I love getting updates from my outfitters, especially one like this.  We just inspected Greg’s outfit this past spring on a successful black bear hunt and as you can see from his letter and pictures he runs a top notch outfitting business.  It’s hard to argue with the success he had this year.  Greg has a very limited number of spots each year so if you would like more information on any of the hunts he has to offer give me a call

Greg Ray 918 407 2586 or email greg@outdoor-connection.com

As I’m in between hunts I thought it would be a good opportunity to send
out a quick updated of the season so far.  (More to come!)  Our sheep
hunts were 100% with all rams between 10 and 14 years old.  All horns were
over 36 1/2″ and all bases were over 13 1/2″.  Not to shabby, huh?

Arctic Barren Ground Grizzly were 100% shooting opportunity with 1 bear
being wounded and not recovered.  Otherwise everyone took home a barren
ground grizzly.  The bears in my area just keep multiplying. Each year
there are more.  Being limited to just 4 per year I can not begin to have
an effect on them as I am the only guide permitted and there is zero
resident hunting pressure.

Caribou hunts were 150%.  About half of the hunters elected to take a
second caribou.  Everyone who wanted a nice caribou was successful.  The
Porcupine and the Central Arctic caribou herds are among the few herds in
North America that are expanding at an exponential rate.  At this point in
history we definitely are in the the best barren ground caribou area.  I
will be opening new caribou opportunities in 2010.  Some of which can be
combined with grizzly as well. I plan on a float trip for 2010 combining
caribou with Arctic Grizzly.  These will be very limited so I would advise
getting a spot ASAP.

OK,  I will be on the yacht hunting Black bears, Mountain goats and Brown
bears for the next 2 months but I can check email via satellite from the
yacht so keep in touch.

Greg