Just got back from Kodiak island Alaska

[Straight Shooter]

Dogs, I am not much of a picture taker. I always forget. However, I did take two that I will try to post. Somebody up in that area just shot a Boone and Crockett bear. The skull was an inch and a half bigger but the hide was 6 and a half feet.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Dogz, this is the only one I could find and you really can't tell the size but his head was huge and he still just missed the book. Taxidermist just finished it and I just paid it off. My brother in Great Falls will pick it up and send me pictures. The hide is perfect and has very long hair. He couldn't have been out of hibernation very long.

 

[GabeV]

Nice bruin, do you have pics you could share?

Guided or on your own?

Getting pictures on here for me isn't easiest thing to do. I wish they'd make it a little bit easier

 

[GabeV]

Getting pictures on here for me isn't easiest thing to do. I wish they'd make it a little bit easier

I was on a guided hunt

 

[Straight Shooter]

Dogz, I was on my own.

 

[GabeV]

Dogz, I was on my own.

Now that I know what I know about bear hunting and had a taste of it I think I could do it on my own especially after I go back in the fall because I will I've had a taste of spring and fall of brown bear hunting so now I'm an expert! Lmao

 

[GabeV]

I was on a guided hunt

So was so deep I had to crawl out otherwise the was over my waist

 

[dogz]

Dogz, this is the only one I could find and you really can't tell the size but his head was huge and he still just missed the book. Taxidermist just finished it and I just paid it off. My brother in Great Falls will pick it up and send me pictures. The hide is perfect and has very long hair. He couldn't have been out of hibernation very long.
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That's a stud of a bruin!! Thx for sharing

 

[Marky_mark]

Just got back from Kodiak island Alaska I was hunting brown bears. We were in the mountains **** that's tough hunting for a young man of 60 like myself. I had the right rifle my 338 378 Weatherby magnum AccuMark With a Swaro 2.5 to 10 x 56 Scope on it . We were hunting in the mountains near the American river mountain range . We saw 10 bears. But could only stock one we stocked it within 350 yards. My guide wouldn't let me shoot unless we were within 300 yards. I know I could hit it . but me being a fishing guide knowing that you should listen to the guide I didn't shoot. We sat there and watched him did some predator calls but he would not come out he was over 9 foot. So we went higher up the mountain to try to get a shot above him so we made the treacherous climb up the mountain to get above him. As we made our way back towards him we got to a plateau below him And try to sneak our way down we got to the first plateau the mountain to see it couldn't see the bear. So we snuck down to the second plateau about 300 yards above him still could not see the bear the mountain was too steep. As we walked back-and-forth above him looking to maybe be able to find a shot it was too steep the bear winded us and ran off I did not want to pull a running shot . Didn't want to wound an animal that big. So I held off the guide invited me back this fall to try again he said it'll be easier because the Bears will be in the streams. So back to Kodiak island again this fall it was a beautiful area to hunt lots of mountains. I will have to take some people's advice on here on how to train to get ready for this hunt it about killed me

Thanks for the write up
If your looking for some ideas for how you can be better prepared for next time
Id go online and get one of the work out programs from mountain tough

 

[ViperD]

Good luck this fall!

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Just got back from Kodiak island Alaska I was hunting brown bears. We were in the mountains **** that's tough hunting for a young man of 60 like myself. I had the right rifle my 338 378 Weatherby magnum AccuMark With a Swaro 2.5 to 10 x 56 Scope on it . We were hunting in the mountains near the American river mountain range . We saw 10 bears. But could only stock one we stocked it within 350 yards. My guide wouldn't let me shoot unless we were within 300 yards. I know I could hit it . but me being a fishing guide knowing that you should listen to the guide I didn't shoot. We sat there and watched him did some predator calls but he would not come out he was over 9 foot. So we went higher up the mountain to try to get a shot above him so we made the treacherous climb up the mountain to get above him. As we made our way back towards him we got to a plateau below him And try to sneak our way down we got to the first plateau the mountain to see it couldn't see the bear. So we snuck down to the second plateau about 300 yards above him still could not see the bear the mountain was too steep. As we walked back-and-forth above him looking to maybe be able to find a shot it was too steep the bear winded us and ran off I did not want to pull a running shot . Didn't want to wound an animal that big. So I held off the guide invited me back this fall to try again he said it'll be easier because the Bears will be in the streams. So back to Kodiak island again this fall it was a beautiful area to hunt lots of mountains. I will have to take some people's advice on here on how to train to get ready for this hunt it about killed me

A retired LEO, went there this spring and took this monster, 3 day stalk from what I've been told.

 

[dennisinaz]

The road system hunts are tough. There won't likely be any fish left by Oct 25th. The spring hunt is usually way better. I know 2 guides that went 0 for 2 this spring. I wish you luck.