New bow+ New knives+ Old friends=Dead Bear

wapiti792 · September 11, 2013, 11:20:00 PM

Beauty my friend! Congrats! So.....how's the footage?

Hermon · September 11, 2013, 11:24:00 PM

Congratulations Ryan! Beautiful bear. Put me down for a video whenever it is finished. Wish Dave good luck for me.

mb bowman · September 11, 2013, 11:24:00 PM

That's a beauty Ryan!

Hermon · September 11, 2013, 11:28:00 PM

Well Dave, you can just read it yourself...
Good Luck. Not that you or Ryan need luck!

Steve O · September 11, 2013, 11:33:00 PM

Awesome.

LB_hntr · September 11, 2013, 11:38:00 PM

Beautiful bear. Huge paws on that thing!
I look forward to the video.

dhermon85 · September 11, 2013, 11:51:00 PM

Iowabowhunter · September 11, 2013, 11:58:00 PM

its a dream of mine to make it up to Stickfligers someday!! What a beautiful bear, and awesome knife and bow to go along with it!!!

K-Mac · September 12, 2013, 12:24:00 AM

nice one! hope some day to try my hand at that.

azhunter · September 12, 2013, 01:06:00 AM

Always enjoy your posts. Congratulations on the bear.

SKITCH · September 12, 2013, 02:48:00 AM

Wow. Great story. Great bear. Thanks!!

Terry Green · September 12, 2013, 04:07:00 AM

Wow.....GREAT story...thanks for sharing!!!

Plumber · September 12, 2013, 04:37:00 AM

great job, very nice knife.enjoyed your post

Hopewell Tom · September 12, 2013, 06:00:00 AM

You and Earl are two Canadian boys that I'm always interested in reading about. Great looking gear and a great Bear to go with it.
I'd like to make a trip West to hunt either Bears or Deer at your place, Ryan. I think I'll start saving up for such an excursion. I hunted "Jumpers" in Saskatchewan in 1993 and love the Prairie Provinces.
Thanks for sharing and I'll be looking forward to your "properly produced" hunting video.

Jayrod · September 12, 2013, 06:16:00 AM

excellent story ry thxs for sharing!!

Joeabowhunter · September 12, 2013, 06:31:00 AM

Ryan, excellent story. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Joe

Manitoba Stickflinger · September 12, 2013, 07:32:00 AM

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

The new knives worked wonderfully as I can say that they are not just pretty to look at. Thanks to Brian, Brian, and Earl!

The footage turned out great...a little low light for the shot and dark for the recovery but it's still quite good. It's no Sitka film quality but without the slides, booms, and SLRs its tough. I got a Muddy arm with Manfrotto head which makes a huge difference. Filming out of focus as well as using the manual focus really make it nicer to watch.

The bear ended up being 6' 4"s.... not huge but a nice bear for the area and freezer. There's something to be said for shooting a bear at dark and having it at home in the freezer and in your own bed by midnight.

Thx again guys...love the support here!

Whip · September 12, 2013, 07:49:00 AM

Great looking bear Ryan! Looking forward to the video too. Congratulations!

Keith Zimmerman · September 12, 2013, 07:56:00 AM

Great post, pics, knives, etc. All the way around. Looking forward to the video.

East Coast archer · September 12, 2013, 08:00:00 AM

Very nice!