Bear Hunting in the Last Frontier
Long considered the country’s last frontier, Alaska has been the stuff of legends ever since the days of Jack London. In this state rests the last great stronghold of the black and grizzly bear, and it is the hunt for these kings of the forest that draws those searching for a challenge.
Alaska is home to a huge population of brown bears, also commonly called grizzly, that numbers over 30,000 according to statistics from the state Department of Game and Fish. These bears, which can get to as large as 1500-pounds along the salmon-rich feeding grounds of the coast, are very capable predators. Eating anything they can get their paws on from berries to small moose, these animals grow heaviest just before winter. So if you can get in on the short but sweet fall brown bear season, your odds of getting a giant animal increases. If not, the spring season’s leaner animals, which many consider better sport due to the more aggressive nature of hungry bruins, may be for you.
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