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Post by LongSpur39 on Dec 12, 2009 4:11:09 GMT -5
How many of you folks have taken a bear? Post pics if you got some! Or tell the story of some you have shot.  |
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Post by 4Pointer on Dec 12, 2009 22:39:33 GMT -5
I HAVE TAKEN 2 ~ BLACKS IN ONT, SPRING BEAR HUNT
TOOK THE FIRST ONE ON MY FIRST DAY OUT ,,,
I WAS SITTING OVER A BAIT ( GROUND BLIND ) MADE OUT OF LIMBS BEHIND A STONE WALL.. IN BACK OF ME WAS A SMALL GROWED IN FIELD WITH SMALL SPRUE TREES AND TO THE LEFT WAS SOME LARGE SPRUCE,,I HEARD SOMETHING
FROM BEHIND ME ,,SEEN NOTHING ,, THAN OUT OF THE BLUE WAS A BEAR NOT MORE THAN 20' GOING OVER THE STONE WALL ... TALK ABOUT THE HEART PUMPING AND THINKING " WHAT IN THE H~LL AM I DOING HERE " LOOK DOWN AT THE BAIT A A NICE BEAR WAS FACING ME EVERY SO OFTEN HE TURN HIS HEAD A LICK THE ROCKS WHERE I POURED BACON GREASE,, LAYED THE CROSS HAIRS ON HIS NECK ,,AS HE TURNED TO LICK THE ROCKS I SQUEEZED THE TRIGGER, HE DROPPED LIKE A TON OF BRICKS HIT HIM,, I JACKED IN ANOTHER ROUND AND WAITED AND WATCHED,,, GOT MY STUFF TOGETHER AND WENT OVER THE WALL,,AS I GOT TO 30 YARDS ,I DON'T KNOW IF THE WIND BLEW HIS HAIR OR HE MOVED ,,,, BUT HE GOT THE SECOND ROUND AND I HEADED FOR THWE TRUCK,,, AT 1 AM IN THE MORNING WE WENT BACK IN TO GET HIM,,,,, THE GUIDE WAS BUSY WITH OTHER HUNTER'S,,,
HE WEIGHTED 268 LBS.. BUT LOOKED BIGGER TO ME... I'LL POST A PIC AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK..
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Post by LongSpur39 on Dec 13, 2009 22:14:27 GMT -5
Nice Bear Larry! Someday i'm hopin! |
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Post by 4Pointer on Dec 14, 2009 7:54:46 GMT -5
Forgot ~~taken with a Rem ~ 700 , 270 cal.
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Post by Kt29 on Dec 14, 2009 22:20:38 GMT -5
Pretty nice looking bear Larry. A belated congrats on getting a nice one like that. I feel your excitement. That's awesome. |
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Post by moordeer on Feb 5, 2010 21:03:55 GMT -5
I have taken 3 bear. 2 with bow and 1 with rifle. The bow kills where very exciting both whee less tha 5 yards.
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Post by LongSpur39 on Feb 9, 2010 3:26:17 GMT -5
I have taken 3 bear. 2 with bow and 1 with rifle. The bow kills where very exciting both whee less tha 5 yards. Thats awesome! I had some close calls. But never had a good shot. And when I had good shots the season wasn't open or at the time there wasn't a season to hunt bear in thatt area.  |
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Post by THE GOB-FATHER on Feb 10, 2010 17:12:54 GMT -5
I haven't ever harvested one before and to be honest... don't really have a desire to. But I'm always open to hunting something new... especially something that can HUNT YOU! lol. But for now.. I'm just enjoying the pics and stories!
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Post by grizz1 on Feb 11, 2010 17:39:04 GMT -5
Although I never took a bear on my trip to Ontario, my brother took one with good fur, black as coal, weighing 300 lbs.
Our hunt was a spur of the moment thing, was invited to go on Monday evening and left early Thursday morning.
Had never given it much thought until the chance came up but I'll say that we enjoyed the hunt very much, made memories that have caused many laughs and stories since. The fella that invited us was a family friend, years later he became my stepfather so we still talk about our bear hunt and how our lives have changed since.
We saw many bears, I had 2 good chances to shoot but passed them as the angle was not good on one,the other one, well I just took too much time thinking and he left, not to return.
Some of the things I enjoyed about that hunt was the difference in terrain,lakes, fishing, vast wildernous, no traffic/people, saw one other hunter on our road in 2 weeks,learned many facts about the lifestyle there as I made friends with a Native American that made his living trapping, took hundreds of photos, (all on film).
The worst part of the hunt for me was I had got my directions turned around in Dryden Canada when we drove out a circle driveway after eating at a small cafe and I was lost for 2 weeks when we arrived North of Vermillion Bay.
That is a good bear Larry took and enjoyed the picture!
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Post by Kt29 on Feb 24, 2010 16:10:50 GMT -5
Even though I lived and worked in some very good bear country most of my life, I really never got into serious bear hunting. I did shoot a couple but mostly always enjoyed seeing them, except for the times when they got alittle pesky. You never forget pesky. Anyways, here's a bear my son Chris got a couple of falls ago. Not a large bear, but his first bear. We spot and stalked on this bear up in north Idaho , close to the B.C. border. He made a most excellent shot with his 300 WSM. It was a very good hunt and a very miserable pack out.  |
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Post by LongSpur39 on Feb 25, 2010 2:44:34 GMT -5
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Post by 209jones on Mar 21, 2010 23:58:11 GMT -5
I hear my buddy & I are going up west of Drayton Valley after I get back from turkey hunting. I've had some opportunities at some really nice bears, never bothered taking one yet though, maybe this year I'll actually bother to shoot one. I've watched lots of bears, Central B.C., Carbondale river drainage in southern Alberta, Ya-ha Tinda Ranch up on the Red Deer river, Banff, Jasper, NE of Prince George, they are funny creatures, and some kind of strong. I guess I will find out the plan next weekend.
We coaxed a small blackie into a bunkhouse, at a mine I worked at about 35 yrs ago, few guys bailed out the windows. They just didn't see the humour in it. Think the bear was more scared than they were, he let out a bawl and busted the door at the other end getting out.
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Post by LongSpur39 on Mar 23, 2010 2:11:12 GMT -5
I hear my buddy & I are going up west of Drayton Valley after I get back from turkey hunting. I've had some opportunities at some really nice bears, never bothered taking one yet though, maybe this year I'll actually bother to shoot one. I've watched lots of bears, Central B.C., Carbondale river drainage in southern Alberta, Ya-ha Tinda Ranch up on the Red Deer river, Banff, Jasper, NE of Prince George, they are funny creatures, and some kind of strong. I guess I will find out the plan next weekend. We coaxed a small blackie into a bunkhouse, at a mine I worked at about 35 yrs ago, few guys bailed out the windows. They just didn't see the humour in it. Think the bear was more scared than they were, he let out a bawl and busted the door at the other end getting out. ;D ;D ;D!!! |
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Post by 4Pointer on Mar 30, 2010 9:00:37 GMT -5
I hear my buddy & I are going up west of Drayton Valley after I get back from turkey hunting. I've had some opportunities at some really nice bears, never bothered taking one yet though, maybe this year I'll actually bother to shoot one. I've watched lots of bears, Central B.C., Carbondale river drainage in southern Alberta, Ya-ha Tinda Ranch up on the Red Deer river, Banff, Jasper, NE of Prince George, they are funny creatures, and some kind of strong. I guess I will find out the plan next weekend. We coaxed a small blackie into a bunkhouse, at a mine I worked at about 35 yrs ago, few guys bailed out the windows. They just didn't see the humour in it. Think the bear was more scared than they were, he let out a bawl and busted the door at the other end getting out. |
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