Family Bear Hunt

[Rhyno]

Not much of a story. I have been crazy busy with work and Saturday was the first night I was able to get out for bears this year. Loaded the family and a young buck we know (excuse the pentagon, didn't want to post his pict without permission) and headed out for the evening. Parked the truck, walked about about 200m glassed a lower cut block, took a few steps and looked again. This fella was feeding at 150y. I didn't have to think to long about this one, nice looking boar, with a beautiful chocolate hide. We literally hunted 5 minutes.

Meat is destine for smokies, pepperoni and hams. I wasn't going to tan another hide, but this one is too nice to throw away.

[New Bow Hunter]

Nice!! Congrats

[Red_Mist]

your little helpers have big smiles, congrats on the bear.

[jlirot]

Nice Bear! I want to do the same with my son.

Do you tan the hide yourself or hire someone? If so, who?

[Bunner]

Nice looking bear. Kids must have been stoked. Congrats again,

[HarryToolips]

Hell ya that is one nice looking bear, should be tasty, congrats, what did he weigh/measure?

[Rhyno]

Nice Bear! I want to do the same with my son.

Do you tan the hide yourself or hire someone? If so, who?

Flint Fur Tannery in Cranbrook

Hell ya that is one nice looking bear, should be tasty, congrats, what did he weigh/measure?

5'7" nose to tail and we got just under 60lb of meat, not a giant by any means but we are happy.

[LBM]

[QUOTE=Rhyno;2009507]Flint Fur Tannery in Cranbrook
Congrats to the young hunter and you and your family on a great looking bear, and very nice group photo.
Did you use Flint tannery for your other bears and if so how did they turn out, any chance if you did if
you could post a picture of the under side of one of the bears tanned by them.
Had a friend drop off a bear to be tanned in the cranbrook area a couple years ago but he dropped it off with a
taxidermist not sure which tannery he used but the bear was pretty much butchered, shaved way to thin and sliced
with many holes. We told him to take it straight to the tannery him self next time but have not been to Flints shop
yet to see what his dry tanning is like.
Thanks


5'7" nose to tail and we got just under 60lb of meat, not a giant by any means but we are happy.

[Rhyno]

Congrats to the young hunter and you and your family on a great looking bear, and very nice group photo.
Did you use Flint tannery for your other bears and if so how did they turn out, any chance if you did if
you could post a picture of the under side of one of the bears tanned by them.
Had a friend drop off a bear to be tanned in the cranbrook area a couple years ago but he dropped it off with a
taxidermist not sure which tannery he used but the bear was pretty much butchered, shaved way to thin and sliced
with many holes. We told him to take it straight to the tannery him self next time but have not been to Flints shop
yet to see what his dry tanning is like.
Thanks

Hey

He did do my last bear but it lives at my buddies place so sorry I can't take a picture for you but I was happy with the results. I have had a few capes done there and been really happy with the work as well.

[Timbow]

Don’t you hate it when the hunts over in less than 5 minuets! Congratulations on a nice looking bear, definitely a hide to keep. Great to see all the smiles. Keep up the good work.