Post by: littlemac on June 22, 2010, 05:28:10 PM
For a number of years (since we hunted in Alaska for brown bear) he has wanted to go to Vancouver Island for black bear. when in the Yukon hunting moose in 2008 we found out that a guide we enjoyed hunting with was a guide on Vancouver Island and we booked a hunt with his outfitter Sean Lingl.
Without retracing all the details, we had a great hunt and both took nice black bears. Well, I took a nice one and my buddy took a HOG!!!!
It is always hard to judge a bear, especially one you haven't seen on the hoof, but it was a BIG bear by any standard.
Here's a refresher if you haven't seen the pics. It even put a pretty good load on the one ton.
Post by: littlemac on June 22, 2010, 05:28:23 PM
I have had my rug for a few months now and while it was nice it left me with a bit of an empty feeling as it really wasn't a huge bear like my buddy hammered.
On the way home last night talking on the phone he told me his bear was arriving today by freight. The wait was nearly over.
Somehow in my mind I figured he got a full mount of the bear climbing a log or in some ground pose.
He is not very adept at emailing pics so I told him to make sure his brother got a couple when they uncrated it.
Holy smokes, was I in for a suprise when I opened the email from his brother today and saw the pics below:
Post by: littlemac on June 22, 2010, 05:33:17 PM
My buddy is 5'10" and his bear was roughly seven feet. Put that beast on a bit of a pedestal and do a very nice job of mounting it and look what you get.
(He asked for a non-scarey pose so the grand kids wouldn't get scared and not want to come in his man cave) I think it's really 'cause his wife wouldn't let him bring it in the house if it was open mouthed.
So the wait is over and the circle of the hunt is closed except for the telling and retelling of the story of the hunt. Anyway, here you go:
Post by: rb2506 on June 22, 2010, 05:35:38 PM
Post by: littlemac on June 22, 2010, 05:40:32 PM
I thought I was done travelling north for bears but that darn standing mount has me cranked up and ready to sign up for another crack at a monster bruin.
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Post by: littlemac on June 23, 2010, 06:01:31 AM
Very cool mount and bear. Had a knarly gash on the snout.Yes, when the bear was down, the guide thought he needed to take a finishing shot and caught it on the snout. Just another part of the story.
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Post by: littlemac on June 23, 2010, 08:02:19 AM
He couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.
I never have seen bears like we did on the island. We would be glassing and have 3 to 5 bears in our field of view at times. Just incredible habitat up there for the bears.
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Post by: 10Key on June 23, 2010, 04:39:51 PM
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I talked with him last night, said it is still to be moved downstairs but he needs some manpower to do it.
Let me know if you need a hand, my schedule is quite flexible these days ;)
Post by: littlemac on June 23, 2010, 04:42:54 PM
QuoteI talked with him last night, said it is still to be moved downstairs but he needs some manpower to do it.
Let me know if you need a hand, my schedule is quite flexible these days ;)
I'm not sure Chukar would be much help on the bears :rolleyes: If you are up for the trip though you're in :tup:
Post by: Austrian Hunter on June 23, 2010, 04:47:27 PM
Post by: littlemac on June 23, 2010, 04:53:39 PM
I'm gettting closer to sending in a deposit everyday.