My Spring Honey Bear

[Phil]

This past spring I spotted a nice honey bear. Unfortunately, it spotted me first and bolted for the brush after giving me the once over. I carried on past the area it was feeding as if I never saw it. I impatiently waited about five minutes out of sight and down wind, wanting the bear to relax and return to feeding on the grass and dandylions in what was the best and greenest spot.

I then climbed a bank hoping to get a good vantage point looking down and across to where I hoped the bear would return. Twenty long minutes passed and no bear. My ass was soar from sitting on a jagged rock and I had to move. The wind was right and the sun was setting fast, so I had to make a move if I was going to get another chance. I crept off the hill, through the ditch and ninja walked up the road, stopping every five or so steps to glass ahead.

I was covered in sweat from the anticapation and from being in stealth mode with every muscle tense. I relaxed my back and brought my binos to my eyes to immediately spotted something I did not recall seeing on the way down the road. It looked like a rusty barrel. I was about eighty meters away and trying to make some kind of connection as to what this object was. It seemed to have a much darker colour than the bear I had last seen.

Then it moved! Holy $#@%! It was instantly obvious that I was looking at my bear. It's head was down and it was just below the road on a grassy landing. I moved as quickly as I could to get in full view.

I wached it feed for several minutes with its hind end facing me. I was now so close that I could to see the coat without the aid of binos. I could see the shimmer of colours and the roll of the under layer of body fat as it moved into a broad side postion. My closest shot yet. The rest is history.


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[doubled]

Beauty rug. Thanks for the good story.

[BCBear]

Great rug Phil.. that color will go well with the pine. Nice to see that bear again and relive that excellent weekend with doubly goodness for ya

[shaner338]

Great story and nice color on that yogie!! Congrats!!

[BlacktailStalker]

One of the nicer bear rugs I've seen. Great colour.

[mxracer328]

whats one of those cost to get done if you dont mind me asking?

[Phil]

Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed the pics and story. As for the cost, it is caculated by the foot. I had the work done by Ray Wiens Taxidermy who is known as Mainland Hunter on HBC. I realy have no idea what he charges by the foot as I am happy to have the best in the business do my work. PM Ray for a quote.

[Caribou_lou]

Great looking bear. I didn't know ninjas made such great hunters! Glad to see you used a gun instead of a karate chop!!

[Tikka270wsm]

That is a very nice rug Phil. Cool story too.
Boy.... I wish we had em that color on the island.

[Blainer]

Good looking bear!

[Phil]

Great looking bear. I didn't know ninjas made such great hunters! Glad to see you used a gun instead of a karate chop!!

Thanks, this coming season I thought I might try to be the first HBCer to successfully use a spear while wearing a loin cloth.

[Caribou_lou]

Thanks, this coming season I thought I might try to be the first HBCer to successfully use a spear while wearing a loin cloth.

Would that be considered baiting if all your wearing is a loin cloth? haha, no pictures please.

[Phil]

Only if I rub myself down in bacon grease.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

Thanks, this coming season I thought I might try to be the first HBCer to successfully use a spear while wearing a loin cloth.

I could have lived a happy life without reading that line and getting that image

I think I just threw up a little ....

Great bear by the way

I am hoping to get a nice color like that this year to go with my oak floors

[Phil]

Thanks, I've got a black one in the family room that looks great with the oak floor too.

[Mr. Dean]

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[Johnnybear]

That is a wild rug for sure Phil. Congrats big time. Very cool color on that bear and nice taxi to boot:-D.

[Phil]

&^&%^% & *%^% &(^&^*%%

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I'll take that as a compliment!:mrgreen:

[sawmill]

Very pretty bear for sure!I hope you realise it is a tan phase Kermodi?Just like your Black one but lighter.I`m telling David Motorcycle on you.If you have an airport capable of landing a private Jet anywhere near you...........Yer Ass Is gonna get Kung Foo`d:shock: