The Education of a Bear Hunter

[DaveBTS]

Blacktails are my business, but I have an insatiable lust for bear hunting. If you LOVE hunting bears, this a book you must check out. I found it in a gas station in Chinook last Friday. Ralph Flowers wrote two other books. From what I hear, they are available at Everybody's grocery in Elma.

[billythekidrock]

Blacktails are my business, but I have an insatiable lust for bear hunting. If you LOVE hunting bears, this a book you must check out. I found it in a gas station in Chinook last Friday. Ralph Flowers wrote two other books. From what I hear, they are available at Everybody's grocery in Elma.

I have been recommending the Flower's books for years. They are a must for bear hunters. A local legend and part of NW history.

[DaveBTS]

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.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Those books are awsome!  I have the "Education of a Bear Hunter" and "Bears and Flowers".  My book Bears and Flowers is autographed.  I am getting ready read the first book again.  Really good books.

By the way you can pick up the first book at Bailey's here in Rochester. 

[NWWABOWHNTR]

I bought it last year and read it in just a few days... awesome book.  Think I found it on amazon or somewhere online.

[Kain]

I have seen this book recommended many times.  I guess I will need to find a copy.  I did buy the movie "Calling bears, they come to eat" but let my dad borrow it and now he cant find it.   

[HHPro]

I have seen this book recommended many times.  I guess I will need to find a copy.  I did buy the movie "Calling bears, they come to eat" but let my dad borrow it and now he cant find it.   

I have that movie Kain and I have this book I got it at the big grocery store in ocean shores it is a must read for new bear hunters.

[markts]

I have read all of his books over and over. I figured out where he lived by an aerial photo in his first book, went one day and knocked on his door. He welcomed me in like an old friend, very cool guy. My great uncle is in his first book having had problems with a bear tearing up his bee hives, he couldnt get the bear so he called Ralph. I also have a signed copy(well used )  Mark

[DaveBTS]

Here's a link to my 2009 bear.

09 WA bear

[saylean]

good looking bear Dave.

[bearpaw]

Nice bear dave, good for you hanging in there, the meat would probably spoil over night.

[bearmanric]

i was lucky enough to meet Ralph. very Humble man. showed me all his ram snares. and the machine that made the feed for the bear's. had some great story's. my wife had him as a patient at St Peter's. he passed away in his sleep. she told him i was a bear fanatic he smiled. i have all the book's some are lent out. they have some at the wholesale sports in Lacey. Rick

[heavy hauler]

top notch books for sure.i also love the local connection

[Airnip]

I've been reading Ralph Flower's "Education" book here lately. It is interesting. At the time he is writing about bears were open season. Considered a pest not a game animal. He started bear hunting as a hobby then got a job as a professional bear exterminator. Once he had killed fifty in a year then he could get a cash bonus for any over. Proof was collecting the tails. Part of his strategy was setting trap lines of cable snares. Baited with steer heads. Some times he would get five bears in one day. He had a animal hide and taxidermy business on the side. Sounds like he had a lot of bear eating friends to take extra meat. Apparently he smoked his own pepperoni and enjoyed eating it four feet at a sitting. No mention of any medical part selling.

 Apparently his best gun hunting method was to sit quiet on a stump over looking a brushy clear cut listening for feeding. Getting paid for hunting, even he writes of a lot of time spent just enjoying the scenery waiting in between opportunities. Sometimes going several days without seeing hide nor hair. Plnenty of stories of hairy times he was thankful to have come out alive in some close encounters.

[ICEMAN]

Ok, that settles it, I am going to go buy one of them....maybe both if I can find them...