Willing to take out a first time bear hunter from Lower Mainland

[Dad and son]

I am looking for someone who has not harvested a bear (and ideally any big game animal) before and would like to. I have done quite a bit of bear hunting and have helped several people get their first bear. My son often hunts with me, but he does not hunt bear. Basically you get to shoot the first bear we see and I get to shoot the second one!!! I have the equipment and the place to go to, just send me a pm if you are interested. I plan to go 2 or 3 times before June 15. I typically leave Vancouver after work on Friday and return Sunday evening. Let me know what weekend would work for you. I will not be hunting the May long weekend. If you are totally inexperienced and just want to watch, I am ok with that as well. I am very open to taking a youth hunting as I like to pass on the excitement I felt hunting as a young person.

[umos]

Good on you DaS, I think this is the most generous thing anyone can do for the future of hunting

[45freezer]

"Dad" is an incredibly generous man, he took me out for my first successful bear hunt and taught me things I still put to good use every year. Whoever takes him up on this offer is a very lucky person and will most certainly have a great time!

Will be out there this week putting your lessons to work sir, I commend you for continuing to pass on your knowledge and experience like this.

[boilerroom]

Thanks for the offer Dad - very generous!

I'm going out next week to see if I can get my first bear but if I'm unsuccessful I'd sure like to take you up on your offer.

cheers,
BR

[russm]

Messaged you

[Ron.C]

hats off to you Dad and Son.

This is what it's about, hunters helping hunters. Hope you get a taker and get into some bears!!!!!

[Bubbacanuck]

Very generous of you, this is what this site was meant to be for me....meeting other like minded hunters. Kudo's to you DAS! Good karma coming your way

[MZac]

Very generous offer, would be extremely helpful to someone like me and I sent you a PM.

[Nykw]

Pm'd! We need more hunters like you helping each other out.

[Mr.Crumbz]

Fantastic offer! I was hoping to have my hunting licence by now but COVID... maybe there will be another opportunity in the future!

[caddisguy]

That sounds like an amazing opportunity. Very generous. Looking forward to a good write up of the trip :)

[simonvancouver]

Amazing offer, well done DaS

[vincentcui]

The only problem is the travel restriction does not allow anyone within Lower Mainland to travel outside since hunting is not assessed to be "essential". Well, we still got Squamish, or just wait until May 25th when the government lift the restriction.

[Jack Russell]

A very generous offer! Well done👍

[rightleft123]

Just want to say you're a solid and generous dude for doing this. I would definitely have taken you up on this offer if I was still in the lower mainland.

Now I'm up in region 6, reading/watching, and slowly learning the ropes of shooting/hunting, etc. Right on ya man.

[brownshk12]

Wow, fantastic. I PM'd you just now. Father/Son who just started hunting two years ago and I have a bear species license for this season!
DB

[parallel60]

This is really great. Thank you to the original poster for putting this up. For first time hunters it can be hard to get yourself to the point of having everything available to actually go hunting. So for someone to offer to take a first timer out, is why I really like this forum.

[45freezer]

Looking forward to a good write up of the trip :)

I think that should be the catch 22, some good HBC reads have come from Dad and Son's bear camp and I personally felt it important to keep the tradition alive.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?22543-Rookie-Bear-Down-and-What-a-First-BEAR

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?145279-Walking-in-the-footsteps-of-a-legend-part-II-another-rookie-bear-down

[Arctic Lake]

Great thing you are doing Dad and Son ! Look forward to hearing about who you take under your wing and a story to go with it .There are other members on here as well that will help out hunters that have not bagged a specific species or their first animal .
Arctic Lake

[Maxwell]

How did the trip go? Happy for the gent who joined you!

[brn2ryd]

Dad and Son, include the caveat that the hunter has to post there experience (successful or not), so we can all take part in this generous offer.