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I think this is now called Alaska Shore Excusions Icy Strait Exclusive Wildlife and Bear Search Tour. We had a fabulous experience on our bear and wildlife tour. We went out with Hotshot as our driver and he knew so much about the area and bears and their way of life. The tour is four hours which is good as it allows time to drive a long way to quiet spots where your driver knows there are bears in the area. We spent a long time not seeing any bears - only a deer and bear tracks, scat and trail through the grass. We were getting resigned that we might not be lucky when one of the passengers called out she had seen something. There we saw a bear! He crossed the creek, crossed the road and back into the creek where he caught a salmon in front of our noses and our cameras! We couldn’t have been happier. Hotshot was ready with his gun, but we felt quite safe watching the bear from the bridge over the creek. The ride is in a fairly battered minibus so try and sit near the front for a better view and to hear the commentary. Don’t forget to take some water as there are no snacks or water provided. Altogether a great experience - the highlight of our whole holiday.
We had a very nice guide who attempted to find us bears during our 4-plus hour tour. Although we spent a long time looking for bears, we regretfully did not see any wildlife during this long excursion. I think it was probably a little too early in the season. Also, I would not recommend this tour if you are prone to neck/back issues. We were seated in the very back of an 8-person van which was extremely uncomfortable. If we had seen some wildlife, it would have been more worthwhile. The guide did everything humanely possible to find us a bear (spending over 4 hours with us), but I wished I had done a whale-watch excursion instead.
My mom & I went on a bear hunt excursion with Luke & had a wonderful time. Luke gave us a lot of information about Hoonah, it's history, & what it's like to live there as well as information about the Tingass National Forest. It was only my mom & I on the tour which was nice. It was unseasonably warm when we went so we didn't get to see a bear. Luke said the time of year we went normally has over 90% chance of seeing a bear but they were all hiding from the hot sun the day we went. We did get to see a mama deer & it's baby fawn that Luke said was probably only 1-2 weeks old. We also saw an Eagle chasing a Hawk. We saw an eagle in its nest which was really cool! Lastly, just driving around the beautiful island & Tongass National Forest was so wonderful. There is never a guarantee you will see bears so while we were hoping to see at least one we were not too disappointed. It just would have been an added bonus! Highly recommend this tour even if bears are not seen!!
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