Stoked about Bear Season

[whitespringer]

Let's see your spring bears from years past. Favorite methods, wisdom, terrain to target etc. Tasty recipes too.

[BiG Boar]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/hbc3.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=9390&size=big&cat=500&perpage=9&sort=1&ppuser=7921)

[bigwhiteys]

Here is my first spring bear... 6' 3" w/ 19" skull. Sorry about the shoddy camera man.

Spring Blackie Video (http://www.bchuntingblog.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=7&pos=-80) - 7mm 175 grn federal shock.

Decent 6' Blackie (http://www.bchuntingblog.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=7&pos=-89) - Got real close to this one, you'll see at the end.

Two Blackies Fighting (http://www.bchuntingblog.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=7&pos=5) - These guys go at it for a few minutes, then fall off the log.

Enjoy...

Carl

[showtimebc]

that first bear in those vids was a brute!

I'm stoked for spring bear and to defend my HBC title from last year :P

[leadpillproductions]

i cant wait for the snow to leave

[4pointer]

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/bosskiller/IMG_0447.jpg

Here is one i got last spring. Cant wait for the snow to go as well!

[Schmaus]

Man this thread makes me wanna cry. Snowed most of last night out at Bear Lake and rumor is that it snowed a shitload out the Pas Lake way (7-17) on the weekend. There is still hope for late may early june :(

[steelheadSABO]

4pointer what type of gun is that

[4pointer]

It is a Norinco M14. It has been modified from the original and is headspaced for .308win. It shoots very nice and I plan to use it again this spring. I like the challenge of using irons for the bears since if I miss, it doesnt hurt as much as missing a big buck and also its more fun as you get to stalk and creep up close for closer shot, although with this rifle, I can easily hit 300 yrds.

[whitespringer]

Nice pics, great video Carl on a big hog!
Thanks.:D

[RiverOtter]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l168/RiverOtter_2006/2007%20Black%20Bear/Img_0797.jpg 07 bear

08 bear
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l168/RiverOtter_2006/RC%20bear%20and%20Rock/Img_1197.jpg

06 bear
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l168/RiverOtter_2006/Black%20Bear%202006/Img_0355.jpg

[beastman]

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/bosskiller/IMG_0447.jpg

Here is one i got last spring. Cant wait for the snow to go as well!

DDR...... is so good:cool:

[Big Blaze]

Here is a bear a buddy and I got last spring up harrison area. Cant really tell as Im 6'4" and about 300lbs but its a decent size bear lol

[Gateholio]

My little buddy and her first big game animal...Skull was 18.89, almost record book. Not so shabby for anew hunter!


http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/111/96/526315515/n526315515_1335867_7322.jpg

[hunter1947]

This bear I shot back in the 70ties ,it was 6 foot 5 inches long and the skull scored 18,15/16.

I shot back in at the top end of the Roberson River in the Cowichan area.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/100_1374.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8046&ppuser=941)

[KodiakHntr]

Big bears have big melons....

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC02156.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC02155.jpg

Squared at 6' 8" IIRC.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC02155.jpg


Sorry about that, didn't mean to post the same pic twice,

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc182/KodiakHntr2/DSC02162.jpg

[Camp Cook]

I thought big bears had little ears...

[high and to the right]

Big bears have big ears that look small on a big head. Small bears have big ears that look big on a small head.

[KodiakHntr]

I thought big bears had little ears...


That was aimed at me?

Same bear, all three pics........If you would like to call him a dink, by all means, feel free......

[deer nut]

It is a Norinco M14. It has been modified from the original and is headspaced for .308win. It shoots very nice and I plan to use it again this spring. I like the challenge of using irons for the bears since if I miss, it doesnt hurt as much as missing a big buck and also its more fun as you get to stalk and creep up close for closer shot, although with this rifle, I can easily hit 300 yrds.

Cool rifle & nice bear. Is that (20 round?)magazine legal in Canada?

[Kirby]

Cool rifle & nice bear. Is that (20 round?)magazine legal in Canada?

when pinned to 5 it is.

[Gateholio]

Cool rifle & nice bear. Is that (20 round?)magazine legal in Canada?

You can legally have a 50 or 100 round magazine in Canada, as long as it's pinned to 5 rounds-for a semi auto centerfire. ;)

[mike_b]

With the years that I've spent hunting, I'm almost ashamed to say that I've never gone bear hunting. BUT, THIS IS WILL BE DIFFERENT!!! Any advise the pros could give this joe....??

[ryanhuntslots]

http://picasaweb.google.com/ryankelly1974/MathewsBearMay112007#5063797530253856306http://picasaweb.google.com/ryankelly1974/MathewsBearMay112007#5063797530253856306

This is my Sons rug, looks just as good on the wall

[ryanhuntslots]

wish I could figure out how to put the friggin pic up!!!!!!

[mike_b]

http://picasaweb.google.com/ryankelly1974/MathewsBearMay112007#5063797530253856306http://picasaweb.google.com/ryankelly1974/MathewsBearMay112007#5063797530253856306

This is my Sons rug, looks just as good on the wall

That's a nice looking bear. Congrats to you son..

[KodiakHntr]

Nice work with your boys bear. Rifle, age (of your son), bullet?

[T300WSM]

This is a very poor pic of a bow bear 20+ years ago, I should be able to find a few pics of another bow bear.
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/img032.jpg

[T300WSM]

Just found another pic of the small brown.



http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/img036.jpg



I got blood on one of my white shoes.....was a very good day.

[derek p]

Just to keep the thread alive, here is last years bear from Vancouver Island.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v371/242/35/695030860/n695030860_2022456_3595.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2022457&id=695030860)

[ryanhuntslots]

My boy was 10 for that one, he was using my ruger m77 chambered in 6mm rem. 85 grain barnes. It was his first stalk, about 400 yards or so then waited for it to turn broad side and put 1 shot through the ribs at about 90-120 yards.

[T300WSM]

Here is the pics of the big black we took a few years ago. We were hunting in a log block when we spot a large boar feeding across the block about 200 yards away. We decide to make a stalk, when we get about 40 yards away (no range finder) we both take a shot and both miss. We watch as he walks away like we are not even there. We pick up our arrows and see him feeding about 80 yards away this time. We move in to about 30 yards and both shoot again and both miss, one over one under and he walks away again. We scurry up the skid trail we were on when we spotted him, we can not see him but can see the brush moving. We are waiting and the bear appears right in front of us at 8 yards this time. I let a arrow fly right in the middle of his chest, we are so close we can hear a slup sound as we see the arrow disappear right up to the fletching. The boar didn't move blink or nothing, I look at my buddy he is standing at full draw, I tell him shoot him hit him or something. As the bear is turnning to walk away we see the arrow hit him in the head. We watch him walk away and go down. By this time it is getting low light, we decide to get the truck that is about a mile away. When we return is is very dark and we move in to where we last seen him but can not tell where he is. We look for rocks and throw rocks at some dark spots until we hit him and see movment, thats when we backed off and called it a night. When we returned in the morning he was laying right where we had last seem movment. I didn't get any as they lay pics, but here is some pics from later.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/img044.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/img045.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/img046.jpg

Here is a couple of pics of the skull.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/DSC_0055.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/blackbear0001/DSC_0062.jpg

I left the skull at Lone Butte Sporting Goods a few weeks ago, if you get a chance have a look at it.

[Bowtime]

I see the teeth are cracked on your skull. try not boiling it as long. And no bleach. Great job on the bear though. another month till I will start heading out. can't wait!!

[BiG Boar]

wish I could figure out how to put the friggin pic up!!!!!!


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ZF8mUQFqBks/RkY5Bk1IDjI/AAAAAAAAAW4/QWs1QFmUD78/s800/IMG_0012.JPG

Easy, just go to the web page, highlight the pic, press CTRL C then come back, write your post, and press CTRL V. As seen above.

[outdoorsman812]

Here is the big boar I shot last spring. It measured 6'11" nose to tail before tanning, and after it was 6'9". He was a tough old boar, and a tough one to load as well.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/gilbert_and_bear3_2008.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/gilbert_and_bear_2008_spring_2008.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/October_19_2008_bear_hide_and_racks2.jpg

[Caveman]

wish I could figure out how to put the friggin pic up!!!!!!

Here You Go Ryan. Try setting up a photobucket account, it's free and easy to use

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/cavemn94/IMG_0012.jpg

I guess I should have read this through, but what the Hell. Nice bear just the same