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The Kamchatka Peninsula is “Bear City”
- pantheonhunters
- Nov 15, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 21, 2025
Big coastal brown bears are the Holy Grail. They hold a sacred place on almost every hunter’s bucket list. Why? Because they must be hunted. They are apex predators. Their imposing physical stature is mind blowing. Many trophy rooms have had to be made larger to accommodate a life-sized version of what hunters encountered.
They can out-run a quarter horse and will just as easily climb over the top of a mountain than go around it to get to the other side. They are machines and they even eat each other. They will challenge the best guns, skills, and the bodies of even the fittest hunter-athletes.
The population of brown bears and potential for trophy size on the Kamchatka Peninsula will challenge status quo thinking about brown bear hunting. You will need to rethink everything about brown bear hunting when it comes to the Kamchatka Peninsula. We hunt Alaska for big bears but there simply is no consistent Alaskan equivalent to Kamchatka.
Consider:
Due to the remoteness of the best bear areas in Kamchatka (most of which are accessible by helicopter charter only), there is essentially zero hunting pressure, not even from locals . . . so little in fact that there is no legal limit to the number of bears a hunter can take on any given hunt. That’s why the number of bears taken averages 2 bears per hunter on a 6 to 7-day hunt. That translates to a 200% success rate.
Bear populations are so high that hunters will see 10-20 bears each day, most of which would be considered trophies elsewhere.
Big bears are in such abundant supply that our guides leave camp each day with the objective and expectation of shooting only 10-footers or better.
Spring is the most productive time to hunt for big bears with prime hides. The depth of snow during Spring forces the use of snow machines to locate trophy bears. Translation: this is the least physically demanding trophy-class brown bear hunt in the world. Anyone can do this hunt.
The cost of hunting Kamchatka brown bear will range from 25% to 40% less all-up, all-in, including flights, charters, licenses, tags, and tips than a high-quality Peninsula or Kodiak hunt.
We can provide modern high-quality guns to rent with ammo, but we successfully get personal gun permits for hunts anywhere in Russia.
Our experienced English-speaking teams make every aspect of logistics planning and hunt execution work to perfection. They meet you upon arrival, clear guns, travel with you, facilitate daily camp life, manage trophy processing, and assist you at check-in to begin your journey home. From beginning to end, you are their professional responsibility.
Lastly, despite current geopolitical tensions among governments, we have only experienced the best in hospitality, services and skills from our Russian colleagues. We know them to be among the most welcoming, friendly and hardest working of the hunting cultures.
Ultimately, we expect the geopolitical relationship between Russia and the United States will be far better in the foreseeable future. But hunts have been taking place continuously since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict without issue. We are in high gear planning hunts across the Russian Federation for the 2026 season and beyond.
Contact us for the latest updates on conditions, availability and pricing.
