tents on ground pads, and
often carry our camp on our back. Most meals especially in spike
camps will be freeze dried. “Leave No Trace” camping practices are
required by the National Park Service.
This area consistently holds some exceptional rams, and I have several
access points that put us above timberline and within a few miles of good
sheep hunting. I can offer hunts with varying levels of difficulty,
but as a rule, the big ones don’t come easy. Being in the best physical
condition possible, will increase your chances for success and increased
trophy size, but slow and steady on most hunts, will win the day as well!
BROWN or GRIZZLY BEAR ADD ON – Brown and grizzly bear
season runs concurrently with sheep in most portions of my guide
concession. If you harvest your Dall ram early, and want to also
hunt for grizzly we’ll do our best to accommodate you. You can hunt
grizzly from the same camp for a $5500.00 trophy fee – time, weather and
resources permitting. If we have to move to a different spot
to initiate a second specie hunt for grizzlies, we charge $2500.00 plus
extra air charter fees up front. The remainder of the trophy fee
($3000.00) would be collected when you get your game.
DALL SHEEP OR GRIZZLY?? : Tags work for species of equal or
lesser value. Purchasing a grizzly tag for $500.00 versus a sheep
tag for $425.00, would allow a sheep hunter to shoot a grizzly instead of
a sheep, if he ran into a nice one before harvesting his ram. I’m
a license vendor and can sell you additional tags in the field if you want
to hunt for a second animal, but tags do have to be purchased in advance.
INCIDENTAL SPECIES – Black bear, wolf and wolverine can be hunted
for no additional charge, contingent upon open seasons.
“Incidental” means that we don’t move to or specifically hunt for
them, but if we run across one while pursuing sheep or grizzly, and can
take it without messing up your main hunt, you can. You must
purchase the tags in advance.
ADDING DAYS AND/OR AN EXTRA GUIDE - We will do everything possible to
try to customize your hunt to meet your expectations. Extra days
and/or an extra guide are just two options on how we can adapt your hunt
towards higher success and trophy quality and/or multiple species.
Let us know if either of these options interest you.
MOOSE HUNTS:
Note: non-resident hunting for moose in my area has been closed for
several years from too much predation by wolves and bears.
The aerial wolf control program in the area where I guided moose
hunters for 15 years has been quite successful, so there is a chance of
limited non resident moose seasons returning in 2-3 years..
In the mean time, the “sole use guide concession” in Denali
Preserve, that I have held since 1988, was recently expanded to
over 600 square miles, and to include some great Dall Sheep and/or
brown/grizzly bear hunts
This newly added portion includes some great salmon streams and denning
areas for hunting bears, and some terrific sheep spots that have been
closed to guided non residents since 1988! CALL ABOUT SOME GREAT
DEALS ON REMAINING 2008 HUNTS!!!!!
COMBINATION HUNTS:
Dall Sheep and Brown/Grizzly Bears are the two main species we hunt.
Black bear, wolf and wolverine are also available. We do most of our
hunting in my “Sole Use Guide Concession” in Denali Preserve, which
just renewed through 2017. I’ve held the eastern half of this
concession since 1988. The western half of my concession was just
added in 2007, and includes some fantastic Dall Sheep hunting areas and
some great salmon streams and denning areas for hunting Brown/Grizzly
Bears in the fall, that has been closed to guided non resident hunters
since 1988. I’m limited to a total of 13 clients per year in this
concession area.
Most of our hunts are 11 day single specie hunts for either dall sheep
or brown/grizzly bear. Because sheep and bear hunts overlap to a
large extent, we try to provide second specie add-ons for roughly half
price on a trophy fee basis to clients who are interested, and when time,
weather and resources allow.
For the serious hunter who wants a better chance at both species and/or
increased trophy size, we can also offer a 14 day hunt in most cases.
Also, most of my concession has a two brown bear per year bag limit.
This combination might also interest the serious brown/grizzly hunter who
would like to take two bears.
ABOUT DENALI NATIONAL PARK:
Alaska Remote Guide Service is an authorized concessioner of
the National Park Service, Department of Interior. While our hunts
may offer fewer luxuries than some, we think they more than make up for it
with a higher level of success, trophy quality and wilderness experience
than can be found in many areas with unlimited competition.
We offer Custom guided Hunts for Spring Brown Bear, and for Dall Sheep
and/or Brown/Grizzly Bear in the fall. I’ve had a small “Sole
Use Guide Concession” in Denali Preserve near Mt. McKinley since 1988.
In 2007, my concession was expanded to over 600 square miles and to
include prime dall sheep hunting areas, and additional salmon streams and
prime denning areas for brown/grizzly bear hunting, that have been off
limits to guided hunters since 1988! My concession just renewed for 10
years starting in 2008, and my client maximum is 13 per year.
Denali Preserve is an extension of Denali National Park. Hunting in the
preserve is allowed, hunting in the park is not. The goal of the National
Park Service is to conserve natural and historic objects, scenery and the
wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a
manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment
of future generations.
As a concessioner, it is my responsibility not only to minimize the
impact of the hunts on the environment but to provide sufficient
information to clients so that they fully appreciate the importance of
perpetually maintaining and preserving the resources of Denali National
Preserve for future visitors and for future generations. “Leave No
Trace” camping practices are utilized, client trip orientation is
provided prior to the start of each hunt, and all of our guides are
required to have current Wilderness First Responder certification or
equivalent – an 80 hour first aid class.
We offer several different styles of hunts with varying levels of
difficulty at elevations that vary from 500 to 5000 feet asl, and higher.
This is a remote area with no private land holdings, roads or established
trails. Hunts will be conducted from base and/or mobile spike camps with
expedition grade tents and equipment, and as a rule, the camp goes in and
out with the hunter – permanent camps aren’t allowed.
Access to sheep camps is almost exclusively by bush aircraft on big
tundra tires. Food in sheep camp is almost always freeze dried, we
sleep on the ground with pads and often carry our camps with us.
Bear camps can be accessed by bush air craft, raft and light weight jet
boats and usually offer a higher level of comfort, and food, since we
don’t have to carry everything on our back. Other than boats, aircraft
and limited snow machine use during times of adequate snow cover,
motorized vehicles and horses are not permitted in the preserve.
If you want to hunt one of the neatest places in the world, with highly
qualified guides experienced in the area, for two very desirable Alaskan
species – Dall Sheep and/or brown/grizzly bear, Please give us a try!
Alaska Remote Guide Service
PO Box 874867 – Wasilla, AK 99687
907-376-9568
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