Table of Contents
Dedication v
Foreword ix
Introduction and Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1 Meet the Grizzly/Brown Bear Guides 1
Section I Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska 29
Chapter 2 Selecting an Outfitter 30
Chapter 3 Alaskan Brown Bear Guides Evaluate the Hunter 46
Chapter 4 Alaskan Brown Bear Guides Evaluate Hunting Arms 62
Chapter 5 Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska 82
Chapter 6 Specific Guiding Areas for Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska 106
Section II Hunting Grizzly Bears in Coastal British Columbia 130
Chapter 7 Selecting an Outfitter 132
Chapter 8 Coastal British Columbia Grizzly Guides Evaluate the Hunter 137
Chapter 9 Coastal British Columbia Grizzly Guides Evaluate Hunting Arms 142
Chapter 10 Hunting Grizzly Bears in Coastal British Columbia 148
Chapter 11 Specific Guiding Areas for Hunting Grizzly Bears in Coastal British Columbia 157
Section III Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Alaska 165
Chapter 12 Selecting an Outfitter 166
Chapter 13 Interior Alaska Grizzly Guides Evaluate the Hunter 174
Chapter 14 Interior Alaska Grizzly Guides Evaluate Hunting Arms 183
Chapter 15 Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Alaska 195
Chapter 16 Specific Guiding Areas for Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Alaska 207
Section IV Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Canada 219
Chapter 17 Selecting an Outfitter 220
Chapter 18 Interior Canada Grizzly Guides Evaluate the Hunter 228
Chapter 19 Interior Canada Grizzly Guides Evaluate Hunting Arms 235
Chapter 20 Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Canada 244
Chapter 21 Specific Guiding Areas for Hunting Grizzly Bears in Interior Canada 255
Section V Hunting Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears 265
Chapter 22 Selecting an Outfitter 266
Chapter 23 Barren-Ground Grizzly Guides Evaluate the Hunter 269
Chapter 24 Barren-Ground Grizzly Guides Evaluate Hunting Arms 272
Chapter 25 Hunting Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears 276
Chapter 26 Specific Guiding Areas for Hunting Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears 280
Section VI Parting Shots by the Grizzly/Brown Bear Guides 285
Chapter 27 Farewell from the Grizzly/Brown Bear Guides 286