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Author Topic: bear hunters- choose your weapon.  (Read 1113 times)

Offline VTer

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #20 on: April 09, 2009, 04:25:00 PM »
Heading to Alaska in May to put the walk'n'stalk on a blackie. I'll be using a 66# Schafer with CX Heritage 250's, a woodsman head that weigh up around 650.   :thumbsup:
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Offline amicus

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #21 on: April 09, 2009, 04:26:00 PM »
For the fall, I'll be using my Bob Lee 65 @ 28 with 190 gr grizzly. Total arrow weight around 650 grain, God willing.

Gilbert
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Offline Bill Sant

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #22 on: April 09, 2009, 04:27:00 PM »
Oh yeah forgot the gear response for this thread.  I use a 64" PMAV Widow  50@30  with 31" goldtips with either a 150 Wensel or a Zwickey Eskimo.  Total weight of 490 grains.

Offline Pig Sticker

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #23 on: April 09, 2009, 05:14:00 PM »
18 days and counting til Cordova, AK trip. 64# Adcock 3 piece with large single-bevel 2 blades.

Hopefully enough bad medicine if a Brownie tries to maul me.

Offline Pig Sticker

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #24 on: April 09, 2009, 05:15:00 PM »
I am already dreaming of south facing hills and Devil"s club

Offline fatman

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #25 on: April 09, 2009, 05:25:00 PM »
Bear Quest in La Tuque with Tom, Bowdoc, and a host of 'Gangers

62"A&H CXS 58#@27"
AD Trad Lite w/ Magnus I 150gr 4blade

Startin' to get close!
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Offline Jake Rhea

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #26 on: April 09, 2009, 06:56:00 PM »
56# selfbow I made and wood arrows.  :thumbsup:

Offline Curveman

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #27 on: April 09, 2009, 07:43:00 PM »
62# Border Griffon GL longbow with GT's and Woodmans(545gr total). Hunting in Quebec for the 4th year in a row with the fearless bear guide and Tradganger Tom Phillips, the master warden baiter and legendary bowdoc, and a host of other awesome Tradgangers! Bait. Dense woods. Bait.
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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #28 on: April 09, 2009, 08:09:00 PM »
if'n i wuz crazy enuf to hunt bear i'd use the 55# mohawk and a woodsman tipped beman at 610 grains.  but mama didn't raise no idjiot - bears eat peoples, and since i are a people, no bare huntin' for me, ever.   :saywhat:
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Offline wapitimike1

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #29 on: April 12, 2009, 07:59:00 AM »
BC spot and stalk, set up Morrison 56# @ 27"s Shawnee FMJ 500s with a 150grn Silver Flame XL up front. Wieght is right around 500grns getting thumped out at 196. I know it's light for some but they penetrate like a son of a gun. Plus you can shoot through much tighter brush or windows.  It's not crazy high FOC but it up at 18% plenty for me.  Good Luck evry one post pics. My hunts the end of May into June. Hope I time it right!!

Offline KrEn

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #30 on: April 12, 2009, 12:39:00 PM »
Idaho, bait, ground blinds

Arws:
GT XT Hunter 75-95s, full lenght
125gr GK Silverflames
100grs of brass
554grs of arrow,

Bow:
Morrison 20" ILF riser
Border Hex V long limbs, marked 40#

Backup Bow:
Hoyt Excel 21"
Win&Win Winact long limbs, marked 38#

K
-You see something, just whack it"

Offline Ken Taylor

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Re: bear hunters- choose your weapon.
« Reply #31 on: April 12, 2009, 01:01:00 PM »
I'll be selectively hunting and taking pictures over bait from a brush ground blind near where I live in Northern Quebec.

With my Caribow longbow, 75lbs @ 30" and J&M archery custom cedar arrows tipped with 160 grain Snuffers.
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