23 weeks to go.
This is going to be my second year of Bear Quest and I'm already anxious.
I'm hoping to have my new Javaman Helms Deep buy the time I get to the hunt.
This old fart doesn't get very excited much any more, but I'm counting the days.    

I really wish I could have made it this year. Not going to be the same without Bowdoc. I will be up there in the near future so I can have my moment for him. I'll have to see what I have in time off and maybe do a bait run with Tom.

Good luck Graps , I wish I was going again, maybe next year

23 weeks.....I can't wait and I look forward to meeting you, Graps.

I recently built myself a new bow for this trip.  A reverse handle ASL all in osage.

Bowdoc will certainly be missed.

Sweet looking bow John, hope you get a chance at the monster you were playing with at BQ 10  

 

Will be my first year. The whole reason I signed up was to get the bowdoc experience. Still excited about it though. Will see if a new bow can be fit in prior.

QuoteOriginally posted by 23feetupandhappy:
Sweet looking bow John, hope you get a chance at the monster you were playing with at BQ 10      

     

That would be nice, but I don't think I'll be too choosy.

I've absolutely got to go to one of these sometime!!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Soonerlongbow:
I've absolutely got to go to one of these sometime!!!

You won't regret it.

It's coming.
Cool thing, I was wanting to get a couple more Thermacells and the sports shop near me just had them for 40 percent off.
How can you beat that?

Hard to believe SPRING is in 6 days 3/20 it has been snowing here in Peru for about 36 hours and we had a good base of snow before that !! LaTuque had not got alot of snow as of last week I hope it stays that way.Bear food is all lined up for Spring.BOWDOC will be missed bigtime,no pickup at airport,no ride up,no him bsting everyones ball........etc etc he will be there in Spirit.

John,
COOL looking bow,next picture of the New Osage bow will have you & a bruin in it !!!! Dale did you get a one piece or T/D Helms Deep ? Gregg Coffee is a super guy and one heck of a bowyer hope you have the bow for hunt.

Bear Quest is a great time........I'll get back up there at some point.

I'm getting the one piece 52" all Birdseye maple.
He will be starting it this week I believe.
I'm hoping to get it in time to get it all tuned in and bring it along.

I wish I was going to be using my new javaman on bear quest 12. I hope to get back up there but it's not in the cards this year. It won't be the same without bowdoc but I am sure glad I got to meet him!

Tom - I sure hope my next pic of that bow is with a bear.  Maybe that big one I flirted with all week two years ago is still around and even bigger.

I'm sure there will be plenty of Bow Doc stories to share.  I really wanted to share camp with him again.

Sure a good picture of Bow Doc.
You just don't see pictures of him without the shades.      

One word for you Graps...Jealous!  I am not hunting bear this year after going three straight years.  So I am jealous.

I enjoy every single facet of bear hunting from deciding on where to go, what tackle to use,  supplies, traveling, all of it.

Have fun!
Gary

I should have my new two piece BigJim  mountain monarch recurve for this hunt and hope to be the first one to kill a bear with one . Drew

As crazy as BowDoc was he could tell great stories about bowhunting history and hunting. I learned a bunch from him and will never forget our conversation after I killed my bear. I was almost in tears......as I am as I type this. He also got me into Bear Take Downs......and I'm glad he did. You folks are going have a ball.