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Author Topic: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??  (Read 983 times)

Offline joe ashton

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2008, 11:08:00 AM »
Last May I went to Sask.  Canada. Walters wilderness camp.  

The hunt was:  guide food and lodging  $2400
               air                       740
               car rental & gas          700
               license                   180
               skinning fee              125
               taxidermy                 650
                                       -------
                                       $4700

And worth it 3 hunters (all tradtional) saw 46 bears with in bow range!
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Offline SteveB

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2008, 02:44:00 PM »
Buff had a great hunt at Maine Wild Country Outfitters. I plan to try them next year.

Steve
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Offline blackbearsman

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2008, 04:07:00 PM »
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Offline Kingstaken

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2008, 04:14:00 PM »
Slipp Brother's in New Brunswick cost me about $1100.00 a few years ago. 13 hour drive from Long Island.
I've seen bear taken with them from 75lbs (mistake by a gun hunter shooting out to far) and over 450lbs (Big Mama with the bow).
Great food and lodging, big stands:bigsmyl:.
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Offline Dave2old

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2008, 07:21:00 PM »
Sorry, but times are hard and I just can't help myself, to wit: I will put out the finest donuts money can buy for a month, take you into my cabin and have my wife feed you and make you feel like a king. All of this for 5 days of "actual" sitting in a tree stand a safe distance from any bears who might come in ... no guarantees in fair-chase hunting, of course ... for, say, $20,ooo? You know, "you get what you pay for." Or, like Daddy used to say, "A fool and his money are soon parted." Seriously, it ain't worth it, brother. For the same money you can have a real hunt, say, in AK for caribou or moose. Selah ... dave
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Offline steadman

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2008, 09:02:00 PM »
Don't listen to Mr. Petersen. I believe he was asking about an affordable hunt for bear. Not what you thought was " a real hunt"
From everything I have read, Bear Quest would be the way to go, but some of the others sound fun as well. Be careful, bear hunting gets in your blood. But on that note, so does hog hunting. Good luck and hope to see your hunt on the TG later.
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Offline Shane H

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2008, 10:19:00 PM »
Seriously Dave, I'm not sure you get the "respect" part of this site. If you dont like it, and we all know you dont, Then just dont go!
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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #27 on: November 24, 2008, 10:21:00 PM »
Gee Dave - thanks for the positive input.
Guess you didn't read the original question?

Steve
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Offline Anaconda12

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #28 on: November 25, 2008, 06:18:00 AM »
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Originally posted by joe ashton:
Last May I went to Sask.  Canada. Walters wilderness camp.  

The hunt was:  guide food and lodging  $2400
               air                       740
               car rental & gas          700
               license                   180
               skinning fee              125
               taxidermy                 650
                                       -------
                                       $4700

And worth it 3 hunters (all tradtional) saw 46 bears with in bow range!
I am another for Walter's Camp.  I had been there numerous times and always seen alot of bears and always took a p&y with the last one a B&C a great bear camp!
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Offline Gehrke145

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #29 on: November 25, 2008, 09:38:00 AM »
You can come out west, get a doe deer or cow elk tag and a bear tag.  Fill your deer or elk tag and you got a real good chance at a bear.  door to door and under 1500.
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Offline leatherneck

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #30 on: November 25, 2008, 10:47:00 AM »
Went several years ago to Ontario, Canada to Gowganda lake. $ 800.00 per person. Everything but gas and food included. All for under a $1000.00. Awesome hunt. 6 for 6 bow kills. Biggest 300lbs and smallest 130lbs. Awesome homemade blueberry pie as well. PM me if your interested.
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Offline Dave2old

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2008, 10:58:00 AM »
Yes, my critics are right re this post, and I apologize. I don't view baiting of anything as hunting, never have and never will, but I don't even know for sure baiting is the goal here. And in any event I don't mean to cast disrespect on fellow TradGangers personally, only on certain activities. My primary problem is a happy hour urge to be funny, which gets me into trouble repeatedly. I'll work on it. Dave
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2008, 07:22:00 PM »
Can't let this go...Terry, if you want to delete this feel free...I get it. SteveB states he had a bad experience with Hunter's Point. My wife actually hunted from the stand that Steve is complaining about and his description of the set up is incorrect. Those who know Eldon know for certain that his clients' satisfaction, safety and experience are his first concern. There is simply more to the story and it is hard for me to let Eldon be berated when I have first hand knowledge of the situation. Eldon's hunts are first class, as is Eldon. He wouldn't have the repeat business if it were any other way. Hope that says enough.
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Offline Harmless

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #33 on: November 29, 2008, 09:48:00 PM »
Dave, I'll join you during happy hour and we can work on it togethere. Cheer's !
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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2008, 05:24:00 AM »
I simply reported my experiance exactly as it happened. My description of the stand is 100% accurate. Bill saw it 2 weeks (if at all) after I was there.

My safety was not a first concern - it was not on the radar.

Don't (try) to shoot the messenger because you don't like te message. I hope this stays up, I will post no further escalating it - which someone would like. I'm available by PM and email.

Steve
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Offline killinstuff

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2008, 05:38:00 AM »
One thing I think is a little odd (and I don't want to get in the middle of the Hunters Point arguement) but an outfitter should not be putting sports into stands that have been hunter already. There's no way I'd hunt a stand that had another hunter leaving his smell around, plus the guy doing the baiting and now me. Bears are smarter then you think and pick up on that change. A good outfitter has 100's of stands and only hunts them once. If you're not seeing bears in the first stand in the first couple of days he should have a backup ready.
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2008, 08:12:00 AM »
killinstuff...when my wife hunted it she saw 7 bears the first night.
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Offline vtmtnman

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2008, 09:20:00 AM »
The place I hunted in PA was LOADED with bears.And it's with in driving distance from you in WV.DIY hunt,trip cost total of maybe 500-600.PM me if you'd like to know more.   :thumbsup:      :campfire:
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Offline akdd

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #38 on: November 30, 2008, 03:13:00 PM »
Don't rule out a DIY in Alaska. There are also some good unguided boat based hunts in Southeast and Prince William sound. There are hunt planners that will assist you in setting up a hunt. Lots of options once you look into it. You can get some info off of this web site.
 http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/
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Offline jrchambers

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Re: How Expensive are Black Bear Hunts??
« Reply #39 on: November 30, 2008, 05:25:00 PM »
yeah if you buy a plane ticket way ahead of time and go somewhere like seward or anywhere in the prince william sound, have a pack that you could live outof for a week or two and jsut cover some ground up high in the spring you would see many bears,  use google earth and you can pick out many mountains that are near the roads, you could get two hunts for the price of one.
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