My Son's First Bear!!!!

[dana]

My 10 yr old son, Cody, did an awesome job today and was able to take his first big game animal, a sweet 6 foot plus brown boar. Shot it with his maternal grandfather's 30-30.
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[Caveman]

Awesome Job Steve, Congrats to Cody, I bet dad's tickled pink!

[dana]

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We thought this one was really funny. The Yanks should like it on MM. :)
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[kishman]

Nice job Cody that's a real nice bear ya got there, and only 10! First of many I think8)

kishman

[Alpine85]

GREAT pic's Steve!!!!
Congrats to Cody big time on a awsome bear. Knew it wouldn't be long tell he hammered one...

[Mini_Me]

Great job thats a great looking bear

P.S. Tell him he has a great name ;)

[bsa30-06]

congrats cody, thats a beauty.....Excellent pictures.

[Alpine85]

The "sit 20 feet back" shot is awsome!!! the yanks will love how you turned a 6 foot + bear into a 10 footer! :lol:

[tufferthandug]

That's a Kabillion times better than a day on the Nintendo!! Nice work on getting the kids out. Wicked first bear.

[Steeleco]

That's awesome, good for you guys, nice colour to boot!!!

[steveo32]

awsome bear cody congrats, hope you did not get scope eye:lol: Awsoem job steve i guess we will have another hunter in muley camp this year8) Awsome bear cody now tell your dad to get you a 7 footer


steve

P.s. steve i bet you girl wants one really bad too now eh, congrats on getting your son his first bear

[Kirby]

Absolutley wicked!!! Congrats to the new hunter!!! Very nice bear.

Kirby

[Fisher-Dude]

Great bear, good job Cody!

[horshur]

Good to see the boy can shoot alot better than the old man--- Good job Cody!.

[Elkhound]

thats awesome congrats to the whole family.

[MattB]

Good to see the boy can shoot alot better than the old man--- Good job Cody!.

Im just surprised they remembered to bring a gun! :) Congrats on the bear Cody! 8)

[pupper]

great job!!!

Its awesome to see youth inheriting the tradition of hunting especailly bear hunting

[Rubicon500]

Good work guys!! Awesome bear espically for a youngster like him!

[GoatGuy]

Good deal Steve!

Congrats to your boy.

[willyqbc]

FANTASTIC!!! Hearty congrats to the young fella!!!

Chris

[Phil]

That a boy!! Well done on a fantastic looking bear! Great set of pics!

[Hank Hunter]

Awesome bear Cody and way to go Dana, its great to see the youngsters hunting

[srupp]

Congradulations Cody ! What a great bear..you should be very proud of your wonderful trophy...wonderful photos also.

You have an EXELLENT teacher and role model in your DAD I know its Mothers day BUT congradulations to YOU and your DAD..

wELL DONE STEVE !

Steven

[BlacktailStalker]

Thats awesome, I wish I had been started that young. Congrats to him and you for being there, I bet you were happier than he was!

[The Hermit]

Great looking bear. Making a rug?

[dana]

Thanks for all the nice comments. It definitely does make a father proud to see your kid kill his first big game animal. He already has decided he wants to get another bear tag and keep on hunting bears this spring. Since this bear is his first, we will be rugging it.

Here's a few more pics from the day. We managed to get a little shed hunt in and a mother's day picnic. Was a great day.

Cody found his first elk shed.
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We found this little cave and checked it out.
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Here I am packin out some bear quarters back to the truck with my Eberlistock.
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We saw 6 bears total today as well as numerous deer, both whitetails and muleys. Saw lots of waterfowl too.
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[Kirby]

Great day, kids will remeber that always. Good luck to cody on taking another nice bear this year, can't wait to see him muley in the fall!

Kirby

[lip_ripper00]

awsome bear congrats, well done Cody looking forward to the pics of the next bear hunt!!!

[dana]

Kirby,
With his luck he may just be killing a Kamloops Lake Ram this fall. You should see how he wins at the 'under the cap' bottle games. He always wins a free pop. Maybe, just maybe, he'll draw that elusive ram tag.

[GrizGuy92]

Nice bear! Congrats to your son Dana, I to am hopeing to get my first bear this May long weekend, with a black bear tag AND A GRIZZLY DRAW it should be quite an adventure for me since I only have shot 1 other animal and that was a cow moose back in september, shot it for my first.

GG.

[Will]

Awesome Bear ! Love the Cinnamons.
Good on you.......30-30's Rock to BTW !

Big Congrats to the Young Man ! 8)

[Derp]

Wow nice bear! congrats on your first bear Cody, I'm twice his age and I'm still looking for my first :lol:

[Kirby]

Kirby,
With his luck he may just be killing a Kamloops Lake Ram this fall. You should see how he wins at the 'under the cap' bottle games. He always wins a free pop. Maybe, just maybe, he'll draw that elusive ram tag.

Man that would be sweet. Wonder what the youngest kid ever in B&C? if he draws that tag he might just be it:smile:

Kirby!

[hunter1947]

Cody looks so happy in the one pic ,good for you cody ,congrats on a fine bear ,you whant to be proud on getting shuch a gteat looking bear. http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gifhunter47.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats to Junior, Dana!! Nice to see he held out for something better than just "any bear". Somehow, that doesn't surprize me:smile: !

You'd better sign Cody up on this site so he can recollect the hunt in his own words. It's be nice to hear his version of his first bear!8)

SSS

[tracker]

what a wicket starter bear!!!
I want to see your trophy room in 20 years because its going to be just amazing!!!!! congrats cody and steve!!:lol:

[calvin L]

Dana I big congrats to your son cody .My first bear was not that big or that color . The little bugger is one up already (may 2 have a Dad & mom like you 2 ) It is nice to see a family out in the bush enjoying nature and each other . congart's again & as SSS said it would be cool to hear about the hunt is cody's words

[model88]

Awesome guys, nice looking bear:)

[bighornbob]

Steve

Congrats to you and your son. Great looking bear he got there. Congrats Cody.

On a different note, I picked up a copy of Muley crazy and read the story of MnT. Great read and photos.

BHB

[todbartell]

congrats, I shot my first big game animal with a 30-30 too


so, where's the story? :lol:

[Dragginbait]

Looks like you guys had a perfect weekend together, those memories will last them a life time. Congradulations and keep up the good work Cody.(and dad)

[Rainwater]

Great photos, good Dad!

[MB_Boy]

Dana.....congrats to Cody. If you feel anything like my Dad when I got my first you must be one proud father.

Great pics and I like the smile on his face in the "USA" style picture.

[dana]

Bighornbob,
I'm still waiting to see the issue. Figure it should be in the mail any day now.

Thanks for all the comments on Cody's bear. He definately has been reading them. Definately helps to build his confidence. Sure wish I had of been able to kill a bear like that when I was his age. Man, I had a ton of issues as a kid when it came to bears. I guess I can attribute it to 'Bear Fever'. I went 4 years of missing a ton of bears before I finally connected with my first bear, a 4'8" runt. Heck, I didn't kill my first 6 footer until I was in my 20's. Here Cody goes out on his first day of bear hunting with his very own tag in his pocket and he kills a 6 foot plus bear. I think he'll be whackin those 7 foot monsters in no time. ;)

[Brambles]

Congrats Dana and Cody, great looking bear, beautiful brown phase. Definitly a proud moment, and I'm sure you'll remember it for the rest of your lifes. good job, now go get that second one.

Brambles

[todbartell]

no story? :D

[joeD2J]

Very nice bear. Congrats Cody!!

[frenchbar]

Congrats on your first bear Cody. Top it off with a nice muley in the fall,and it will be a year to remember for sure.

[.308win]

Ata boy Cody!!! Congrateulations on an awesome first bear!! Cool colour also!!....My first bear was the same colour, but will over a foot shorter....Again congrates and a big pat on the back for you too Dana, Good job!!!

P.S: Hey Cody keep shooting trophies like that and you'll have your dad shaken in his pants!!!...LOL!

[Marc]

Nice going Coady!

Dana Maybe you should get your young fella to join the ranks on HBC. You could always help him out with posting. There is no age limit to being a member. If you're old enough to hunt then you're old enough to be a member :D

[dana]

Marc,
Got him to sign up but I see you only allow one user per email addy. I used another email addy and now it says I have to await admin approval. Haven't checked yet, but if you haven't sent the approval, here's your chance.

[Fisher-Dude]

If you're old enough to hunt then you're old enough to be a member :D

So that's why Bartell is allowed on the site. Mystery solved! 8)

[One Shot]

Excellent it's good to see the young'uns out and about and being successfull. Great job there Cody. Kudos to Dana for taking the time to be a good father.

[steepNdeep]

Awesome!!! Way to get him out there with ya! (Luck for him he likes hunting, cause I have a feeling you're like me and that's your idea of babysitting!) Mine was out there with me when he was in diapers... YOu should be a proud papa! 8)

[LeverActionJunkie]

Atta boy Cody!:) Bet your a proud poppa Dana. I love the thumbs up pic:)

[Krico]

Great to see kids getting involved, and having success to boot! Good job!

[hunter1947]

Bighornbob,
I'm still waiting to see the issue. Figure it should be in the mail any day now.

Thanks for all the comments on Cody's bear. He definately has been reading them. Definately helps to build his confidence. Sure wish I had of been able to kill a bear like that when I was his age. Man, I had a ton of issues as a kid when it came to bears. I guess I can attribute it to 'Bear Fever'. I went 4 years of missing a ton of bears before I finally connected with my first bear, a 4'8" runt. Heck, I didn't kill my first 6 footer until I was in my 20's. Here Cody goes out on his first day of bear hunting with his very own tag in his pocket and he kills a 6 foot plus bear. I think he'll be whackin those 7 foot monsters in no time. ;) It won't be long till he out hunts his daddy ,LOL. :lol:

[3kills]

congrats on a great first bear cody....

[mrdoog]

Great job, probably the talk of the schoolyard this week!

[johnes50]

Congratulations Cody. Nice bear and a nice color too. It's great that in one way or the other three genrations of your family were involved with getting your first bear. Keep up the good work. Grandpa is or would be proud of you. John