Saskatchewan Bear Hunt

[AR RidgeRunner]

Just got home from an awesome week of bear hunting in northern Saskatchewan with Kolby Morrison and Bear Pro Safaris.  Shared camp with a great bunch of guys and made some new friends. The area we were hunting was near Reindeer lake, about an 8 hour drive north from Saskatoon. About the last half of that drive is on dirt road. 
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[Hermon]

 

[Jayrod]

Bring it on Kent!!

[Wannabe1]

Looks like a comfy setup!

[AR RidgeRunner]

Kolby's baits are accessed by boat and are set up with brush blinds. Really no trees up there big enough for a tree stand. It's really cool to be on the ground with bears that close. The evening I shot my bear I'd had 5 different bears come in starting at about 4:30 that afternoon. All within 10-12 yards. I was waiting for one of the big boars that roam this remote area.
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[AR RidgeRunner]

[AR RidgeRunner]

Sorry guys, having trouble posting pics for some reason, here's a couple from the blind.
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[AR RidgeRunner]

At about 10:30, just before it gets dark at around 11, what I thought was a big boar came in.  When it turned broadside at around 12 yards I picked my spot and made the shot. The bear made what sounded like a short run with a crash at the end. Arrow passed through and was stuck in the ground. Came back the next morning and recovered my bear at the end of about a 50 yard trail. I was surprised to find out it was actually a bear I had passed on earlier in the evening. A big dry sow rather than the big boar I thought I shot. The pic make her look bigger than she actually was but like I said I couldn't be more happy with my bear.
I was shooting my 56" TimberGhost g3ss TD, 53#@28" and a GT 340 with 250 grain VPA.
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[Jayrod]

Great bear Kent! Congrats!

[AR RidgeRunner]

Thanks! It was an awesome trip, beautiful country.
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[AR RidgeRunner]

Good fishing too. First time fishing for Pike.
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[AR RidgeRunner]

Had no idea there were elephants in Saskatchewan.
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[KSdan]

Sweet.  Nice shot and perfect harvest.

[hybridbow hunter]

Nice hunt and wonderfull bow!
Couldn't put blood on mine yet but I work on it 

[neuse]

Congratulations.
Good to hear, I am considering a trip up there.

[BrushWolf]

Congrats on a fine bear.

[KillerBee]

Congrats Kent!!!!

[Pine]

Way to get it done. 

[AR RidgeRunner]

Thanks a lot everybody. It was an awesome trip that I hope to make again next year with most of the same group. Kolby will be hunting a brand new area next year. He usually changes areas after 2-3 seasons. Should be great hunting a new area for the first time.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Fine bear.  Congrats... Sounds like a great trip! Thanks