2014 Spring Bear Hunt

  This last spring we had the most bear hunters we have ever outfitted.  We ended up having 19 hunters, all of which tagged out.  It was an interesting spring, as the winter was a very very long one.  Feet upon feet of snow mixed with very cold temperatures, didn't allow the ice to melt off the lake very quickly, or did it allow the bears to get fully active as soon as they normally do.  However, what it did do was allow for unbelievable hides.  What we find here is generally smaller bears would start to rub earlier, but this spring all bears big to small all had thick, full, rich hair.  We also had some unbelievable colours come out of the woodwork.  Reddish chocolates seemed to be the prevalent colour, but we had major signs of blond hair at most of the baits. We also had one hunter that had shot that day, watch a 300 poundish black bear with white ear tips come and feed while he was waiting for us to come pick him up.  Our weights were averaging around 220 lbs, with the biggest touching just over the 300 pound mark.  That might not sound that great, but 2 of the bears actually went boone and crocket.  Our weights never would have been that great this spring, as the long cold winter definitely took it's toll on the their body mass and reserves.  Very very little fat if any was left on any bear.  But it seems that they did better than the previous hard winter when we had no fall berries, as bears either left or died in the dens.  Our numbers have climbed back up, and many big bears were prevalent.  Also, we had many first time bear hunters this year, and sizing a bear is very difficult, and deceiving.   But everyone had a great time, and everyone was kept safe.  And you can be sured that our scale is legitimate.

  If anyone is interested in doing a bear hunt with us, now is the time to act for 2016, as we are already booked full for the 2015 season.  We are looking forward to that season, as we have established another 12 baits in areas that have never been outfitted, and we are also having a wounded warrior from Wisconsin USA come and join us for a great hunt.  We are sure next spring will be yet another full of good memories.