minnesota bear down

finally got to get a bear hunt in.  bad things have prevented the past couple hunts from happening.  well, finally got to go, and did it the right way.  second day, bow and arrow, 60 yard recovery.  wife was with me for the hunt.  bears and bows.  nothing better.
 
 
http://picasaweb.google.com/tlcconst/2009MNBearHunt#
 
sorry, to make you look at the whole trip, but says the files are too big to post. 
 
186 lbs. field dressed, 5'3"-5'6", didn't straighten out the head and neck for an official measurement, and head measured 18 3/4.  but since I have no idea what I am doing with that, not sure how close I am to the P&Y number of 18"?

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

TLC:
 
Congrats! 
 
Thanks for sharing!  I'm heading out the door for Manitoba as I type this.
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve

Thats a nice one. Hope you had lots of fun.

my family is my life
Willie

Steve, forgot to mention.  the guy standing in the picture with the wife, and then with me, is Dan Young, from the Outdoor Traditions TV show, and the Outdoors Dan radio program.  nice guy.  may take me up on my offer to come and hunt southern illinois around the farm.  he's hunted down in that area before, and has an idea of where it is.  anyways, since he's from missouri also, figured I tell you about him.
 
good luck on your hunt.  hope you have as much fun as we did.

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

Nice job. A much better start to the fall season than we had for the spring season.

Nice bear bro!
 
Good luck with the rest of your season.

Hunt Hard, Hunt Safe and enjoy what you got in life
Paul Snyder
LM NAHC,NRA,SCI,DU

Nice bear, congrats, glad you got one. Are you going to mount him?

already at the taxidermists.  started working on him as we were leaving.  he does his own tanning, sso, depending on how long it takes for him to get the form, will depend on how long it takes to get back.  he's figuring 8 weeks?  seems like it would take longer, but if he's doing the tanning himself, guess it could be done that quick.
 
full body, leg up, have him similar to what he was when he was at the bait site.  before I shot him.

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

That will be a nice mount. You'll have to post some pictures of it when its done. 

Good shootin', TLC ... good stories as a result, too ...

All of life is six-to-five against, just enough to keep you interested. (Damon Runyan)

Gravity makes all the important decisions ... (John R. Powers)

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 TLC congrats, Thats a good looking bear.

Hey TLC,
 
congrats on the bear! You liking that Hoyt? Where in S. Ill are ya? I will be heading that way into McLeansboro in about a month.
 
Kent

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA

  Congrats, TLC, nice bear!!

Jeff

keep going south on 142 and eventually you will hit my place.  I'm down past karber ridge road in hardin county.  been thru mccleansboro many times since I bought my place back in 2000.  now that I live down here, after the house up north burnt down in april, down here full time now.  less traveling, thats for sure.  loving every minute of it.  more time for the food plots and relaxing.

like the hoyt.  but don't love it like the last one I had.  still debating that new alpha max.  time and money will tell on that one.

ORIGINAL: kwhitten

Hey TLC,

congrats on the bear! You liking that Hoyt? Where in S. Ill are ya? I will be heading that way into McLeansboro in about a month.

Kent

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

Sorry to hear your other place burnt. Hope no one was hurt.
 
Had hands on an alpha max last weekend. Niiiiiiiiiice! They had the regular camo models, but they also had a solid black one that was awesome! That is a nice bow.
 
We come into Paducah and turn north thru the country and cross the Shawnytown bridge and go that way, just north of you. Will be up on Oct. 3 for the whole next week hanging stands and hunting some.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA