If you can swing an air charter into the Mulchatna River area -you might give it some thought. Just talked to a guy tonight who was up there last week. He says folks who really know the country are noticing a lot of bears in the area. There are some air taxis in Anchorage, Kenai/Soldotna, and Iliamna that serve the area - Iliamna Air Taxi is a good one. Haven't checked the regs but I think the seasons have been liberalized in unit 9B and 17.