The Alaska Professional Hunter
Board of Directors
Nominations for Board members are made during the annual business meeting in December of each year. Directors are elected and serve for a three year term. Officers are elected during the first meeting of the new board at the close of the membership meeting.
SAM ROHRER, President - 2011-2023 Sam was born and raised on Kodiak Island in a guiding family. He has been involved in the business since his early teens. He has been fortunate to have the opportunity to guide in many different areas of Alaska. He received his Assistant Guide license at the age of 18 and his Registered Guide license at the age of 21. Sam lives in Kodiak with his very understanding wife, Sarah, and their four kids. They own and operate a big game guiding, sport fishing and wildlife viewing operation on Kodiak.
WAYNE KUBAT, Vice President - 2012-2024 Wayne received his registered guide license and started Alaska Remote Guide Service in 1986. He’s been a member of the APHA since then and is now a master guide. He guides for brown bear, Dall sheep, and moose and also markets a video on calling and hunting moose. He keeps active in wildlife and guiding issues through the BOG and BGCSB. He and his wife, Marilyn, live near Wasilla and Marilyn is vital to both businesses.
LYLE BECKER, Treasurer - 2013-2024 Born and raised in a small town in central Ohio, Lyle grew up hunting, trapping, fishing, and dreaming of one day moving to Alaska. After commercial fishing in Bristol Bay several summers during college, he moved up permanently in 2006 with the goal of trapping and one day owning a guiding business. He received his Registered Guide license in December of 2008. Lyle is a board member of the South Central Chapter of the Alaska Tappers Association, and resides in Anchorage with his wife Alexandra.
CABOT PITTS, Director - 2014-2023
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Introduced to the outdoors at a young age, Cabot’s passion has always revolved around hunting and fishing. Cabot worked in Alaska as a packer in his off months while obtaining a degree from Virginia Tech in Geography with a focus on Aerospatial and Environmental Analysis. He realized he wanted to fully pursue an outfitting career in Alaska and has since then obtained his registered guide license and now runs Alaska Wild Wind Adventures where he currently holds an exclusive concession on the Alaskan Peninsula.
DAN MONTGOMERY, Director - 2013-2022 Dan was born in a small town in eastern Washington and grew up hunting and fishing. He moved to Alaska in 1982 and got his assistant guide license in 1985 and received his registered guide license in 1993. That same year he started his own guiding business Alaska Trophy Adventures. He has since earned his Master license and also holds a commercial pilot license for both land and sea. Dan has lived in Southeast Alaska (Juneau), the Arctic (Kotzebue) and now lives in Wasilla.
