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Welcome to Bearfoot Adventures

Hello from Chet and Halie Benson, owner/operators of Bearfoot Adventures, LLC and thank you for visiting our web site.   Bearfoot Adventures offers the unique experience of personal attention;  we are a small outfit which means that you won't get lost in the shuffle.  When you book a hunt with us you will get an experienced, professional hunting guide not a "warm body with a guide's license."  We help you prepare for your hunt before you arrive by helping get your gear organized, logistics arranged, and plans ironed out.  All of this allows for better service and better success, as our past hunters will attest to. Don't hesitate to ask for our list of references.  We are dedicated to making your adventure hunt as successful as possible.

We operate in many different remote and scenic parts of Alaska allowing us to choose the areas best suited to you and the game you wish to pursue.  Whether it is brown or grizzly bear, Dall sheep, mountain goat, moose, caribou, bison, Sitka deer, black bear, wolf or wolverine we can make it happen. We hold a sole use guide concession in the Denali Preserve adjacent to Denali Park.  We also have access to hundreds of square miles of private native land on the Alaska Peninsula. Being the only outfitter in these areas gives us the opportunity to hunt hundreds of square miles without added pressure from other guides.   We hunt Kodiak Island, the Alaska Range, and from our full service hunting/fishing lodge, the Lake Iliamna area. 

When you finish reading through our hunt descriptions, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need further information.  If you would like to be put on our contact list to be kept up-to-date on our adventures, changes in Fish and Game laws, and more, join us on FaceBook, send us an email or give us a call.

Please visit our links page for information on expediting your trophies, processing the meat, as well as convenient hotel information.  You'll also find a link to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which is a great source for information on permit application dates and unit descriptions.  

Are you ready to book your Alaskan Bearfoot Adventure?

We provide
  • Licensed & Experienced Guide
  • Camp Basics
  • All Meals and Snacks
  • Field Care
  • Single Species Hunts
  • Combo Hunts
  • 3-10 Day Options

Testimonials

Satisfied Customer

"Come for the Hunt, Stay for the Mountain House!"

Greg Wood

-Big Country Studios


"The most rugged, remote, adventure to be had."

Fred Penasa

"...great hunt and a real Alaska experience."

Leonard Hobbs

"We'd recommend you to anybody."

Hunt Descriptions

SHEEP

We hunt sheep in the Alaska Range in and around the Denali Preserve.  Our sole use guiding concession gives us access to some great country that is out of reach to all other guides.  The granite spires and glacial valleys are also home to caribou, grizzly and black bear, wolf and wolverine as well as moose.  It is not unusual to see sheep, caribou, and bears all at the same elevations.  The constant animal sightings keep the hunt interesting and entertaining. 

You do not need to draw a tag to hunt sheep in our area.  The season runs from August 10th through September 20th.  All of our sheep hunts are backpack hunts which take us into some remote and spectacular areas.  Additional animals can be added to your sheep hunt for those with the time and energy.

BEAR

Bear hunts are conducted every spring and fall.  We hunt interior grizzly bear, coastal brown bear, and black bear.  Bears can also be taken with a trophy fee on most of our other hunts.

INTERIOR GRIZZLY:These hunts are conducted in both spring and fall and can be combined with black bear.  All of our bear hunts are fair chase with spot and stalk being the usual hunting method.  We are now able to offer hunts for two grizzlies during the same hunt.  Boar grizzly bears can grow to 9' and even larger, but the average is around 8 ft.  Bears in the 8 1/2  ft. range are not uncommon however.  The seasons run from early April through May in the spring and from August well into November in the fall.

BROWN BEAR: These hunts are conducted either on the Alaska Peninsula or Kodiak Island. These hunts give you the opportunity to hunt the largest brown bears in the state. It is very possible to kill a 9' to 10' or larger bear. The area that these monsters live in is some of the most remote and rugged country left in the world. We have comfortable tent camps and a couple of cabins that are strategically located in the heart of fantastic hunting country. Our peninsula hunts are conducted on 450 square miles of Native land lease that enables us to have no outside competition. The spring seasons start in April and run through May and the fall seasons run October through November.

MOOSE

We had a fantastic moose season this year both in the Alaska Range and out of our fishing lodge. We killed a 66" whopper and three others in the 60s. Three hunters took grizzlies while on their moose hunt and enjoyed some world class fishing.

Our moose seasons are in September and can be combined with sheep, black bear, grizzly bear, caribou, wolf, or wolverine.

DEER

Deer season runs August 1st through December 31st. Fall on Kodiak is a great time to visit and a deer hunt is a great way to bring a group of friends. Fishing, duck hunting, bear, goat and bison are all possible on a combo hunt.

GOAT

We can help you through the draw process on Kodiak Island. These hunts can be combined with deer, bear, fishing, ducks, or bison. Goats are one of the most underrated trophies in the state. Their long fall hair and powerful build, coupled with their impressive climbing skills makes these cliff dwellers an exceptional animal to hunt.

CARIBOU

We have taken some really nice bulls the last few years in our Denali Preserve area. We are hunting a mountain herd that tends to be found in groups ranging from a single animal to two dozen. With all the additional animals available, this hunt is really fun.

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