Spuddge
08-25-2010, 07:01 PM
Day7: It’s 4 p.m.,we have plenty of meat for all of us so were hanging around camp playing cards relaxing when we hear a thump from behind us near the trailer, I turn around and not 30 feet from us is a black bear with his front paws on the cooler, he must have caught scent of our dinner and wanted in on the action. I tell you, you’ve never seen a chubby guy like me get to his feet quicker! With four grown men standing in front of him, this bear had no intention of leaving, he seemed to have no fear of us at all! Grabbing a rifle was priority at this point and Lorne did just so, into the wall tent and grab the first rifle you see, which happened to be mine, he handed it to me and with one shot I cut my bear tag. This all happened very quickly and I think the moral of the story is to "always" have a rifle or shotgun at the ready when in bear country. He’s not a big bear by any means, around 5 ft, although the hide stretched is aroud 6. We hung the bear for the night and deboned him in the morning, now we definitely have enough meat.
Me with the bear
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Bear.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20219)
Trevor, our best skinner
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Our_best_skinner.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20217)
The Hide
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Rug.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20222)
The Hide Hanging
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Rug_Hanging.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20223)
Removing the edible portions
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Removing_the_edible_portions.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20218)
All in all an excellent hunting experience that will be remembered forever! Thanks again Trevor, Jay, and Lorne for making it even more enjoyable. And to Joel who couldn’t make it this year, we really missed you brother!!
Me with the bear
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Bear.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20219)
Trevor, our best skinner
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Our_best_skinner.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20217)
The Hide
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Rug.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20222)
The Hide Hanging
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/The_Rug_Hanging.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20223)
Removing the edible portions
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Removing_the_edible_portions.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20218)
All in all an excellent hunting experience that will be remembered forever! Thanks again Trevor, Jay, and Lorne for making it even more enjoyable. And to Joel who couldn’t make it this year, we really missed you brother!!