Wesley with his monster brown colored black bear. What a huge bear and he is getting a full mount done. His group of six all tagged and had opportunities to tag a second bear. Once again the non baited hunts provided the largest of the bears over natural foods like fresh spring clover. Grasses are a bears main source of foods. |
A non-baited hunt. A dark chocolate bear taken over natural foods on a spot and stalk hunt. Brent tagged this male brown/black bear as he searched for food and a mate. Late season usually provides larger bears on average due to the upcoming mating season starting mid June |
Outfitter and hunting joking as they squat behind Brent's bear for a photo. This bear was taken on a baited hunt off an active bait barrel loaded with our own secret recipe of bear foods. This trophy is one of two bears my hunter shot at with his bow. An excellent shot and a great hunter to have in camp. |
Bruce chose a non-baited
hunt and got to spot and stalk this huge black bear while
it fed in a field. Among other foods an oat field is an
excellent magnet for black bear. A great prize for anyones
trophy room and he didn't pass up his shot. Another super
black bear on a non-baited hunt. |
Ricky, now serving his country
overseas, nailed this huge black while it was feeding
on clover along a back trail. Again, the best on the late
hunts and on the non baited hunts. His guide, Criss, made
no mistakes setting up his hunter for the perfect shot.
Clover and berry patches make prime spring and fall food
for hungry bear. |
An active member of his
states turkey association, Ron tagged this dark chocolate
brown bear on his non baited hunt. This professional hunter
wanted the best and he received one of the best of the
bears. This huge brown made the mistake of getting into
Ron's sights and one shot brought down this wonderful
trophy. |
Our youngest hunter ever,
twelve year old, Alex, with his monster archery bear.
His shot intercepted this 500 pound bruin when he was
coming for his daily feeding of clover. Clover and grasses
are a favourite food for spring and fall bear and an easy
way to hunt non-baited bear. |
Two of the nicest people.
Joel Jr. told the jokes and Joel Sr. hunted 2 huge black
bear, each near 400 pounds. Two of the nicest people I
have ever met. A pleasure to have in my hunting camp.
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After missing an even lighter
coloured brown bear, Ruby, became more serious with her
shooting and the next bear in her sights dropped in its
tracks. This light coloured brown taken on another non-baited
hunt has provide her with a great trophy for her room.
A great young lady who provided much entertainment in
camp. She and her father each took home a brown. |
My good friend and many
times return client, Kent from Sweden, poses on a rainy
day beside this 400 pound black bear. A great trophy and
a professional hunter and I look forward to seeing him
and his group on each of his trips. Always non-baited
hunts for this group. |
Another Swede with a big
laugh. Lots of fun and full of jokes makes, Per Ake, an
enjoyable hunter to have in camp. Here he poses with his
huge black bear taken on another non-baited hunt. An excellent
trophy for an enjoyable client. Congradulations. |
Patient, observant and precise
and a joy to hunt with. Rachel, from New Zealand, and
her family quickly became part of our family. Our hunting
trade produced 5 huge trophies for her family. A perfect
shot gave her the second largest record book bear skull
of the year in our camp. Whow! What a huge bear on her
non-baited hunt. |
Recurve archery hunter,
Gordon, shows off his huge non-baited trophy bear. For
his own enjoyment he makes his own recurve bows. Precision
in archery making, his bows are among the best I have
ever seen. What a huge bear measuring 8 feet. |
Wanting a huge bear
for a hunting magazine, Ronald got his story and a 7 1/2
foot trophy, nose to tail. A thrilling adventure for Ronald
and another big game story for Alberta Wilderness Adventures.
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Another brown on a non-baited
hunt. Once again the challenge of non-baiting produces
many of the best bears. Steve claims this brown for his
wall and his brother took home a black bear. This season
brought us a ratio of browns that would be hard to beat
anywhere. 46% of all bears taken this year were of the
brown colour phase. |
On this non-baited hunt
this large black bear was feeding on berries and clover
along a back trail in the woods. This bear's mistake was
to step into the open in front of Martin's sights. His
shot did not miss and we achieved another 100% on trophy
bear. A great trophy and a great hunter. |
Archery hunter, Cory, in
a close up with his monster bear. Many serious photos
were taken too. A sharp eye and an accurate shot and this
bear didn't take more than a few steps once he had been
arrowed. The camp of 5 clients all tagged their trophy
bear giving us another 100% on a non-baited hunt. |
Return client, Anders from Sweden, poses with another
huge black taken on a mid May hunt. What a bear measuring
7 ½ feet and a body weight of over 400 pounds.
Non-baited hunts often produce larger bear and most feel
it is a more exciting way to hunt. |
Another large black bear
taken on a non-baited bear hunt. This bear was taken as
it rambled along an open area in the woods in search of
a sow for mating. These later hunts most often produce
the biggest black bear of any hunts including our baited
hunts. Non-baited and late season are some of the best. |
By accident, I ran this
brown off at 5:00 A.M. He was back for a second quarter
of moose meat from the meat pole. The next night, Mark
put an end to the meat stealing and stopped this 600+
lb. bruiser from feeding his entire family. |
One more look at a table
full of black bears. Head guide and outfitter/guide dressed
in blue and red plaid jackets proudly display our hunters'
catch. For a first day, not too shabby! |
When a bear is well over
400 lbs. an experienced hunter would say, 'you have a
great bear'. Shannon was more than happy with this monster.
We knew a large bear was feeding on a clover patch on
the cutline, but we didn't know he was this big! Shannon's
position 75 yds. away was perfect. When this bruin rambled
out to feed, he had no idea at all what was waiting. |
A giant of all bears! This
early fall bear measured over 9 feet long and 7.5 feet
wide. Mike needed the help of his hunter to roll this
animal over. Estimates on the weight put this monster
at over 650 lbs. Shot twice in the head, scoring was impossible,
but there is little doubt he would have been well up in
the record books. (The guide in the jean jacket is six
feet tall). A memorable bear indeed! |
Another happy Swede with
a 350 lb. brown-black bear. Thinking the wind was wrong,
the strategy was to move Bo to another location. When
his guide, Heather, went over to him she found two dead
bears. Both were taken on an abandoned oil lease within
a 2 hour period. Bo's hunting partner, Kent, later wounded
a grey wolf that was after the bear carcasses. He had
missed another grey 3 days earlier. |
This black is every bit
of 400 lbs. The stalking game began when we caught a glimpse
of black movement. A berry patch was being visited by
this monster. After cautious minutes of getting into just
the right position, the hunter fired. We saw the second
bear only when it ran for cover. |
Thinking the bear was walking
away from him, Ed did his sneak at a full run down the
cutline. His hunting partner and his guide had a good
laugh when Ed realized the opposite. |
Mike's shot was accurate
and he tagged this beautiful blonde bear at 100 yards.
It was not the largest of black bears at 250 pounds but
to Mike it is a real trophy. |
Our secret recipe for baited
bear hunts often attracts several bears to the barrel.
Most perminent locations have tree stands about 20 to
30 yards from the bait. An easy shot for both rifle or
bow. Check closely on this photo to find the second bear.
Photo taken by a trail camera. |
Wayne shows that the whitish
bears can be taken too. Although, not a large bear, the
rare near white color, more than makes up for the difference.
Often our color phases have been well over a 40% of our
total harvested bears.
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Over an assortment of black
bears, Larry and James enjoy a pleasant spring day while
they discuss their days events. |
Matt and Dennis each took
home two black bears. Four bears in four shots! Two browns,
two blacks and two ecstatic hunters. Now they want a moose.
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Guide, Heather with hunters,
Lyle and Ed with a 506 pound black bear. The length of
the bear rug was 8 1/2 feet. The skull measurement was
21 3/4 inches for a record book skull. Not too bad for
the second day of our first hunt. |
No matter how you call it,
this monster 9 foot black bear is a trophy to be proud
of. This 500 pound plus spring bear measured over 22 inches
on the skull. |
P.A., a return client from
Sweden, tagged this monster black bear on his second spring
hunt at our camp. Carrying an orange ear tag we can only
assume that he was a problem bear that had been relocated.
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This guide from Wyoming
came here to kill a brown phased black bear. When this
250 lb. bear came to dig in his grocery pile, Jay's arrow
found its mark. Jay hunted two seasons in my camp and
was particular about which bears he harvested. He is most
certainly a marksman with the bow at 30 yds. |
Jeremy blasted this 400
lb. plus bear with his bow at 20 yds. Later that day,
he also shot a brown bear of the same size. This bait
hunt showed him as many as 11 bears from the same tree
stand in the same day. He had a blast. |
His first bear hunt produced
this 250 lb trophy. Ove is all smiles as he displays his
brown bear for the camera. |
This hunter from, Denmark,
did not miss his targets. Two shots gave him two bears
and this one is a real bruin. A whopping 350 pounds of
spring bear on a non-baited hunt. The bear's habit of
feeding in the same location and near the same time each
day offered an easy 2 bear hunt for this hunter.
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Tom wanted
a brown bear and a velvet mule deer buck. He took home
a 400 plus pound brown bear and a 5x5 velvet mule deer
buck with a 25 inch spread. His patience and skill paid
off with 2 trophies. |
