Spatsizi Grizzly Hunt

[youngfellla]

Okay, here's the story of my grizz hunt in Spatsizi last week.

[Brambles]

Sorry to hear that your hunt didn't pan out. Sounds like you still had a good time, plus any father/son time is good time.

Are you going to go back up after the snow goes away?

[MB_Boy]

Congrats on the bear and thanks for sharing the story........the charging Grizz would certainly get the heart pumping and perhaps even the bowels moving!! :lol: :shock:

Pics??

[Elkhound]

Nice hunt, I am jealous. Cool you could go with your dad. Can't wait for some pics.

[bsa30-06]

sounds like a great hunt,congrats on the bear.Looking forward to the pics.

[rambo]

congrats youngfella

[mainland hunter]

that's awesome youngfellla, great story, cant wait to see the pics. ( you gonna lifesize him or rug it

[BANG!]

well done Sir - and thanks for posting your report.

I'm looking forward to the pics.

[3kills]

thats awesome congrats onthe bear cant wait to see the pics...

[todbartell]

excellent work, cant wait for the pics

congrats on a job well done ;)

[hitch]

Great job Youngfella. Sounds like a hunt to remember.
PM comin your way.

[Maxx]

Well done, you should be very proud!

[sealevel]

Good job youngfella great story can`t wait for pics.

[Geo.338]

That is awesome ,congrats .I am leaving in 10 days up to 6-18 towards Kemess .Is it prime time right now ? Am I going at a good time or ? Whas the bear above snowline ? Can't wait to see pics .Great story .Got me and my partner stoked .

[youngfellla]

That is awesome ,congrats .I am leaving in 10 days up to 6-18 towards Kemess .Is it prime time right now ? Am I going at a good time or ? Whas the bear above snowline ? Can't wait to see pics .Great story .Got me and my partner stoked .

From what we saw, anytime now would be a good time to leave. Many of the slopes are starting to green up pretty good, and there was plenty of bear sign. We saw over 20 black bears on the side of the highway coming home, mostly around the Meziadin Junction area, as well as a sow grizzly with three cubs by Tatogga Lake. The bear we shot was down fairly low, around 2800 ft, but I suspect more of them will be up high now, as the south slopes are starting to green-up.

[alremkin]

Congratulations on a great hunt. Seems like you know the area pretty well that the cabin was there to use a big plus. I hope you took lots of pictures. I look forward to seeing them.

[quadrakid]

awesome! was wondering how your hunt was going,great story, can,t wait to see pics

[love the woods]

great story.That charging grizzly is something a whole lot of hunters couldnt do.good on ya.

[elkster]

Way to go Youngfella,
Sounds like you and your Dad kept your cool. So I guess there was no camo skids in the long johns. Great story. Looking forward to the pics.

[Brambles]

Whoa:eek: I didn't realize there was Part 2 to your story.

Thats awesome, great story. Glad your hunt panned out;). Can't waite to see pictures of your bear. Always nice when you have a good story to go along with the memory and shooting a bear that is charging you AND having a tag for said animal is perfect.

Again congrats to you and your dad.

Brambles

[goathead]

Hey congrats on your hunt.I was just thinking of your last thread when you left and thought we should hear something soon.I put in for griz at meziadin I hope I get lucky soon.

[Nails]

Thanks for sharing your hunt with us youngfella.

[jethrobuddy]

Nice going!!!!!!!!!!! Did you ever recover any of your 400gr. slugs from the bear? Did they hold together? What was the penitration like? I shoot the same thing and I am interested if you don't mind me askiing? And I sa again, WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!

[LeverActionJunkie]

Congratulations youngfella, bet you'll never forget that one Hey, I was also wondering if you recovered any of your slugs, I was planning on using them when I get lucky with my draw. If you didn't recover any then thats great too just wondering:?:

[Freshtracks]

Wow great recant of the hunt. It'll make for campfire material. Congrats and well done by your dad and you. eagerly awaiting pics. Sounds like a awesome looking grizz.

[youngfellla]

I did find the bullet from my first shot. It entered the front of his chest, tore through his boiler room, went through the guts and right hind quarter, and stopped at the hide on his ass. The bullet was perfectly mushroomed and measured nearly 1'' in diameter. I weighed it earlier today and it held about 375-380 grains. My second shot went through the bottom of his chest, blew out his spine, and exited. The stopping power of the 45/70 and the big, slow moving bullets impressed the hell out of us.:cool:

[boxhitch]

Good on you guys.


The stopping power of the 45/70 and the big, slow moving bullets impressed the hell out of us.:cool:

The stuff legends are made of.
I don't suppose you had time to figure the bears disposition, as he was coming down on ya ?? Mad, curious, dominatrix ?

[Foxer]

That charging grizzly is something a whole lot of hunters couldnt do.

No foolin'. That's the kind of event that really makes you appreciate double stitching on the seams of your undies.

[Iron-Head]

Amazing story and congrats on a great hunt! Cant wait to see pic's.
Symon

[Jetboater]

I think we have all waited long enough for pics

[GoatGuy]

Congrats,

Sounds like a good time - way to go.

[rollingrock]

pics, please! cant wait any longer! very good story.

[youngfellla]

Pics should be finished by tomorrow.:cool:

I gotta have some suspense happening, keep everyone on their toes.:biggrin:

[3kills]

now thats not fair

[Geo.338]

You are .Believe me !

[bsa30-06]

Youngfella , this aint funny anymore, post the pics already.Congrats again.

[Gateholio]

THIS THREAD HAS VIOLATED HBC HANDBOOK RULE #78, AND WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT WARNING IF COMPLIANCE IS NOT MADE IMMEDIATELY!!!


#78 Pics of hunting trips shall be posted without delay.;)

[Foxer]

I think that until he shows us the pics, he should be ostricized by the community.

With a dull ostricizer.

[Thunderstix]

Yeeha!!!! Right on dude!

[youngfellla]

Sorry about the pics, guys. I don't have a digital camera. I dropped off the film on Monday and it still isn't done yet. My town is too small to have a 1 hour photo.:sad: Believe me, I'm getting a little impatient too.8)

[sniperontheridge]

congrats .youngfella.sounds like you had a good time .lookin forward to see your pictures.

[cowboy-up69]

Good job fella, sounds like its a nice bear! Awesome story....Geezus, if that was me infront of a chargin g-bear, I would be unloading myself in my pants! Not my gun! Hahaha...But ya, good job man!:D

[jethrobuddy]

The bullet performed very well it seems. What is your load and velocity please. We might as well make small talk while we are waiting for your pictures to be developed.

[Jagermeister]

A very impressive accounting of your hunt Youngfella. Charging grizzly....jeepers, just about had me unload into the shorts just reading it.

That first area that you went to, Eaglenest Valley, is the area where Tom Leonard from Quesnel disappeared in the latter part of September. Some fellows that he worked with will be going back to search for his remains later on, June perhaps. I'll pass on that you encountered quite a bit of snow. When would you think that the Eaglenest would be searchable? Actually I think Icebox Canyon is their destination as snow was waist deep when the search was conducted in Oct.

To the rest of the forum members, sorry for the hi-jack and I'm too am eagerly anticipating pics!

[youngfellla]

The bullet performed very well it seems. What is your load and velocity please. We might as well make small talk while we are waiting for your pictures to be developed.

My load was 49 grains of ReLoder 7, Federal 210 Primer. MV is 1860 fps, and energy is around 3100 ft/lbs.:cool:

[youngfellla]

That first area that you went to, Eaglenest Valley, is the area where Tom Leonard from Quesnel disappeared in the latter part of September. Some fellows that he worked with will be going back to search for his remains later on, June perhaps. I'll pass on that you encountered quite a bit of snow. When would you think that the Eaglenest would be searchable? Actually I think Icebox Canyon is their destination as snow was waist deep when the search was conducted in Oct.

I saw the posters put up for Tom Leonard around Iskut. Very unfortunate. I think the snow is still too deep to go very far into the Eaglenest Valley. June would be the earliest, late June or July would probably be better. Hopefully they can find something that tells what happened to him. One of the bad things about going by yourself.:-(

[BCLongshot]

Sorry about Tom Leonard.

Anyone read the edotorial comment about the # of hunters who go missing in North America ??

[BCLongshot]

Sorry editorial

[death-junky]

must have pics must have pics :D great hunting story:D
ttyal
Riley

[wetcoaster]

Wow! Great shooting right on the money with that grizzly ready to bulldoze you I vote to change your name to the iceman. I'm going to have to give that 45 70 some more thought I feel a fight with the wife coming on about a new to me rifle in the near future HE HE.

Having said all that no pics this long makes wetcoaster a dull boy! No pics this long makes wetcoaster a dull boy! If you have ever seen the shinning with Jack Nicholson you know what comes next!

Get those pics!

[bsa30-06]

youngfella , what are they doing with these pics, chipping out of a slab of concrete.I think you better invest in a dark room and do them yourself.

[youngfellla]

youngfella , what are they doing with these pics, chipping out of a slab of concrete.I think you better invest in a dark room and do them yourself.

Heck, I don't know. I phoned about 1 hour ago and they still don't have them done. I'm gettin a little PO'd.:evil: I've got about 30 local hunters, freinds, relatives all buggin' me to see the pictures.

[Brambles]

Hey smarten up and get a Digital Camera, the suspense is killing us.:lol:

[youngfellla]

Hey smarten up and get a Digital Camera, the suspense is killing us.:lol:

Hehe. Digital Camera is definetly next on the list. Perhaps someone could recommend a good brand/model, something good for outdoors that can take a some sh*t and abuse.8-)

[Elkhound]

youngfella , what are they doing with these pics, chipping out of a slab of concrete.I think you better invest in a dark room and do them yourself.

Hahaha like that flinstones episode with the bird chipping the picture into a slab of rock with it's beak.......:lol::lol:

[bsa30-06]

thats exactly what i was thinkin of,after all he said he lived in a small town with no 1 hour photo place.Youngfella is going to be an oldfella before he gets his pics back.

[BOOMSTICK]

Excellent job Youngfellla. I don't know what it is about you and grizzlies, that's not the first time you've been charged by one.:cool: I talked to your dad the other day and got the whole story. He is pretty proud of that hunt with you!

Oh, by the way, we need pictures!!:lol:

Next time you go out come and borrow my digital camera. Hell, I'll come with you and film the hunt. Your hunt would have made an awesome video. In your face, Mark Sullivan!!:biggrin:

[bsa30-06]

in case nobody has mentioned it WE NEED PICS.That would have been something to watch on video.Thats not the first time you've been charged by a griz, what the heck you doing , packing raw meat around in your pockets.

[Brambles]

Hehe. Digital Camera is definetly next on the list. Perhaps someone could recommend a good brand/model, something good for outdoors that can take a some sh*t and abuse.8-)

I'm just using a Canon A310 and seems to take a beating, sometimes a little slow and not much zoom but for what I use it for it works fine. My wifes camera is a Powershot A520 and it seems like a nice camera but I haven't played with it yet.

I wanted something in expensive and tough so I could throw it in the backpack but good enough to take some decent pictures. If it breaks then I'm not out a whole bunch of money.

[wetcoaster]

Pentax is making a great relatively inexpensive (range 250$ to 375$) line of waterproof point and shoot digital cameras called the Optio WP, W10 and the WPi that range from 5 to 6 megapixels with 3X optical and 4X digtal zoom that will fit in a breast pocket of your shirt. That level of picture quality (5 or 6 mpix) is more than enough for 99% of everything most of us could ever need.

You can fully dunk this sucker and take pictures underwater if you want. I have destroyed two other digital cameras due to moisture. If you spend alot of time in the bush here on the west coast or anywhere else it's just a matter of time before most digitals die due to damp conditions. This one should be one of the exceptions and will be my next purchase before the fall.

Here is a link:

http://www.pentaxcanada.ca/digital/digital_ps/optiowpi/index.php

[todbartell]

hooooooooooo! nice! worth the wait

congrats man :mrgreen:

[hitch]

Great looking bear, youngfella! :mrgreen:

[Maxx]

That is an AWESOME looking bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!

What mount/rug are you going to do with it?

[Timbow]

That's one very nice looking bear! Congradulations! What are your plans for it?

[Schmaus]

My new hero. Thats a friggin good looking bear.

[bsa30-06]

congrats youngfella, thats a good lookin bear.Glad you finally got your pics back.

[Elkhound]

WooooHooooo pics are up. Love hunting pics in the snow. Very nice

[BOOMSTICK]

Very well done! You won't find a better hide than that!!8)

Good work, youngfellla.:mrgreen:

[bcsteve]

Friggin awesome bear!!!! He's huge!!!! Two thumbs up!!

[mainland hunter]

well done, thats a prime fur will make a beauty rug(woulda made a nicer lifesize);)

[BCrams]

You mean to you kept us all in suspense for that lil dink :-D

Good going !!!!! He's a super bear with a prime hide for a rug.

[goathead]

The pics were worth the wait great bear its going to make a awesome rug.
life size would be unreal.good job

[3kills]

very nice bear and once again congrats....

[Rookie]

hell of a good lookin bear! Congrats and a wild story to boot. Yeeehaa!

[TOP_PREDATOR]

Dam nice bear,well done.It was worth the wait for the photos

[youngfellla]

Thats not the first time you've been charged by a griz, what the heck you doing , packing raw meat around in your pockets.

Heh heh. Nope, I tie a porkchop around my neck.:p

[Freshtracks]

Great looking pics, looks like still a good amount of snow still around. Makes for a nice background. Nicely done.

[slyfox]

Awesome bear youngfella congrats.I just got back from my grizz hunt right now just finished butting the rest of the salt on it skin ill have the pictures up tommorow.

[Brambles]

sweet bear youngfella, thanks for finally posting the pictures:-D

[atri]

great story and pictures!

Thanks for sharing.

[matt88]

Congrats on a nice grizz!:-o

[Jagermeister]

Boy, that's a pretty good sized critter Youngfella. That would be pretty hard to keep one's cool with that boy woofing along at a gallop with the sole intent of licking one's arse! For this, you deserve the Willaim Wright Award. For those who are wondering who William Wright was, he was a renowned grizzly hunter from a 100 years back. He probably was the first person to use a game trail camera. Read his book, "The Grizzly Bear", first published in 1909, it has the black and white photos that he took.

[Geo.338]

That is a Beauty ! We are leaving Friday ,I hope we are as lucky .I can't wait to see the pics of your rug :lol: I guess that will be awhile though .What a way to start your season out !What do you do for an encore ?Any more spring hunting planned ?Congrats on a super bear !

[wetcoaster]

:shock: !

I would have soiled myself for sure and screamed so loud the big ole beast would have run in the other direction just to avoid the noise. :-D

Great pics!;)

[youngfellla]

That is a Beauty ! We are leaving Friday ,I hope we are as lucky .I can't wait to see the pics of your rug :lol: I guess that will be awhile though .What a way to start your season out !What do you do for an encore ?Any more spring hunting planned ?Congrats on a super bear !

I'm headed out to Cheslatta Lake for a five day hunt for blackies, should be a good trip, although backpacking in this hot weather may not be too much fun.:-D

Good luck on your upcoming grizz hunt. You should connect, there's no shortage of bears up there!!

[youngfellla]

Boy, that's a pretty good sized critter Youngfella. That would be pretty hard to keep one's cool with that boy woofing along at a gallop with the sole intent of licking one's arse! For this, you deserve the Willaim Wright Award.

Thanks! I trust the award comes with a banquet and free beer??:p

[bsa30-06]

Did somebody say FREE BEER!!!!!

[youngfellla]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... Beer.

[Mik]

Fantastic, Congrats on the bear!!