Alaska touts one of the highest populations of bears in the world. Over 100,000 Black Bears and over 30,000 Brown Bears make Alaska their home. With those kinds of numbers, anywhere you go in Alaska, you’re likely to see one of these magnificent animals. Whether you’ve yet to witness it for yourself, odds are you recognize…
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Rapids Camp Lodge: Guides, Guests, and Bears
It’s Booming at Rapids Camp Lodge. All the fish are cooperating, the guides are putting the guests on fish, and guess what? Bears decided to join us. Fun fact…there are more bears in Alaska than there are people. Bears are cool and we can watch them all day. At Rapids Camp Lodge, as part of…
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Never Stop Learning ™ : Explore.org
Explore is a multimedia organization that facilitates and showcases remarkable people dedicated to extraordinary causes and commitment to documenting them and sharing them with us. Explore shares research, admiration, appreciation of all that inhabitants and blends it with technology for “digestible bites” to get a better view of the world around us. With the mantra…
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Hiking, Family, & Bears – Oh My!
Deneki is of course known for providing excellent fishing experiences in beautiful destinations, but occasionally we will put the rods down and take the opportunity to enjoy other things the outdoors has to offer. I know many anglers can’t imagine being somewhere known for fishing and doing anything but fishing, and we understand that, but…
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Recent Photos from Rapids Camp Lodge
We are not shy when talking about the incredible staff that we have at Deneki Outdoors. There are a lot of moving parts in our lodges causing our guides and operation managers to take on a jack of all trades job description. For example, Liz Fincher. Not only is she the Operations Manager at Andros…
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New Bridge at Brooks Camp
There is a new permanent bridge going across the famous Brooks River in Katmai National Park. This elevated boardwalk improves visitor access along with reducing the lengthy delays for the awaiting bear watchers. Most importantly, it helps the wildlife movement in the area and access to the lower Brooks. Long term, this will help improve…
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Bear Track
Contrary to popular belief, at Alaska West we don’t see too many bears over the course of the day. Unlike other parts of Alaska, bears in our neck of the woods are not very comfortable around people, so when we’re lucky to spot one, it’s usually a ways off. That’s not to say they’re not…
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Bear Highway
We actually don’t see that many bears at Alaska West. Seriously, our camp is located 6 miles from the mouth of a 90-mile river. The best fishing for the bears is further upriver on the spawning beds, where they’ve got easy access to an easy meal. But…there are some side channels and smaller pieces of…
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