is there any way to get to the Kamchatka peninsula from the west coast without going through Moscow? considering a brown bear hunt there next year and don't want to go around my ass to get to my elbow.

You can fly with a stop in Seoul and Vladivostok. Direct flights from the USA to Kamchatka are not present. There were direkt flights from Anchorage to Kamchatka earlier.

Thought you could fly direct to Petro from Anchorage? I had a buddy do a Kam brown bear hunt and I thought this was the flight he took.. Was 6 years back though.. Maybe they changed it.

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Thought you could fly direct to Petro from Anchorage? I had a buddy do a Kam brown bear hunt and I thought this was the flight he took.. Was 6 years back though.. Maybe they changed it.

You are right, it was possible...
Anchorage-Petropavlovsk direct.
Unfortunately now direct flights are not present.

Yes, Magadan Air used to fly that route but quit in early 2006 just before my Kamchatka trip. Going through Moscow does make a helluva long trip!!

Mike

You can charter a plane from Alaska and go to Kamchatka. You can bring the trophies back legally, in additions to customs, USF&W will need to do inspections of your trophies when you land.

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Going through Moscow does make a helluva long trip!!

Mike

May be to fly - Seul-Vladivostok-Petropavlosk?
From New-York via Moscow, but from San-Francisco via Seul/Vladivostok?

The direct flights are operated only from about mid-June through mid-Sept. from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk by Vladivostok Air.

Be careful if you are trying to route in via Seoul then Vladivostok to connect to Petro...if you get to Vladivostok and don't have anyone to assist with clearing your gun you will be in a world of hurt.

Spring hunts have become difficult because of the limited service and LONG way around that is required.

Also, don't be misled by anyone telling you that you can "shoot 10 foot bears without a problem"...the reality is that the average bears coming out of Kamchatka these days run more along the 8 1/2 to 9' class. Back in the early days (We opened Kamchatka to hunting) it was common to take BIG bears, but the populations have been hunted heavily and many guys took 2 bears each for a number of years. It's a hell of an adventure, but if you are looking for a monster bear, you may want to rethink it. One other item to keep in mind is that the spring hunts, due to weather, are very fickel...you may be stuck in Petro for extra days trying to get north into the bear areas, or if the visibility is poor you may not be able to fly. Just want you to know all of the realities of such a hunt. I have personally hunted there twice and have sent hundreds of guys there over the years. Be careful of whom you work with.

Best,

Clark Jeffs
Safari Outfitters, Inc.
(307) 587-5596
www.safari1.com
clark@safari1.com

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Be careful if you are trying to route in via Seoul then Vladivostok to connect to Petro...if you get to Vladivostok and don't have anyone to assist with clearing your gun you will be in a world of hurt.

Yes, but if you work with the outfitters from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, he will meet you in Vladivostok with all documents for the rifle.

Spring hunting is much better than in autumn.
In the spring hunting will be provide with a snowmobile.
Bears hungry and they are not cautious.
Traces of bears are very visible on the snow.

It is only my opinion




Terms of autumn hunting for a bear since September, 1st.
If there will be a direct flight from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk, from July, 7th till September, 15th.
There are only two weeks in the autumn.

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Originally posted by cjworldtrek: Spring hunts have become difficult because of the limited service and LONG way around that is required.

Hi Clark,

You are 100% correct. When I went in 2006 I started the timer on my watch when I departed my home in Omaha, Nebraska.

Omaha/New York/Moscow/Petropavlovsk/Nine hour bus ride/two and a half hour helicopter ride with a refueling stop/Bear camp. When I stopped the timer it read just short of sixty-four hours.

And as you know, that was continuous travel with no hotels along the way, and wet wipe showers in the airplane lavatories. It was a bitch, but I would do it again tomorrow given the chance.

Mike