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Barela's Alaskan Outfitters
About Barela's Alaskan Outfitters
Peter Barela's Blessings as Owner/Guide
I'm a blessed man, where God has graced me with the ability to work and help other hunters realize their dreams as well! Peter Barela, Owner/Operator of Barela's Alaskan Outfitters, was an avid bow hunter growing up in Colorado. He was looking for more adventure, so he moved to Alaska in 1990. He started working in the bush of western Alaska as an EMT and construction supervisor in a commercial fishing village. While living out there he was exposed to hunting guides, built their camps then began working for guides/outfitters in 1993 and has continued to this day as well as built a construction company which he is now retired, so he can be a full-time hunting guide.
Pete started Barela's Alaskan Outfitters in 2007, after he guided and flown for countless guides in Alaska, he gained a vast amount of knowledge and experience learning and hunting the unique animals and unforgiving terrain of the Alaskan wilderness. Peter's knowledge is second to none as he spent thousands of hours flying his own aircraft in the Alaska wilderness and is blessed to hunt in different countries as well. Peter has learned and applies this knowledge to his clients to help them enjoy themselves, be safe and most of all, to be successful in their hunts. Years in Alaska with wings in the air and boots on the ground, stalking and hunting is second nature to Peter and parallels with his client’s success. Known as a great guide in Alaska.
We are blessed to be able to offer an exclusive area to hunt the extremely rare Glacier Blue Bears and some of the biggest Brown and Black Bears killed in Alaska come from the regions we hunt. With the Best areas and Guides, this is one of the reasons why we have a proven track record of first-class trophy hunts. Your memories will include hunting in the finest big game areas in North America and the world. You will have so many wonderful stories to tell with photos of magnificent trophy animals and scenery. This is the reason I have clientele that book their next hunt with us before they return home.
What makes me stand out is that I'm so thankful that you as a client have invested in us for an opportunity of a lifetime to go home with a magnificent animal you hired us to perform our jobs at the highest level of expertise. Meaning myself and my guides will work extremely hard for you. With the combined hunting, trophy judging and you will get the opportunity to achieve your goals as we strive to be the BEST professional hunters on Every hunt, so that when we apply our expertise and use all the tools in our toolbox-you achieve a successful hunt, and we add to another year of successful record hunts!
I have dreamed of hunting in the world famous Tongass National Forest and now that time has come. We hunt on national forest lands within the wilderness area of the Tongass National Forest. Specifically in the Russel Fiord and hunt out of the only permitted tent cabin in the wilderness area. Hunting the giant Brown Bears out of a 16’ skiff is so exhilarating you cannot imagine. Your highlight of this experience is that you are inside the living domain of the Glacier Blue Bear. There is a very small topographical and ecosystem area where these unique and rare animals live and legally hunt them through a National Forest concession. Also, what separates us from other operators is that everyone involved with Barela’s Alaskan Outfitters has become part of a large family. From our pilots, guides, packers, transporters, air taxis, lodging and businesses in Cordova and Yakutat, we are all family that supports each other for the better of us and our client’s success.
Another way we are different is that we operate in such a vast number of unique areas. From the Chugach National Forest of magnificent towering mountains and world-famous glaciers to hunt for Glacier Blue bears, goats, black and brown bears, moose, wolverines, and wolves to hunt. Also, extreme number of salmon streams full of fish in the fall you can catch them by hand. To the swamps and meadows where the moose live. The beauty is astounding and breath taking. With the Glacier Blue bear being concentrated in only a few areas in the world, our hunting area being one of them, for this reason and so many other hunting opportunities in the vast great land makes Barela's Alaskan Outfitters as a world class hunting operation.
Safety:
Safety is one of our top priorities. He is a member of APHA, (Alaskan Professional Hunters Association) SCI (Safari Club International), lifetime member with the Wild Sheep Foundation, lifetime member of the Pope & Young and a Life Member of the Alaska bow hunters Association. He has donated hunts to the Wild Sheep Foundation, Mule deer Foundation, Pope & Young Club, SCI Bowhunters West Michigan chapter and the Colorado Bowhunters Association to help promote quality hunting. Peter has always been a strong advocate for safety, for himself, his clients, and his staff. Peter received his EMT certification in 1990 and has a Coast Guard Captains License and put it to use in western Alaska. He and his staff have taken first aid courses, CPR courses and a mountain survival technique course.
Area:
Peter is licensed to guide in a very large portion of Alaska, from West central, Southeast, and South-Central Alaska. This represents unit 17, 19, 6 and unit 5, with access to Federal, State and Private lands. Given the different Micro Ecosystems, Barela's Alaskan Outfitters can offer a wide range of Trophy Quality animals for our clients to hunt. You will have a professional guide, licensed in the State of Alaska, with you at all times and on the moose and mountain goat hunts a packer. We are true believers in fair chase hunting and enjoying the beautiful creatures God put here for our hunting.
Areas of operation are unit 5A Russell Fiord. and unit 6A in the Alaska fish and game regulations.