Bear Bums – Bear Hunting

So, 3 of the 4 of us going on this hunt are hunters and 1 fishes, but even he isn’t a fanatic. We have done some research and spent some time at Cabelas talking to the fishing experts and here are some of the conclusions we have come to.

Because our primary purpose is bear hunting, we don’t want to use up unnecessary space in the cabin or on the plane with multiple poles and other fishing gear. But, Salmon Lake Cabin on Prince of Wales Island presents a dilemma because the cabin is on a lake and there is a trail that follows the Karta River back to the ocean (Karta Bay) which is about 5 miles. We will be doing a lot of hunting on the river (in the river) and also on the lake which means that we will be doing a lot of fishing in both places. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m definitely old school (carrying a pocket knife in my pocket at all times) so this topic seems odd.

Once the bear is down it has to be skinned out before the hair has a chance to slip or fall out. This is within hours if it’s hot or max over night if it’s cool. Most times bears are skinned for a bear rug mount or a life size mount which can be accomplished with the same technique. For me a bear is one of the easier animals to skin, life size.

The knife used has to be very sharp and will not stay sharp for the entire bear. This requires a resharpening or another sharp knife. I like small bladed knives and there seem to be hundreds of good brands. I’ve personally been impressed with the Canadian Grohmann knives

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and the good old Schrade Old Timer #152 (I’m not sure the Schrades are still made in the same place). Other good knives include knives of Alaska (cub bear), Buck, Gerber and the list goes on. Read the rest of this entry »

The design on this bear hunting blog has raised a question or two with a sympathetic non-hunter. Last Christmas I received from Lynne, my wife, a computer generated caricature

of me in a hunting setting. So, that’s me in the design/painting. I like it. A guy named Bryan Beaux Beus is the computer animator, artist person. Check it out. Here’s a bear and little deer from the painting.

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Yesterday one of the blog readers asked about bear attacks. This spring I shot a bear while bear hunting on the coast of Alaska. The black bear showed no aggression but no fear, and was shot at approximately 5 yards. That’s not real common but not surprising. I’ve watched hundreds of bears, harvested dozens and been chased by a few. gout and coumadin

When I hear things like; “he’s a bear expert”, or “you’re safe, you have a gun”, or “leave them alone and you don’t have to worry”, I laugh or become concerned. Bears are very independent and very unpredictable. There are situations that increase the likelihood of creating a hostile reaction from a bear. Read the rest of this entry »