Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
p.1 #1Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Hi all,
I spent some time up in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Sanctuary, up in coastal northern British Columbia. It is the first area in Canada created specifically to protect the local grizzly bear population and is accessible only by boat or float plane. There's only one place to stay, the Khutzeymateen Wilderness Lodge, a floating structure towed up to the inlet each season. Each day you travel up and down the inlet on a zodiac and look for bears feeding on clams and sedge grass along the shoreline. This allows you to get remarkably close to the bears, which was really exciting.
All images were taken with an R5 Mark II and the 100-300 f/2.8 w 1/4x teleconverter attached.
Thank you for looking!
I spent some time up in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Sanctuary, up in coastal northern British Columbia. It is the first area in Canada created specifically to protect the local grizzly bear population and is accessible only by boat or float plane. There's only one place to stay, the Khutzeymateen Wilderness Lodge, a floating structure towed up to the inlet each season. Each day you travel up and down the inlet on a zodiac and look for bears feeding on clams and sedge grass along the shoreline. This allows you to get remarkably close to the bears, which was really exciting.
All images were taken with an R5 Mark II and the 100-300 f/2.8 w 1/4x teleconverter attached.
Thank you for looking!
May 24, 2026 at 08:46 PM
p.1 #2Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Delightful, and nice to know about the location (much closer than Alaska)
May 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
p.1 #5Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Beautiful photographs! Very nice work.
May 25, 2026 at 06:28 AM
p.1 #7Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Great set and it sounds like a wonderful experience Shaadi
Morris
Morris
May 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
p.1 #8Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
vbnut wrote:
Delightful, and nice to know about the location (much closer than Alaska)
Thank you! Yes, it's pretty convenient from Vancouver. A short flight to Prince Rupert and then a 90 minute boat ride from there.
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kdacharya wrote:
simply amazing.
Very kind of you!
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douter wrote:
Love them bears,
Douglas
Thanks, Douglas!
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jcw1982 wrote:
Beautiful photographs! Very nice work.
Thank you!
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Beautiful, love that 1st image.
Greg
Thanks Greg. I think the 1st is my favourite.
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morris wrote:
Great set and it sounds like a wonderful experience Shaadi
Morris
Thank you Morris, it was a great experience.
Delightful, and nice to know about the location (much closer than Alaska)
Thank you! Yes, it's pretty convenient from Vancouver. A short flight to Prince Rupert and then a 90 minute boat ride from there.
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kdacharya wrote:
simply amazing.
Very kind of you!
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douter wrote:
Love them bears,
Douglas
Thanks, Douglas!
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jcw1982 wrote:
Beautiful photographs! Very nice work.
Thank you!
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Beautiful, love that 1st image.
Greg
Thanks Greg. I think the 1st is my favourite.
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morris wrote:
Great set and it sounds like a wonderful experience Shaadi
Morris
Thank you Morris, it was a great experience.
May 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
p.1 #9Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Lovely work on these. I really enjoyed the rocky environment with the coverings.
Nice processing and rendering on the fur, sounds like a wonderful place to go to see and photograph grizzlies!
Karl
Nice processing and rendering on the fur, sounds like a wonderful place to go to see and photograph grizzlies!
Karl
May 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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p.1 #10Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Sounds like a great experience and you brought back some real beauties. TFS !
gary
gary
May 25, 2026 at 01:56 PM
p.1 #11Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
You got a get variety of images here. My favorite is the cub in the second last image.
I used the same camera / lens combination last June in Alaska for the bears, and it worked really well.
Dave
I used the same camera / lens combination last June in Alaska for the bears, and it worked really well.
Dave
May 25, 2026 at 04:44 PM
p.1 #12Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Karl Witt wrote:
Lovely work on these. I really enjoyed the rocky environment with the coverings.
Nice processing and rendering on the fur, sounds like a wonderful place to go to see and photograph grizzlies!
Karl
Thank you, Karl. I too enjoyed the environment and felt it added something to the images. I have always associated Grizzly images with catching salmon in a stream, or in a forest, or even along the roadside through a mountain range, so this setting felt quite new to me.
Lovely work on these. I really enjoyed the rocky environment with the coverings.
Nice processing and rendering on the fur, sounds like a wonderful place to go to see and photograph grizzlies!
Karl
Thank you, Karl. I too enjoyed the environment and felt it added something to the images. I have always associated Grizzly images with catching salmon in a stream, or in a forest, or even along the roadside through a mountain range, so this setting felt quite new to me.
May 25, 2026 at 05:35 PM
p.1 #13Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
sum1sgrampa wrote:
Sounds like a great experience and you brought back some real beauties. TFS !
gary
Thank you, Gary!
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Dave_E wrote:
You got a get variety of images here. My favorite is the cub in the second last image.
I used the same camera / lens combination last June in Alaska for the bears, and it worked really well.
Dave
Thanks, Dave. The 100-300 has fast become my favourite wildlife lens. Glad you're getting on with it as well.
Sounds like a great experience and you brought back some real beauties. TFS !
gary
Thank you, Gary!
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Dave_E wrote:
You got a get variety of images here. My favorite is the cub in the second last image.
I used the same camera / lens combination last June in Alaska for the bears, and it worked really well.
Dave
Thanks, Dave. The 100-300 has fast become my favourite wildlife lens. Glad you're getting on with it as well.
May 25, 2026 at 08:59 PM
p.1 #14Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Marvelous set! Love seeing the environment. All so nicely done.
Birdie
Birdie
May 25, 2026 at 09:25 PM
p.1 #15Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
birdied wrote:
Marvelous set! Love seeing the environment. All so nicely done.
Birdie
Really kind of you, Birdie. Thanks!
Marvelous set! Love seeing the environment. All so nicely done.
Birdie
Really kind of you, Birdie. Thanks!
May 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
p.1 #16Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
These are all terrific, but the 1st and the back scratch are my pick's. Fun stuff, it must have been a thrill in person.
Eric
Eric
May 26, 2026 at 11:35 AM
p.1 #17Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Erictator wrote:
These are all terrific, but the 1st and the back scratch are my pick's. Fun stuff, it must have been a thrill in person.
Eric
Thanks, Eric. The back scratch was a good chuckle, for sure. It's certainly a thrill to be metres away from a grizzly.
These are all terrific, but the 1st and the back scratch are my pick's. Fun stuff, it must have been a thrill in person.
Eric
Thanks, Eric. The back scratch was a good chuckle, for sure. It's certainly a thrill to be metres away from a grizzly.
May 26, 2026 at 11:57 PM