Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
06-01-2004, 08:41 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
Just got back from a great bear hunt in Manitoba. Six of us went to Manitoba and came home with 5 black bear, four of which exceed the P&Y minimum. The smallest bear was 275lbs while the largest was a whooping 470lbs. My bear came in at 340lbs. He presented me a 25 yard shot and the Mathews Legacy did the rest. This was my first black bear hunt and I plan on going back!!
06-02-2004, 07:26 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: creemore Ontario Canada
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RE: Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
Legacy hunter! sure sound's like a great hunt one to be proud of for sure. That's one awsome awsome blacky you got there ,he look's pretty intimidating to me.How did it feel when you had that big fella coming in and standing in front of you ,did the hair on the back of your neck stand up and send a shiver down your spine?
nubo
nubo
06-02-2004, 08:33 AM
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RE: Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
That is a beauty! Congratualtions! I went on a hunt in New Brunswick a few years back. I shot a bear that weighed about 130#. I was really bummed because I thought it was a bruiser. I have the hardest time determining the size. Did you know for sure that it was a big one? If so, how did you distinguish it from a small one?
06-02-2004, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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RE: Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
Nubo - He looked awesome standing there. He has a white "V" crest on his chest that really stands out. It took a few seconds to overcome the shakes but I was lucky enough to see several bear before him to get over the "Holy @#%& it's a bear" response.
BagginBigguns - I was hunting with KC Outfitters and they have multiple locations that have lots of bears roaming around. I spent the first couple days video taping and working on my ability to guess the size of the bear. In the evening I would show the video to the guides and see how close I was in my estimation of size. But one thing is for sure, when the big ones come in you know right away that he is a bruiser. If you catch yourself not sure, don't take him. The big ones flat out look HUGE.
BagginBigguns - I was hunting with KC Outfitters and they have multiple locations that have lots of bears roaming around. I spent the first couple days video taping and working on my ability to guess the size of the bear. In the evening I would show the video to the guides and see how close I was in my estimation of size. But one thing is for sure, when the big ones come in you know right away that he is a bruiser. If you catch yourself not sure, don't take him. The big ones flat out look HUGE.
06-02-2004, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Texarkana Texas-via- U.P. Mich.
Posts: 217
RE: Awesome Spring Bear Hunt
A really big bear will wobble when he comes is especially around the midsection. Also if his ears appear to be large he is probably not a very large bear. The bigger the head gets the smaller the ears look on the bear.
