These Alaskan style snowshoes are on the wall of my shop. I got them from Bob Munger who wore them when he accompanied Fred Bear on his Polar Bear hunt.
He told me the story that Fred wounded the bear with his first shot and it charged them. Bob was behind Fred with a camera. He told me he literally craped his pants while Fred stood his ground and shot another arrow at the charging bear. The guide dropped the bear with a rifle within feet of them.
The last time I talked to Fred which was the summer before he died, I relayed the story that Munger had told me and Fred confirmed it was true. Then with a far away look in his eyes he said, "Boy I remember that day"
I used the shoes for many years on my winter trapline and once on a Bobcat hunt with hounds in northern Michigan. Now they're on display in my shop
Topic: Historic snowshoes (Read 2193 times)
