Very Beary Trip to Alberta

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

Last Year we travelled a lot!

So much in fact that when we finally got home I told my wife that we would NOT be going anywhere again for at least a couple of years.

It started in May when I went on a spring Black Bear hunt in Alberta. They have some really big bears up there and tagging out means you took TWO bears.
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Here's the route I took:
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I could have flown, but flying with meat and trophies was a hassle I didn't want to deal with. It was a looooong drive. Fortunately my 2004 Honda CRV with AWD performed marvelously:
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Yup, brought a trailer with a chest freezer along, lol. Plan for success!

Canada is pretty awesome, lots of space, great cell service... could use a few more gas stations though.
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On the way to the bait site.

Sitting in my "bear proof" blind. Pretty big windows though, there were a few times I thought I might get company.
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Color Phase bear... come back in a couple of years ;-)
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Here are a couple of Videos I shot from inside the blind. The first one is a group of mostly juveniles with one mama bear:

The next are little bitty baby cubs with their mother. The mother has a beautiful white chest blaze:

Here's my Browning A-Bolt in .375 H&H Magnum. The stock is aftermarket, it was engraved by my uncle. He's in his 80s... really love his work.
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The other side of the stock
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That's my post for today. Turns out yesterday's post was out of order. Hawaii was in July... we'll get there again. I plan to post our travels last year starting from the beginning (here).

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@sbsparts, You Just Got Hammered!

What'dya get? Show me a bear strapped to the roof of your truck or something!

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This one was 245 lbs. Not a trophy to some, but the biggest one I'd ever seen while alone in the woods.

What happened to your face there’s a big hole in it are you ok😳

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Great post sbs hope you left some USD in Canada !!!!! ;-) LOL

You bet, Mike! I've long been a fan of Canadian Beaver 😎🍆
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I love the stock on that rifle! Looked like the trip of a lifetime brother! 👍🏼🍺🥓

Yeah, it was pretty great. Someday I hope to hunt Alaska and Africa. But as Steven Tyler sang, "Life's a journey, not a destination."

Great pics, face to face with a bear, just in case it wants to climb up the tree to meet you, thanks for sharing.........

It was a good time. The guide did a poor job taking care of my meat though, so if I ever go back, sorry to say it'll have to be with a different guide. He has great bears, but he's too focused on skull size and I'm not a trophy hunter.

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