The hunts for the big coastal bears of the Kamchatka Peninsula and Magadan are legendary for success rates (≈100%), trophy quality, and the lower cost to hunt them compared to Alaska.

Imagine seeing multiple shootable bears each day during the Spring season. Many will square honestly at 10’ and the bear population is so numerous that an additional bear can be taken on a trophy fee basis, if desired. On average, hunters return home with two magnificent trophies on Spring hunts. We also hunt during the Fall, but hunt strategies change to adapt to more unpredictable behavior and movements at that time of year. Spring hunts are more successful.

Getting There: Given the current array of economic sanctions affecting air travel options into Russia, our hunters travel to Moscow via Istanbul and take a flight to Petropavlovsk the next day for hunts on Kamchatka or to Magadan. We take the complexity our of flight planning and hunt payments.

Hunt Strategy: Due to heavy snows, Spring hunts are conducted by snow machine. The snow level is usually so deep that the ground in not walkable. But expert guides know how to get hunters into position for the shot, which rarely exceeds 100 yards, and more typically range from 50-75 yards.

Season: Mid-April through late May, or September.

Length of Hunt: 8 hunting days plus travel time, about 14 in total.

Options / Major Species: It is possible to combine Chukotka Moose with Brown Bear on Kamchatka, but this must be considered carefully compared to hunting Moose during prime time in November and Brown Bear during prime time in the Spring.