Oldest bear ever shot on video! (Boone & Crockett)

[rattling_junkie]

If he isn't the oldest, he is very close. This thing has no teeth, and the bit of canines he still does are worn right down. All pics are in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMQ6vcv6lU

[walks with deer]

umm do you have to keep the meat off bears in manitoba???

[303savage]

It doesn't look like the same bear that was arrowed at the bait :-)

[Sportster]

To experienced bear hunters, witch I am not. What would the meat quality be like on an animal that old?

[two-feet]

To experienced bear hunters, witch I am not. What would the meat quality be like on an animal that old?

Like eating your grandpa. Cooked right, not too bad

[walks with deer]

no he left it over night with the hide on.....guts in..

[two-feet]

no he left it over night with the hide on.....guts in..
Ya, never the best bet for meat or hide care. I would guess he was not hunting for the freezer

[rattling_junkie]

I need to clarify a few things about hide and meat care. We eat all the bears we shoot and have never had a hide slip when leaving a bear overnight. We hunt for big bears, but love to eat them too! In my 8 years of guiding bear hunters in Manitoba ALL the meat has been utilized even when bears are left over night. Obviously if we can get them out sooner then we do that, but we have had absolutely no issues leaving bears overnight, they are very thin skinned animals and cool quickly unlike a moose or elk.

[rattling_junkie]

It doesn't look like the same bear that was arrowed at the bait :-)

It definitely is the same bear.

[thedarts]

Congratulations, Thanks for sharing

[walks with deer]

thanks for sharing..the video..

[RyoTHC]

I need to clarify a few things about hide and meat care. We eat all the bears we shoot and have never had a hide slip when leaving a bear overnight. We hunt for big bears, but love to eat them too! In my 8 years of guiding bear hunters in Manitoba ALL the meat has been utilized even when bears are left over night. Obviously if we can get them out sooner then we do that, but we have had absolutely no issues leaving bears overnight, they are very thin skinned animals and cool quickly unlike a moose or elk.

Thin skinned ? Cool quickly ? You must be shooting some pretty small bears out there, jeesh. The last thing I'd say a bear does is cool quickly.. I'll stick with my fresh meat that isn't left to fester over night. :/

[rattling_junkie]

Thin skinned ? Cool quickly ? You must be shooting some pretty small bears out there, jeesh. The last thing I'd say a bear does is cool quickly.. I'll stick with my fresh meat that isn't left to fester over night. :/

Do what you want man, I'm not trying to change how you take care of your meat. I guess 7' and 8' black bears are small?

[ACE]

Send a pre-molar (if he still has one) in to your Wildlife Branch for ageing. The tooth is cut with a diamond wheel and aged using a microscope of some type.
Dump bears tend to have bad teeth ..... most times.
To each their own ...... personally, I wouldn't leave a game animal of any kind with hide on/ guts in.
Nice bear ....

[rattling_junkie]

Not a dump bear, lives way too far from any dumps. It seems that the guys commenting have an issue with baiting. That's fine it's not for you, but having done it now for a few years, it's way too much fun to give it up. I will offer a free hunt to anyone who wants to come down to Manitoba. But you must use a bow, and I get to film it and your reaction of the experience. I am serious about this, and I can guarantee you the meat will be great!

[rattling_junkie]

You guys will be happy that this bear was skinned and deboned immediately after the kill. Kinda hard not to when it drops 50 feet from the tree!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27zJ9hvd2is

[walks with deer]

Rattling Junkie
I have no problem with baiting black bears..

I have shot 9 bears with my bow and i am 33 I have no idea how many with the gun..

the tree fall video is insane.

what day should I book my flight?

Bear meat in my opinion is great put the biggest pain in the ass to handle as spoils fast and is a bitch to butcher.

umm i had bear jerky for breakfast today. from the big ass red boar i shot this year by my house. i also have 1 ham left from last years cow bear.

all joking aside i will come for the baiting experiance i have no problem getting bears.

[walks with deer]

Ps I am liking your videos but if you do honour your hunt we could have a pretty good debate on how to maintain meat quality.

Clean and Cool is number one Rule!!!! at least that's what my mamma taught me.

[rattling_junkie]

Ps I am liking your videos but if you do honour your hunt we could have a pretty good debate on how to maintain meat quality.

Clean and Cool is number one Rule!!!! at least that's what my mamma taught me.

Exactly in a perfect world. When there are 20 bears walking around in the dark, it's not necessarily the smartest thing when you are by yourself. I've shot a bear in a cornfield, and I worked the next day. So, what did I do I skinned the thing out then and there with bunch of bears circling, actually it was kinda fun by myself. I have taken my fair share of bears and guided many more, and the standard practice is to leave them overnight. My stomach has always been full and never complained as a result. That is just real world, boots on the ground experience. I'm a bit older than you, but don't tell anyone that 8).

PS. I had clients skeptical about how the meat was going to be and they were shocked at how cool the bear was the next morning.

[silvertipp]

Just out of curiosity Do you at least gut them and open them up
and what kind of temps are you hunting in

[rattling_junkie]

I have never gutted a bear, actually any elk or moose that I have shot or clients have shot. We hunt in spring time so temps vary a lot. Do I like dealing with bears as soon as possible, yes but I'm not stressed if I don't. Deer, elk, or moose that is a different story.

Walks with deer,
How do you know that bear meat spoils quickly? Does it spoil quicker than other game meat? I am just curious on that statement. Also, if there is a questionable shot do you wait or go after them immediately, since the meat goes bad so easily? Just honest questions.

I take it that the people offended and question my "honour" for the animal/meat have never left a bear overnight, hence no experience to actually know how the meat and hide reacts when left overnight.

[walks with deer]

questionable shots yes wait at least a hour.......if it gets dark so be it...

bears hold the heat in more than thin skinned animals and if they are really fatty the fat goes rancid first...

o have hung and processed hundreds of animals and bear turns quick the fat goes rancid first and then it spreads.

[walks with deer]

ps keep shooting bears....keep posting good job...

i am going for a look with a younger freind of mine in half an hour...last day of season

[rattling_junkie]

I guess we will agree to disagree. I can only go based upon my own experience.

[Wild one]

I have left bears overnight without issue and sometimes it’s the smart option if a questionable shot is made. These were last light bears and the recovery process started at first light

Yes bears do spoil faster then ungulates. I have seen this mistake made by others on early September hunts where bears were taken out of opportunity by hunters not experienced with bears and hung well targeting other game. Yes hides do slip faster I seen this first hand working in a taxidermy shop

Safety wise sometimes it is smarter to leave a bear overnight and in my opinion you should not have an issue if you make a speedy recovery in the morning

I have lost count of how many bear kills I have been in on so I have picked up a little experience lol


rattling_junky the whole debate about how bears spoil faster or not aside you are doing the right thing waiting till morning instead of looking for questionable hit bears in the dark. I have personally met people who have been mauled or have lost a family member bear hunting(both black and grizz) and the common factor in these situations is coming across the bear still alive in the dark during recovery

Been in on a few rodeos myself and was happy that it was not in the dark lol