Where you going? When? And what ya packing? Me and two buddies are going to taggart bay lodge in quebec on lake kipawa. We are driving straight through from Ga and all hunting with recurves. Ill be carrying my widow paII and shooting tree sharks as always. Im really hoping to score early so I can shift my focus to smallies and eyes. This will be my 16th trip for canada bears and Im only 33 years old. Didnt kill one here in ga the last two years so I figured it was time to head north again. Wont be holding out for a monster but any bear 3 years or older will be fine with me as I have killed several nice ones before.
I'm headed up with two other Tradgangers to Manitoba with stickflingers. I'll be shooting my TallTines 59@28" and grizzly sb two blades. This will be my first bear hunt and I'm pretty excited.
Go get em Michael!! I'm rooting for you!
Its gonna change your life man. I actually dont like killing bears anymore but I cant stop hunting them. Its a big mental dillema for me. I spend a ton of time in the mtns in the summer and I end up always getting to know a few sows with cubs and spend many many hours watching them. It gets harder every year to let the string go but Id rather chase bears than anything else on the planet
Leaving in the morning for Saskatchewan in search of a cooperative bear. Should be a fun trip.
Its been several years since Ive gone bear hunting. We always did a do it yourself hunt in Ontario. We stayed at a resort that has bear hunting but we always set our own baits and stands. The group always got 1 bear but I was never the lucky hunter. I like to give it a try again.
Wish I was going. Good luck on your journey and can't wait to read the story of the hunt here!
I got a good lesson about how to tell the age of a bear a few years ago...a local game warden was telling us about shooting a nuisance bear...it was a sow that weighed about 100 pounds in her estimation...she sent a tooth in for aging and that bear was 5 years old
DDave
QuoteOriginally posted by Michael Arnette:
I'm headed up with two other Tradgangers to Manitoba with stickflingers. I'll be shooting my TallTines 59@28" and grizzly sb two blades. This will be my first bear hunt and I'm pretty excited.
Me too Michael! We are going to have a great time!
Good luck to all of you! Michael, I'm excited for you and I'll be praying for you to have an awesome trip! When do y'all go? Let me know how it goes!
As for me, I won't likely be going out of state (much less out of country) anytime soon, but I might be able to try again here at home this fall.
If I were going to go to Canada for bears, I'd probably try to go with Jerry Russell. He's a great guy and a hard worker, so I'd be confident that my money was being well spent, with a high probability of success.
June 11th in Quebec...I plan on being on the ground with my Palmer recurve, 2 blade VPAs, Axis Traditional arrows, a Thermacell, and a can of bear spray (just in case.)
Son and I are visiting Stick Flingers also, second time, hope our luck is better this time. Cant wait,long drive though...
I'll be heading up to LaTuque Quebec with Tom Phillips for Bear Quest 10. Next weekend Tom and I are going up on a bait run and set some stands. I leave the 10th for the hunt. Good luck to all the spring bear hunters!!
Best of luck to all the Bear hunters this spring.... :thumbsup:
May 29th to June 7th in Saskatchewan. Will be starting on the ground but may end up in a stand over bait. Hunting with a new Dryad Orion - ACS LBX, 2 Blade Stingers, Bug Tamer Suit and Thermacell. My first Bear hunt and I'm very excited!
Buckeeboy-which week?
Hermon, 5th through the 11th
We are in camp starting tomorrow. Can't wait!
Good luck,take lots of pics...
oh, and save some for us, lol
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Smile and bright red blood on an arrow...looks like the results will be positive
DDave
***********ers know what happened next...guess we Tradgangers will just have to wait eh
DDave
My Canada journey is complete.Saw several bears, and a color phase eluded me, but I did manage to bring this guy home.
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I shot this little boar the last day, on a morning stand where the bear was on the bait before the guide was 100 yards gone. He has a white blaze on his chest, and I think that he was the same bear that tried to climb into the stand with me on the first night of the hunt. If so, he kept me treed until well after dark.
My shot was not perfect, and he required a second arrow, which I administered in unbelievably thick brush at about 6 feet. Added to the excitement of the hunt for sure.
The mosquitos could be counted in the millions; absolutely fierce.
I would love to go back again and try for the elusive color phase critter.
Congrats Pat, Nice looking Bear!
Hey Pat, glad you got your bear. A friend and I are headed up to Stickflingers Friday morning to hunt next week. Missed seeing you in AZ this past winter.
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An Okie's gonna be making bear sausage !! Well done !
Nice bear Pat!!
Here is the video of my hunt on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/eGMNKfRUo_o
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Congrats! Looks like a great time and some very nice bears.
Nice bear and video mike
Well done Mike! Look forward to the story!.... :campfire:
congrats on a nice clean kill and looks like you had a great time !!!
Well done. Good shooting
Nice bears.......congrats !!! :thumbsup:
QuoteOriginally posted by StickSlinger74:
May 29th to June 7th in Saskatchewan. Will be starting on the ground but may end up in a stand over bait. Hunting with a new Dryad Orion - ACS LBX, 2 Blade Stingers, Bug Tamer Suit and Thermacell. My first Bear hunt and I'm very excited!
Good luck Buddy
We leaving from GA at 3am this upcoming friday and driving straight through to Quebec. Getting all our gear ready and re stringing rods. Those of you who go on canadian bear hunts and dont fish are missing at least 50 percent of the adventure