Our History
If you’re looking for big brown bears, look no further! Tucked away on the northeastern shores of Lake Iliamna lies one of the largest concentrations of brown bears. Neighboring Katmai National Park and Preserve provides a gateway for big bears making their way to one of the last and largest sockeye salmon runs located in Bristol Bay. These bears can devour up to 100 lbs. a day and grow as large as 8-10 ft. or more. Angry Eagle hunting territory includes over 60 miles of exclusive coastline around Lake Iliamna and its islands. As every experienced hunter understands and can appreciate, private hunting lands offer the greatest opportunity for success!
Hunts begin out of our luxurious lodge where you will set out to one of our tree stands or ground blinds, a mere 20-30 minute boat ride away. Periodically, hunts will be conducted out of a boat. Your nights will not be spent in a tent battling a torrential downpour while eating freeze-dried meals in a sleeping bag. At the end of each hunting day, you will be able to warm up by the fireplace inside our beautiful lodge. Our proximity to the hunting grounds means you will not need to stress over any lost days of hunting time if the weather is less than ideal – we have the logistical advantage! Your time is worth a quality hunt and every night will be spent in our comfortable lodge with a hot meal prepared by our professional hospitality staff.
Michael Featherstone
Our head guide for bear hunts here at Angry Eagle is Michael Featherstone, Registered Guide #952, Mike came to Alaska in 1991. He received his assistant guide license in 1992, and became an official registered guide in 1997. He has had the opportunity to guide throughout the great state of Alaska, everywhere from Cold Bay, to Brooks Range, to Wrangle St. Elias. Since 1991, Mike has made his home-base the Pedro Bay area, building upon his experience and knowledge of the local lands, and the complex bear and wildlife patterns.
Conservation
Fair chase and respect for the animals we harvest is paramount. Our hunts provide for judicious management of the species and are overseen by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the local indigenous tribe. The local community benefits from the harvesting by gaining a percentage of funds that contributes to community enrichment. Additionally, bears have a reputation for becoming quite meddlesome in the community when population numbers are high; sanctioned hunts are beneficial to locals as they help keep this population in check.
Here’s the Fair Chase Statement from Boone and Crockett club. We stand by every letter of it.
Fair Chase Statement
FAIR CHASE, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, is the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper or unfair advantage over the game animals.
HUNTER ETHICS
Fundamental to all hunting is the concept of supporting the conservation of natural resources. Modern hunting involves the regulated harvest of individual animals in a manner that conserves, protects, and perpetuates the hunted population, known as sustainable use. The hunter engages in a one-to-one relationship with the quarry and his or her hunting should be guided by a hierarchy of ethics related to hunting, which includes the following tenets:
Obey all applicable laws and regulations.
Respect the customs of the locale where the hunting occurs.
Exercise a personal code of behavior that reflects favorably on your abilities and sensibilities as a hunter.
Attain and maintain the skills necessary to make the kill as certain and quick as possible.
Behave in a way that will bring no dishonor to either the hunter, the hunted, or the environment.
Recognize that these tenets are intended to enhance the hunter's experience of the relationship between predator and prey, which is one of the most fundamental relationships of humans and their environment.