Bow Hunter Derek Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Well all, I made it back from Saskatchewan and did not get eaten like my kids feared. All in all, what an awesome time. The weather did not cooperated at all though. I did not realize that bears like it sunny and 70. We had 40's and rain. So needless to say, we did not see many bears. This was pretty much a do it yourself hunt, so that made any bear taken that much more rewarding. I say do it yourself, because even though in Saskatchewan you have to have a guide, this was not a "guided" hunt. I have a buddy who is a licensed outfitter, but is only one so that he and a small group can go bear hunting every year on their own. He does not run it as a business like most outfitters. He has a friend in Canada who is a licensed guide, but is retired from hunting. He just hangs out at camp. He gets paid in free food, cold beers, and campfire gossip. So, after a 38 hour truck ride the real work began. Baiting, hanging stands, clearing roads in some cases. Two weeks of fun. We had access to 330,000 acres of total wilderness. The nearest gas or pay phone was a 2 hour drive away on the nastiest dirt (mud) roads you could ever imagine. No cell phone service. The closest medical facility was a 6 hour drive again over muddy roads. This place was literally life and death up there. One mistake and it could get ugly real fast. Of the 10 of us that went up, we took 6 bears, all with bows. No guns. In the middle of the hunting, we had to move camp approximately 14 miles southeast due to all the rain and the fact that roads were washing away fast. If we had not moved camp, we might still be up there. I took arguably the nicest bear of the bunch on my 4th night out hunting. I shot a beautiful 250# boar at 20 yards with my bow. His coat did not have any rub marks and was in perfect condition. He was out cruising looking for sows when he made the mistake of coming too close to me. He was a magnificent animal to watch. The coolest thing I've ever hunted. Unfortunately, now it is time to join the real world and get back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Great bear, Sorry to hear about the bad weather. Looks like you guys had fun anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats Derek! Glad you had a safe and successful hunt. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Great story and pictures....thats a nice bear ....congrats !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Nice bear and great pictures congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Great bear congrats!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iabow Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats on the nice bear, a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats Derek, great bear and glad to see you didn't get eaten!! LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear He's a good bear-----are you geting a rug made? CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Very nice bear, congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colohntr Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrads on a great bear, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Beautiful hide on that bear, Dereck. Sounds like you had fun and really lucked out on your guide conections too. Way to go. He's going to make a nice rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear That is a beauty, Derek! Way to go! Great adventure for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Predator_1 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Sounds like you had quite a memorable adventure! Congrats on the bear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats on the bear, Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Beautiful bear! My father's been longing for a black bear hunt for several years...I think it's about time to take him up on it. Congrats again on a great hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TC308 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Great bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterbucks1 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear nice bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear very nice bear you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Way to go Derek!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Awesome! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats on the bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Re: My Saskatchewan Bear Nice bear looks like you had a great time! I'd love to go there and try for Whitetails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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