First Big Game Animal DOWN

[GrandA]

Well thanks to the advice from members of this site after two years of hunting I have finally harvested a big game animal. Three years ago a friend from work showed me pictures of his hunting expeditions and well in short it looked like something I would enjoy. I found this site and then received advice on how to get my PAL and CORE. No one in my family is into hunting (they actually don’t support it) so this site really helped me out on the do's and don’ts.

Without luck for the first two years I tried to hunt deer, moose and bear. However, that all changed last weekend. My friend (also a rookie hunter) and I went to out to region three. We had stalked a smaller bear and had him within 150 yards, however my friend missed the shot and the bear ran off. Then on our last day on the hunt we ventured behind a small lake and I saw the bear running up the hill. It all happened so fast I grabbed my 300 and scoped him for about three seconds, it turned and I let er go. I hit it right in the shoulder and the bear started falling down the mountain.

High fives from my friend and we approached the bear, it was still somewhat alive and we finished it quickly with a head shot. I measured him out from tail to nose and he was just under six feet!

For all of you that said the "shooting part was the easy part, once you kill the animal the work begins," you should have stressed that more. It took us about five hours to move the bear, gut it and skin it. I took the meat to a butcher in Langley and the hide to Ray's Taxidermy. I am getting a head mount and having the rest of the hide tanned.

[GrandA]

I have some more pictures, who can I email them to post the rest of them!?

[leadpillproductions]

congrads your hooked

[22savage]

Congrats on your first bear ,pulling the trigger is the easy part and you will learn some thing new with every animal you take. Good luck in your future hunting and enjoy your free range organic meat.

[Archer]

Pretty nice first kill! Welcome to the addiction:-D

[doubled]

Congrats and welcome to the club. You will never forget that day.

[john-brennan]

Great job, now you are hooked.

[5 spike]

congrats on your first bear. a real nice one. your hooked now.

[Triggerman]

Congratulations on your first animal!

[Blainer]

Good on ya!
Nice looking bear.

[OutWest]

Congrats on your first animal. It's an experience you will never forget and it's great you got to share it with your friend. Wishing you more luck during this season!

[300wsmXboltKiller]

Now you are addicted it is in your blood and soon wild meat will be fueling you for your next hunt i recommend peperoni and garlic coil for your bear meat if you havnt eating wild game it will be easiest and eat in moderation or you wont get of the toilet lmao :)

[bsa30-06]

congrats on your first,nice bear.

[KB90]

Awesome Bear. Congratulations.

[835]

Nice work, Yes the work starts after you pull the trigger!
remember that when you go to shoot a moose!

[lilhoss]

Should start a tradition where the rookie has to buy E V E R Y O N E on this site a cold beer!!I love this story because it shows that people are still interested in hunting and are willing to do what it takes to get out there.There was no "dad" teaching the kids and passing it on down.Great job.Now we all know how good of a packer you are,you'll probably get some invites hunting!

[d6dan]

Good first bear. Congrats...

[Trevorg]

congrats, what part of region 3 did you find him in. not lookin for specifics just area. ive been out every afternoon and havent seen any sign yet up in 3-30, 3-31, or 3-17.

[4 point]

Good going. Your hooked now.

[Big Lew]

Congrats! Often that first shot is effected by "buck fever" as your friend might have found out. Obviously you were able to keep your cool and make a good shot, great stuff. The more animals you process (gut and skin), the more you will learn on the best ways to do it. If you can find information, the more you learn the better.

[GoatGuy]

Good for you.

[coach]

Good work. Now that you've harvested your first, I'm sure you're hooked and there will be many more to come.

[Spy]

I take my HBC hat off to you.:wink:Well done learning everything you needed to on HBC & then making it happen is absolutely awesome.:mrgreen:
Hope the rest of your season is a success.
Well done!:-D

[shantz]

Congrats on the Bear.

[Mik]

Nice first bear! Congrats

[Gateholio]

Attaboy................

[moosehunter21]

Congrats, Better see some pics of the mount when its done too. Congrats again.

[Kody94]

WTG Grand A. That's a great first bear. I hope its the first of many "firsts" (ie. deer, moose, elk, etc) for you.

[shaner338]

Way to go!!
Truly happy for you!
I can still remeber the excitement of the first success! 30 something years ago..
All the best for the critters your after!!

[carnivore]

Congratulations on losing your hunting virginity!!!

[ROEBUCK]

congrats on making a great shot on a very nice bear!!

[Tikka270wsm]

Congrats on your first bear! It seems they come easier after getting your first. Way to go man!

[sparkes3]

der ya go .whats next?

[quadrakid]

Congratulations,you are a big game hunter!Can,t wait to see your first deer or moose this fall.Nice bear.

[spear]

Nice work, Had my first kill this year too. Hope there's many more for both of us! Nice looking bear

[Johnnybear]

Congrats big time. Nice bear. Now go get another one:-D.

[BearSniper]

Good Job on the Bear, congratulations !:-D

You must have a real steady hand to squeeze off a moving shot where he only gave you a broadside view for a moment.

The first Blackie is always one to remember, and the memory will stay for a long time.

Maybe you want to get a second tag and get his big big brother ? :wink:

I'd bet good money you are hooked now !

[Jelvis]

There Huu go Hugo, a big black marauder becomes fodder what a slaughter just like you otter ..... cool ...
jel .. Grand class A hunter now .. conny gratz ..

[AB90]

Way to go! nice choice on the head mount id do the same... excited to see pictures when shes all done

[cavebear]

nothing ever comes close to your first:-D thats because every expeirence is its own and there all awsome

[NaStY]

Thats awesome. Glad to see the hard work payed off.....

[Phreddy]

Congratulations on your first critter. I'm glad you picked up on the ethics part of the game and utilized everything but the guts. Sign of a good hunter/sport every time.
As Archer put it......Welcome to the addiction.

[Yotapup]

Congrats! Nice looking bear!

I'm still lookin for my first big game kill to officially call myself a hunter. I'll be doing the same mount with my first as well, with or without the bullet hole ;)

[calvin L]

A big congrats on your first . I guess we should also have told you that bears are the hardest to deal with . There is just nothing to hold on to. Even with all the work (and yes all animals are work when on the ground :mrgreen:) I bet you are still grinning ear to ear .

calvin L

[Phreddy]

Congrats! Nice looking bear!

I'm still lookin for my first big game kill to officially call myself a hunter. I'll be doing the same mount with my first as well, with or without the bullet hole ;)

If you stop to think about it, you're still a hunter. Once the animal is down you are a packer. The hunt is over and the work starts.
Enjoy the hunt and the kills will take care of themselves when the opportunity presents.

[jrjonesy]

A big Congrats! Way to go!

[Yotapup]

If you stop to think about it, you're still a hunter. Once the animal is down you are a packer. The hunt is over and the work starts.
Enjoy the hunt and the kills will take care of themselves when the opportunity presents.

Though this is true, I don't feel like a hunter till I've actually hunted and killed something. Till then, I'm a student of the lifestyle. :D

[835]

Though this is true, I don't feel like a hunter till I've actually hunted and killed something. Till then, I'm a student of the lifestyle. :D


AAAAAAAhhhh Yotapup,
You are in correct. You are a successful hunter But yet an unsuccessful killer. you can be a successful hunter without killing:-D

[Phreddy]

Killed quite a few critters in my lifetime and have come to the conclusion that when I stop being a student of the lifestyle I'll have to go back to step one and learn how to hunt again. The fun is in the journey. That's just my opinion of course.

[BlacktailStalker]

Great bear. Looks like a bit of a white chest blaze poking through ?

[Phil]

Well done! Congrats!

[Yotapup]

yes true enough

But not to hijack GrandA's thread haha!

Congrats once again!

[835]

yes true enough

But not to hijack GrandA's thread haha!

Congrats once again!


ahhhh
he got 4 pages of praise, lets move on :mrgreen:

just kidding he deserves it

[Brett]

hey who's in the helicopter taking the picture?:) Now you get to plan the rest of the season ! Have fun!

[Jelvis]

Have a couple tall cool frothy wobbly pops on me .. nice blacky
Jel lacky ... Black bear ... tougher than nails ...

[BimmerBob]

Way to go, you will remember this shot and hunt for a lifetime. I bet you can still see the picture you saw in the scope when you pulled the trigger!

[aliagha]

nice bear....congratz

[The Hermit]

excellent let us know how you enjoy your first roast!!

[GrandA]

Thanks for the compliments, there was a bit of white hair on the under belly of him..

Secondly, I have a smoker and was going to try to make some jerky any recipes? And finally, I kept the heart and liver, its been in the fridge for 4 days do you think its still good to eat? And how would you cook it up (got to try it at least!)

[GrandA]

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[GrandA]

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