Late Season Boar

[Phil]

This past weekend my son Sam and I went for a bear hunt. We found 6 bears in total and eventually ended the hunt on Saturday. It was a great experience for Sam and I alike as we encountered several exciting bear hunting scenarios that kept the allure of the hunt alive. We blew one stalk, passed on a few small bears, shot and missed on another, spooked a bear off the road, set up for another shot and decided it was unsafe to take. Sam's patients were a testament to his character and future as a hunter. It was evident early on that the trip was already a success regardless of what the final outcome would be. I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story.




Who can resist a turn through a big mud hole?
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A couple pics to remember the climb up and over the mountain. We reached 6500 ft before beginning the descent in to a new valley.

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[Phil]

The valley on the other side brought success!
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Too tough to get a picture without the mosquitoes landing on the bear.....or us! Thumbs up anyways!


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Back at camp the real work began.
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[akyne]

Terrific pictures, a great memory for the two of you!

[TheProvider]

Nice pics and boar

[nature girl]

Nice bear and great memories with your son.

[The Dawg]

Another one hooked. Love it! Congrats!

[buck nash]

Nice one guys congrats. You both look like you had a great time.

[BromBones]

Right on!

The grin on the young fella says it all.

[Phil]

That's right Dave......unlike you he brought enough beer for the weekend. It wasn't region 5 either......it was 9.

[Pioneerman]

Great story and bear too, a experience you will both always remember

[BearSniper]

Great Bear, good memories

[Fisher-Dude]

Nice bear! Congrats to Phil and Sam on a great hunt!

[Steeleco]

Great start to a summer holiday for the whole family. Congrats.

[hunter1947]

Very nice picture of you and your son your son is hooked forever and over the years you two will bond ever so close ,congrats to the two of you getting this boar..

[whitetailsheds]

Great father/ son photos and story...good on you guys! Oh ya, nice bear as well!

[Phil]

Thanks fellas for the positive comments. I will have two older kids ready to go this fall for youth season and am looking forward to getting them out together. Hunting without my kids feels a little selfish these days. I look forward to passng on the knowledge I have learned and hope that they can become better hunters than me (which shouldn't be to hard). I am planning to build a few blinds this summer to get ready for the early fall. With some luck the kids will have their own deer on the ground.

[The Hermit]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_2142_1_.jpg

That is a GREAT shot! 8x10 framed!! Congratulations

[Wolfman]

Phil, the look on your son's face says it all ;-)

[Phil]

I plan on putting together a few of those pics and others to hang up around the house.

He was jumping up and down and giving me big bear hugs. It was a great moment. As I unwind from the hunt and digest all that happened I feel more and more happy about the events. I'm slow to celebrate and often am a little disappointed that the hunt is over. Kind of like buyers remorse but more like shooters remorse.