A first time hunters Successful hunt. ))))(bear pic)((((

[duncan4]

I took a friend on his first ever hunting trip this weekend, After a long weekend of covering lots of miles with no bear sightings only seen tracks and the odd scat. I Decided to check the porcupines (305) out on the way home yesterday. We spotted this bear from about 500 yards on a hill top. Watched it for sometime. Then decided since it was a nice color phase bear that it'd do for my friends first harvest. Not a big bear i know. But the coat is what sold him on it. He had a great first hunting trip n is now officially hooked on the sport!!.

[sheephunter]

Very nice coloured bear...congrats!

[bearbuster]

Awesome color, nice first bear Congrats!

[H380]

Pretty bear , congrats ..

[moosehunter3-0]

Congrats on a nice bear. What are the taxidermy plans?

[6tmile]

Great color phase congrats

[Gutshot]

Nice bear - congrats :)

[SugarCreek]

Congrats to the first time hunter. My daughter took a colored bear for her first ever hunt last spring and is hooked too. She is counting the days till our trip up north.

Nicely done......Marco

[catnthehat]

Great colour if bear, a nice brown with a tinge of red in it!:sHa_sarcasticlol:
Seriously though, tell him congratulations, it doesn't get any more fun than spot anfd stalk!:sHa_shakeshout:
Cat

[nekred]

Congrats... firrst bear is always memorable.. nice color

[Redneck Renagade]

Very nice coloration to it congrats

[JohninAB]

Congrats, nice color phase.

[Grizzly Adams]

Come on now guys, they shot a cub, for pete's sake.

Grizz

[Drop_Tine]

Cool!!

[tullfan]

Sigh, as Grizz said, they shot a cub. On a positive note though nice colour.

Tullfan

[NFTrapper]

Come on now guys, they shot a cub, for pete's sake.

Grizz

It is a legal harvest... Nothing wrong was done here. (Edit, I am not implying that you said he did anything Illegal)

Congrats to your friend.

[duncan4]

thanks all, n I expected there to be one ass **** like grizz who bashes a rookie hunters first harvest,.! hope you feel good about yourself grizz :sHa_sarcasticlol:

[catnthehat]

Come on now guys, they shot a cub, for pete's sake.

Grizz

It's a mature bear if it wasn't with its mother.
I would have not worries about putting that one in my cooking pot.
I also shoot young deer, I could care less about big claws and antlers if it's in a legal zone.
If it was shot and he complained about shooting a young bear, well, that's different.
Cat

[Grizzly Adams]

thanks all, n I expected there to be one ass **** like grizz who bashes a rookie hunters first harvest,.! hope you feel good about yourself grizz :sHa_sarcasticlol:

I know what's legal, but this one looks like it pushes the boundaries to the max. It is a nice color.

Grizz

[sheephunter]

Come on now guys, they shot a cub, for pete's sake.

Grizz

Dang, you cost me $10. I bet a buddy you'd be in with a negative comment before post #10......sooooo close.

[Grizzly Adams]

Dang, you cost me $10. I bet a buddy you'd be in with a negative comment before post #10......sooooo close.

Always the Devil's Advocate. :lol: I make it a point never to comment on others kills, good or bad, unless there is a blatant reason, so my thoughts, must have been going through your mind, as well. :D

Grizz

[sheephunter]

Always the Devil's Advocate. :lol: I make it a point never to comment on others kills, good or bad, unless there is a blatant reason, so my thoughts, must have been going through your mind, as well. :D

Grizz

Naw, you've just always been so predictable I thought it was easy money then you get all soft and caring and hesitate before posting....to my financial detriment!:bad_boys_20:

[Grizzly Adams]

Naw, you've just always been so predictable I thought it was easy money then you get all soft and caring and hesitate before posting....to my financial detriment!:bad_boys_20:

So, when the next issue of AO comes out, should I be looking for a picture of you and Vanessa, posing proudly behind Winnie? :D

Grizz

[sheephunter]

So, when the next issue of AO comes out, should I be looking for a picture of you and Vanessa, posing proudly behind Winnie? :D

Grizz

Hopefully Tom! Opening day tomorrow.

Sorry to the OP......great that you got your buddy out and great that you shared in his first kill....it's something he'll always remember. Back to your regularly scheduled programming!

[Speckle55]

Grats on his first Bear and your right very nice color and for a first Priceless!!!:sHa_shakeshout:

:thinking-006:a trophy is in the eyes of the owner

Food for Thought
David

[Bushmaster]

Big difference between a cub and a yearling!

Congrats on the bear guys.

[bb356]

Cool!!

x2 !!!

[Big Daddy Badger]

Come on now guys, they shot a cub, for pete's sake.

Grizz

Was wondering when someone would get round to that.:)

[Sledhead71]

Young legal bear, nice color ! Congrats to your buddy and his successful hunt !

[Donny Bear]

Great color congrats on your first bear and you still have room for something a little bigger :sHa_shakeshout: one of the nicest rugs I have ever seen was a small bear in awesome condition. Also make for some fine table fare!

[pottymouth]

Congrats on your first bear and first big game critter! I bet you can't wait until fall now !

[simmered]

Beauty colour phase bear! Congrats!!!!!! I'm still looking for one!

[Alberta Bigbore]

Awesome colored bear!!!

[Fur]

Success is success! Nice colour!

[bighorn1]

congrats on the first one, size isnt everything and i would not hesitate to take a smaller colour phased bear as they make a great rug and dont take up much space.

[ishootbambi]

i dont really see bears as trophies....unless they are colored. sweet color on that one! :sHa_shakeshout:

[Grizzly Adams]

Was wondering when someone would get round to that.:)

Yeah, has to be me. :lol: I guess I wouldn't have a problem with it, if this was in Cat's neck of the woods, where they've got the critters coming out of the Yin Yang, but down here the densities are comparatively low, we should be giving them a bit of a break by not robbing the cradle. I guess what REALLY set me off, was The mighty Sheephunter giving his endorsement. :D

Grizz

[Bobby B.]

Congrats to you and your friend on his first bear. Small bears make great pillow cases.

Bobby B.

[shakeyleg02]

nothing wrong with that bear ...great colored bear ..congrats on ur first one .

[Rather Be Hunting]

nothing wrong with that bear ...great colored bear ..congrats on ur first one .

x2:)
rbh

[wwbirds]

shot my first bear as a rookie many years ago and did not know how to tell difference between young and mature bear. Killed one like OP (only black)about 5 feet long and felt bad although it was a learning experience.
It was the last day I could hunt for that season and nothing had come to my baits (in those days) so I went spot and stalk and had to take a long shot across a ravine with a 270 and got a one shot kill. Not only size dictates a memorable experience for a new hunter (I was pretty green in those days).
My next bear was over 500 pounds so redeemed me on the learning bear a couple years earlier.
My wifes favorite uncle came over from Germany for a visit and because he claimed to have always wanted to come to Canada to hunt bears when he was younger (he was nearly 70 then) I gave him the little bear rug to take back to Germany along with a quickly obtained export permit from a friend at Ontario MNR.
To him it was like I had given him a B & C bear he was so thrilled to have one in Germany. It is all in perspective.
BTW my first WT deer was no B & C deer either but he still hangs on the wall and is a trophy to me.