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Buckbrushoutdoors

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Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« on: July 11, 2011, 04:37:35 PM »
I was able to hunt with some friends on Vancouver Island this spring for my 24th birthday. It was a great hunt with lots of bears and some awesome stalks! We seen close to 30 bears a day and did multiple stalks. My friends g/f took her first bear, she made an awesome 280yard shot and crumpled it! I never did find the type of bear I was after with the bow but had a blast either way. It was hard turning down a big bear because we couldnt get in bow range but I had a mission to collect with the bow.
 We did some fishing and dug for mussles, I seen tons of eagles and black tail deer and cougars and wolves. I had never seen an ocean before so it was a real cool expeirence I cant wait to go back! And I was lucky enough to be invited back to hunt Northern BC next fall for caribou and goats! 









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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 04:42:33 PM »
Congrats - looks like a great hunt!!

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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 04:44:42 PM »
Outstanding, looks like and awesome trip, nice to fish and hunt on the same trip

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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2011, 04:56:58 PM »
Awesome pics and story buchbrush.. Geez that first pic that bugger is a brute eh..

That island is a wonderful place a very unique place I love it.. Plan to semi retire there in a few more years Lord willing we will see.

Thx for sharing your experience..

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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 05:07:21 PM »
Love that first pic! That hunt is  one of my dream hunts, Bucket list for sure!

Buckbrushoutdoors

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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 05:14:20 PM »
yea that first bear was a PIG! but he never offered me a broadside shot. I snuck up on him sleeping on his back but when he poped up he looked straight at me at 43 yards and had a stare down I could have picked up the rifle and let him have but decided to let him go.

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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2011, 05:40:52 PM »
ah yes...I remeber those good days
spent the first 49 years of my lifr except a couple on the Island 8)
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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2011, 08:49:32 PM »
Nice pics and story
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Re: Vancouver Island Black Bear Hunt
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2011, 09:08:15 PM »
thanks for all the positive replys! If you ever get the chance to hunt V Island do it! it is such a cool place to hunt and so much to see and do!