Alaska Brown Bear Hunt

[Mike Schoby]

Well I can't believe how time flies. Have been planning for this brown bear hunt since the first of the year. Slowly at first, just piling gear in the guest room. Then in the last month getting serious about staging gear, buying new gear and making lists. Now down to three days (leave Thursday). I think I have it all packed into two larger duffels.

Blaser R8 375 with 2 scopes pre sighted in + oil wipes
2 boxes of Federal trophy bonded ammo
kuiu 1 person tent
Kuiu pack
Kuiu Down bag
6 back up freeze dried meals+ bio stove and a butane stove (butane to be obtained in King Salmon)
2 surefire flashlights +2 headlamps
multiple knives/kill kit+ first aid kit+ survival kit
wet wipes and body wipes
of course layers of clothes - planning from warm to fucking miserable cold and wet
Meindl boots + Kuiu Down Booties + Waders and Wading Boots
10 x 40 binocs - no spotter as guide has one.
Packable rain fly for glassing shelter
hiking poles
Audio books downloaded, paperback thrown in. a zip lock.
Camera

What am I forgetting?

 

[Jeff Forrester]

Water filtration?

 

[gelhaargerald]

Good luck!

 

[Al "Shifty" Schultz]

Toilet paper

 

[Al "Shifty" Schultz]

Well I can't believe how time flies. Have been planning for this brown bear hunt since the first of the year. Slowly at first, just piling gear in the guest room. Then in the last month getting serious about staging gear, buying new gear and making lists. Now down to three days (leave Thursday). I think I have it all packed into two larger duffels.

Blaser R8 375 with 2 scopes pre sighted in + oil wipes
2 boxes of Federal trophy bonded ammo
kuiu 1 person tent
Kuiu pack
Kuiu Down bag
6 back up freeze dried meals+ bio stove and a butane stove (butane to be obtained in King Salmon)
2 surefire flashlights +2 headlamps
multiple knives/kill kit+ first aid kit+ survival kit
wet wipes and body wipes
of course layers of clothes - planning from warm to fucking miserable cold and wet
Meindl boots + Kuiu Down Booties + Waders and Wading Boots
10 x 40 binocs - no spotter as guide has one.
Packable rain fly for glassing shelter
hiking poles
Audio books downloaded, paperback thrown in. a zip lock.
Camera

What am I forgetting?

Bring an extra pair of shorts, especially hunting the big brown bears... Shit happens!

 

[M.Reno]

Bug spray?

 

[Rjohnson.307]

Good luck! bucket list hunt for me.
I would seriously reconsider not bringing a tripod and spotter, if you have a quality spotter and tripod I would 100% bring it as brown bear is a glassing game. Glassing for hours with no tripod sucks, get a mount for your bino's too if its not too late.

 

[Terry Houin]

Black Rifle instant coffee, you will have some long cold days on the hill. Bug headnet for the warm snaps, and some camp crocs if there's room.

 

[Chris M]

Mole skin, tourniquet, cigars.

 

[gelhaargerald]

Probably your balls and a wheel barrel!

I don't have the balls to hunt stuff that wants to eat me.

 

[Chip Hunnicutt]

Garmin w/ inReach

 

[Mike Schoby]

Mole skin, tourniquet, cigars.

Had all three - plus a a buddy brought a bottle of pappy's

 

[Mike Schoby]

Garmin w/ inReach

Had it packed plus, my star link mini

 

[Mike Schoby]

Black Rifle instant coffee, you will have some long cold days on the hill. Bug headnet for the warm snaps, and some camp crocs if there's room.

All good suggestions - had the BRCC, left camp crocs - my bad. did bring the headset - didn't need it.

 

[Mike Schoby]

Well I can't believe how time flies. Have been planning for this brown bear hunt since the first of the year. Slowly at first, just piling gear in the guest room. Then in the last month getting serious about staging gear, buying new gear and making lists. Now down to three days (leave Thursday). I think I have it all packed into two larger duffels.

Blaser R8 375 with 2 scopes pre sighted in + oil wipes
2 boxes of Federal trophy bonded ammo
kuiu 1 person tent
Kuiu pack
Kuiu Down bag
6 back up freeze dried meals+ bio stove and a butane stove (butane to be obtained in King Salmon)
2 surefire flashlights +2 headlamps
multiple knives/kill kit+ first aid kit+ survival kit
wet wipes and body wipes
of course layers of clothes - planning from warm to fucking miserable cold and wet
Meindl boots + Kuiu Down Booties + Waders and Wading Boots
10 x 40 binocs - no spotter as guide has one.
Packable rain fly for glassing shelter
hiking poles
Audio books downloaded, paperback thrown in. a zip lock.
Camera

What am I forgetting?

Well I got it done - Amazing hunt!. Some photos here with the Kutana review I did. Honestly the best clothing system for this particular hunt.

 

[gelhaargerald]

That is awesome!

 

[Rjohnson.307]

Congrats!

 

[Milo'sSyndicate]

Beautiful!