Viking:
Wow! That's a big bear.

You're probably getting bored with tree stands my now, so you'll have to move to ground blinds

I've never hunted from a tree stand in my life. All my bear have been spot and stalk bear, or run into 'em by accident bears.

This year, for the first time, I and a buddy of mine, are going to go into a very secluded area, that no one else knows about, and build a very large platform high in the cottonwood trees on this particular lake, overlooking a heavily traveled bear trail (both griz and blackies).

We will haul all the material in by snow machine, and complete construction before spring season starts.

When it comes time for the bear to be moving again, we will actually be camping up on this platform, with all the necessities for staying several days at a time.

With Alaska's 24 hour daylight, it will be really cool to see all the activity in the surrounding lakes, and to film what we don't shoot.

Trick is to stay quiet while up there, but that's not a problem with us, as we're both long time hunters, and use to quiet and solitude. We'll even have a porta pottie up there with us. Might have to use the biobags to bomb bears that are trying to climb up to us

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