I would be willing to bet that most of us have that one hunt that we have dreamed about for years, and for one reason or another, just haven’t been able to make it happen. Although I’ve hunted sheep and a lot of other Alaskan game for years, I had never been on a brown bear hunt. Whether it was school, work, or lack of money that got in the way, I’ve had to leave it at wanting to go. This year that changed. My sheep hunting partners and I planned what would be an epic hunt on the Alaska peninsula.
I’ve seen plenty of “Best Cartridge Ever” or “Only Cartridge You’ll Ever Need” articles, blogs, and editorials, and I always seem to have a bone to pick with them. That’s exactly why I will make no claims that the three loads I discuss below are these are the best, most effective, or even my permanent favorite cartridges for Alaska game.
There are numerous factors that play into any superlative ammo discussion, including versatility, power, and availability. What I want to talk about here is simply three excellent cartridges for anything in Alaska you would hunt with a rifle.
After a week of hunting hard on the Alaskan Peninsula, Tyler Freel and his buddies have killed two trophy brown bears. Listen in on his satellite phone update from day 7.
Tyler Freel is on 10-day brown bear hunt on the Alaskan peninsula. He's battling tough weather conditions and rugged terrain while trying to take a bear with his recurve bow. Freel will be calling in regularly on a satellite phone to give updates on his hunt. Here's his first report from day 1 in the bush.
There are a lot of factors that play into the success of a hunt, or even whether or not a hunt will happen.
You can get off on the right foot by having all of the proper gear, but sometimes things still go wrong. I’ve been preparing for my upcoming brown bear hunt for months, but I came to the realization that it might have been for nothing as I sat in the doctor’s office on Friday. I’ve been sick for awhile, and unable to figure why.
As new symptoms began to show, the doc told me that I have shingles. Not only do I have the painful manifestation of the chicken pox virus, but it’s on my face. He said that if it spread to my eyes and I went without treatment, I would probably go blind.
If you’ve been in the Live Hunt loop lately, I’m sure that you’ve read that instead of my hard-hitting .375, I’ve chosen to try and take a brown bear with my recurve bow. If you’ve read that, you probably either think I’m either crazy or stupid, and truth be told I might just be both.
However, in my defense, I must say the recurve is even more deadly a weapon now than it was when it was first invented. I have several reasons for choosing to go with a traditional bow, so hear me out.
With summer just around the corner, many of us will soon be taking to the mountains and trails in bear country. Those of us who fish, hunt, and hike in the grizzly and black bears’ stomping grounds need to give them respect, but also be prepared for a potential violent encounter. So what is the best option for stopping a bear that’s hellbent on tearing you to pieces?
There are a lot of factors that play into the success of a hunt, or even whether or not a hunt will happen. 
