Hinchinbrook island s rugged thorsborne trail is one of the worlds best multiday walking experiences. To view and enquire about the childrens trade and general reference books we distribute in the uk, visit bounce. Brown bears are common on the mainland east of columbia glacier to icy bay and on hinchinbrook, montague, hawkins, and kayak islands. Along the east coast of the island is the 32 km 20 mi long thorsborne trail. Thanks to our association with helloworld ingham, we now offer a service. This video was taken immediately following the charge and shows the aftermath. Debunking the myth of a 1600pound maneating grizzly from.
Hinchinbrook is a 165squaremile island near cordova with an estimated population of about 100 brown bears, giving it the distinction of harboring the highest density of bears of any island in the sound, according to dave crowley, cordova area wildlife biologist for the alaska department of fish and game. Hinchinbrook and montague islands in unit 6d had populations of about 100 bears. The term grizzly usually is used for brown bears that occur more than 20 miles 32 km from the coast. I have a 21 ft wooldridge alaskan ii, with all the safety gear, sat phone, survival suits, vhf, ect.
Hinchinbrook island national park, north queesland australia. Hinchinbrook island, 53km long and 10km wide, off the north queensland coast, is part of the great barrier reef marine park. Thorsborne trail trek diary absolute north charters. Blogs and websites claimed the hinchinbrook island bear stood 12 12 feet tall on its hind legs. Holiday activities literacy activities beginning of school first day of school coloring books coloring pages colouring kindergarten classroom classroom ideas. Johnstone point, hinchinbrook island, alaska tide station. I put together a spring brown bear hunt in pws with a guy i met on the forum. The tide charts below show the height, time and date of high and low tides for the next 30 days.
I carried my whelen as my protection rifle in brown bear country when i worked, and have hunted all over alaska with it. The trail was named in honour of environmental activists arthur and margaret thorsborne. Big islands landscape assessment usda forest service. Out of whittier, good catches can be made in port wells and out to lone island. Double bay cabin campground, cordova, alaska rei camping.
Piper super cub taking off from a beach, hinchinbrook. Book your tickets online for hinchinbrook island, cardwell. It makes you want to go to alaska just to see the places that are described. Hinchinbrook island australias largest island national park, is separated from the mainland by the deep, narrow, mangrovefringed hinchinbrook channel, scoured from sand and mud by strong tidal currents. Kodiak island has an well deserved, yet almost mythical reputation for producing massive brown bears, so its not surprising that roy lindsley shot this gigantic. Management unit 25 background most uplands on hinchinbrook island are. Formerly or currently considered subspecies or populations of brown bears have been listed as. These will be comfortable boat based hunts using smaller boats to access the many hunting areas. Hiking the thorsborne trail on hinchinbrook island the.
My standard is 250 gr bullets, though i would have exactly zero issue with 225 tsxs or other good ones. I have landed at hook point several times on the may day poker run, but my tires started squishing in well before i could taxi to a safe overnight parking spot. Southcentral management areas fishing reports sport fish. Tide times for cape hinchinbrook, hinchinbrook island. These pictures are of a man who works for the us forest service in alaska, and his trophy bear. Hinchinbrook island national park is located 8km from the queensland coast at cardwell. Here are the biggest alaska brown bear kills in the record books. He told the anchorage daily news in december of that year that the bear. We are also offering more brown bear hunts on both hinchinbrook and montague islands for both the spring and fall. A northeast chichagof island brown bear feeds on grass and. Wildlife in the area abounds, including sitka blacktail deer and brown bear learn. The trail traverses an incredible diversity of terrain, from rugged tropical peaks, stunning coastal beaches, rocky shorelines, melaleuca swamps and patches of eucalypts and rainforest. Brown bear brown bears ursus arctos are also called grizzlies or grizzly bears. Montague hinchinbrook pws brown bears posted by mark on may 09 2003 notice all the hullaballoo on the internet regarding last falls harvest of a large hinchinbrook brown bear.
Hinchinbrook island is due south of kenai peninsula. The kodiak bear also known as the kodiak brown bear, sometimes the alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands. This bear was killed down on hitchenbrook island by an airman stationed at elmendorf. When the weather cooperates, anglers can venture out to hinchinbrook entrance, montague strait, and the far side of montague island for the best halibut fishing. To view and purchase our educational sets and series, including ebooks, in the us, visit black rabbit. Hinchinbrook islands a and montague and green islands b based on current. Stretching along the eastern side of hinchinbrook island, the thorsborne trail is widely recognized as one of the worlds finest coastal walks. Our gratitude goes to sarah and rich brown from for permission to repost their june 2017 series of articles. The thorsborne trail is 32km along the island s east coast. With only 40 walkers allowed on the island at any one time, and most leaving each camp in the morning to arrive in the next late in the day they probably expected to have this beautiful place to themselves for a little while longer. There was a population of five permanent residents as. Last spring high tide at cape hinchinbrook, hinchinbrook island was on thu 09 apr height. Hinchinbrook island is an island in the gulf of alaska lying at the entrance to prince william sound in the state of alaska, united states. Absolute north charters hinchinbrook island, thorsborne.
Zoe falls are a favourite of most people that visit hinchinbrook island. A guided hunt for even commonplace barren ground caribou might finance a multispecies hunt in southern africa. Prince of wales island hunted via network of highways, ferry system and logging roads. Cape hinchinbrook light united states coast guard assets. Piper super cub taking off from a beach, hinchinbrook island, alaska dan baileys adventure photography blog posted on may 10, 2010 by dan may 10, 2010 piper super cub taking off from hinchinbrook island, alaska. We get together and make our plan to take my boat from valdez to hitchenbrook island. Hinchinbrook island is in the gulf of alaska at the entrance to prince william. Located on the southwest end of hinchinbrook island, cape hinchinbrook lighthouse is a fantastic historical site that has proved invaluable at directing vessels to and from prince william sound. Crocodile stalks fishermen croc attack imminent andysfishing hinchinbrook exclusive video. Hook point cabin campground, cordova, alaska rei camping. Visitors to the cabin will find many opportunities for recreation and relaxation in the vicinity.
Thorsborne trail, hinchinbrook island national park. Hinchinbrook island, hinchinbrook channel and the coastal plain south to the herbert river deltalucinda is a unique biogeographical region. The cabin is located in a mature spruce stand at the edge of a long, sandy intertidal beach on the gulf of alaska side of the island. Brown bear management rpt alaska dept fish and game wildlife. They are the same species, but grizzly bears usually have less access to salmon and high quality food.
The land time forgot arthur thorsborne, margaret thorsborne, cliff frith, dawn frith on. Hinchinbrook is a 165squaremile island near cordova with an estimated population of about 100 brown bears, giving it the distinction of harboring the highest density of bears of any island in. April and may tide charts for cape hinchinbrook, hinchinbrook island. If you have insights you would like to share we welcome those as well. Montaguehinchinbrookpws brown bears the alaska hunting. According to the guinness book of world records the average male kodiak bear is 2. High brown bear densities occur on hinchinbrook island, while populations on. Use this relief map to navigate to tide stations, surf breaks and cities that are in the area of johnstone point, hinchinbrook island, alaska. Brown bear numbers increased during the midtolate 1990s in unit 6.
Though no longer used as a primary navigational aid, the beacon still serves as a reassuring presence along the rugged alaskan coast. These bears are not as big as kodiak and peninsula brown bears but in terms of overall size i would say they are comparable i. Story of a man who works for the us forest service in. Brown bears are common on the mainland east of columbia glacier to icy bay and on hinchinbrook, montague. Brown bear management report of surveyinventory activities, 1 july. Hinchinbrook island is in the gulf of alaska at the entrance to prince william sound. This is the papa bear of the great barrier reef islands. Statistics for theodore winnens brown bear taken on hinchinbrook island in october 2001. In this case, the bear was a brown bear, not a grizzly, and between eight and nine feet tall. Information includes access, natural environment, habitats, camping and accommodation, walking and.
Greg jennen of glacier mountain outfitters and i have the exclusive guiding opportunity on the national forest on both of these. Other nearby locations tide tables and tide charts to johnstone point, hinchinbrook island, alaska. All meals and air conditioned accommodations double occupancy, fishing takle, guided fishing and license, 3 anglers max. Brown bear management rpt alaska dept fish and game. Hunting packages kodiak island fishing lodge, kodiak. If you have concerns about hinchinbrook island, send those in and we will forward those on to proper care takers. We offer the traveling sportsman services ranging from simple point a to point b water transportation, allinclusive guided sport fishing vacations, trophy waterfowl hunts, and guided big game wilderness excursions in pursuit of sitka blacktail deer, roosevelt elk, mountain goat, and the giant kodiak island brown bear. Debunking the myth of a 1600pound maneating grizzly. If your choice is selfdrive and you need accommodation, visit our links and resources page for a great selection plb personal life beacon also available use our contact page for plb enquiries. Wildlife in the area abounds, including sitka blacktail deer and brown bear. Part of queenslands great barrier reef marine park, over the course of 32 km 19.
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