May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear

[Gatekeeper]

Great story Steve and a fantastic looking bear! This is a hunt very few people will ever experience. Congratulations and thanks for putting in the time to share your hunt with us.  

[joevan125]

The look in your eyes says it all, you my friend are the real deal.

[Steve O]

Steve's Excellent Adventures...  

[IndianaBowman]

Your generosity in sharing your time and your hunt is very much appreciated! Thank you!

[jcar315]

Steve, Thank you so much for sharing an awesome adventure. As a hunter who just dreams of hunting Alaska and Griz I too felt like I was there. Great pics. Great story telling. Thank you again!

[Jeff D. Holchin]

That is an archery adventure to remember!  Well done, Steve.

[Jack Shanks]

Congratulations Steve!!!!!!!!!

I've been away from here for quite a while and just now read your thread. Yours and Walt's accounts brought back some fond memories from my Brown bear hunt in 05. Without a doubt the most adrenaline filled hunt I have ever been on. If I die tomorrow I will feel my hunting dreams complete because at least I had the opportunity to hunt for those great bears once in my life.

[Walt Francis]

Steve,
Congratulations on the bear.  You done good, real good!

Once again, thanks for the help and for taking us along.

[vermonster13]

Excellent thread        

[TheFatboy]

I hope to see myself in your shoes a few years from now  

[saltwatertom]

Steve, Thanks for the great story, you can hunt with me anytime!                  

[bohuntr]

Awesome story Steve!!! Congratulations on a well earned trophy! I think most people who are into hunting with traditional equipment would agree that it is not the size of the critter that counts but the size of the experience ... and by those standards, your's was a whopper!
       Dan

[Talondale]

Very well told and very entertaining.  Thank you for sharing. Congrats.

[straitera]

Wo! That bear might have died of old age as long as it takes you to tell a story! (kidding) Heck of a story too & no word out of place.
Beautiful carnivore at close range with a bow? Rattle the T-bags a bit? Hard placed to figure an encore. Thanks for taking us along on this great adventure.

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats    thanks for sharing your hunts..enjoyed every minute of it

[Kingwouldbe]

Steve, I love how you told the whole story, it wasn't just a one year hunt, but many.

A solo, longbow hunt, in Alaska, for Brown bear!!! sounds like heaven to me.


I don't think you where solo, you took all of us with you LOL thanks

[blueslfb]

That's it! I am moving to Alaska!!!!
AWSOME STORY!!!

[Steve H.]

Someone above asked about the bear's age.  I am guessing that this was the first year she was kicked out on her own so that should put her at 3 1/2 years.  Most two year old cubs are larger and that probably has to do with mama securying their spot at the dinner table.  ADF&G seals bears from many areas and when they do so they pull a small tooth for dental cementum aging.  They provide the results back to the hunters so I expect sometime several months from now I will know the bear' age for sure.

The taxidermist that I left the bear hide with for tanning said it is not unusual for sows to never get very large.  On a quick examination of her teeth also leads me to believe she was fairly young.

[Steve H.]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Bob @ Helle:  A viking was used to skin her head and paws, an awesome blade for sure.

DW:  Let me know if you need HI help.  I have done the BI x3; Kauai' x3, and Molokai' x1.

Mark U.:  You are too old to adopt unless it was as an uncle or sumpthin'!

Jack:  WOW, you REALLY are a WRB, lol!

[3Under]

Walt and Steve, thanks for sharing your bear hunting stories.

Steve you got this 70 year old guy all excited!!!