The Education of a Bear Hunter

[bearmanric]

iceman at wholesale sports. go through the cash Registers then the jerky. there right there. then you will see some of his book's on a shelf. the first is blue. Rick

[runamuk]

Really good books lots of cool local history as well as interesting bear information.

[Oldguy]

Go to Altis books online. I have purchased several books through this service and they are always in the condition described.

[ICEMAN]

Thanks Rick.

[billythekidrock]

BTKR,

I was going to ask you if you ever met the guy. He died shortly after I started my business. It would have been nice to pick his brain. I'm sure he had plenty of stories to share.

No. Sad to say I never met him. I almost stopped at his place (mailbox used to be on the side of the road) but I didn't know if he was into drop ins. Now I wish I had.

I bought an autographed copy of "Education" in the Quinault Merc over a dozen years ago. Still my fav bear book.

[billythekidrock]

This last Christmas I stopped at a tree farm in Olympia to buy a tree and I asked the owner if he had much deer or bear damage. He mentioned how he "gave" a tree or two to the deer but never had a bear on his farm.

 I mentioned how much damage they could do and he says to me, "Ya know, Flowers wrote the definitive book on bears and tree damage".

I about fell over. I told him I was very aware of Ralph Flowers, his books and his contributions to the study of bears.

I happened to mention that I also wished I had been able to meet Bill Hulet (another paid bear hunter). He tells me how his wife would not let Hulet in the house because he always smelled like bear and how Hulet used to come into the sporting goods store and mention loudly (and joking) how he had just "visited" the store owners wife. lol

[heavy hauler]

i got several copies of both books.  you  might stop at the rusty tractor in elma.thats where i got some

[saylean]

Just picked up this book...should be here in a few days...oh boy! Some good reading coming my way.

[billythekidrock]

Don't forget the second one.....Bears and Flowers.

[saylean]

some schmuck was trying to sell Education for 600 bones on Amazon...and it wasnt a typo cause there were a few more...

I got mine for 20. After I finish this one, I will read Bears and Flowers.

[huntinhick]

Hey all,

has anyone seen these for sale somewhere other than amazon so I can ask the wife to pick them up and send them to me?  I will go amazon if I have to but we have had some issues with the shipping out here. 

thanks
carl

[machine]

Great book I'm going to have to find bears and flowers now.

[Bofire]

Try the "Rusty Tractor" in Elma they used to have them. I have both,great books.
Carl

[billythekidrock]

Everybody's in Elma carried them.
So did Sportsman's Warehouse...not sure if they do now that they have changed hangs.

[Jamieb]

I met Flowers when I was a kid, in the early 70's. My grampa hunted deer with Flowers a few times. I realy liked the books. That guy killed a lot of bears.