Recommendations for Yukon/NWT Outfitter for Grizzly hunt?

[Northern Safari]

I'd like to hunt a grizzly up north in the Yukon or the North West Territories in 2026. Looking for recommendations on Outfitters that you have used and how your hunt went overall?

Bonus points for Outfitters that advertise in Canadian dollars.

 

[birdhunter]

A buddy of mine hunted sheep with Mervyns.Cant say enough good things about them.

 

[ReddingArcher]

I don’t believe grizzlies can be hunted in the NWT.

 

[bradb]

Snowmobile spring hunt or fall?

 

[Northern Safari]

A buddy of mine hunted sheep with Mervyns.Cant say enough good things about them.

Any ballpark on what the hunt cost? They don't have prices on their website. I will be reaching out to them for more information.

 

[Northern Safari]

I don’t believe grizzlies can be hunted in the NWT.

Unless something changed very recently I am still seeing hunts advertised for Arctic Grizzly and they are listed as huntable game in the NWT hunting Reg.

 

[Northern Safari]

Snowmobile spring hunt or fall?

Fall.

 

[ol490]

FYI -Only NWT residents can hunt grizzly there.

 

[Northern Safari]

FYI -Only NWT residents can hunt grizzly there.

Interesting, where are you seeing that written? I've skimmed through the Reg and didn't see any exclusions. I'm a Canadian resident but not a NWT resident.

This outfitter seems to be advertising NWT arctic grizzly hunts:

https://www.canadianhigharcticadventures.com/arctic-grizzly-hunts/

Another One:

https://www.globalhuntingsafaris.com/hunts/barren-ground-grizzly-bear-hunt.html

From the Reg: Prices for both Non-Resident and Non-Resident Alien hunters.

 

[ol490]

Well now that you ask - I’ve just heard it many times, on the internet, so it must be true, haha…. I was also told that by the outfitter when I hunted there as they wished they could guide hunters due to bear problems. Hopefully someone will chime in here and correct me if I’m giving you bad info.

 

[ol490]

FYI - I was answering thinking only of the outfitters in the Mackenzie mountains. So I may be totally wrong for other parts of the nwt.

 

[Scottf270]

I thought the outfitters outside the McKenzies have the ability to hunt the barren grizzlies. Didn't they officially split the NWT into two distinct provinces?

 

[Northern Safari]

I thought the outfitters outside the McKenzies have the ability to hunt the barren grizzlies. Didn't they officially split the NWT into two distinct provinces?

Nunavut Territory was split off in 1999. I believe they have grizzlies as well, and polar bear.

 

[6mm Remington]

It's not Canada but it's above the Arctic Circle on the North side of the Brooks Range in Alaska. I hunted with Ovis Outfitters in the fall of 2019. I was fortunate to get a 7 1/2' grizzly bear that was 14 years old. He is absolutely gorgeous. Ovis Outfitters is a first class operation with good people and good equipment. I don't think you could go wrong hunting with them on their spring hunt or their fall hunt.

Ovis Outfitters | Spring Griz

We are a big game guiding service providing quality hunts for grizzly bears, caribou, moose, dall sheep and more throughout Alaska.

www.ovisoutfitters.com

Ovis Outfitters | Arctic Griz

We are a big game guiding service providing quality hunts for grizzly bears, caribou, moose, dall sheep and more throughout Alaska.

www.ovisoutfitters.com