TallTines Week @ Manitoba Stickflingers...A double dose of Chocolate!

[Mike Vines]

I can see what your always saying about cleaning my lens.  It just might help me...a little.

AWESOME bears and awesome hunt. I really want to do a bear hunt and will have to see about getting in with Ryan.

Bisch

[rushlush]

Great stories and hunts! Thank for all the pics too!

[cacciatore]

Steve,when I was in Saskachewan I met Shiller on a bear camp and bought a pair of his fine knives,they are excellent.I am not sure he is still making them,at least on regular basis;I am been told that he had some health issues.I hope he is healing!

[bohuntr]

Congrats to all on some awesome bears!!! Thanks for sharing the stories and pictures!

[Herdbull]

Mark was hunting in a stand that Brian killed his huge bear at last year when a giant boar came in and walked passed the bait. Mark will only shoot at standing targets, so he let the great bear walk passed at ten yards. He saw quite a few other bears during the week as well.

Brian- Took one well over 7 foot square last year and had hopes of repeating. He passed on a nice bear that he estimated would go over 7 feet because there was rumored to be an even bigger chocolate one in the area. We had a few days of bad weather and thunder storms that shut the hunting down a little as well. I think Brian and his Dad both came to Stickflingers with expectations not to just shoot any bear. Trying for a mature male adds much to this challenge and keeps the hunt alive. They both had a good time.

[coaster500]

Great hunt, fantastic Bears!!! Ryan has some terrific animals up there...  Congrats to all!!!


 

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

Lets see now

week one hunters went 4 for 5
week two hunters went 6 for 6
week three hunters went 4 for 5
100 % shot opportunities.
 4 seven footers, one 8 footer and 6 P & Y bears!

BTW my bear's scull after being cleaned and boiled scores 19 &  3/8.

What a place to hunt! what an outfitter! Thank you again Ryan for a wonderful time

[Robhood23]

Congrats to all you guys! Taken game or not it sounds like you had a fantastic hunt! Mitten your bear looks like a stud and your efforts never cease to amaze me!

[Covey]

Love these bear hunting threads! Probably never get to hunt them myself, but at least I can live a little through you guy's. Thanks Steve O and the rest of you all for the awesome pics!

Jason

[House]

I'm at a bit of a loss for words...congrat's to you all and thanks so much for taking us along!

Travis

[leatherneck]

Great hunt and congrats to all!!!!!!!

[FerretWYO]

Awesome hunt you all Congrats to everyone.

[awbowman]

Originally posted by Steve O:
 

Originally posted by Herdbull:
This bear was a huge part of our hunt, and a symbol of ethical bowhunting. Mike      

Matt was able to get photos and video of "Coach Ditka" Sunday night.  He passed up a low percentage shot I believe on Tuesday, and was able to make it happen on Thursday.  This was the first time I have been able to hit the black bear rut and it was amazing. [/b]

THAT'S ONE BEAUTIFUL BEAR!!!!!  Y'all going to make this southern boy want to hunt bear!

[Fritz]

Congrats, guys! Awesome hunt!!!      

[Herdbull]

Steve, Matt passed on that 12 yard obstructed shot on Wednesday. He knew it was Coach Ditka, but never told any of us. He just said it was a no-doudter, and that he watched it stand there for ten minutes!!. Well on Thursday, what you guys may not have known is, that Matt offered to switch stand sites with me just before we loaded up to go out. He was just so excited about seeing so many diffrent bears and seeing The Coach that he just wanted me to experience what he was. I turned him down and hoped that he would finish out the week with a bear. The right guy shot the right bear after all. It was one long cold wet evening with all three bears finding their way to camp finally - at 3:30 AM. Ha!

[Iowabowhunter]

Thanks for the pics guys, adding fuel to the fire!

[Terry Green]

Thanks for sharing....I've only seen a couple that size in the Cohutta Wilderness....and on foot they are spectacular...and kinda make me feel small.  

Just haven't been able to put an arrow in one that size yet...but I'll be after them again this fall.

I really like hunting the bears here in N GA, but I'm going to have to do one of these hunts sometime.

Thanks again guys.

[Shedrock]

Nice bears! Congrats all.

[jonsimoneau]

Ive had enough. I gotta get up there!