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Kamchatka Brown Bear
Ursus arctos beringianus
Brown bear is a solitary animal because it doesn’t need to form protective packs due to the lack of
natural enemies. When winter comes Bear will bed down in a den packed with leaves and sticks.
It doesn’t go into full hibernation, and will occasionally come out of its den. Brown bears have an
amazing diet. Scientists discovered that 75% of the bear population lives off plants alone. Bear will
also eat insects, small rodents and honey. It is strong enough to kill a caribou and outrun a moose,
but usually it doesn’t hunt. It will eat abandoned kills made by other predators.
Average size of Kamchatka Brown Bear trophy is 8,5 – 9 feet. The most outstanding trophy was
taken in 2007 by our hunter Jose Sodiro, the skull measurements of this trophy totaled 27 6/16”
points SCI
General Characteristics. This subspecies is physically very similar to Kodial Bears of Alaska. It has
a broad forehead which is rather steeply elevated over a relatively short muzzle. Though dark furred
specimens predominate, fur color can vary from blackish-brown to pale yellow. The claws tend to
be dark brown, with light yellow tips, and are up to four inches in length. The largest specimens are
located in Kamchatka and on the Shantar Islands. Like its Alaskan cousins, Kamchatka Brown Bear
grows large due to its protein-rich diet of spawning salmon in coastal rivers.
Distribution. Kamchatka Peninsula, Karagandinskiy Island, and northwards throughout Koryak
Okrug, the coastal strip west of the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the coastal mountains as far south as
Uda Bay, on the Shantar Islands and the northern Kuril Islands.
How to get there. You fly to Petropavlovsk via Moscow. Our representative meet you at the airport
and assists through the customs. Then you take 9 hours flight to Petropavlovsk. From Petropavlovsk
we take you to the hunting camp.
Hunting season. Spring hunt: April 28 to May 12; May 09 to May 24.
Fall hunt: September 1 to September 8; September 8 to September 22.
Hunting. In spring we use snowmobiles to get into the remote country. Your guide drives a snowmobile
and you are sitting in the sledge behind. Once the tracks are cut, the hunter follows the bear.
You complete the stalk on foot, snow shoes or on ski. Fall hunts are done by spot and stalk while
observing salmon spawning grounds, berry patches and feeding areas on boat or by foot. In some
areas horseback hunting is available. Average shooting distance is 150-200 yards.
Duration of the trip: 15 days trip, 9 days hunt.
Additional trophies: Wolf, Capercaille.
Base Camp. The camps are polar tents or cabins. They are warm, clean, but have no modern
conveniences. The tents/cabins are equipped with stoves and cots. The electricity is supplied by
generating sets. There are separate tents for sleeping, dining and bathing. Every camp has an
interpreter and a cook.
Equipment. Rifle (not less then 7 mm Mag with optics 3-9x), rifle case (hard and soft one), 40
rounds with a hard case, leather belt pouch, daypack, binoculars 8-12x, spotting scope 40-60x &
tripod of medium size, flashlight, sunglasses, mountain boots – not new – 2 pairs, thermal top,
sleeping bag (for minus 4 F) and rug for sleeping (body size) and seating 11”x11”, mosquito repellent
and net in Fall.
Possible combinations. Chukotka Moose, Kamchatka Snow Sheep, Russia.
Pavel Te
(Russia)
Jorge Casab (Mexico)
Stefan Kneffel (Mexico)
Charles Patterson (USA)