I just want to give a HUGE thanks to the crew for taking me in this year and showing me the ropes. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to take a bear with a bow, and with their help I was successful
. Even if I wouldn't have killed, this still would've been the best hunt of my life...the country, the company and camraderie alone made the trip.
I learned a TON in the process too:
-get between big bears and their food; they're not going to be thrilled with you
-yelling at said bears, "F@%# right off" seems to not work, as apparently they don't speak French.
-if you want to push bears off the bait before you approach your stand, you apparently have to make a lot more noise than I was!
-shot placement is very citical, because they just don't bleed a lot externally on a marginal shot...fat and fur make blood trailing a challenge.
-field judging the size of a bear, especially from a tree can be difficult so studying game cam footage is important so you know which critters are working the bait.
Big John, I owe you debt of gratitude for opening up your cottage and imparting your knowledge of the area and of bear behaviour. Very grateful.
I'm hooked on bears now, I doubt deer hunting alone will ever suffice. There's no bigger thrill than arrowing a bear, IMO.
