Brown Bear Hunt

Magadan is home to both Siberian Brown Bear (inland areas, habitat closer to Yakutia) and Kamchatka Brown Bear (coastal areas, closer to Kamchatka). We hunt brown bears with the assistant use of snowmobiles in late spring (usually May) when we still have enough snow cover to traverse large swaths of hunting grounds. Unlike other outfitters, we don’t put our hunters on a sled, instead, we give them a new (2017+) ski-doo to ride on, so both the guide and the hunter drive their own separate snowmobiles. You will average 50-90 miles every day during the bear hunt. The terrain resembles rolling hills of Yukon, Northern Alaska, or North of Russia, with occasional mountain ridges. However, on a snowmobile, almost every point on the map is accessible. The ride itself is medium difficulty: the upper snow layer is firm and can hold a large ski-doo just fine, trees and bushes are present but are avoidable, occasionally you will encounter steep uphill or downhill areas. A Brown Bear hunter is not expected to be very fit, however, bear hunting in Magadan is still a physical challenge.

Once in a base camp, hunters will be able to get the rifle sights right, get to know their bear guides, and practice snowmobiling. At dinner, plans will be discussed regarding the upcoming hunt: who goes where, is the hunting equipment ready, what happens if you get a bear trophy etc. On the following day, hunters and guides will all travel in different directions to remote cabins and hunt 2-3 days from there. Alternatively, they will hunt the areas surrounding the base camp and come back every night. The decision will be made solely by Sergey Rudakov, the outfitter. A typical day of brown bear hunting would look like the following: wake up at 6am, breakfast at 6.30, scouting on snowmobiles till 7-8PM, dinner at 8-10PM. Once the trophy is obtained a hunter can either keep hunting for an additional trophy or remain at the base camp.