Hunt Alaska with Kelly Vrem’s Rough & Ready Guide Service!
How do you define the ultimate Alaska big game hunt? Riding horseback into the Wrangell mountains where you may hunt moose, dall’s sheep, wolf, wolverine, grizzly and black bear? Flying in to pristine mountain goat hunting ranges? Observing trophy-size bear in the amazing wilderness of the Alaska Peninsula?
Kelly Vrem
Master Guide Kelly Vrem, owner of Rough & Ready Guide Service Inc. is a native-born Alaskan who has traveled most of the state and is familiar with many hunting areas. Kelly is certified to hunt 13 of Alaska’s Game Management Units, and has chosen his favorite locations to conduct his guide business, where he can turn your Alaska hunting dreams into a reality.
Kelly has been guiding since 1973. In 1977 he obtained his Registered Guide License and has been providing Alaska guided brown bear, grizzly bear, moose, Dall sheep, mountain goat, black bear, wolf and wolverine hunts.

If an Alaska Horseback hunt is your preference you need to check out the Wrangell Mountain hunting section of our site. Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains offer outstanding Dall Sheep, mountain goat , moose, grizzly and black bear hunting. Our hunting packages accommodate both single and multi-species hunting, and our pack and saddle horse stock is first rate.
Our hunting guide staff is among the best in the Alaska big game hunting industry. Our guides are skilled hunters and committed to helping you get your sheep, bear, goat and moose trophies. Carolyn Nichols is our experienced wrangler, she also wears many hats at camp and is a valued part of the crew.
Meet Our Crew! Pictured, from left: Sterling Whitaker, Doug Hickey, Kelly, Linda, Chris Walker, Jeff Matney, Carolyn Nichols.
First Rate Services and Accommodations for Trophy Hunters
Our airplanes are first class and just the right type to allow you to
access the back country hunting camps.Since 1977, when we first offered Alaska Hunting with Kelly Vrem, we have been making connections and getting to know the service providers in the hunting and sport fishing world. To complement your Vrem guided hunt package, we highly recommend Tracy Vrem’s Blue Mountain Lodge for fly-out trophy sport fishing. Rainbow Trout, Grayling, Sockeye King Chum and Silver Salmon, which are available at Blue Mountain Lodge on the Alaska Peninsula.
Kelly Vrem’s Rough & Ready Guide Service follows Leave No Trace principles to ‘maintain the health of, and access to, natural lands.’.
E-mail us for more information or, better yet, call us, it is always more beneficial to speak in person. We are proud of our business and we know we can help you acquire the bear, moose, sheep, goat, wolf or wolverine hunting goals. Contact us now to book your Rough & Ready Guided Alaska Big Game hunting or Alaska horseback hunting adventure of a lifetime!
Recommended Reading:
Fair Chase with Alaskan Guides: available on amazon.com
The Alaska Geographic Site: http://www.alaskageographic.org/ is a great place to find books about Alaska.

