Bowhunting the Dangerous Bears of Alaska

By John E. Phillips

We've had such a great demand for "Bowhunting the Dangerous Bears of Alaska" that we've added some new chapters and photos and increased the book to five times its previous size. We've got information from two of Alaska's best brown bear and grizzly bear hunters, Frank Noska and Tony Mudd. These men dance to a different drum. They believe in getting in extremely close - closer than many other hunters even dare to get. This book is an adventure book, as well as a bear hunting book, and we've added Frank Noska's greatest solo hunt, where he took five big game trophy animals (including a grizzly bear) in 33 days as a bonus chapterm as well as unusual facts about bears and recipes. Here's an excerpt from Frank Noska: "I was only 30-yards from the Alaskan brown bear that was now in a sitting position," Frank Noska recalls. "The bear looked straight at me, trying to decide whether to charge or to stay put. Although I didn't think he had the energy to charge, I started backing away." Frank Noska of Wasilla, Alaska, is an extreme bowhunter. Over the years he has developed a hunting technique that defies reason. Today, he hunts Alaskan brown bears and grizzlies without a backup handgun or another hunter with a rifle. "I'm often asked why I hunt bears without a backup hunter or carrying a gun," Noska says. "When I'm stalking bears, I don't carry a backpack and usually don't wear boots. I stalk bears in my socks, so I can move really quietly. I've found carrying a pistol with me on a stalk encumbers me. Not carrying a gun and not having a backup hunter with me may not be the smartest thing I've ever done, but when I can find a bear in a spot where his attention is focused on something else, if I take my time and move slowly, I usually can get within bow range." Noska hunts some of the most-dangerous bears in the world, Alaskan brown bears and grizzlies that have the ability to travel 40 miles per hour (the length of 10 football fields in one minute). Why does Noska bowhunt these bears solo? What's being within 30 yards of an animal that can kill you if he sees you and you have no place to run or hide, like? How does Noska have the courage to remain motionless when an 800-pound grizzly bear is looking straight at him? If you enjoy high adventure, reading about dangerous game and learning about the men who take that game, this book is a must read.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508509220
• ISBN13: 9781508509226
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"