Black bear..

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WEATHER CAN START TO GET REAL NASTY....MORE SO IN PWS THAN S.E. I'VE BEEN OUT IN PWS IN SEPT. AND HAD GALE FORCE WINDS+ 80-90 MPH 7-9 FOOT SEAS. PROS- FATTER BEARS ATTRACTED TO SALMON STREAMS. COATS FILLING OUT . EXCELLENT SILVER SALMON FISHING, COULD DEER HUNT FOR SITKA BLACKTAILS ALSO
CONS- WEATHER; FISH EATING BEARS ARE GENERALLY NOT VERY GOOD TO EAT.
VARIOUS SERVICES (BIG GAME TRANSPORTERS ) OUT OF WHITTIER TO HUNT PWS, ALSO PROBABLY SOME OUT OF VALDEZ...TOUGHER ACCESS TO VALDEZ IF YOU FLY INTO ANCHORAGE. F&G SITE HAS LIST OF GUIDES AND TRANSPORTERS. I THINK THEY CAN BE SORTED BY GMU. PWS IS GMU 6D S.E IS GMUS 1-5. SO YOU WOULD NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN S.E. YOU CAN'T USE A CHARTER SERVICE UNLESS THEY HAVE A TRANSPORTER LIC.
TRANSPORTER CAN LEGALLY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD AND LODGING. THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO SUGGEST WHERE TO GO OR HELP IN SPOTTING GAME OR ASSISTING IN ANY ASPECT OF THE HUNT OR RECOVERY OF ANIMAL FROM THE FIELD. BESURE TO HAVE THIS CLEAR SO YOU DON'T GET SURPRISED FROM EXPECTING MORE THAN THEY CAN LEGALLY PROVIDE.
WEATHER WOULD BE BETTER IN SPRING FOR A HUNT, USUALLY. PWS- END OF MAY / BEGINNING OF JUNE BEST IMHO. S.E WOULD BE PROBABLY EARLY MAY.....NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH S.E.
BIGGER BEARS TYPICALLY COME FROM S.E.
6 FOOTERS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN PWS. AVERAGE SIZE IS PROBABLY 5-1/2 TO 6 '. POW AND ISLANDS TO NORTH AND EAST OF POW TEND TO PRODUCE BIGGEST BEARS. SEEMS TO ME POW GETS MORE AND MORE PRESSURE. SO #'S MAYBE DOWN???? F & G IN KETCHIKAN COULD PROBABLY INFORM YOU ABOUT THAT.