What a Guided Hunt
Costs in Alaska
For guided hunts in Alaska, most fall between $14,000 and $35,000, with a midpoint around $22,500. That is drawn from 17 Alaska outfitters who publish prices on their own sites. Prices sit close together across species here, from about $24,375 to $30,000. Prices exclude the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state separately.
Alaska hunt prices by species
Each price was read from an outfitter's own website and stored with the sentence it was quoted in. Whole-hunt prices only — day rates and multi-gun party packages are excluded, because they answer a different question. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing a price are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything (Bighorn Sheep, Exotic, Mule Deer, Predator in Alaska).
Alaska nonresident tag costs
| Species | Nonresident tag |
|---|---|
| Mule Deer | $300 |
| Elk | $600 |
| Moose | $800 |
| Bear | $1,000 |
| Bighorn Sheep | $850 |
| Mountain Goat | $600 |
Checked against the Alaska wildlife agency's published nonresident fee schedule. Species whose fee we have not yet audited are left out rather than estimated. The tag is paid to the state and is not part of the outfitter prices above.
Common questions
How much does a guided bear hunt cost in Alaska?
In Alaska, most fall between $9,300 and $35,000, with a midpoint around $24,375. Based on prices published by 14 outfitters on their own websites. That excludes the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state.
What do guided hunts cost in Alaska by species?
Typical published prices in Alaska run bear around $24,375 across 14 outfitters and moose around $30,000 across 11 outfitters. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing prices are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything.
How much is a nonresident hunting tag in Alaska?
A guided hunt price covers the outfitter's services. The licence and tag are bought separately from the Alaska wildlife agency. Nonresident tags run bear $1,000 (brown / grizzly) and moose $800. Those figures come from the agency's published nonresident fee schedule.
Next steps
- Browse Alaska outfitters — every licensed operator we list there.
- Estimate your own trip — adds travel, licence, and party size to the figures above.
- The national price study — how Alaska compares with every other state.