King of the Mountain

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Made it out last night for about 20mins :frown:(got a call that my daughter was sick)...but immediatley found the bear that I was looking to arrow last year.


It's usually the biggest bear that gets the best feeding areas but this bear is no longer temporary King of the Mountain.:cool:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Billy_and_Bear.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13765)

I got some great footage on my video cam:cool: but I can't upload the videos as the program file size makes my computer crash(20 GB's)...so I took a little video with my digital still camera.
This billy continued to walk to within 4 yds of this bear:cool: with his head down and all puffed-up and stiff-legged. He sloooowly turned and walked away with his back to the bear showing the bear that he was not worried about getting eaten. The bear was not worried but slowly fed away giving this billy and his buddy the best feeding area.

Video clip
http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/StoneSheep/?action=view&current=CIMG1897.flv

Hoping to make a play on him with the bow today.....if I can get some help.;)

SSS

[2x4x16]

SS
That is awesome footage, where is this taken? Are those blacks - from the post they look like a cin. color.
I am getting excited - I want to see more pics

[Brambles]

Nice video SSS, good luck sticking an arrow in the bear

[humble hunter]

Very Very cool!

[jasper]

cool never a dull day in the woods

[jrjonesy]

I'd LOVE to help you out....but I've got the family here from out of town and I'm not getting much sympathy from the wife. Give me a call if it's an "emergency" ;).;).

[Mugger]

Great to see the pictures coming in. It gets the blood pumping.Its been a long winter.Can you get a litle closer next time.....

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Thanks for the "emergency offer":smile: , JJ.
Maybe I should add you to my "Help" SPOT list;). "Look Honey! He needs HELP!":smile:


Here's a little better look of the bear from last year's pics and video.

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/StoneSheep/?action=view&current=May520082.flv

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/CIMG0379.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=9151&ppuser=1509)

BTW-His hide is looking immaculate right now.

SSS

[mark]

Is it just me, or does that goat make the bear look small?? Or is it a giant goat???
Ill have to head up there and check them out for myself!

Bear looks awesome in the second footage.
Still too small for me, and WAY too much work to retrieve him!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Is it just me, or does that goat make the bear look small?? Or is it a giant goat???
Ill have to head up there and check them out for myself!

It is a MONSTER goat and he's packing a thick winter coat.
When the bear turned he did look better.


SSS

[d6dan]

Cool pics and video SSS, thanks for sharing.

[325 wsm]

cool pic's...if you get that bear i'm going to say 6'10" and a 18 3/4 skull. good luck.

[Blainer]

Great footage!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Still too small for me, and WAY too much work to retrieve him!

Forgot to tell you that I also glassed a pair of sheds that should go ~250". If you hike over there with me, you can have the sheds as long as I can fill your pack with bear meat:grin:.

Deal??

SSS

[Mugger]

Thanks Steve,your quick.

[boxhitch]

Forgot to tell you that I also glassed a pair of sheds that should go ~250". If you hike over there with me, you can have the sheds as long as I can fill your pack with bear meat:grin:.

Deal??

SSS:DFrom a man who deals with kids. 'Want some candy.....?'

[calvin L]

SSS call my cell or steve B house later i will come and help . (a nice way to get out of the house )I may even talk him in to coming .

[kennyj]

What an awesome thing to see,and very rare I would say.Your very lucky to have those critters so close to home.

[Fisher-Dude]

I just got the call from SSS. He's watchin' the bear and is planning a stalk. I'm heading over to help as much as a one-kneed hunter can :biggrin:. He needs a spotter, so I'll give him directions to the bruin.

Wish us luck!

[boxhitch]

f-d Take the long range device, he may need saving.
good luck

[WoodOx]

good luck!

[Kitimat Killer]

good luck guys hope sss gets that bear sure is a nice one thats for sure

kk

[adamgarbett]

Hope to see some pic's of that bear down soon.:-) have fun boys

[870]

Man am I jealous.
good luck guys.

[mark]

Forgot to tell you that I also glassed a pair of sheds that should go ~250". If you hike over there with me, you can have the sheds as long as I can fill your pack with bear meat:grin:.

Deal??

SSS

Dang, this guy sure knows my weak spots! The insane hike would be worth it for that! I had other commitments today, but would of been fun to watch you from a comfy lawn chair with a spotter!

[Rattler]

Great pics/video SSS. Wishing you all the best with this bear.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Should have stayed home.
Had him at 31 yds in his bed but luckily he busted me. I think mark was right. Don't think he's all that big. Porkey for sure and a gorgeous coat...but not worth it.......especially when you lose wallet and all your arrows fall out of your quiver:cry:(luckilly on the pack out)

Man, I'm beat.........misery slippers in 2 1/2' of snow on steep hills is not for someone out of shape:oops:.

Thanks again F/D!

sss

[Mik]

Looks like an interesting hike. Great video.

[jrjonesy]

I've been thinking about it all day...glad to finally hear the outcome. Sounds like it worked out OK all things considered. Hope you found your wallet....or is that for another day? Greasy snow doesn't sound like it was fun.

Was he in the timber where he was bedded or on the open slope?

How was the stalk? Fairly straightforward or not? Awesome that you got to 31 yards. Do you think he pegged you or did the wind swirl on ya?

[boxhitch]

F-D was probably asleep at the wheel and miss-cued.
Good luck with the wallet
This means the bridge is still in place ?

[Fisher-Dude]

Gotta say, that's the first time I've ever talked someone to within 30 yards of a bear with a cell phone! A good stalk, but crunchy fir branches saved SSS a really miserable pack out.

I think SSS will sleep really well tonight after that hike! :wink:


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/Fisher-Dude/HPIM0753.jpg



http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/Fisher-Dude/HPIM0756.jpg

[calvin L]

It not only saved him but you to . I can just see on star getting that call .
My dirty max is stuck in the bottom of hell. LOL

[Stone Sheep Steve]

F-D was probably asleep at the wheel and miss-cued.
Good luck with the wallet
This means the bridge is still in place ?

Bridge is still there but the water is still low so I just rock-hopped.

Funny.....the bear was bedded down chewing on some old moose bones......just like a dog.
In the last three yrs I've seen two other bears chewing on those same set of bones.

JJ-I stepped on stick and saw him turn his head but I was behind a couple of big fir trees so he put his head back down. Could not really move any close at that point. Eventually, he got nervous and sat up on all fours and looked my way.

From now on I'll think I'll stick to fair chase ditch bears:rolleyes:.

SSS

[hunter1947]

A person don't get pic of a goat and bear that close together very often.

You hit the timing just perfect for the pictures ,very nice footage you shot ,SSS congrats on getting these rare pic http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Adventure was even worse.
Picked a burried tick from my armpit this morning @5am:sad:. An experience like that works better than coffee to wake you up.:roll:

SSS

[hunter1947]

Steve thats not a good thing to wake up to ,how long did it take to get the little bug** out http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon13.gif.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Steve thats not a good thing to wake up to ,how long did it take to get the little bug** out http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon13.gif.

~10 minutes(enough to make me late for work). This is the first one that I've had burried so I had to rack my memory to figure out how to get him out.

Tried the hot needle. Didn't work.

Woke up my wife to get her to try the floss thing. Didn't work.

Just pulled on him with tweezers and then put a hot needle on his head. Came out with a piece of me still in his chompers.

I hate ticks!!:mad:

SSS

[Fisher-Dude]

Adventure was even worse.
Picked a burried tick from my armpit this morning @5am:sad:. An experience like that works better than coffee to wake you up.:roll:

SSS

I thought that tick would have died of the stench after that hike. 8)

Haven't found any on me, and have all my gear in the boiler room, away from the hound. Hopefully lying around in 2' of snow kept me out of the tick zone!

[sneg]

cool footage. thanks for sharing.

[jrjonesy]

From now on I'll think I'll stick to fair chase ditch bears:rolleyes:.

SSS


LOL... Gives you a sense of your own mortality when a decent size bear is looking at you from 30 yards and you're standing there with a sharp stick in your hands.:lol:

JJ

[Ambush]

LOL... Gives you a sense of your own mortality when a decent size bear is looking at you from 30 yards and you're standing there with a sharp stick in your hands.:lol:JJ

Nothing like that few seconds after the arrow hits and the bear is deciding between fight or flight!!

Well, not as exciting as having a tick in your armpit, but close.

[Rackmastr]

Thats a heck of a cool video!!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

LOL... Gives you a sense of your own mortality when a decent size bear is looking at you from 30 yards and you're standing there with a sharp stick in your hands.:lol:

JJ

When I got in tight there was one thing that told me the bear wasn't big enough.....he was missing the "intimidation factor". He had a "curious look" about him.

If I was more prepared I should have disguised myself as a "Trojan Billy Goat". Probably could haved walked up to within 5 yds of him:grin:.

SSS

[BCrams]

Man, I'm beat.........misery slippers in 2 1/2' of snow on steep hills is not for someone out of shape:oops:.



Sounds like the perfect place to "train" :biggrin: I recommend doing at least 2 stalks a week for the remainder of bear season.

Good photo's and cell story.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Sounds like the perfect place to "train" :biggrin: I recommend doing at least 2 stalks a week for the remainder of bear season.

Good photo's and cell story.

I'll have to look at it as a wallet and arrow retrieval program.


If I do that my fitness level may peak a little too early for sheep season.

I miss the good ole days when youth could make up for being young and dumb.
Being old and dumb is just plain.........dumb.:roll:.........and painful:roll:

SSS

[bridger]

I heard the moe was going to install elevators on the sheep mountains for old guys this fall. Have you heard that?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I heard the moe was going to install elevators on the sheep mountains for old guys this fall. Have you heard that?

Yes, they're called "horses";).

SSS

[BCrams]

I heard the moe was going to install elevators on the sheep mountains for old guys this fall. Have you heard that?

I heard the MOE is going to re-define the packer regulations so independant packers can set up in the north in Reg. 6 and 7 again to get resident hunters into the mountains because the GO's who hold it aren't willing to take residents in under the licence. :-D

[boxhitch]

I heard the MOE is going to re-define the packer regulations so independant packers can set up in the north in Reg. 6 and 7 again to get resident hunters into the mountains because the GO's who hold it aren't willing to take residents in under the licence. :-DSupply should meet demand, welcome free enterprise.
I never could believe how the cap on transporters was created.

[boxhitch]

SSS, about that tick, hope you got him all. There are better methods.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

SSS, about that tick, hope you got him all. There are better methods.

It looked like I got all of him/her. I recall seeing the thread method in a firstaid text. I guess I should have paid more att'n to the tick threads on here:roll:.

SSS

[steepNdeep]

Right on Brent!! You got both the puke and pucker factor in on one hunt without pullin' the trigger. Is that eco-friendly hunting? :biggrin:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Not worth starting a new thread over...but I made it up last night to see if any new bears had moved into my fav area. Didn't even pack the bow or rifle as I figured it would just be an evening of window shopping.

Saw the same old bear(in a waaaaaay better spot).....and saw this 4x3 "thing".

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/May_20_2009_003.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13920)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/May_20_2009_005.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13921)

Not sure if it's an antlered doe or a weird(injured) buck. The other deer it was hanging with were all bucks.

No new bears showed up so I hopped on the bike and hit another glassing area. I had just got to the spot where I park and noticed a bear bedded about 150yds below me.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/May_20_2009_007.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13922)
Eventually he stood up and gave me a number of "dancing bear shots" and he had a goooooood scratch on a power pole. Got some cool video footage:cool: so hopefully I'll figure how to download it without crashing my computer.
He had a big white "V" on his chest making him a decent bow bear. Not super big but he's fairly solid.
Also saw 4 other bears including one that caught my att'n.

Was a pretty good evening...minus the Canucks loss.:-?

Might pop up there tonight....but this time I think I'll bring the bow.

SSS