Lighten up, Francis. You’re not on the general board anymore. We’re much more relaxed and easy going on the bear board. Pull up a chair and stay a while.
Great video. Thanks. You did great for self filming. I enjoyed watching that.
Being from Arkansas, you clearly had done some pretty good scouting two years before in order to find that place. Did you find it previously just when hunting elk nearby or how did you find a place like that?
I did that this past season. A friend was supposed to go, he backed out. I still went. There were two other hunters in camp and that was fine. Most likely, if someone has booked the same type of hunt as you, y’all likely have enough in common to kill time together around a campfire for a couple...
My friend used to take a buddy with him to the bait, make some ruckus, and then the buddy would walk away noisily. He said multiple times, bears would come out pretty quickly after his friend left.
BC is great, and as covey said, at this point, getting into a cancellation hunt is probably your only option. Good outfitters are already booked up. Check out the Guide and outfitters association of BC website, https://www.goabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MH2023Directory.pdf for a list of...
Yeah buddy! They get huge when they don’t hibernate and can eat year round. Were you able to weigh him? What did he square? You can’t post a photo of one like that with no details.
Idaho posts which of there hunting units don’t have grizzlies. If you are really concerned, pick a unit that is at least two units away from a grizz unit.
My guide salted the hide. I just rolled the skull up in the hide, put it in two thick plastic contractor bags, and put it in my suitcase. One time a friend had driven and he brought meat back in a cooler. The next time, I rendered the fat in camp and took that home in a Nalgene bottle in my...
Going to this will likely save you a lot of time by teaching you more effective methods of locating/hunting the bears. Wish I was going. I enjoy hearing Mark on the different podcasts. I bet this thing will be informative and a good time.
Sounds like a fun time. Wish I could go, I’d join you. Please report back about your experience.
I’m torn between more people being interested in bear hunting because of insta/YouTube personalities and more people who support bear hunting. I think it’s worth the increase of hunting competition...
Pacific Bear Outfitters. I’ve been with them twice. https://www.pacificbearoutfitters.com/
I killed one bear at 60 yards and one under 30 yards. Archery is possible but no guides prefer it due to reduced success rate.