RECENT HUNT REPORTS FROM WILDMAN LAKE LODGE

Alaska Brown Bear Hunting at Wildman can be a beautiful experience as 2018 hunting guest Richard Barch of St. Clair, MI shows with this incredible photo of he and his 9'-3" trophy brown bear on the 6th day of his hunt with Gary "Butch" King, Master Guide and Mike Peterson.  This bear is well into the SCI Record book with an official score of 25-12/16 SCI.  Beautiful Trophy Richard!

  The Ten Foot Two Inch Brown Bear taken by Wildman Lake Lodge's YOUNGEST HUNTER scored 28-3/16 SCI placing it well up in the Safari Club International Book of World Records. Tommy is pictured here with L to R, Butch King, Tim Niles and Assistant Guide Rob Bostater, who all helped to make Tommy's hunt a great success.  For Master Guide, Gary "Butch" King, it was an honor to outfitter a young hunter of Tommy Niles' caliber. 

Alaska  moose  hunting  at its finest for big bulls  at  Wildman Lake Lodge,.    Larry  Foss  took  this  beautiful  heavy  antlered 68  in  Alaska  Peninsula Trophy  moose   on  a  September  hunt  out  of Wildman Lake Lodge  with Master Guide Gary "Butch" King and Assistant Guide Brandon   Anderson.

  Ten year old hunter, Tommy Niles, took this huge 10 foot plus Alaska Brown Bear at Wildman Lodge with Master Guide/Outfitter Gary "Butch" King, on the remote Alaska Peninsula.  Tommy was accompanied by his Father Tim and veteran Wildman Lodge guide Rob Bostater when they spotted the bear across the river and high up the mountain above the jungle of tangled alders.  After a four hour successful stalk on this very old trophy bruin, Rob had the young hunter within 80 yards of the huge Brownie.  Tommy made a great first shot and followed it up with two more 300 grain SWIFT A-Fame bullets in less than 10 seconds.  The bear tumbled down the steep slope and hung up in the alders below.  The huge paw tells the story, as big as the boys chest.  Stay Tuned, the bear is in the fleshing tent and final measurement and Safari Club International Score will be published soon.  Wildman

  Texas hunter, Bruce Evans requested the Cabin hunt from Wildman Lake Lodge after a fellow Texan harvest the season's largest bear, 10'-8'', last fall on the same hunt.  This hunt is conducted by boat, from Wildman Lodge.  The cabin is actually one of the better glassing points on the lower river and with the boats you access to two more connected drainages, giving the Guide, boat driver and hunter a lot of country they can hunt.  The call came in at 9:30 PM on the 3rd day of the hunt... Brown & Down

While stalking a large boar with big sow, Bruce was right behind Wildman Assistant Guide Rich, on a late evening stalk to get closer to the two bears.  All of a sudden from a hole in the tall amber grass erupted a big amber colored Brown Bear, less than 10 yards in front of the duo.  Rich yelled, Good Bear!  Bruce cut loose with his .375 and after a number of shots were fired he had the beautiful yellow boar on the ground.    Bruce Evens brown bear squared 9'-6" with a SCI Book Skull 25-08/15.  Congratulations!  Sometimes you pick the bear, and sometimes the bear picks you!  That's bear hunting, expect the unexpected.

  The Ten foot Eight inch Brown Bear taken by David D'Onofrio is out of the skinning shed and up for all to see.  The bear was shot on a steep, snowy mountain side at 40 yards, and proceeded to tumble townard the hunter and guide, as Dave unloaded his .375 H&H Magnum.  After getting two shots off, Assistant Guide, Phil Perry pulled Dave out of the way as the tumbling/sliding bear took out his pack and Dave's shooting sticks, coming to rest in a perfect picture pose in the heavy alders below.  Good thing, because Phil could barely move the bear to remove the skin and head, having to remove the quarters of the enormous bear before even rolling it over.  

David D’Onofrio‘  Brown  Bear  

Scores:    28-  10/16  SCI

Bear Hide Squares:  10  ft. 8  inches

Our popular cabin hunt provides an excellent opportunity to hunt from the lodge or our comfortable down river cabin.  James Davis joins the Ten Foot Club with this 10'-9" brownie taken on a 2017 fall hunt.

Texan, Frosty Miller,  enjoyed a very successful hunt from Wildman Lake Lodge with Gary "Butch" King.  Each season we are able to do a couple "Lodge Hunts" where we use boats or ATV's from the lodge to hunt.

A hard earned brown bear for Todd Essendmacher who logged several camping and hunting days before finally choosing this fine trophy brown bear.

Steve  Johnston of Houston takes a very big trophy wolf during a recent fall hunt at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Excellent Fall Brown Bear taken near Wildman Lake Lodge during the 2017 bear season.

Each season, several of the largest brown bear taken in Alaska, come  from Wildman Lake Lodge.