A Successful "Bear" Hunt

[Dick in Seattle]

I've been parting with so many bows lately the wall is looking thin.  A few have been replaced with new stuff to play with, including my first adventure with a recurve.    Last night I got a wild hair and suddenly realized that I have never owned a Bear bow.    I know tha folks collect and treasure them.   My foster son has a Kodiak Magnum he bought back in his teens and won't  part with (He's 60).   So this morning I got up early and went Bear hunting.   I took a shot at a 43# Kodiak Magnum.... Darn!    Missed... at the last second.  I think it jumped my string.   Continued hunting and about 40 minutes later came on another Bear...  a 45# Kodiak Hunter.   I stalked it carefully and got real close.  Just as it diasppeared behind a giant stopwatch, I fired...  and hit!   The trophy is mine!  My very first Bear.   Of course, it'll take a while to get it out of the "woods" and home, but this is a case of the anticipation after the hunt being almost as good as before.  

Dick in Seattle

[MJB]

   

[bloodyarrow]

Dont ya just love it  

[Stone Knife]

I just bought my first Bear to use bowfishing, it's a 70's grizzly 45#

[Jerry Jeffer]

Nice hunting story.    

[One eye]

I have been on the same hunt this off season.  I am happy to report that my stable is growing.

I call Man Law once you get it!

Dan

[The Whittler]

Good for you Dick.

[trapperDave]

Congrats on your "trophy"  

[Tique]

Don't you just love the "stalk" Dick. If you blow it there's always another chance right around the corner. Congrats on the Bear!

[DeerSpotter]

Richard,

That 43# went for $237.50, it was way too much for that bow, I think you were also bidding on the one that you'll see on the classifieds here on TRAD.  It's a 42#, I have it up for sale, but all of this " BEAR " talk, is making me have second thoughts, maybe I should tolerate the stacking, I have 29 1/2" draw, I'm going to try some things, and see if they work, maybe I'll just pull it off the classifieds, but, I have learned in the past, the right equipment, works wonders !

Enjoy your " BEAR "


Carl

[Dick in Seattle]

Broken Arrow... and you other long draw guys...

I guess it's a good news/bad news thing... the good news is that with a 25" draw, I rarely encounter stacking.   The bad news is that I often find myself buying bows tillered for 28" that simply don't have enough zip when 3" underdrawn and then have to move them on again.    Sometimes though, i get lucky and even underdrawn, they do great.    I have several 28" bows that even at 25" are among the fastest I've had... just seems to depend on the tillering.