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British Columbia Sport & Outdoor Lounge => Hunters' Cabin => Topic started by: Derp on May 20, 2008, 11:17:38 AM

Title: Bear Down!
Post by: Derp on May 20, 2008, 11:17:38 AM
I went to Vancouver Island this weekend along with two other friends and we each managed to harvest a bear. Here is mine:

(http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v249/202/34/513685965/n513685965_818369_2257.jpg)

This blackie was feeding in a ditch along a FSR and me and my friend put a stalk on him, right before I was ready to shoot a car shows up out of nowhere and scares the bear which runs out of the ditch and up to hill into the cutblock! I then jumped the hill and dumped him with my ruger mkII 30-06 right in the heart as he was walking/running away at roughly 75yds.

He is about 5'7 but and has a big noggin on him. This is my first black bear of many more to come!!
Title: Re: Bear Down!
Post by: Cajun6 on May 20, 2008, 12:05:20 PM
Good job!!! Nice looking bear.
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Post by: BCHunter on May 20, 2008, 12:29:03 PM
great looking bear, congrats
Title: Re: Bear Down!
Post by: Derp on May 20, 2008, 02:23:24 PM
thanks guys!  :)
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Post by: Tex on May 20, 2008, 09:04:58 PM
What would a bear like that taste like?  I've never eaten bear.
Title: Re: Bear Down!
Post by: Derp on May 20, 2008, 10:18:35 PM
I've heard alot of good things from many people and yes some bad reports aswell. I will find out very soon as its already butcherd and sitting in my freezer.I will let you know :)
Title: Re: Bear Down!
Post by: chris gadsden on May 21, 2008, 10:59:17 PM
Nice bruin and nice shooting too.
Title: Re: Bear Down!
Post by: younggun on May 26, 2008, 09:55:41 PM
very nice, dad just got back from revelstoke, some photo's of a massive bruin, couldn't connect, the bear was across a raging river that he wasn't willing to cross

here are the photos. they were taken with a camera phone, photos of the bear were taken through a spotting scope, the bear was at 1023 yards on the range finder.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee209/droussanidis/grizzmountains.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee209/droussanidis/grizz2.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee209/droussanidis/grizz.jpg)