Back From Manitoba

I am finally back home from my spring bear hunting trip to Manitoba with Monty McKenzie of McKenzie Outfitters. 
 
I will provide pictures and all of the details of my hunt starting tomorrow.  I'm still a little foggy at the moment from spending two weeks "in the bush" and from the LONG drive home.
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve

Foggy or not, lets see some pics, and get that story up pls!!!!

Jim

Take your kids hunting before you have to hunt for you kids!!!

Here are some of the first images of my spring bear hunting trip to Manitoba with Monty McKenzie of McKenzie Outfitters.  I hate to admit that I severely dropped the ball on this hunt as I didn't capture as many images as I normally do when documenting an online hunt.  However, I will make it up to you all when I head back up to Canada to hunt with Monty this fall to once again try our luck at killing a big Manitoba black bear.  Unfortunately, I came home without a bear this time around, but the experience was simply amazing!  I will provide more details of my hunt and expound on the overall experience with each successive post. 
 
 

Everyone: 

There are more images and information coming.  Thankfully, Monty and his guides captured more images of Manitoba than I did.  He is working on sending those images to me via E mail, which include pictures of my 35-inch pike and 25-inch walleye, and his 36-inch-plus pike.

Thanks for your patience.

Take care and Good Hunting!

Best Afield,

Steve

I don't know what was more thrilling; catching these fish or watching them swim away after releasing them back to the water!

Take care and Good Hunting!

Best Afield,

Steve

Take care and Good Hunting!

Best Afield,

Steve

Hey Steve....great pics.  But how about giving us your story....even without getting a bear, would like to hear.

Best,
Jim

Take your kids hunting before you have to hunt for you kids!!!

Steve, sounds like everyone I've talked to said the bear hunting was bad at best this spring so far.  1 bear shot at the place I was at.  with a gun at 90 yards.  saw 1 during the first 6 days, and stayed a couple extra days and saw 2 more.  when I get the videos loaded up, will post them and give everyone, the rest of the story.

when out bear hunting, make sure you are at least faster than the slowest person in your party!!!

Jim:
 
The story is coming, bud.  I just wanted to get as many pictures as possible up on the Talk Forum to provide a "visual" of the hunt for the Talk Forum members like yourself before sitting down and writing the story.
 
TLC:
 
The late spring definitely had a negative effect on bear sightings and on the bear hunting in general.  Both Monty (Outfitter) and I knew going in that we were going to be "rolling the dice" on the spring bear hunt with the ice still on the lake two days before we were scheduled to arrive in camp and start hunting -- the ice was still visible on the lake when we landed -- but we figured we would give it a shot anyway.  The guys who fly the float plane were hearing similar stories from outfitters all around that part of Manitoba, so we weren't alone.
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve

Hey boys, there is no price on memories. We do call it hunting!!! Now the BS, I mean stories lets hear them. lol
 
 
 
 

Remember to teach our youth the traditions of hunting and fishing.

Here is the first installment of the Online Hunt article for my spring bear hunt with Monty McKenzie of McKenzie Outfitters:

Bowhunting Backcountry Bruins

More posts and installments to come...

Take care and Good Hunting!

Best Afield,

Steve

About time u bum.....not like you have anything else to do....LOL.  Grreat 1st writeup.  BTW....love those new pics...must have been amazing there. 

Jim

Take your kids hunting before you have to hunt for you kids!!!

Gee, thanks Jim! 
 
Here is the SECOND installment of the Online Hunt article for my spring bear hunt with Monty McKenzie of McKenzie Outfitters BEFORE starting a day-to-day synopsis of the hunt:

Bowhunting Backcountry Bruins

More posts and installments to come...

Take care and Good Hunting!

Best Afield,

Steve