April 30th Blackie

[Stone Sheep Steve]

First saw this blackie Apr 12 this yr and thought he was a solid bear...nothing too big but a solid bear. None of us had shot a blackie since 2007 so we were due for an adventure.
Here's a crappy video clip through the spotter taken on Apr 12 with my still camera.

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/StoneSheep/?action=view&current=April122010.mp4

Saw him again next time out but he was in a nasty spot and I was alone.

Spotted him last night just before 6pm in a decent spot and my buddy said he was interested in making a play. Game on!

After about an hour of closing the distance we were getting close to the spot where we last saw him but we had a difficult time re-locating him. Eventually we spotted him bedded on a cliff face with a commanding view. We were able to close the distance to 229 yrds and he offered us an uphill head-on shot. Buddy got a good rest and put him down with one shot.
Finished processing him just after midnight and after a 2hr grueling pack out we were back at the trucks. The good ole Wilderness Wanderer did not disappoint as the hip-belt blew apart about halfway out:?.
Bed by 3am. Slightly groggy this morning

Always an adventure!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Darren_s_Blackie_2010_013.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=18879)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Darren_s_Blackie_2010_026.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=18880)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Darren_s_Blackie_2010_020.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=18888)

Loaded up and ready to go.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Darren_s_Blackie_2010_028.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=18881)



SSS

[d6dan]

Congrats to both of you SSS. As always good pics and a good story...Thats a nice sized bear...

[Gateholio]

Nice bear!

[Mik]

Nice size bear, Congrats.

[Rattler]

Congrats on a great looking bear Brent!

That WW needs to be put to rest....lol

[Alpine85]

Sounds like a great time! Good job on the "pictures" and a nice bear for your buddy.

[BlacktailStalker]

Looks like a good bear.
Electrical tape bandaids are great :)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Electrical tape bandaids are great :)

That was my fault. Stuck him with my scalpel:redface:.

SSS

[Slee]

Sounds like a fun hunt! congrats.....

[coach]

Nice bear guys. Good job with the pics and the story.

[Phil]

Great looking bear! Congrats to you both.

[calvin L]

Nice to see the skull is in 1 piece . SSS you did not do any shooting I see:wink: If I can win 649 I maybe able hunt with you again . I do have a hip belt you can use :mrgreen:

[BCBairdo]

Congrats Brent.....nice bear for sure....you going to whack one with your bow this spring?

[thetackdriver]

Great bear.. sounds like you had a good time!!

[leadpillproductions]

nice lookin bear congrads

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats Brent.....nice bear for sure....you going to whack one with your bow this spring?

Haven't had time to practice this spring and having a grizz tag is putting more pressure on getting projects done around the house.
May have to wait until next yr.

SSS

[DevilDog77]

biggest blackie on here this year? from what ive seen at least...Looks like a nice coat. Good work boys.

[steepNdeep]

Attaboy Brent. That mountain salad bar sure produces year after year! Now ya just gotta get your boss to change harvest season to winter... ;)

[6616]

Good job guys. Sounds like you're not a big fan of the Wildlerness Wanderer pack Brent?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Good job guys. Sounds like you're not a big fan of the Wildlerness Wanderer pack Brent?


Failure..repair..failure...repair...failure ....repair....failure....nice design but there are some inheirent weaknesses that need to be addressed. I offered to help them with some mods and they accepted my offer but I haven't got around to doing it yet. Might just be easier to get a new pack:?.


Devildog..bear only squared 6'3". Nice solid bear, nice coat but not a monster by any stretch. No noodle measurements yet.


SSS

[Dusty Roads]

Nice Bear. Thanks for the pics and story!!

[Tikka270wsm]

Way to go, nice bear!

[Archer]

Nice bear! Nothing wrong with him... Congrats to both of you!

[BCBear]

always great to get one you've seen before, some good mass on him so he'll be a good rug and plenty of sausages too

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Attaboy Brent. That mountain salad bar sure produces year after year!


Dean-
Still another decent bear roaming those hills.
Saw this stalky looking brownie a couple of weeks ago which is the same bear I filmed two yrs ago. Had him @31 yrs last yr with my bow but the wind shifted(different bear than I chased with F/D).
He's got a really choppy, stiff-legged unique walk and a scarred-up face. Not a long bear but he's pretty thick.

Footage from 2008
http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/StoneSheep/?action=view&current=May520082.mp4

SSS

[steepNdeep]

Cool vid... yeah he looks like a solid old bachelor with that gut. :biggrin: I like the cinnamon jacket... if I shoot another bear it'll be a big brownie! Look forward to your pics...

[Gilmore]

Good job guys, great looking bear!!

[demlake]

Thanks for the pics.

Looks good.

dl

[TyTy]

Dean-

He's got a really choppy, stiff-legged unique walk and a scarred-up face.

I'd bet he has some artharitis or an old injury. Wasn't much flex in his spine when he walked.

[bayou]

Dean-
Still another decent bear roaming those hills.
Saw this stalky looking brownie a couple of weeks ago which is the same bear I filmed two yrs ago. Had him @31 yrs last yr with my bow but the wind shifted(different bear than I chased with F/D).
He's got a really choppy, stiff-legged unique walk and a scarred-up face. Not a long bear but he's pretty thick.

Footage from 2008
http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/StoneSheep/?action=view&current=May520082.flv

SSS
The colouring on the top of his left front foot looks weird may just be a bald spot.

[troutseeker]

Well done guys! I am jealous, sitting here with my legs up after ACL surgery...

[cloverphil]

nice bear, congrats

[GoatGuy]

Congrats.........

[swampman]

Thanks for posting the story and pics and for hauling the heavy load. The legs and butt are still grumping 3 days later. I'm taking the hide to Harley,s this afternoon and the meat should be ready by friday. Thanks again for the adventure, I'd do it again in a heart beat.:biggrin:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Thanks for posting the story and pics and for hauling the heavy load. The legs and butt are still grumping 3 days later. I'm taking the hide to Harley,s this afternoon and the meat should be ready by friday. Thanks again for the adventure, I'd do it again in a heart beat.:biggrin:

Welcome aboard Darren!!
Don't pay any attention to Calvin. He's still jealous of me two-timing on him:mrgreen:.

Still sore and tired as well.........
Hope you recover well and there's another bruin up there we need to pack out!:)

Next time we'd better take the young guys like GG and OSW. Getting old is starting to suck!

SSS

[shaner338]

Nice bear!
Great work and pics!!

[Fisher-Dude]

Mmmmmmm, woodticks! Beauty bruin Swampman.

You need to come to a road huntin' seminar SSS, you're too old for that stuff!

[one-shot-wonder]

I'm in.....

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Mmmmmmm, woodticks! Beauty bruin Swampman.


Oddly....I dumped my clothes in the hamper just inside the bedroom door as soon as I got in the house(normally I would have left them in garage). The next day son was playing hallway hockey just outside the bedroom door and low and behold he finds a tick buried in his head.
There aren't many trips over there that don't result in a tick or three.

SSS

[boxhitch]

Good on you for getting to the bedroom. covered in bear. Priorities, man.

[Rackmastr]

Great pics and thanks for sharing the story!

[jrjonesy]

Welcome to HuntingBC Swampman! Good job on the bear!

Are you going to get another Griz trip in SSS?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Welcome to HuntingBC Swampman! Good job on the bear!

Are you going to get another Griz trip in SSS?

Hoping to add another day onto the long weekend.

That should be the last trip. Don't want a bald grizz!

SSS

[brandonhunter]

Nice bear, I have yet to get my first. Hopefully this spring or fall!!

[300win]

nice bear, congrats!!!!!

[GoatGuy]

Hoping to add another day onto the long weekend.

That should be the last trip. Don't want a bald grizz!

SSS

Too bad, off til the 13th.

[boxhitch]

I sense a kidnap. We could get him back in 48 hrs......:wink:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I sense a kidnap. We could get him back in 48 hrs......:wink:

One of you could just sub-in for me @ home...and work:). Actually, make that just home as I can call-in sick for work.
BCRams brought down his Barney while visiting and is ready to pack!:wink:

I was thinking campfire/smokies/spitz/BS/glassing @ the blackie glassing area if the weather improves. Friday eve work for anyone??

SSS

[one-shot-wonder]

I was thinking campfire/smokies/spitz/BS/glassing @ the blackie glassing area if the weather improves. Friday eve work for anyone??

SSS

I will come only if I can be in charge of the campfire! :mrgreen:

I would pack my frame along but I know htat will only get my body into trouble........

Maybe FD will bring an extra long winch cable for retrieval!

[Fisher-Dude]

I will come only if I can be in charge of the campfire! :mrgreen:

I would pack my frame along but I know htat will only get my body into trouble........

Maybe FD will bring an extra long winch cable for retrieval!

Pyro-Boy and his fires! :twisted:

Getting ready for a long day with your BFs Brandow and Hubbard, you'll need a smokie and beers to settle ya down!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Pyro-Boy and his fires! :twisted:

Getting ready for a long day with your BFs Brandow and Hubbard, you'll need a smokie and beers to settle ya down!

Friday Highs are supposed to be way up there @13C.:roll:
Does this work for anyone?? Or would Sat evening work better since you all would be coming by this way anyhoo?
I'll fire you all an email tonight.

I know you guys need to be fresh for the Sat am meeting.

SSS

[Flinch]

I might be in for Saturday eve. Have you got another victim who is dumb enough to go into that hellhole after boo-boo? I'm only in for fire-poking and glassing.:)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I might be in for Saturday eve. Have you got another victim who is dumb enough to go into that hellhole after boo-boo? I'm only in for fire-poking and glassing.:)


BCRams is here and he brought his Barney.
He's looking for some excuse to get into sheep-shape:mrgreen:.

Might be more of a weenie roast/BS session than a hunt....but that could change quickly.

SSS

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Forgot-Have child care duties that extent into the evening. May have to bring the side-kick. I think she could handle the hike:wink:.

SSS

[bighornbob]

BCRams is here and he brought his Barney.
He's looking for some excuse to get into sheep-shape:mrgreen:.

Might be more of a weenie roast/BS session than a hunt....but that could change quickly.

SSS

Whats RAMS doing this far south, even with highs of 13 degrees, he's probably suffering from heat stroke.

BHB

[boxhitch]

Little too early for cherry picking and too late for ice grapes
Must be for the turkeys

[Kody94]

BCRams is here and he brought his Barney.
He's looking for some excuse to get into sheep-shape:mrgreen:.

Might be more of a weenie roast/BS session than a hunt....but that could change quickly.

SSS


Hey SSS,
What bag does BCRams have on his Barney? Pinnacle or Hunter?
Cheers
4Ster

[Flinch]

Forgot-Have child care duties that extent into the evening. May have to bring the side-kick. I think she could handle the hike:wink:.

SSS


I was thinking of bringing a youngun' or two as well. How old is your daughter? My boys are 8&9:wink:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Whats RAMS doing this far south, even with highs of 13 degrees, he's probably suffering from heat stroke.

BHB

That snowstorm on the way down cooled him off a bit:)


Little too early for cherry picking and too late for ice grapes
Must be for the turkeys

Bear hunting and some RPBio courses or something like that.
Almost lined up for a grizz hunt but not quite.


Hey SSS,
What bag does BCRams have on his Barney? Pinnacle or Hunter?
Cheers
4Ster
He's got the Hunter. We were just discussing it last night and he mentioned that you might be interested in one. The Hunter is big enough to put a whole sheep in it as well as all your gear at the BEGINNING of the hunt.
The Pinnacle is bigger. Probably big enough to pack out a bear......whole:?.


I was thinking of bringing a youngun' or two as well. How old is your daughter? My boys are 8&9:wink:

She's 7 going on 8....but she likes older men:evil:.

After talking it over with my wife she suggested bear hunting Friday and on Sat aft/eve at our house... firepit/smokies/BS/meeting debriefing.

Works quite a bit better for me and I wouldn't have to chance taking my daughter on a marathon hike. She would be game but I would be packing her up the hill and, after last week's workout, that just may push me over the edge. I could de-bone her but She might need them later in life:wink:.

SSS

[Kody94]

He's got the Hunter. We were just discussing it last night and he mentioned that you might be interested in one. The Hunter is big enough to put a whole sheep in it as well as all your gear at the BEGINNING of the hunt.
The Pinnacle is bigger. Probably big enough to pack out a bear......whole:?.

SSS

He definitely piqued my interest (more). http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

I am still working on my story...ie. how to explain to the wife that my two Mystery Ranch packs (6500 and Crew Cab) aren't good enough already. I'm focussing on the "40 yo" angle....limited time left for h/c backpacking, need to make sure I have the "right" pack for my needs and to maximize what time I have left... :) LOL I see myself in the dog-house regardless.

That said, I am sure if I had both and felt the need to sell one, it wouldn't be hard to get a decent price.

[GoatGuy]

Friday's probably a better night.

Will pack, so will the dog.

Saturday will be touch and go.

[BCrams]

Whats RAMS doing this far south, even with highs of 13 degrees, he's probably suffering from heat stroke.

BHB

Scouting. :mrgreen:

[boxhitch]

Not so sunny here. Is the show still on for tonight??

[GoatGuy]

Not so sunny here. Is the show still on for tonight??

green light on.......

leaving the house in less than an hour.

[GoatGuy]

apparently it's decent. windier than shit here.

[sneg]

congrats. nice bear. well done