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1.) Dan-o - 06/10/2014
Last year after hearing Kenny’s experiences and watching a few successful hunts on his TV show, LCA, myself, and my dad decided to book a Trophy Black Bear hunt with outfitter Tim LaPierre at South Bay Outfitters in Saskatchewan Canada. Once the reservations were made all we could do is wait as the 2014 Spring Bear season approached. I’d been bear hunting in Canada twice 20 years ago, and while elk hunting the last couple of years I’d also carried a bear tag, but after four tries with no luck, I was hoping for a better outcome this time around.
We were set to leave on a Sunday, and the Friday before LCA drove down and met me at my house and we destroyed some pizza and a few adult beverages while packing and organizing our stuff. We spent the day Saturday burning up the 3d bear target from my elevated deck to simulate a tree stand and finished packing up. When the alarm went off early Sunday morning, we were ready to go.
The flight up to Canada was uneventful, with a brief stop in the Minneapolis airport for a big Walleye fillet and some fries. We connected on through to Saskatoon where Craig LaPierre from South Bay outfitters picked us up. After shaking hands and chatting briefly, we loaded up the truck, stopped at Wal-Mart for some supplies, and purchased our licenses at a nice Sporting Goods outlet. We jumped back in the truck and drove 3 hours north to the lodge where we unloaded our gear, I checked my sight to make sure I was on, and relaxed for the evening in the lodge before hitting the sack after a long travel day.
The first day of the hunt was pretty crappy weather wise. Brisk winds, cooler than average weather (43 degrees) and a steady rain greeted us, but you can’t kill em from the couch, so I bundled up the best I could with every bit of clothing I brought with me and settled into my stand around 4:00 pm and prepared for the 6 hour or so sit.
By about 6 pm, I was keenly aware that my rain gear wasn’t very waterproof, and I was pretty well frozen. At 6:15, I detected movement, and see a big black blob moving through the timber angling toward me. The outfitters advice started to echo through my head. “Don’t shoot the first bear you see”, “You will see plenty of bears, so be patient and pick out a good one”, “There’s a great Colored boar in your bait, so if you are patient, he will come in”. As I watched the bear approach, I noticed a few things. Big head, much bigger than the 55 gallon drum of bait, long and tall legs, dark snout. My heart was thumping, my adrenaline was flowing, and it looked giant to me, so after maybe 10 minutes of watching this beast mill around me, I reached for my bow. I waited patiently and when it quartered away at about 12 yards, I let the shot rip. Perfect placement, double lung, and the arrow lodged in the offside shoulder and actually broke it. Blood flew, the bear flopped around, death moan ensued, and when it was all said and done, it had actually moved closer to my stand. As you can see, there wasn’t much of a tracking job. I was ecstatic and called the outfitter and told him I’d just killed one. His response “Already?”. Yep. That’s right, this bear was good enough, at 6’3”. Finally, the fifth bear tag I’ve ever purchased was finally placed on an animal and I was on cloud nine. I shivered an shook for a while until the outfitter showed up. By 7:00 pm or so the bear was loaded up in the truck and I was sitting in the warm cab with the heat blasting on me, while we waited for the others to conclude their hunting evenings.
Now that my bear was down, I became the camera man and got to spend three days in the stand with my dad. The first night was slow, windy and cold, and we didn’t see any bears, but that could also have been from the laughter as we cut up in the tree waiting on something to show. The second night in the stand with my dad was full of excitement. We saw several sows and a small boar fight each other, rip and shred trees, charge up our tree, and finally back off just in time. We were both wound pretty tight as our evening concluded with the outfitter running the bears off so we could jump on the ATV to get out of dodge. We got hours of great footage as we had bears around us the entire 7 hour sit.
The third night hunting together was a short one. A great bear came in 5 minutes after we were dropped off, and after watching for 15 minutes or so, we both looked at each other and nodded. The bear gave my dad a perfect broadside shot, and he nailed him while I shot the footage. The bear ran off and we gave him a half an hour before tracking. After 150 yards of following good blood, we looked up to see the bear walking off, very very slowly, and it was clearly not doing well. We backed out and waited an hour or so, and went back in and found the bear piled up only 20 yards or so from where we jumped him. His bear was also over 6 feet, and it was an awesome experience to be with my dad when he shot it. The shot was a hair low, but still plenty deadly.
That brings us to Friday, the second to the last day of the hunt. I sat that evening in the stand with LCA, and we didn’t see anything, but we had a great time. On Saturday I stayed behind and finished packing up while LCA went out and sat with a guide in a stand. He passed up a bear early, and we then received word that he had pulled off some last day magic and whacked a good one. I jumped in the truck with the outfitter, and we went in for the recovery, which was an adventure to say the least! While the shot was perfect, the tracking job was long and challenging due to an “issue” with a broadhead, but I’ll let someone else tell that story. The good news is that we found the bear and brought it out in time to pack up and head to the airport. All in all, 6 of the 7 hunters in camp with us killed bears, and the 7th had a shot at a big boar but his arrow blew up upon release.
If you are ever looking for a trophy Canada bear hunt that’s very affordable, I would encourage you to check out South Bay Outfitters. Great people, great accommodations, and a great time. I can’t wait to return. Maybe this time I won’t shoot the first bear I see, two hours into the first day, but then again, if the first bear I see is over 6’, I make no promises.
Here are a few photos from the trip. I’m in the process of editing some video, and I will upload some of that once it’s ready.
This shows just how long of a tracking job I had:
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My bear back at camp:
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My dad’s bear:
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A few shots of the scenery around camp and in the stands:
Some Pelican’s eating suckers in a local stream:
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Daisy, the resident Brittany, that looks so much like my dog at home:
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We were set to leave on a Sunday, and the Friday before LCA drove down and met me at my house and we destroyed some pizza and a few adult beverages while packing and organizing our stuff. We spent the day Saturday burning up the 3d bear target from my elevated deck to simulate a tree stand and finished packing up. When the alarm went off early Sunday morning, we were ready to go.
The flight up to Canada was uneventful, with a brief stop in the Minneapolis airport for a big Walleye fillet and some fries. We connected on through to Saskatoon where Craig LaPierre from South Bay outfitters picked us up. After shaking hands and chatting briefly, we loaded up the truck, stopped at Wal-Mart for some supplies, and purchased our licenses at a nice Sporting Goods outlet. We jumped back in the truck and drove 3 hours north to the lodge where we unloaded our gear, I checked my sight to make sure I was on, and relaxed for the evening in the lodge before hitting the sack after a long travel day.
The first day of the hunt was pretty crappy weather wise. Brisk winds, cooler than average weather (43 degrees) and a steady rain greeted us, but you can’t kill em from the couch, so I bundled up the best I could with every bit of clothing I brought with me and settled into my stand around 4:00 pm and prepared for the 6 hour or so sit.
By about 6 pm, I was keenly aware that my rain gear wasn’t very waterproof, and I was pretty well frozen. At 6:15, I detected movement, and see a big black blob moving through the timber angling toward me. The outfitters advice started to echo through my head. “Don’t shoot the first bear you see”, “You will see plenty of bears, so be patient and pick out a good one”, “There’s a great Colored boar in your bait, so if you are patient, he will come in”. As I watched the bear approach, I noticed a few things. Big head, much bigger than the 55 gallon drum of bait, long and tall legs, dark snout. My heart was thumping, my adrenaline was flowing, and it looked giant to me, so after maybe 10 minutes of watching this beast mill around me, I reached for my bow. I waited patiently and when it quartered away at about 12 yards, I let the shot rip. Perfect placement, double lung, and the arrow lodged in the offside shoulder and actually broke it. Blood flew, the bear flopped around, death moan ensued, and when it was all said and done, it had actually moved closer to my stand. As you can see, there wasn’t much of a tracking job. I was ecstatic and called the outfitter and told him I’d just killed one. His response “Already?”. Yep. That’s right, this bear was good enough, at 6’3”. Finally, the fifth bear tag I’ve ever purchased was finally placed on an animal and I was on cloud nine. I shivered an shook for a while until the outfitter showed up. By 7:00 pm or so the bear was loaded up in the truck and I was sitting in the warm cab with the heat blasting on me, while we waited for the others to conclude their hunting evenings.
Now that my bear was down, I became the camera man and got to spend three days in the stand with my dad. The first night was slow, windy and cold, and we didn’t see any bears, but that could also have been from the laughter as we cut up in the tree waiting on something to show. The second night in the stand with my dad was full of excitement. We saw several sows and a small boar fight each other, rip and shred trees, charge up our tree, and finally back off just in time. We were both wound pretty tight as our evening concluded with the outfitter running the bears off so we could jump on the ATV to get out of dodge. We got hours of great footage as we had bears around us the entire 7 hour sit.
The third night hunting together was a short one. A great bear came in 5 minutes after we were dropped off, and after watching for 15 minutes or so, we both looked at each other and nodded. The bear gave my dad a perfect broadside shot, and he nailed him while I shot the footage. The bear ran off and we gave him a half an hour before tracking. After 150 yards of following good blood, we looked up to see the bear walking off, very very slowly, and it was clearly not doing well. We backed out and waited an hour or so, and went back in and found the bear piled up only 20 yards or so from where we jumped him. His bear was also over 6 feet, and it was an awesome experience to be with my dad when he shot it. The shot was a hair low, but still plenty deadly.
That brings us to Friday, the second to the last day of the hunt. I sat that evening in the stand with LCA, and we didn’t see anything, but we had a great time. On Saturday I stayed behind and finished packing up while LCA went out and sat with a guide in a stand. He passed up a bear early, and we then received word that he had pulled off some last day magic and whacked a good one. I jumped in the truck with the outfitter, and we went in for the recovery, which was an adventure to say the least! While the shot was perfect, the tracking job was long and challenging due to an “issue” with a broadhead, but I’ll let someone else tell that story. The good news is that we found the bear and brought it out in time to pack up and head to the airport. All in all, 6 of the 7 hunters in camp with us killed bears, and the 7th had a shot at a big boar but his arrow blew up upon release.
If you are ever looking for a trophy Canada bear hunt that’s very affordable, I would encourage you to check out South Bay Outfitters. Great people, great accommodations, and a great time. I can’t wait to return. Maybe this time I won’t shoot the first bear I see, two hours into the first day, but then again, if the first bear I see is over 6’, I make no promises.
Here are a few photos from the trip. I’m in the process of editing some video, and I will upload some of that once it’s ready.
This shows just how long of a tracking job I had:
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[/URL]My bear back at camp:
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[/URL]My dad’s bear:
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[/URL]A few shots of the scenery around camp and in the stands:
Some Pelican’s eating suckers in a local stream:
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[/URL]Daisy, the resident Brittany, that looks so much like my dog at home:
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[/URL]2.) billy b - 06/10/2014
Great bear,pictures, hunt & story Dan-o, bear hunting is the most fun hunting I have ever had, Did I ever tell you about the bear that wanted in my stand while I was in it?
3.) Dan-o - 06/10/2014
[QUOTE=billy b;20570]Great bear,pictures, hunt & story Dan-o, bear hunting is the most fun hunting I have ever had, Did I ever tell you about the bear that wanted in my stand while I was in it?[/QUOTE]
Thanks Billy! I never heard that story! We had a machete, a handful of rocks, and some bear spray with us the day after she kept trying to come up the tree. I'm curious how you defended your turf!
Thanks Billy! I never heard that story! We had a machete, a handful of rocks, and some bear spray with us the day after she kept trying to come up the tree. I'm curious how you defended your turf!
4.) Hunter - 06/10/2014
AWESOME!!
5.) bluecat - 06/10/2014
Great story. Congratulations!
6.) Jon - 06/10/2014
AWESOME, I need to hear the broadhead story.......
7.) Swamp Fox - 06/10/2014
Great! Congratulations!
You're in the running for hunting-related post of the year, LOL...
Never had a clue they had pelicans up there.
Love the pics and the story. :tu:
You're in the running for hunting-related post of the year, LOL...
Never had a clue they had pelicans up there.
Love the pics and the story. :tu:
8.) bluecat - 06/10/2014
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;20584]Great! Congratulations!
You're in the running for hunting-related post of the year, LOL...
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Do any threads involving poison ivy or chiggers count?
You're in the running for hunting-related post of the year, LOL...
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Do any threads involving poison ivy or chiggers count?
9.) Swamp Fox - 06/10/2014
They would, especially if they have nothing to do with the current administration...
Though they might be funnier if they did. :wink
Though they might be funnier if they did. :wink
10.) Pa bowhunter - 06/10/2014
Congrats Dan-o, great story and very nice bear..
11.) toxophilite - 06/11/2014
congrats to you, great pic and even better story (broadhead issue ) black bear with my bow is still top of my bucket list :tu:
12.) Deerminator - 06/11/2014
Excellent dan-o:tu:
13.) bluecat - 06/11/2014
What was the broadhead issue?
14.) Ventilator - 06/11/2014
Even tho you have told me the story already, you did a damn good job writing it! Great read buddy and a congrats again on yalls successful hunt. Tim & Craig have a great place up there without a doubt. They have killed some great bears up there this year despite the crappy weather that's lasted most of the season. A 16 yr old boy killed a giant Chocolate boar two days ago. Over 7ft and 19.5" skull!! Third big color boar of the season. Im looking forward to next year as I plan to take my son up for his first trip to Canada. I can easily echo your statements about how much fun it is up there. I never would've guessed it without trying it as I was never really interested in bear hunting before. Now, with 3 consecutive trips , its great spring therapy!
15.) Ventilator - 06/11/2014
Broadhead did not open on impact. Was a perfect hit that broke rips and did not penetrate is my understanding. Mechanical blades did not open on the shot , just a fieldpoint size hole in lung on one side.
16.) Deerminator - 06/11/2014
which BH was it.
17.) Ventilator - 06/11/2014
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One of the monsters that survived the season at Southbay. This is the stand I hunted on my last two days. This bear they call Sasquatch. He has eluded hunters for 5 seasons now. Estimated 500lb spring bear, probably be well over 600 by fall. Easily all time booner qualifier.
[/URL]One of the monsters that survived the season at Southbay. This is the stand I hunted on my last two days. This bear they call Sasquatch. He has eluded hunters for 5 seasons now. Estimated 500lb spring bear, probably be well over 600 by fall. Easily all time booner qualifier.
18.) Jon - 06/11/2014
I just have to ask......the broadhead that "didn't open" killed the bear? if not, how did they know it didn't open?
I just re-read the story and Dan-o said that they did, in fact recover the bear which is how they know the head didn't open. This is interesting, I'd love to hear more about it.
I just re-read the story and Dan-o said that they did, in fact recover the bear which is how they know the head didn't open. This is interesting, I'd love to hear more about it.
19.) Dan-o - 06/11/2014
[QUOTE=Jon;20626]I just have to ask......the broadhead that "didn't open" killed the bear? if not, how did they know it didn't open?
I just re-read the story and Dan-o said that they did, in fact recover the bear which is how they know the head didn't open. This is interesting, I'd love to hear more about it.[/QUOTE]
Was a grim reaper whitetail special. When I got there, the arrow was laying on the ground with just hair, but no blood to speak of. The blades were not open much, but not completely closed. However, there was a good blood trail for a couple hundred yards. The blood went down to a trickle, and we eventually jumped the bear. Chris put a finishing shot on it, and when we inspected it, there was a tiny hole in the side, and three broken ribs. Not much blood escaped that hole. Best I can figure is that the head didn't open, as there was maybe a half inch of penetration which is about the size of the tip of the head. Looked to me as if the impact broke ribs. And the broken ribs did enough lung damage to cause the bear to slow down enough for us to catch up to it.
I've heard people say that a head didn't open or do it's job, and the shot was perfect, and I've always believed those claims to be mistaken or just nonsense, but this is the first time I've seen anything like it. For sure those 3 blades did not enter the bear. Either they just bounced off, or they didn't open. Bounce off seemed unlikely as it was just ribs that were hit on the bear, nowhere near the shoulder.
I just re-read the story and Dan-o said that they did, in fact recover the bear which is how they know the head didn't open. This is interesting, I'd love to hear more about it.[/QUOTE]
Was a grim reaper whitetail special. When I got there, the arrow was laying on the ground with just hair, but no blood to speak of. The blades were not open much, but not completely closed. However, there was a good blood trail for a couple hundred yards. The blood went down to a trickle, and we eventually jumped the bear. Chris put a finishing shot on it, and when we inspected it, there was a tiny hole in the side, and three broken ribs. Not much blood escaped that hole. Best I can figure is that the head didn't open, as there was maybe a half inch of penetration which is about the size of the tip of the head. Looked to me as if the impact broke ribs. And the broken ribs did enough lung damage to cause the bear to slow down enough for us to catch up to it.
I've heard people say that a head didn't open or do it's job, and the shot was perfect, and I've always believed those claims to be mistaken or just nonsense, but this is the first time I've seen anything like it. For sure those 3 blades did not enter the bear. Either they just bounced off, or they didn't open. Bounce off seemed unlikely as it was just ribs that were hit on the bear, nowhere near the shoulder.
20.) Ventilator - 06/11/2014
I know you had good luck with the new Rage hypos. The bear I filmed Clint kill was also destroyed by a Rage Hypo. Ive had great luck with Ramcats the last two years. Both are nasty heads. I haven't been a fan of over the top opening mechanicals in quite a few years. Im glad the bear was recovered. Good thing he made the shot that he did. Would`ve sucked to have it get away due to a legit broadhead issue. Hard to believe I know but obviously it happens. The outfitter says he prefers mechanical heads with wide cutting diameters for bear due to the thick hair. I lost my bear due to a very low hit, however , in my experience bears aren't very tough when hit properly. They usually die fast and in a short distance. Unlike a whitetail or an elk which usually travel a great distance even when hit well. Great hunts for all of you tho!!
21.) billy b - 06/12/2014
Originally Posted by Dan-o
Thanks Billy! I never heard that story! We had a machete, a handful of rocks, and some bear spray with us the day after she kept trying to come up the tree. I'm curious how you defended your turf!
Hunting in Sask in the 90's first day of the hunt a nice chocolate came in & I started videoing him, I decided I would video him for a little before I shot him, then the wind shifted, he spun around & stared at the tree I was in, then his eyes looked up the tree & were fixated right on me. His ears went back & he charged right at my tree & hit the trunk hard as if to shake me out, all this time I had the video camera running in my left hand & I grabbed the pepper spray with my right & removed the safety. After he hit the tree he spun around & came up the tree really fast, I was in a Game Tamer stand & he came all the way up to the bottom of the stand which is made of expanded metal, my feet were 1" above his nose. he let out a spine tingleing growl & I let him have it right in the face with the spray, he screamed & slid down the tree backwards & hauled azz slinging his head back & forth with slobber going everywhere. That night at camp I told my story & when I showed the video the outfitter got on me for not shooting & said he would definately book, he was a chocolate about 250 lbs he said. After we looked at the video about 50 times we went to bed not knowing that I didn't run the video out to the end. I started filming the next day on the stand & filmed over everything after the initial charge to the tree, gone forever. Needless to say that was the best clip I have ever filmed & it haunts me to this day, not that I didn't get the bear(I have 2 P&Y's), it's that I screwed up the best video of my life.
Thanks Billy! I never heard that story! We had a machete, a handful of rocks, and some bear spray with us the day after she kept trying to come up the tree. I'm curious how you defended your turf!
Hunting in Sask in the 90's first day of the hunt a nice chocolate came in & I started videoing him, I decided I would video him for a little before I shot him, then the wind shifted, he spun around & stared at the tree I was in, then his eyes looked up the tree & were fixated right on me. His ears went back & he charged right at my tree & hit the trunk hard as if to shake me out, all this time I had the video camera running in my left hand & I grabbed the pepper spray with my right & removed the safety. After he hit the tree he spun around & came up the tree really fast, I was in a Game Tamer stand & he came all the way up to the bottom of the stand which is made of expanded metal, my feet were 1" above his nose. he let out a spine tingleing growl & I let him have it right in the face with the spray, he screamed & slid down the tree backwards & hauled azz slinging his head back & forth with slobber going everywhere. That night at camp I told my story & when I showed the video the outfitter got on me for not shooting & said he would definately book, he was a chocolate about 250 lbs he said. After we looked at the video about 50 times we went to bed not knowing that I didn't run the video out to the end. I started filming the next day on the stand & filmed over everything after the initial charge to the tree, gone forever. Needless to say that was the best clip I have ever filmed & it haunts me to this day, not that I didn't get the bear(I have 2 P&Y's), it's that I screwed up the best video of my life.
22.) Ventilator - 06/12/2014
dang Billy, that would've been some cool stuff to watch! Last year we filmed a big sow stealing my brand new bottle of dead down wind spray from under my ladder. I dropped it on the way up the tree. I yelled at her a couple times and she bluffed charged twice. The third time she came to the bottom of the ladder and looked up. After that she grabbed my bottle and walked over a little ways and proceeded to chew it all up. They can be funny and dangerous critters.
23.) Wild Bob - 06/12/2014
Congratulations!
24.) billy b - 06/13/2014
[QUOTE=Dan-o;20572]Thanks Billy! I never heard that story! We had a machete, a handful of rocks, and some bear spray with us the day after she kept trying to come up the tree. I'm curious how you defended your turf![/QUOTE]
Hunting in Sask in the 90's first day of the hunt a nice chocolate came in & I started videoing him, I decided I would video him for a little before I shot him, then the wind shifted, he spun around & stared at the tree I was in, then his eyes looked up the tree & were fixated right on me. His ears went back & he charged right at my tree & hit the trunk hard as if to shake me out, all this time I had the video camera running in my left hand & I grabbed the pepper spray with my right & removed the safety. After he hit the tree he spun around & came up the tree really fast, I was in a Game Tamer stand & he came all the way up to the bottom of the stand which is made of expanded metal, my feet were 1" above his nose. he let out a spine tingleing growl & I let him have it right in the face with the spray, he screamed & slid down the tree backwards & hauled azz slinging his head back & forth with slobber going everywhere. That night at camp I told my story & when I showed the video the outfitter got on me for not shooting & said he would definately book, he was a chocolate about 250 lbs he said. After we looked at the video about 50 times we went to bed not knowing that I didn't run the video out to the end. I started filming the next day on the stand & filmed over everything after the initial charge to the tree, gone forever. Needless to say that was the best clip I have ever filmed & it haunts me to this day, not that I didn't get the bear(I have 2 P&Y's), it's that I screwed up the best video of my life.
Hunting in Sask in the 90's first day of the hunt a nice chocolate came in & I started videoing him, I decided I would video him for a little before I shot him, then the wind shifted, he spun around & stared at the tree I was in, then his eyes looked up the tree & were fixated right on me. His ears went back & he charged right at my tree & hit the trunk hard as if to shake me out, all this time I had the video camera running in my left hand & I grabbed the pepper spray with my right & removed the safety. After he hit the tree he spun around & came up the tree really fast, I was in a Game Tamer stand & he came all the way up to the bottom of the stand which is made of expanded metal, my feet were 1" above his nose. he let out a spine tingleing growl & I let him have it right in the face with the spray, he screamed & slid down the tree backwards & hauled azz slinging his head back & forth with slobber going everywhere. That night at camp I told my story & when I showed the video the outfitter got on me for not shooting & said he would definately book, he was a chocolate about 250 lbs he said. After we looked at the video about 50 times we went to bed not knowing that I didn't run the video out to the end. I started filming the next day on the stand & filmed over everything after the initial charge to the tree, gone forever. Needless to say that was the best clip I have ever filmed & it haunts me to this day, not that I didn't get the bear(I have 2 P&Y's), it's that I screwed up the best video of my life.
25.) billy b - 06/15/2014
Where are you Dan-o
26.) crookedeye - 06/15/2014
i'd like to hear from lca.. one inch of penertration??.I had to beat up my old girlfriend for words like that.. I bet LCA used his practice head.. yeah it happens all the time..its hard to admit..just like the time I was going door to door selling bible books before I realized I was doing lawn care..my fall months got screwed up with the spring months..
27.) crookedeye - 06/15/2014
dano needs to start thinking about his Chinese ancient and using chop sticks..
28.) crookedeye - 06/15/2014
dano ive heard you never want to look at a china man in the eye..just go about youre business and smile and give them the thumbs up..and hopefully you'll come back home..remember the Chinese are good at karate..
29.) Dan-o - 06/15/2014
[QUOTE=billy b;20903]Where are you Dan-o[/QUOTE]
That's crazy Billy! Hate to hear you lost the footage but I'm glad you made it out of the tree!
I know where we can find another bear that seemed bold enough to come up if you want to reenact it!
That's crazy Billy! Hate to hear you lost the footage but I'm glad you made it out of the tree!
I know where we can find another bear that seemed bold enough to come up if you want to reenact it!
30.) billy b - 06/16/2014
I'm good, but I was a rush, the pepper spray does a really good job at close range.
31.) Triton Rich - 06/16/2014
[B]Congratulations Dan-o! Congrats to LCA and your Dad too. Nice write-up, I enjoyed reading that, sounds like a great time![/B]
32.) Swamp Fox - 06/16/2014
[QUOTE=billy b;20921]I'm good, but I was a rush...[/QUOTE]
LOL..I expect that's the kind of rush you only want to do one time.
:-)
LOL..I expect that's the kind of rush you only want to do one time.
:-)
33.) LCA - 06/18/2014
[QUOTE=Jon;20582]AWESOME, I need to hear the broadhead story.......[/QUOTE]
Well, I had my first and exxperience with the dreaded "My broadhead failed"... i usually blow that stuff off but it happened. Luckily i was fortunate enough to make a solid shot and it broke 3 ribs and appeard to have punctured 1 lung witch was just enough to allow recovery. It was a Grim Reaper, witch i have taken 4 or 5 deer with them and they have never made it more than 25 yards. I believe the thick hair may have been the cause and if you use a 2 blade like a rage there would have been no issue. I think the next trip i will use something like a Buzzcut though.
Well, I had my first and exxperience with the dreaded "My broadhead failed"... i usually blow that stuff off but it happened. Luckily i was fortunate enough to make a solid shot and it broke 3 ribs and appeard to have punctured 1 lung witch was just enough to allow recovery. It was a Grim Reaper, witch i have taken 4 or 5 deer with them and they have never made it more than 25 yards. I believe the thick hair may have been the cause and if you use a 2 blade like a rage there would have been no issue. I think the next trip i will use something like a Buzzcut though.
34.) LCA - 06/18/2014
[QUOTE=Ventilator;20612]Even tho you have told me the story already, you did a damn good job writing it! Great read buddy and a congrats again on yalls successful hunt. Tim & Craig have a great place up there without a doubt. They have killed some great bears up there this year despite the crappy weather that's lasted most of the season. A 16 yr old boy killed a giant Chocolate boar two days ago. Over 7ft and 19.5" skull!! Third big color boar of the season. Im looking forward to next year as I plan to take my son up for his first trip to Canada. I can easily echo your statements about how much fun it is up there. I never would've guessed it without trying it as I was never really interested in bear hunting before. Now, with 3 consecutive trips , its great spring therapy![/QUOTE]
Maybe next year we can all be there at the same time.. that would be awesome.
Maybe next year we can all be there at the same time.. that would be awesome.
35.) LCA - 06/18/2014
All in all it was a trip i will remember the rest of my life, i was fortunate enough to get a blackbear with a compound bow on my first try and that was a bucket list hunt for me... but not my last bear :wink
36.) Dan-o - 06/18/2014
[QUOTE=LCA;20993]All in all it was a trip i will remember the rest of my life, i was fortunate enough to get a blackbear with a compound bow on my first try and that was a bucket list hunt for me... but not my last bear :wink[/QUOTE]
You did good. Was a blast of a trip!
You did good. Was a blast of a trip!
37.) Hunter - 06/18/2014
Congrats guys!
38.) Ventilator - 06/18/2014
[QUOTE=LCA;20992]Maybe next year we can all be there at the same time.. that would be awesome.[/QUOTE]
As it stands now, I plan to take my son the week of May 24-31, 2014. Lemme know if you wanna try it again buddy. Id love to go same time as you.:tu:
As it stands now, I plan to take my son the week of May 24-31, 2014. Lemme know if you wanna try it again buddy. Id love to go same time as you.:tu: