My Black Bear Hunt 2024

[Herdbull]

I was planning on hunting for 5 days in Canada, but after passing up four smaller bears a mature boar showed up 45 minutes prior to dark. He came from behind me, and I first saw him at 100 yards. He came in slowly and sat on his haunches multiple times checking the wind. Eventually he relaxed and came in directly under my stand toward a bait setup. His presences caused a lesser bear to flee. He turned from quartering away to facing me straight on. He took two steps in my direction, then turned to my right and presented a broadside shot at 12 yards. The Doug fir arrow tipped with a 250 gr three blade VPA passed completely through his chest and flipped end-over-end as the bear turned and fled. I could hear the string from the TradTracker wine as he fled, but it was soon replaced with the sounds of labored breathing as the bear expired about 50 yards away. Mike
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[Herdbull]

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[Herdbull]

the Hide squared 7 feet 5 inches with head in, and the skull green measured 20 7/16 inches. The meat will be put to great use for the family. Mike

[Herdbull]

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[Jack Denbow]

Very nice Mike.

[Terry Green]

Thanks for sharing Mike...

I fixed your pic. 

[Pine]

Nice bear. Thanks for sharing 

[huckbuck]

What a good looking bear Mike! Congrats 

[Wudstix]

Good looking bear, thanks for the story.

[Flingblade]

Great bear Mike!  Congratulations!  I hunted Manitoba once five years ago and I can't get back there soon enough.  From what I have heard of Stickflingers,  I'd hunt there every year if I could.

[Hud]

Great pictures, and a Very Nice Bear, congratulations.

[shick]

Once again Mike, you did good; helluva bear!
Shick

[supernaut]

Awesome, congratulations on a beautiful, big bear!

Thanks for sharing your hunt and excellent pictures with us.

[MnFn]

Congrats Mike! Very nice bear.

[LoneRanger]

Good stuff right there. Thanks for sharing!

[cacciatore]

Thanks for sharing nice bear.

[Herdbull]

Thanks for fixing photo Terry. I re-injured my shoulder, so my shooting confidence has diminished slightly. Last season I used Norm Parks TradTracker for deer, turkey and bear where stand or blind hunting is appropriate. Sometimes you see gaps in the blood spots, but the string tells me where the bear ran. Even though he did not go far, I couldn't believe the tight spots in the brush he ran through. The saplings and slashings must have just bent away as he charged through. As I learn, information like this can help with tracking even when no string is used. Once I use a string spool once at an animal, I use the remaining string in the spool for practice shots at 3-D targets.
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[rastaman]

Congratulations on an awesome bear Mike!  I started using Normans Tradtracker last year deer hunting and it worked like a charm. Beautiful pictures of the other bears also Mike!

[varmint101]

Awesome Mike, congrats!

[Duker]

Awesomeee looking bear Mike  Thanks for sharing