About us

Dustin McLeod - Registered Guide

USCG 200 Ton Captain

Scott McLeod- Master Guide

USCG 200 Ton Captain

Alaska Raven Guides is a family owned and operated small business. Master Guide, Scott McLeod, is a lifelong Sitka resident and has been guiding since the early 1990’s. He spent decades hunting and commercial fishing, and built a successful business doing what he loves - sharing his passion for the outdoors with clients from around the world. Scott passed on this passion to his son, Dustin, and Alaska Raven Guides continues its tradition of excellence with Dustin now at the helm.

Dustin grew up guiding alongside his father and became an assistant guide at 18 and a registered guide in the years that followed. He has successfully guided hundreds of clients for brown and black bears, mountain goats and deer. Like his dad, Dustin also spent much of his life commercial fishing. This background has provided the McLeod’s with the skills to offer a boat-based guide service that transports clients safely across Alaskan waters.

We are Sitkans through and through. We love where we live and when we’re not guiding, we spend as much time as possible in the outdoors with our family. Being able to spend so much time, year-round, in the areas where we guide truly gives us an edge. It affords us the opportunity to study bears in their natural environment year-round (not all bears in Southeast Alaska hibernate), to learn feed and rest patterns of mountain goats and deer, and the chance to explore new areas and anchorages. All of this knowledge helps us to provide superior service to the hunters that we guide in the spring and fall seasons.

our roots run deep

family hunting trips are mandatory

With Our children: bella, henleigh, mason, weston & lorelai

dustin & chelsea on a Deer hunt

Dustin and his wife Chelsea are lifelong Sitkans - both with strong roots in Southeast Alaska. Chelsea’s family has been in the region for generations. She is part of a multigenerational fishing family and is also a descendant of the Tlingit tribe - the indigenous people of Southeast Alaska.

Chelsea feels very connected to this wild place and she enjoys spending her time outdoors, taking part in subsistence activities like hunting, fishing, and berry picking, and passing these traditions down to her children.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We recommend a 300 caliber gun (338 or 375 preferably) or higher for our brown bear hunts. We also prefer Barnes Bullets.

  • We flesh the hide and salt it in preparation for your taxidermist. At the end of the hunt we take your hide and skull to the local Fish and Game Office and get the hide and skull sealed.

    We will ship it directly to your taxidermist at your preference of: FedEx, or Alaska Air Cargo, or you can take it with you as luggage, as many clients prefer this option too.

  • We only have one airline that comes into Sitka. Alaska Airlines flies from Seattle or Anchorage directly to Sitka. We will pick you up at the airport and take you to your hotel or the boat depending on when you are scheduled to arrive.

    We often recommend coming into town 2 days ahead of your scheduled hunt date just in case your luggage or gun/bow gets misplaced.

    There are times when you will have to fly by float plane. We will discuss your schedule in more depth closer to your hunt and help you with all arrangements.

  • There are several hotels in the main part of our small town, some of our gust favorites are: The Sitka Hotel with an amazing Italian restaurant called Mangiare (www.hotelsitka.com). The Southeast Resort Hotel is another favorite and has a restaurant called the Cold Water & Grill (www.southeastresort.com).

  • We have a washer and dryer aboard our yacht that you have available to use, so you only need a couple of pairs of clothes to help keep your packing as light as possible since outer layer are heavy and bulky.

    Under layer merino wool is recommended, mid layers of fleece and down, and outer layers of rain gear/hunting gear, should be the layering system you bring up. Wool type socks and very little cotton. Comfortable lounge type clothes for time on the boat and a slipper for inside the boat is also recommended.

  • We recommend a waterproof/dry bag style day pack for in the skiff for clothing, snacks, water bottles, bullets, binoculars, etc. As it’s likely to rain at some point or get wet in the skiffs and on the coastline when making a stalk.

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