Author Topic: My Montana whitetail with BearPAw (Read 8862 times)

archrywattitude · « **on:** December 27, 2011, 10:41:32 AM »

Well early this fall my Husband Matt informed me that I would be going on a guided mid November deer hunt in central Montana with Bearpaw outfitters.
It was one of the most fun hunts I have ever been on and I have to give a HUGE thanks to Dale AKA (Bearpaw) and also to my guide on the hunt Anthony Neidlinger.
We saw a ton of bucks every day, Matt and Nik were along to film the hunt and all three of us were shocked at the amount of deer we saw.
I had taken a nice mule deer in OR early this year so I was really hoping for a good whitetail, but when we saw a super tall 3x4 I was ready to put my tag on this awesome mule deer!
Anthony talked me out of it though and im glad he did because I ended up taking this beautiful 6x7 whitetail!

DoubleJ · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2011, 10:50:49 AM »

Is that Matt's "super-.338-ultra-2mile shot-magnum-lapua-mega-devastator" toy he was showing off at Garry's during the youth hunt?

archrywattitude · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:03:55 AM »

I see I let him borrow MY toys and he leads people think they are his! unbelievable!

DoubleJ · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:07:43 AM »

Quote from: archrywattitude on December 27, 2011, 11:03:55 AM

I see I let him borrow MY toys and he leads people think they are his! unbelievable!

LOL!!!!

Widgeondeke · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:09:03 AM »

Quote from: archrywattitude on December 27, 2011, 11:03:55 AM

I see I let him borrow MY toys and he leads people think they are his! unbelievable!

Thats right there is FUNNY.

Congrats on a great buck.

Fletch · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:12:25 AM »

Nice Buck! Congrats

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:43:44 AM »

Quote from: archrywattitude on December 27, 2011, 10:41:32 AM

Well early this fall my Husband Matt informed me that I would be going on a guided mid November deer hunt in central Montana with Bearpaw outfitters.

We saw a ton of bucks every day, Matt and Nik were along to film the hunt and all three of us were shocked at the amount of deer we saw.

Wait, wait wait! Stop the presses! This can't be true! I know because I read on every hunting site online that the wolves have been devastating deer and elk populations in Idaho and Montana and Wyoming.

Stop spreading your propaganda! You'll destroy all the fear and hate that's being stirred up (in the name of money and influence) by the anti-wolf people!

bearpaw · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:57:41 AM »

FYI - Sitka-Blacktail please get a clue, the reason we still have deer on that ranch is because wolves haven't moved into that part of Montana, and if they do the ranchers will take care of them, so chew on that, there are still some places where your ilk can't destroy good game management.

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congrats on a great buck Shannon.....

Anthony said he had a great time hunting with you and your crew, he also said that you made one heck of a shot.

I try to tell people they will see 10 to 30 bucks a day at the ranch and they look at me funny. Our deer numbers were actually down this year due to the previous hard winter, but we still saw 10 to 20 bucks most days this season. We have lots of good whitetails but Anthony made the right call on the mulie, most of our mulies that survived last winter need a couple years to grow up, if you come back in a year or two the muley you passed will be a good shooter then.

I can't wait to see the show, please let me know once you and Matt know when it will be scheduled....

doyourtime89 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:02:22 PM »

Happy to hear you held out for that nice whitetail buck.

DBHAWTHORNE · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:02:50 PM »

Congrats Shannon. Awesome buck and good write up.

jackmaster · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:25:35 PM »

great buck sounds like you had a great hunt thats for sure, oh and sitka blacktail guy really dude i am confused are you just trying to start a pissn match or what, how about you go piss up a rope and quit tryn to start crap on a great huntn site, go share stories with your wolf lovn buddies ya tree hugn ,wolf lovn, *censored*.

kglacken · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:54:21 PM »

Awesome buck! Love the show!

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:02:42 PM »

What a nice Buck but hard to pass on those mule deer got thing you did that is an awesome whitetail.

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #13 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:05:34 PM »

Quote from: jackmaster on December 27, 2011, 12:25:35 PM

great buck sounds like you had a great hunt thats for sure, oh and sitka blacktail guy really dude i am confused are you just trying to start a pissn match or what, how about you go piss up a rope and quit tryn to start crap on a great huntn site, go share stories with your wolf lovn buddies ya tree hugn ,wolf lovn, *censored*.

A little sensitive aren't we? Just pointing out the difference between fantasy and reality that some of my hunting brethren don't understand. You're being used.

Groups like SFW and their associates and ilk are using fear to gain influence and money. Fact of the matter, wolves properly managed will make little difference in hunting opportunities. And I can't wait for the opportunity to hunt legally for a wolf here in Washington.

I hear all kinds of anecdotal tripe about how wolves have ruined hunting in Idaho and Montana, but it's curious how many stories you also hear like the OP on this thread. And my friends from these two states also keep telling me how good their hunting has been. My uncle's group was 4 for 4 on elk this year near Helena. A group of Washington friends hunt deer in the Idaho panhandle and are usually close to 100% on Whitetails for 8 or more of them. Friends in the Clearwater area were 2 for 4 on 6x6 bulls and missed a third. Sister in Law's son got his first bull near Wallace this year, another 6x6. Sounds alright to me!

Sorry if I don't toe the "Party Line" as far as wolves.

And congrats to archrywattitude on a successful hunt! I wish you many more to come!

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:11:59 PM »

You need to take a drive through the Lolo national forrest and see what you see and talk to the people who live there the reason for not seeing anything. There are lots of deer and elk in Montana and Idaho just not as many as there were.

alwinearcher · « **Reply #15 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:12:16 PM »

Sitka,
you are right, this area hadn't been destroyed by the wolves..
but I have seen PLENTY of first hand wolf destruction in ID, MT and WA this season.

There are still plenty of animals getting shot, but if you have hunted the same areas in the past the difference is VERY noticeable..

I usually stay out of the political type conversations, but coming on my wife's thread and starting it is a good way to get me into it

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:18:18 PM »

well, I guess as long as nobody jacked this thread...

Congratualtions on a great buck and a great hunt.

Fantastic pictures

JLS · « **Reply #17 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:23:53 PM »

Nice buck.

Lewistown area?

Holg3107 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:32:54 PM »

Great job Alwine Team!!!! Just watched the first three episodes online. Cant wait to see more. Again great buck Shannon.

colockumelk · « **Reply #19 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:50:42 PM »

Man the nerve of some people.

Great buck Shannon way to go

I love your guys show. Loved the episode where Matt stumbled around ID and shot that HUGE choclate antlered white tail. That is true down to earth hunting at its finest. Sometimes that's how it goes. Sometimes you walk 10 miles a day trying to make it happen and fail only to go up for an evening hunt on the last day and get one walking back to the truck within shouting distance.

Great buck and great show. Keep it up.

alwinearcher · « **Reply #20 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:52:15 PM »

Quote from: colockumelk on December 27, 2011, 01:50:42 PM

Man the nerve of some people.

Great buck Shannon way to go I love your guys show. Loved the episode where Matt stumbled around ID and shot that HUGE choclate antlered white tail. That is true down to earth hunting at its finest. Sometimes that's how it goes. Sometimes you walk 10 miles a day trying to make it happen and fail only to go up for an evening hunt on the last day and get one walking back to the truck within shouting distance.

Great buck and great show. Keep it up.

The best part is to turn around the following year and have to eat my ID deer tag

lol

colockumelk · « **Reply #21 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:57:35 PM »

Beginners luck I guess. The first day I went elk hunting at the age of 13 I shot an elk. I didn't shoot another one until I was 18. Oh and that was a great episode by the way.

bearpaw · « **Reply #22 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:05:51 PM »

Shannon I apologize for taking the bait from the wolf lover, I should have just deleted his post, I may still do that. Matt, I just watched one of your online episodes, the turkey hunt, a great show, can't wait for another episode to finish loading so I can watch your alaska hunt.....

You and Shannon and your crew are putting together a good show, it's a believable show, that puts you ahead of most of them....

KillBilly · « **Reply #23 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:09:34 PM »

Quote from: DoubleJ on December 27, 2011, 10:50:49 AM

Is that Matt's "super-.338-ultra-2mile shot-magnum-lapua-mega-devastator" toy he was showing off at Garry's during the youth hunt?

Nice looking Muzzle Brake too.

KillBilly · « **Reply #24 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:12:16 PM »

Quote from: bearpaw on December 27, 2011, 02:05:51 PM

Shannon I apologize for taking the bait from the wolf lover, I should have just deleted his post, I may still do that. Matt, I just watched one of your online episodes, the turkey hunt, a great show, can't wait for another episode to finish loading so I can watch your alaska hunt.....

You and Shannon and your crew are putting together a good show, it's a believable show, that puts you ahead of most of them....

Ya oughta delete the Wolf Lover and ban hi IP address... Diversity only goes so far.

alwinearcher · « **Reply #25 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:12:30 PM »

Quote from: bearpaw on December 27, 2011, 02:05:51 PM

Shannon I apologize for taking the bait from the wolf lover, I should have just deleted his post, I may still do that. Matt, I just watched one of your online episodes, the turkey hunt, a great show, can't wait for another episode to finish loading so I can watch your alaska hunt.....

You and Shannon and your crew are putting together a good show, it's a believable show, that puts you ahead of most of them....

Thanks Dale,
I cant wait for this episode of Shannons deer on your place to air. Its going to be a great episode!

colockumelk · « **Reply #26 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:13:14 PM »

Just so you know when me and my 3 year old son watch your show, everytime you pass up a deer or watch it for a bit my son yells at the tv "SHOOT THAT DEER." or "SHOOT IT" over and over. And if its more than a minute he jumps off the couch in disgust and says "where's my gun, I shoot that deer."

DoubleJ · « **Reply #27 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:16:39 PM »

"Them turds killed somethin'" still gets repeated in my house at least once a week.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:17:53 PM »

good job Shannon

and as for Matt and his show ... he does alright

C-Money · « **Reply #29 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:33:34 PM »

Congrats on the great whitetail! I would have wanted to take that muley too....that thing was nice! Patience paid off!
I have the DVR set to record your show! My family enjoys it a lot!

kglacken · « **Reply #30 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:30:46 PM »

Quote from: DoubleJ on December 27, 2011, 02:16:39 PM

"Them turds killed somethin'" still gets repeated in my house at least once a week.

Same here haha

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #31 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:05:11 PM »

Quote from: alwinearcher on December 27, 2011, 01:12:16 PM

I usually stay out of the political type conversations, but coming on my wife's thread and starting it is a good way to get me into it

And your point is taken. No harm meant to your wife, and I'm seriously happy she had a great and successful hunt. I just think it's ironic I hear so much about wolves but then hear about great hunts like your wife's. I'll start a thread over in the Wolf Den part of the site so all the bashers can attack me.

huntnnw · « **Reply #32 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:38:15 PM »

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:48:36 PM »

Congrats Shannon

Elkstuffer · « **Reply #34 on:** December 28, 2011, 12:24:20 PM »

Congrats on a great buck Shannon! Love your guys' show and look forward to it every week. Can't wait to watch this episode. Keep up the great work guys!

Wea300mag · « **Reply #35 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:13:35 PM »

Well done Shannon, outstanding pics!

Machias · « **Reply #36 on:** December 29, 2011, 02:44:37 PM »

Awesome buck, Congrats!! Really looking forward to the TV Show, you guys are producing a first class product, Thanks!

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