New Brunswick Bear

[Woodsman416]

I headed up to NB on June 17th for a bear hunt. First night I saw 9 bears including one giant. Second night I saw 12 bears including three big boys. Unfortunately, they wouldn't give me a good shot. Third night I killed the second bear that came in. I thought he was one of the bigger ones but he was average sized. I was so pumped up I shot too quick! Still a great hunt!

 

 

[BillW0323]

Congrats!

[LPJR]

Congrats Woodsman! 

[Nomad]

Congrats!  What did it weigh?

[3Blade]

Congrats!

[Russ 11]

Congrats 416 !

[ratherbhunting]

congrats on a nice bear

 

[Woodsman416]

I didn't weigh it. I figure about 235 to 250 lbs. I shot the bear at about 5:30 PM. I had no cell service where I was hunting and Tom, my guide, wasn't going to come for me until about 10:30 or 11:00. The bear was dead within 20 yards. It's the 5th bear I've shot with a bow and the first time I heard the death moan. Pretty eerie! I figured with 5 plus hours I might as well drag it out to the logging road. I made a travois out of 1 1/2" saplings and para cord  and dragged it about 200 yards out. Once out of the bush, I dug up the rock to position the bear and set my phone on timer and took a couple of pictures. By this time it was around 6:30 so I turned my thermacell back on and got work skinning and quartering. I hung the quarters and backstraps in the shade with paracord and rolled up the hide which I placed on a rock in the shade as well. I set my thermacell under the meat to keep the flies off and for the next couple of hours I walked up and down the road trying to keep the blackflies and mosquitos at bay.

Edited July 1, 2018 by Woodsman416

[Buck154]

Nice. About how big?

[Live to Hunt]

Congrats  Woodsman nice looking bear. 

[Stewey]

Great bear. I hunted new Brunswick 15 years ago and killed a nice cinnamon bear 

[Shootstraight]

Congrats and awesome you seen so many bears

 

SS!

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Congrats!

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[BHC]

Way to go, congrats !!!!

 

I've hunted NB 3 times for bears with the bow, opening week of their fall hunt around Labor Day, I went 2 out of 3, biggest was 300 lbs.

 

[JHbowhunter]

great trip Ken - congratulations!