About Us – Kodiak Guides

Jim Bailey, Master Guide

Jim has been in Alaska since late 1960’s. He is from Arizona. He owned a fly-in hunting/fishing lodge in Interior Alaska for over 40 years. He has been a hunting guide for over 45 years.

A little about Jim himself, He has a commercial pilot’s license, holds an Alaska Master Guide License #88, and holds a 100-ton Master Marine Coast Guard License. He is an ex paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, Ex Master Sergeant with Alaska Air National Guard, and was featured in a SCI film on taking a bear with a handgun shown on ESPN. Also, he was featured on ESPN film on hunting a Kodiak Brown Bear entitled “Cub Killer.” There are several articles, videos and books featuring Jim.

THE HUNTS.

My brown bear and mountain goat hunts are one-on-one, 10-12 days, with transportation to and from camp by boat or float plane. We have cell phone service in camp. Please contact us about the right hunting gear for Kodiak.

100% EFFORT. GUARANTEED.

My areas are on a drawing permit basis with a very high success rate in getting drawn. we handle all the paperwork for you. Once you draw your tag, and arrive in camp, we will guarantee 100% effort. Contact us for pricing, equipment and logistics.

Jim Bailey with a 10' 9" brown bear taken by one of his hunters.

KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA

Kodiak is called the Emerald Island and is blessed with a temperate marine climate. The island is rugged mountains with miles of rocky shoreline and stretches of deep, green forests. Over 3,500 Kodiak brown bears make their home on the island.

THE CAMP.

The camp consists of three acres privately owned by Jim. There are three 16′ X 20′ cabins with oil heat and showers. This is a nice place to be on a non-hunting day, usually due to bad weather. It isn’t unusual to spot bears walking along the beach right out the cabin windows.

Showing two of the cabins in camp and "Bonnie-G, Jim's boat.