Hunt the giant salmon-eating coastal grizzlies of northern British Columbia

A British Columbia outfitter has just bought a prime coastal grizzly hunting concession. The bears in this area eat salmon and look like and grow almost as big as Alaska brown bears. The outfitter prefers the fall hunt during the last two weeks of October. Due to politics by people who know very little about wild grizzly populations the outfitter is allocated a quota of only one bear for this three-year period. Once a customer fills a tag, he won't get another bear quota until 2007. In the spring the bears are rutting in alpine country, and you must be in excellent physical condition. The previous outfitter had been producing bears with skulls between 23 and 26 inches. The bears in this area are huge with a nine-foot average, and the previous outfitter killed a 10 1/2-footer. Some experts say these are essentially brown bears. This hunt went 100% in 2003. If you prefer a fall hunt, you can schedule a trip in October. Meet the outfitter in Terrace, British Columbia. Expect to hike into alpine country.