Color Phase Black Bear Takes Dirt Nap

[FORKHORN]

My father and I just got back from our annual spring bear hunt. We hunted for five days in total. The area that we hunt holds an unusually high ratio of color phase bears. By the fourth day I had seen 16 bears only three of these were black in color. The rest were different shades of brown. I have always wanted a large color phase and so we have been hunting this area for the past several years hoping for a big one. On the evening of June 1st my boar showed himself. I was headed back to camp on my quad and he jumped off the road and disappeared. I felt that he was a good size so I parked and decided to walk around a bit. I walked around the area and sure enough he came back out about 20 minutes later. This time he was about 80 yards away and was unaware of my presence. He didnt give me a clear shot at first but he moved quickly in my direction. Finally he stepped out at 30 yards. Kaboom.....:-D He squares 6'9".
http://http//www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19215&cat=500&size=big&ppuser=11198
http://http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19216&cat=500&size=big&ppuser=11198
http://http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19214&cat=500&size=big&ppuser=11198

[hunter1947]

Forkhorn that is a very nice bear the two of you got ,congrats to the two of you http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif..

[guest]

What a beautiful colored bear.
Congrats to you, looks like a good one and a very nice size at 6'9. Any pic's on the ground?

Sure would like one like that.

CT

[Wild Images]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/0683.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19216&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/066.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19215&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/0305.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19214&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)

[Tikka270wsm]

Great color. Congrats on a nice bear!

[boxhitch]

Good bear, hide is still primo , must be this cold spring we are having.

[Caribou_lou]

Thats one nice colour phased bear! congrats.

[GoatGuy]

That's a heck of a good bear.

[BlacktailStalker]

That is a ball dragger of a colour phase, very nice :cool:

[coach]

That is a very nice bear. Congrats!

[Rock Doctor]

Very nice Bear. Nice quad too, one of the best ever made :-)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

That's the kind of bear I've been looking for the last few yrs.
Congrats!!

SSS

[Phil]

That is a brute of a bear! Nice work!

[fester]

awesome!!!

[weatherby_man]

Awesome bear!!

[weisheng]

it's nice bear, I wish to get one like that for the hide!

[BigBanger]

Sure is a bute, way to go.

[Rackmastr]

Cool looking bear!

[valleycowboy]

love the colour as well.
congrats on a super bear!!

[kootenayelkslayer]

That's a beauty of a coloured bear! Nice work.

[killman]

Nice bear, Congrats!

[thetackdriver]

What a hog. Good job man

[yama49]

nice bear, mabel lake area? congrats

[buckguy]

Congtars! Good looking bruin.

[deeks1989]

beauty congrats man!

[sparkes3]

very nice ...................

[Sunny]

what a nice color what I looking for you made me jealous

[JDR]

Congrats on a great bear!! Same thing where I hunt, more colour phase than black.

[Schutzen]

Sweet one there.
A balldragger for sure LMAO!
Congrats