Who Leads Top Gun Treks Hunts and Where Do the Hunts Take Place?

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Top Gun Treks is owned and operated by Bob Jewett, a lifetime Alaska resident and registered Alaska hunting guide with more than 40 years of hunting and guiding experience in the state's back country. He is also a bush pilot and taxidermist. The hunts take place in wilderness areas of Alaska game units 14, 16 and 20, in non-motorized country accessed by airplane, and the company limits the number of hunters scheduled into its camps each year.

Who Runs the Operation

Top Gun Treks is a family-owned and family-run business based in Wasilla, Alaska. Bob Jewett started hunting in Alaska as a young boy and has since hunted nearly every part of the state, according to the company's site. That background combines three roles that matter for a guided hunt:

  • Registered guide — the credential behind the guiding service itself.
  • Bush pilot — relevant because the hunting areas are reached by airplane.
  • Taxidermist — useful if you plan to have trophies handled after the hunt.

The site presents his years of experience and local knowledge, paired with hunting areas in non-motorized Alaska wilderness, as the basis for client confidence in the outcome of a hunt.

Where the Hunts Take Place

The guiding territory covers thousands of square miles in Alaska game units 14, 16 and 20. The company describes these units as holding large, healthy populations of trophy-quality game.

Hunts are conducted as fair chase hunts in wilderness locations accessed by airplane, and the areas are described as non-motorized. In practice, that means your hunt begins with a flight into camp rather than road access, and the hunting itself happens on foot or otherwise without motorized vehicles in the field.

The site also notes that in its area it is possible to see sheep, moose and bears in the same field of view — which is why some hunters choose a combo hunt option.

What This Means for Choosing a Hunt

Factor What the site states Why it matters to you
Guide credential Registered Alaska guide, lifetime resident Confirms the operation is led by a licensed guide with local history
Experience 40+ years hunting and guiding in Alaska Suggests familiarity with terrain, game and conditions
Access Airplane access to wilderness, non-motorized areas Expect remote camps and foot-based hunting, not road-based hunts
Territory Units 14, 16 and 20 The specific region your hunt will take place in
Capacity Limited number of hunters per camp each year Fewer hunters per camp is presented as a quality measure

If remoteness and a small-camp format fit what you want from an Alaska hunt, this profile is consistent with that. If you need road-accessible hunting or large-group logistics, the airplane-access, non-motorized model described here points the other way.

Practical Next Step

The site lists a phone number for information, 907-355-4778, alongside pages for hunt info, gear lists, videos and prices for specific hunts. Before booking, confirm directly which unit and camp your chosen species hunt uses, how the air charter is arranged, and what the current price and deposit terms are — the site's price pages are the place to check those details rather than assuming them.