The same outfitter that I am Dall Sheep hunting with this summer is offering 3 spots on his Spring Black Bear hunt at better than 50% off, this hunt is for up to 3 bears per hunter and usually sells for $5,000.  Mike called me from his booth at the Harrisburg PA Outdoor Show where he usually fills up his black bear camp, but because of the recent blizzard the show has been a bust with virtually no attendee’s.

Below is some information about Mike and his lodge based Spring Black Bear Hunt along with a few pictures of the lodge and surrounding area. For full details give me a  call Greg Ray 918 407 2586 or email 

greg@outdoor-connection.com

Mike Bowden started guiding in 1974, and worked his way up through the ranks to the status of Master Guide, where he holds license #M-80.

 Along the way he has been a trapper, a homesteader, a horse packer, and a river rafter. He is a Commercial Instrument Multi-Engine pilot, and was formerly  an Alaska Fish and Wildlife Officer, and even became a certified commercial diver.

 He owns the lodge and several cabins and outbuildings, which he built with from logs he felled on a remote parcel of land deep in the western Alaska Range. The lodge offers excellent bear hunting, while remote tent camps and float hunts offer great opportunities for moose, bear, sheep and caribou.

Whether you’re interested in moose, caribou, Dall sheep, brown / grizzly bear or black bear, they can put you on ‘em. We offer combination hunts, float hunts and drop camp hunts.

The lodge hunts are a favorite among some of our repeat clients. The lodge features two private guest cabins, a wood-fired sauna, and the main lodge with a kitchen, dining room and a common room with television and a phone. Their power comes from a generator which powers the lights as well. The main lodge overlooks a beautiful lake, and access is via float plane.

 Lodge hunts may take place in either spring or fall. The spring hunts feature long, sunny days for the most part. Your day starts with a hearty breakfast in the main lodge, followed by a snowmachine ride up above treeline, where the day is spent glassing for bears that have just emerged from their dens. The fall hunts involve spike camping above treeline, and hiking the river bottom or hillsides in search of bears feeding in blueberry patches.