HerdBull-2 goes bear hunting

[bear1336]

Nice bow great bear

[Huntrdfk@Work]

Great job Mike, really nice photos too, everything is just right!


David

[Tom Leemans]

Way to go Mike!

[Gatekeeper]

Wow, Mike...that is beautiful bear! Congratulations, that's the way to get it done!

Nice looking bow too.

[mlmealey]

Mike, Awesome what a beautiful looking bow, what greater satisfaction can one have than harvesting a GREAT animal like your monster bear with a bow you made yourself.
Congrats my friend.

[Orion]

Well done.  

[Herdbull]

Thanks guys. She will feel good sitting with me during the early Illinois bow season starting Oct 1st.

[Chris Surtees]

Congrats on the nice bear with your new bow      

[Jason Jelinek]

Nice bow and bear.  It's a blast taking an animal with a bow you've crafted yourself!

[caleb7mm]

way to go mike! very nice bear and bow indeed!!

[varmint101]

Pretty bow Mike!  Congrats on a new friend to hunt with.  Nice bear too!

[Steve O]

Sure wish I could do  any of that:

-Build my own bow...
-Shoot it like a champ...
-Money on big animals...
-Capture it all on video...

Nice one Mike!

You should show off the vaneers on HerdBull II you got from LeftyFred...

Did you get a chance to do any fishing while you were not running your baits?

[Bear]

Awesome! That's livin' the dream, man. You're hard at work on One With the Wilderness vol. 2, and I'm only half through reading the first one. It's all very inspirational. Thanks for sharing!

[matthewp]

Nice bear Mike !!!!

[Grant Young]

Great double header Mike; bear and bow. I envy you and all the other talented craftsmen who regularly field test your own handiwork. Great job.   Grant

[Herdbull]

Steve- Yes they are some nice water fall bubinga veneers I got from LeftyFred. I'm using the other ones I got cut from the same block to have Brian make me one of his TallTines take down bows with so it matches mine. The bubinga riser stock, bamboo limbs and glass I got from John Girardi at Old Master Crafters near my home.

Yes I caught several nice pike. The biggest was 46 inches. Monty McKenzie the outfitter caught a 28 1/2 inch Walleye. The days were filled with a lot of activity from 6:00 am until 9:00 at night.

One of the bad things was when I got the bear, I found time to film some wildlife and scenery. So I put my video camera on record and placed it on my pack on the ground so I could film myself walk up to a water falls. After splashing in the water a little, I turned back toward the camera to check to see if I was in frame. It was GONE! The pack had shifted an slid down hill sending the camera into the river. It was completely submerged under water on a flat rock just inches from getting swept away. Since it was powered up as it went into the water, I'm not sure if it will ever work. All of my bear footage on the tape locked in the camera. BUMMER!

Note to self...ALWAYS use a tripod! Ha!

[Firstarrow]

Great story!
Great look'n bow!
Sorry 'bout the camera.

[Steve O]

I found this on  another  site HAH!




I've got a set of 4 of the same Waterfall Bubinga from LeftyFred (rosewoodarchery.com) set aside for when Wessel starts making one piece TallTines (or you want to make me one of  your  recurves    )

[longbowman]

Congrats Mike!  That's a good looking bear as well as a beautiful bow.  Good start to the season.

Frank

[BillW]

Mike, #2 looks like a killer. I noticed you carrying the bear out in the picture, tell me he is not skinned... LOL I would expect you to be able to toss any bear over your shoulder and carry him out. Heck make that 2 bears... LOL

Take Care,
Bill