Blacktail kills a bear

[cacciatore]

Just back from my SASK.bear hunting.
I get some pics and my story for you,plus some considerations about Tradgangers.
 

[billy shipp]

Way to go Felix.

I can't wait to hear the story.

[Matty]

Awesome Felix.. Good looking bear!

[cacciatore]

This was my second bear hunt in SASK,this one is been a long quest since I was booked for the second one since the end of the first in 2006.
Then I took a very nice blond young boar just after one hour on the first day.I decided to take the shoot on that 175#er because the rare color.The same day I saw from the same spot other 10 bear with some much bigger ones coming later and almost at dark.I used my Robertson Vision 65# with XX78 2219 and Zwickey 2 bl head.
Complete pass through and the bear made a short 30 ys.The reasons I delayed that much on the second hunt happened every year just prior of leaving.In 2007 my son had a very bad incident with his motorcycle going at school.It took a full 15 months for recovery competely.
Next year this old guys brooke a couple of ribs and some blood vessels on his leg, falling with his dirt bike,KTM 450 EXC, just 15 days before leaving.The third year my wife was diagnosticated of a breast cancer nad had to be operated ASAP.I am glad that this last May nothing bad happened.

[steadman]

Great bear Felix! Congrats!!

[Mike Vines]

gotta stay away from those big toys.  Congrats on the bear.

[woodsman 365]

Good job Felix. Good looking bear and bow.

[JJ1956]

Nice looking bear and good looking bow. Glad it all came together for you this year.

[cacciatore]

As I arrived in SASKATOON after a very fatiguing trip and 3 airplanes taken(Milan-Frankfurt-Toronto-Saskatoon)I had the first highlight of this expedition.
I meet Steve Clandinin from SASK. and his son Lee.We had just changed a couple of PM here before meeting,but since he was there visiting his daughter,he took the time to meet me and spend a couple of hours together.We become right away good friends since the first hand shake.
We shared a lot of common points of wievs and stories.Once again I was impressed how many GREAT persons roam here and how lucky we are to have a chance to meet here everyday expecially for me that I live so far from the most of you.
 

[ron w]

Hope your bad luck is all gone , from the looks of that bear maybe yes!!      

[cacciatore]

The weather is not been really nice: cold,windy and rainy,the bears looked to be not really active.When we arrived the first day was sunny but that is been all the sun we had seen in a week.The previous day another bowhunter killed a beautyful 410# blacky and they found it the next day.
 

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats!  Good shootin!  Glad to hear you were able to make the trip.  Sounds like you had it coming.

[cacciatore]

I was the only traditional archer on camp,but really focoused to show them how we can score.
A wheeler had problem with his equipment with the rest going by itself and this ended with 2 wounded bears not recovered before he realised that something was wrong.This things remind me how much more reliable are our bows,where semplicity is the key of success.

[Danny Rowan]

Congratulations mi amico, great shooting.

[cacciatore]

The bear was 225 with a nice fur.
I had a couple of better bear at range but they were not so good looking ones.

[Chris Surtees]

   

[A.S.]

             

CONGRATS FELIX!!

[Killdeer]

You have my complete attention.
Well, as soon as I finish my ice cream.

Killdeer  

[cacciatore]

The bow is my Blacktail VL 61#-@29" Eritage Carbon Express 350 291/4 100 insert and 150 WW.
I shot it after he charged the sow with him and made a good shoot at 15 ys.I saw the fletching desappiring in the spot I was focoused in. He made maybe 40ys before singing in death roar.The arrow remained stuck on the groud after it passed completely through.
This is my second heart shoot this year after the one on the Wild Boar.

[cacciatore]

This is my bear with the bow,the other bear is been taken by a friend of mine with his compound,also that is been a clean kill.