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"Bearman's"

Yellowstone Park Guided Tours

Backcountry Bear Viewing Tours

May, June, July, and August

©Kevin Sanders



 

  Viewing wild grizzlies in Yellowstone Park requires a short cross country hike averaging 1.5 miles into an area with no trails, no visitors, no traffic, and only the sounds of nature.
 

    Grizzlies are viewed with spotting scopes (I provide three scopes with tripods--$4300. worth!) from pre- established viewing areas in the backcountry that I developed in the late 1980's. While spotting and viewing bears the group will learn through open discussion everything they ever wanted to know about bears, wolves, Yellowstone Park or anything else they are interested in.

    Elk, bison, bald eagles, harrier hawks, coyotes, and once in awhile wolves are also viewed along with grizzlies during this tour.
 Note: This is a wild backcountry tour, not a road tour like most other guides offer.
 

  • 100% success in 1996, and 2000!
  • Ninety seven percent success in 2001.
  • Only 70% success in 2002 due to a large forest fire which forced the bears out of the area.
  • 98% success from 1992-99, and 2003.
  • 96% success in 2004. Partially due to the Nez Perce wolf pack moving into the area, and one visitor blowing an air horn over the course of 3 weeks, while hiking.
  • 99% success in 2005. The best bear viewing summer in nearly 8 years with 8-9 grizzly bears a day, but also the most dangerous, and I had to cancel or change several weeks of tours due to a high level of danger hiking into the area.
  • 98% success for 2006. A really great summer for bear viewing. We did have to leave the viewing area several days due to bears being too close to the viewing area.
  • 100% success for 2007. I did have to cancel several weeks of bear viewing though due to a high danger level. Guests were given the option to change their tour or recieve a full refund.

 


    The bear viewing tours are my most popular spring and summer tour. Very small sized groups of 1-5 are taken out each day to designated viewing areas. Once we arrive at the viewing location we are stationary until it is time to hike back out to the road at dusk.

    Minimum age limit for the bear tour: 12 The age limit is only for the bear tour. On all other tours that I offer, there is NO age limit, and younger kids are encouraged and welcome to join in.

    Afternoon tours are offered for bears, except in May when I offer only early AM tours.

    Digital video camera's work best for photographing the bears from a distance, unless you can afford a Nikon 800mm lens. If full framed, full faced photographs of grizzly bears is your main goal, then I would have to recommend your local zoo. A few guests with Canon XL-2 digital video camera's have been able to "reach out there" and capture these shots. Otherwise, the bear tour is more of "an experience, and unique adventure". The second and third week of May are the only two weeks of the year when you have the chance of capturing full face, full frame shots of bears close up. Email me for details.

    Viewing and safety guidelines originally established at McNeil River Falls in Alaska are followed for your safety and to minimize the impact on the grizzly bears.

    Get away from the road and the crowds and see grizzly bears in their natural environment!

 

Note:

  I reserve the right to cancel or change this tour at the last minute if the area becomes too dangerous to visit, or if the tours impact the grizzlies and other wildlife in a negative way.
 
 

Read what our guests say about our tours--here
 


 
  Fee Schedule And Reservations

    This is a custom private charter guide service, with a one - on - one personalized vacation tour program designed to make this a vacation of a lifetime!

 

 

Rate:  $500. flat rate, total price for 1-5 guests.
Private charter tour, approx, 6 hours depending on month.


Afternoon tours only. Entrance fee, and food are not included in rate.
30% deposit is required at time of reservation.

  I meet guests for the bear viewing tours at Canyon Visitor Center. The closest lodging is at Canyon, but Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Lake Lodge are not too far away. Mammoth is about a 35 minute drive and West Yellowstone is an hours drive.

Transportation, guide, and spotting scopes are provided.

 

I encourage everyone to check what other guides are charging for the same tour and discover just how competitive my rates are.

For more information, or to reserve your day-------Email and Contact information

 

Who Is The Bearman?--Biography/Vitae

Kevin Sanders
Yellowstone Outdoor Adventures!
P.O. Box 4352
Bozeman, MT 59772
Email: trailside@gomontana.com


 
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