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Title: Quebec bear....
Post by: Mitch H on March 09, 2011, 01:59:00 AM
Here is basically an unedited clip of a young boar I shot in Quebec with a Bear Grizzly. I do have a slow motion replay of the shot at the very end of the clip where you can see the arrow spinning the whole way to the bear. Also notice my trail camera fires when the shot gets to the bear. Amazingly, I got a perfect trail camera pic of the arrow buried to the feathers before the bear runs.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqsMGrgmJv8
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Post by: Timberking on March 09, 2011, 07:25:00 AM
Awesome video  :)
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Post by: VTer on March 09, 2011, 10:30:00 AM
Nice! We're headed up to Ron's in May. Hope to have the same good luck!
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Post by: blktail on March 09, 2011, 08:15:00 PM
Man what a good video, Thanks for sharing.
Exellent.
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Post by: Mitch H on March 09, 2011, 08:18:00 PM
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Originally posted by VTer:
Nice! We're headed up to Ron's in May. Hope to have the same good luck!
Nice! What camp are you hunting out of?
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Post by: njloco on March 09, 2011, 09:03:00 PM
Good video, and good shot.
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Post by: Trumpkin the Dwarf on March 10, 2011, 07:50:00 PM
Good shot! The video was awesome. So is there any chance of seeing the trail camera picture?
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Post by: Mitch H on March 10, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
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Originally posted by Trumpkin the Dwarf:
Good shot! The video was awesome. So is there any chance of seeing the trail camera picture?
I have that pic in my photobucket account, I just have to look and see what size it is before posting it here....... :)
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Post by: Mitch H on March 10, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
I had to reduce the pic to conform with site policy, but it is still fairly clear. The shot was slightly quartering away, but the bear bunched up to run when the camera fired and his far shoulder pushed the arrow making it look like a quartering towards angle.....

I doubt that I will ever get this lucky with a picture again.... :)

 (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/BIGCOUNTRYOUTDOORS/DSC00967-1.jpg)
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Post by: Tom Phillips on March 10, 2011, 08:53:00 PM
Nice going !!
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Post by: Terry Lightle on March 20, 2011, 06:58:00 AM
Good shot,aint nothing like bear hunting
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Post by: snow leopard on March 20, 2011, 09:22:00 AM
nice shot and video!
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Post by: D Harris on March 20, 2011, 12:18:00 PM
That is very cool. Hope your going to have the picture displayed right next to the mount! Congrats!
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Post by: Gatekeeper on April 04, 2011, 03:35:00 PM
Congratulation! That was pretty damn cool!  :clapper:
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Post by: Margly on April 04, 2011, 05:14:00 PM
Nice shot and great video   :archer:  )

Margly
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Post by: archery j on April 04, 2011, 08:34:00 PM
Great video and great shot!
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Post by: Mitch H on April 04, 2011, 09:52:00 PM
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Originally posted by Margly:
Nice shot and great video    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ydanny on April 15, 2011, 08:47:00 PM
Thanks for sharing your hunt.  I really enjoyed it.
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Post by: T Lail on June 19, 2011, 03:31:00 PM
how sweet was that ???????  :clapper:
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on June 19, 2011, 05:40:00 PM
Great video , great shot!!
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Post by: bayhunter on June 20, 2011, 01:25:00 PM
amazing shot! congrulations on a great animal!
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on July 02, 2011, 02:20:00 PM
Well done sir , I sure love bear hunten with a Bear bow,,,,,,,Sam,,,,,,,,
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Post by: MIKE WIRT on July 02, 2011, 03:52:00 PM
Great shot and great trail cam photo! My brother and I are going with friends to Ontario in August. Watching videos like this just fuels the fire.
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Post by: Anointed Archer on July 25, 2011, 04:24:00 PM
excellent shot and great picture!
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Post by: tradbower on August 23, 2011, 09:09:00 AM
Thanks great video Congrats on a nice bear
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Post by: razorsharptokill on August 23, 2011, 07:37:00 PM
What outfitter was this? Great vid and shot! Congrats!
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Post by: Mitch H on August 23, 2011, 09:44:00 PM
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Originally posted by razorsharptokill:
What outfitter was this? Great vid and shot! Congrats!
That was at Ron Henri Guide Service in southwestern Quebec. If you are interested in hearing more about a hunt there just shoot me a PM.  :)

Thanks for the kind words......it was a really fun hunt.
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Post by: tradbower on September 03, 2011, 01:17:00 PM
Congrats.  Memmories for ever!!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Coonbait on September 04, 2011, 07:13:00 PM
Fantastic video! Congratulations on a great hunt! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Glenn
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Post by: wvtradbow on November 09, 2011, 01:20:00 PM
Nice shot Mitch an awesome pic.. We're going up to Rons The second week of june,I can't wait now..We been there a few times in years past.but not recently,we're going to the Black River camp this time..What camp was you at,if ya don't mind me askin... Bill
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Post by: Mitch H on November 11, 2011, 12:51:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words Bill.  :)

I had a blast up there. In fact, I liked it up there so much in 2009, that I went back in 2010 and ran the baits for Ron at the Black River camp, and helped the hunters find their bear, haul them out, and cape them. I stayed up there for 5 weeks.

I put 120 miles a day on my 4-wheeler for the first two weeks getting all the bait sites active. The place has not changed much, except for the wolves……a lot more wolves than years past.
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Post by: aussiebowhunter on November 11, 2011, 04:40:00 PM
enjoyed the footage,well done...
pat
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Post by: wvtradbow on November 13, 2011, 07:32:00 PM
Mitch,you're not by any chance going back this year,are ya ?? We got 9 going for sure,Ron said that the black river camp has 2 cabins,one that has room for 10 an another smaller one,usually reserved for a camp man... The few times we been there,we were at Gilles lake,which was close to town an tent camping,then Whites lake in the ZEC,which I believe he no longer owns but still hunts some of those baits...I can remember putting as many miles on my truck baiting as it took to drive up there..This time we're taking a couple ATVs...
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Post by: Mitch H on November 14, 2011, 12:17:00 PM
I would really like to be back up there next spring Bill, but as it stands right now, I am not going to be able to get away that long. There are 3 camps at Black River. Two for hunters, and one for the camp man. One camp has 12 bunks, the other 8.

You absolutely want to take as many 4 wheelers as you can haul up there. The roads get kind of washboard, and they will rattle your teeth out, and your pickup truck apart, but they are just fine for a 4-wheeler or something like a Polaris Ranger.

The closest bait site to the Black River camp is over 1 mile from camp, and the farthest is about 22 miles from camp. Baits are in every direction from camp too. Whoever the camp man is will show you your groups bait sites and provide you with bait so that you guys can continue baiting the already hot bait sites during your hunt. Most groups have 2 or 3 guys run the baits every morning while the rest of the group goes fishing, or just hangs out at camp waiting for the afternoon hunt.

I have hunted basically all over the world, and this is possibly the most fun hunt I do.  :)
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Post by: Friend on November 15, 2011, 08:41:00 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed the hunt you have just taken me on.

Well done!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 26, 2011, 03:24:00 AM
Thats just too cool. Great vid.
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Post by: trentcur on December 22, 2011, 04:36:00 PM
Man my heart was pounding for you......... way exciting!
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Post by: chuckbow on December 23, 2011, 08:57:00 AM
thats awsome!
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Post by: graybark uk on December 23, 2011, 01:46:00 PM
thanks for takeing us along , great shot on a nice bear   :campfire:
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on February 15, 2012, 07:20:00 PM
Great video!! My buddies and I are heading to Ron's in June of 2012. First bear hunt for me.  :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:  Thanks for sharing all that info. I have no idea at this point what camp we will be in but I will contact Ron closer to June and get more info.
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Post by: Mitch H on April 30, 2012, 08:18:00 PM
Your hunt is getting close Wiley Coyote!!! You should have a blast regardless of which camp you are hunting out of. And if you have never met Ron before, don`t let him fool you…….he is a REALLY good guy.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Smeans on April 30, 2012, 10:38:00 PM
Very nice and WoW on the still shot! The vid quality was great, what camera were you using?
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Post by: Mitch H on May 02, 2012, 12:38:00 AM
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Originally posted by Smeans:
Very nice and WoW on the still shot! The vid quality was great, what camera were you using?
Thanks Smeans……..   :)

I video`d that hunt with a Sony HVR-Z5U topped off with a RODE NTG-3 shotgun mic and Sennheiser wireless mics. I used a Manfrotto 523 Pro remote handle to run the camera. I cannot remember if I was using a SuperArm tree arm for that hunt or a Rock Steady arm?  

Unfortunately, there will be no spring bear hunting for me this year, so I am hoping to see some stories and pictures on here pretty soon from other hunters.   :clapper:
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on May 20, 2012, 11:21:00 AM
Thanks Mitch, we are getting excited! I spoke to Ron and he said we would be located close to where he is what ever that means. I will send you a PM.
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Post by: huntmaster80 on June 12, 2012, 09:43:00 AM
great video, and nice shootin!!!
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Post by: TxAg on June 12, 2012, 10:56:00 PM
I dont know how i missed this originally.

Sweet video. Awesome trailcam shot.

Congrats
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Post by: huntmaster80 on June 13, 2012, 07:09:00 PM
that is really cool!!!!!!  I could only imagine how awesome the mount is gona look with a picture of the bear with that arrow burried in it below it on the wall!!!!!!    :clapper:      :clapper:      :clapper:

Or maybe a full body mount with the arrow actually in the mount just like you shot him   :dunno:    :dunno:
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Post by: damascusdave on June 20, 2012, 08:12:00 PM
I might have some similar video of the bear I shot on May 28 in Northern Alberta had my "cameraman" been just a bit more reliable. When I asked him if he had got the shot on camera he replied that he did not video small bears. Translated into English that meant "I ran the battery dead on my I-phone texting with my girlfriend". He did make up for it by skinning my bear really quickly as the daylight was fading (which is why I have no pictures) and the mosquitoes were getting out of control (no thermacell).

Even more impressive might have been the footage of the first bear that came in and finally walked over to the decoy grease jug at about 10 yards. That one bit at the jug a couple of times before grabbing the jug firmly and quickly running off with it.

My bear was a dry sow that would have weighed about 150 pounds. I have always felt that bears that size would be two or maybe three years old. The local game warden told me about a healthy bear she shot that would not have weighed more than a hundred pounds and when she sent a tooth in for aging the bear turned out to be a five year old.

I too was working for an outfitter, but unlike you I had one night to hunt. The boss and I both were able to go out the same night and we agreed to shoot any legal bear that came along. He shot his spot and stock (he will not shoot his money bears) at a range of about 8 yards with a compound.

Overall we had a pretty successful hunt with 20 hunters shooting 26 bears. I was the only one who shot mine with a stick bow. One hunter arrowed a very nice cinnamon phase bear that measured well over 20 inches initially. The rest were shot with both compounds and guns.

I might have shot mine with my 64 Kodiak, but I ran short of money on the way there and ended up selling it. Do not feel sorry for me though as I used a gorgeous RER static recurve that I recently traded for.

DDave
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Post by: Ibow on September 03, 2012, 09:51:00 PM
Great video and great trail cam pict as well. Even better shot - congrats on your success!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: photopigiste on March 02, 2013, 02:46:00 PM
Hi  Mitch H !Great shot!   :)   I' m shooting Easton Axis 31" 400 and Rage 2 blade 125gr on my Black Hawk Bows straigth 64" #61 longbow and 100gr Rage 2 blade on my vintage Bear Grizzly recurve bow 60" #50 !

Switching to compound too but since13 years !

Congrats dude! And thanks for your comment about your bear hunt in Quebec!   :)  

J-C ,Trois-Rivières, Quebec,Canada!
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Post by: Macca on March 03, 2013, 06:38:00 AM
Great footage Mitch, and I liked the commentry at the end. I would love to take a bear with my recurve, mmm maybe one day.

Cheers Macca.
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Post by: Shan on March 06, 2013, 09:27:00 AM
Im going to Ron Henri's on May 26th! Awesome footage and great shot!
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Post by: timbermoose on March 24, 2013, 07:12:00 PM
great shot and great vid.
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Post by: LBshooter2 on March 26, 2013, 11:49:00 PM
Very nice!