1st hunting trip, and first ever critter

[sir_brady]

Well I got my hunter number in Janurary, and headed out on my first hunting trip last week. since i am a total hunting NOOB, i went with my uncle, up in the McBride area. I am thinking we were about a week early cause we did not see many bears at all.... anyways we saw this guy on our 3rd day, and decided to take him. i was aiming for his left shoulder, but ended up taking him in the neck, and he dropped in his tracks. hide measured out at an even 7 feet, and the skull an even 19 inches... he was a lot bigger up close than we thought he was. Shot him with a .300 win mag at about 130 yards. i hope these pictures work! for reference i am 6'0" and 200 lbs

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[6616]

Nioce going Brady, very nioce bear.
Next fall....black tailed deer...?????

[leadpillproductions]

Looks like a big bear , good story congrads.

[Blainer]

Another good looking bruin posted this weekend.Lot's hitting the ground.
Good stuff.

[Wolfman]

Nice looking animal

[sir_brady]

tried to edit the OP, but wasnt working.... so here goes again with more photo's
http://s721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/sir_brady/may%202009%20bear%20hunt/?action=view&current=DSC_0047.jpg
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[BiG Boar]

nice muzzle on him to boot. You getting it rugged?

[Marc]

Nice looking bear for sure. Nice to see people starting to connect and some brutes are hitting the ground for sure.

[frenchbar]

Heres a couple of your pics ,if you bring up your pics on photobucket hit the img code on your left of the pic and it will say copied .go back to your post and right click and the hit paste and your pic should appear in your post.

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/sir_brady/may%202009%20bear%20hunt/DSC_0047.jpg

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/sir_brady/may%202009%20bear%20hunt/DSC_0041.jpg

Nice looking bear .

[mr.280]

Great blacky! congats on your first big game harvest!

[sir_brady]

just going to get it tanned for now, and down the road when i have some more cash, i'll get it rugged.

[BCbillies]

Nice big boar! Good work.

[Tikka270wsm]

Congrats! Nice boar man!
Nothin gets the heart going like a big boar.
The first of many!

[nano]

Nice black bear

[Laurence_Erickson]

congrats brady nice looking bear

[hunter1947]

Sir Brady that is one very nice black bear for your first one ever shot ,he looks like he is over 6 feet ,congrats to you on getting this fine boar http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[Kitimat Killer]

nice bear and for your first one now you can only go bigger than that one haha way to go on your first kill really nice bear

kk

[riflebuilder]

nice bear way to go.

[Elkhound]

Excellent first animal. Congrats