dogladyjw Posted March 27, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Most bear watching talks about Black bears, I want to see Brown bears, also know as Grizzly Bears. Where do you go to see those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillLooking4Adventure Posted March 27, 2006 #2 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Know the difference between black and brown bears. Both black bears and brown or grizzly bears live in areas where there are state parks. Use more than the fur color for identification. There are cinnamon black bears and black brown bears. I can highly recommend Michelles bear viewing trip out of Ketchikan. You can watch the bears up close feed on salmon. http://www.islandwings.com/wlv.html From her web site: From July 4th to August 31st you can experience a once in a lifetime trip and visit the world renowned bear observatory at Anan Creek. Fly along the beautiful waterways of the Tongass National Forest to Anan Creek which hosts one of the largest pink salmon runs in Southeast Alaska. The presence of the salmon draws a large dinner crowd, including both black and brown bears, seals, river otters, mink, marten and eagles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlacierLady Posted March 27, 2006 #3 Share Posted March 27, 2006 They are called brown bears if they are within 50 miles of the ocean and interior are grizzly bears. Black bears are alot smaller and can have variation in coat color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted March 27, 2006 #4 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Over all brown bear sightings at Anan are iffy and can not predicted, overall, it's still the blacks likely to be seen. For browns- fly in out of Juneau Alaska Fly N Fish has permits, Hoonah- go with a guide, I went with http://teckkoutfitters.com/ Otherwise you need interior Alaska with Denali Park the best bargain around via shuttle to at least Fish Creek. Fly ins out of Homer are also very popular. A couple flyin trips available out of Anchorage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted March 27, 2006 #5 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Although it's down right now (naturally), the Alaska Dept of Fish & Game has an excellent bear site at http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=bears.main that gives you information about the many options for seeing both black and brown bears, along the coast and in the Interior. Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted March 28, 2006 #6 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Here's a page with all the bear viewing areas I know of, listed from best to not-so-good - http://www.explorenorth.com/library/nature/alaska_bear_viewing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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