Bearpaw Fall Season 2011

[bearpaw]

The youth hunt in Washington, glad to see the kids having success. The first picture is Levi with his first deer, the second picture is Orin, and the last picture is Rhett who is legally blind, but he can shoot when everything is just right. Great shooting boys..... 

[THunt]

Good to see the kids out wacking them!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Yeah thats cool !!!! 

[Guy]

Dale, that is great. Good to see the kids meeting with success. 

[bearpaw]

I have been so busy I haven't been keeping up with our hunts. Here's a couple Montana whitetails. Congrats to Bill and Joey...

[mulehunter]

   Great guide people.

[bearpaw]

The last few days we've been moose hunting with Jeff and John, we've seen two moose that would easily make B&C, we tracked to within 50 yards of one in heavy cover, but he saw us and split before we could get a shot, the other was after dark on the way home. We looked at about 17 bulls and at the end of the day yesterday Jeff was seriously wanting to shoot a bull. Just minutes before shooting hours ended we were driving out of where we had been hunting, Ray spotted a cow and a bull, Jeff and I jumped out of the truck, I glassed the bull, fair width probably 40-42+ inches, but only 6 points per side with single eyeguards, I told Jeff he should pass, then another bull appeared, I said he's narrow but he does have double eyeguards, he's a little better bull. The bull was on the move following the other bull and the hot cow and he was going to disappear in about 10 yards, Jeff said "should I shoot him", I quickly replied "It's up to you" BOOM the rifle immediately barked and the bull hunched up, Jeff hit him again, then the bull turned and ran toward the road, ooohhhh yes come on down, then the bull stopped 30 yards from the road and Jeff anchored him.

We took some pics then pulled him out with tow straps hooked to the truck and took more photos, then we loaded him whole and headed for home. On the way home we saw the other big bull, I felt kind of bad seeing another huge bull when we had just killed a bull that wasn't as big. A little way down the road Jeff said "I'm still happy with my bull, with us it's more about the experience than the size of the animal." That's when I knew he really was happy with his bull. I love it when a plan comes together.

Another hunter with a late whitetail draw tag shot a 4x4 whitetail yesterday. Then this morning John hammered a nice 8 or 9 inch tom. Sorry I don't have pics of the whitetail.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Sweet ...

[Machias]

Nice!!!!!!  Congrats!!

[Special T]

How do you load the bull whole? You have a winch in the back of that Ford?

[Camp David]

As always BearPaw great pictures, stories and happy faces 

[turkey slayer]

Dale glade ya got some late turkey hunters. You guys have had a great season all around

[mulehunter]

   Awsome like always

[bearpaw]

How do you load the bull whole? You have a winch in the back of that Ford?

  There was four of us so it was pretty easy.

I have loaded a whole moose with 2 people before by backing up, lifting the head onto the tailgate, tie the moose to two trees, one tree on each side of the front of the truck. One guy backs the truck up slowly while the other other guy wiggles the moose so it can slide in as you force the truck backwards underneath the moose. (don't do this with a moose you want to do a shoulder mount, it could damage the cape)

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Just recieved a text message from Anthony, he is finishing up our Montana deer hunts, he said Orin (about age 12) just killed a big whitetail that he figures will go 150 to 160. That's our best whitetail for the season, I will try to post a picture with my cell phone.

[buckhorn2]

Good job Dale all your hunters have big smiles and thats the fun of hunting.