Monthly Archives: June 2011

Moose calf caught

By danbrooks | Published: June 21, 2011

During the spring bear hunts the moose start calving. Bears are tough on the little beggars, so each time we kill a big bear, I celebrate saving ten moose. My guide Ballard caught this newborn moose calf. The cow had twins, the other ran off with momma, this one just laid down so they walked [...]

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Wolf cub caught

By danbrooks | Published: June 21, 2011

One of my guides (Ballard) caught a wolf cub when we were out bear hunting this spring. I was terribly disappointed he let it go. They must have spooked the mother off before she could carry it to safety. The mother howled and howled and howled until they let it go. She never showed herself, [...]

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12 Year-olds Felicia and Mary Brooks get their first bear!

By danbrooks | Published: June 21, 2011

I took Felicia and Mary out bear hunting this spring and they both took nice bears. I was extremely proud of them, both of them made great stalks and great shots. BC has a great junior hunter program that allows parents to take their kids hunting. It was time to stop being a hypocrite and [...]

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2011 Spring Bear Hunter Satisfaction Survey

By danbrooks | Published: June 21, 2011

I think you can interpret these results to mean that everyone had a great time! Several hunters gave Ellen’s cooking a 10, but since the survey is out of 5, I had to reduce them to the maximum. Here are the results for Spring Bear Hunters from the 2011 Hunter Satisfaction Survey rated 1(worst) – [...]

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2011 Average Trophy Black Bear is 18.8″!

By danbrooks | Published: June 21, 2011

We had another great year for spring black bear hunts, and spectacular trophy success. Every single hunter took a trophy of 18″ skull or better, and our archery hunter took a 17″ trophy as well. Our average bear was 18.8″, and about 228 pounds in the spring. This consistent trophy success from year to year [...]

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