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Bill Kissner · July 02, 2009, 10:55:00 AM

Tom, you are one strong dude. :eek: That bear was humongous. I wish I had been along on that retrieval to witness it in person. When they said you carried that bear out on your shoulders, I couldn't believe it! We shoulda put it on Matty's back. If it didn't just mash him in the ground he mighta carried it too.

d. ward · July 02, 2009, 11:01:00 AM

That darn Dick Langer suggested to maybe skin the bear place the hide over bowdoc it would have been about half the load for Tom.as you can see from the pics no need for that.bd

PV · July 02, 2009, 11:26:00 AM

Awesome job Tom!

He'd sure come in handy in elk camp eh Bill?. No more boning out and all those trips packing meat.Just get Tom over there problem solved

Did Dick get some footage of the recovery?

Kip · July 02, 2009, 11:33:00 AM

Hi Paul Did Jay go buy to see you Sunday? I left him sleeping when I left for the airport and have not seen him post or respond to my P.M.By the way with Tippit not in camp I was the oldest but them young guys gave me a hand.Kip

PV · July 02, 2009, 11:55:00 AM

Hi Kip
Jay got here around noon on Sunday. We had some catching up to do and called it a night around 2 am Monday.He headed home Monday morning around 10. Mighty good of him to stop by.

tippit · July 02, 2009, 12:14:00 PM

PV,
Dick & Bowdoc caught the entire carry out of Mr Big. I traded Bill some steel for his DVDs and that footage. If I now can only figure out how to get it on here along with Mr Big the night before I shot him, I will. That is if Bill doesn't mind as it is his commercial footage of Tom carrying Mr Big...Doc

Curveman · July 02, 2009, 12:29:00 PM

Tom, your carrying that bear IS impressive!! That's all dead weight that has a tendency to roll aound on ya a bit, unlike a barbell though that would be difficult enough!

fatman · July 02, 2009, 05:39:00 PM

All Questers who want pics, send me a PM with your mailing address

Kevin

bretto · July 02, 2009, 06:03:00 PM

I wasn't able to make it Kevin but I'd sure like a pic. Of You and Your first Bear if You get some stills printed up. Can't have enough pics. of friends and their kills in the old photo album!!!

fatman · July 02, 2009, 06:39:00 PM

you got 'er buddy....wish you'da been there...

d. ward · July 02, 2009, 06:47:00 PM

Matty would it be possible for you to burn one for me ? no a CD silly !!!!!!!!! bd

d. ward · July 02, 2009, 06:50:00 PM

no quess work on BQ's we use a scale to weigh every bear.bd

Dick Langer · July 02, 2009, 07:33:00 PM

Did anyone mention that it took three men to get the big beast on Tom's shoulders. Yes PV the vidio footage was captured.

Bill Kissner · July 02, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

Yeah Paul, Tom would be a welcome addition to any elk camp and certainly mine.

Yellow Dog · July 02, 2009, 09:29:00 PM

Bow Doc, are you camp cook next year? First week, second week or both weeks?

Tom Phillips · July 02, 2009, 10:02:00 PM

BOWDOC is head Bottle Washer,Cook & Social Director he will be there for sure BQ4 for BOTH weeks.Hopefully I can get him to arrive ahead of time for 2nd bait trip and stay in camp to check & recheck baits before hunt starts !!

bill langer · July 02, 2009, 10:41:00 PM

Hey Doc, If you can post the vid, please share it with all of us.
Great bear, great hunt and great people!!!!

BlkDog · July 02, 2009, 11:09:00 PM

Hey Kip et all,
I made it home safe and sound late Monday. Holy cow, I have a lot of reading to do!!! I need to go back 20 pages and catch up on all the stories.

First things first ..... A special thank you is order to Tom Phillips, Lloyd, Allen, and Bowdoc. What an incredible week! You always make this a week I will long remember. I had a fantastic time and I hope to see you all again next year!! Thank you to all the gentlemen I was fortunate enough to share the week with. It was always a pleasure and if you ever make it to VA, let me know an we will find a place to shoot and maybe do some hunting. It was great to see some familiar faces in La Tuque as well!

A big thank you to Kip my navigator and caffiene administrator for the long drives. Thank you Paul for welcoming me in and sharing some stories after the hunt. It was great to see you again.

More to come..

d. ward · July 03, 2009, 07:15:00 AM

oh yeah as Tom mentioned pending all goes well I will be there for bq-4 both weeks.I'am also tring to work my vacation out so I'll be there for a total of 3 weeks actaully.I'll stay the week before bq-4 starts to put up tree stands bait and get things ready.bd

tippit · July 03, 2009, 07:42:00 AM

OK, this is what came out of my R&D QBQ III Research Team. This design was the best (for me anyway) of the knives that I forged up for '09. Just Finished up my version of the 2009 QBQ III Skinner. Each year ya'll (that's for Kip) have helped me make Tippit Knives one of the fastest growing Non-Profit Knife Makers in the Province of La Tuque

Thanks and we'll start all over for next year...Doc

QBQ III Skinner: Seven inches OAL, hand forged 5160 high carbon steel, finger length blade with slight hollow grind, and spalted oak handle (Thanks Kenny)