Parker Guide Service

Parker Guide Service operates Alaska Boat Hunts, a yacht-based hunting operation specializing in guided brown bear hunts throughout Southeast Alaska. The entire operation runs from the Alaskan Harvest, an 80-foot luxury yacht that serves as your floating lodge, kitchen, and base camp combined.

All hunts take place in Southeast Alaska's highest-density brown bear territory:

• •Admiralty Island
• •Baranof Island
• •Chichagof Island

These three islands hold some of the world's densest populations of trophy-class coastal brown bears. Parker Guide Service operates under an Authorized Special Use Permit with the Tongass National U.S. Forest Service—there's no draw lottery required. All hunting allocations are held by the guide service.

• •10-day expeditions take 2-4 hunters maximum. You'll fly into one of three Southeast Alaska hubs—Petersburg, Juneau, or Sitka—then charter a seaplane to meet the yacht at a secluded anchorage.

Each morning, you'll load into a 16-foot aluminum boat and run to hunting areas accessible only by water. By evening, you're back aboard the Alaskan Harvest for gourmet meals and comfortable cabin accommodations.

• •Hunt Price: $49,500 (subject to annual change)

The hunt price covers lodging, meals, guides, and yacht access. You'll pay separately for:

• •Transportation to/from Alaska
• •First night pre/post-hunt lodging
• •Seaplane air charter to vessel
• •Alaska hunting licenses and tags
• •Tanning, skull cleaning, and hide shipping
• •Personal gear and hunting effects
• •Gratuities (standard minimum: 10% of trip price, typically given to Captain Bruce in cash or check)
• •Alcoholic beverages

Purchased directly from Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

• •US Nonresident: $160 annual hunting license
• •Non-resident Alien: $630 annual hunting license

Parker Guide Service will contact you with purchase instructions when booking is confirmed.

Beyond brown bears, Parker Guide Service also offers:

• •Black bear hunts in Southeast Alaska's most productive trophy habitat (Units 3 including Kuiu Island and Kupreanof Island)
• •Sitka deer hunts for Alaska's distinctive black-and-white deer species
• •Mountain goat hunts in remote alpine terrain
• •Alaska boat cruises for non-hunting visitors

• •Main Phone: 907-747-6026
• •Captain Bruce (Dec-March only): 907-738-6760
• •Email: Available through website contact form

If you cancel or fail to make payments, your deposit is forfeited unless you find an acceptable replacement hunter. The company strongly recommends full trip insurance coverage due to Alaska's remote nature and weather variability. Inexpensive online options are widely available.

Parker Guide Service maintains allocated permits with the USFS and is USDA compliant. The operation is structured as an equal opportunity employer with no discrimination. The company holds lifetime memberships and active support for:

• •USA Youth Education in Shooting Sports (USAYESS)
• •Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP)
• •Dallas Safari Club
• •Houston Safari Club
• •Alaska Professional Hunters Association
• •Safari Club International

Operations run year-round with specialized expertise in Southeast Alaska's complex marine hunting environment. Hunts begin from Petersburg, Juneau, or Sitka airports, with seaplane transport directly to the yacht.