Sep 10 - Sep 20. Genetically, brown and grizzly bears are the same. The difference is brown bears have access to salmon rich streams, which provide an abundant source of protein. The state determines the bear type based on geography: any bear within 120 miles of the coast, on a salmon-producing stream, is a brown bear. Our fall hunts are float trips through the foothills of the Alaska Range, allowing for the opportunity to hunt both “species.”