Hard to believe we are at episode #8 already. Things are really rolling along well.
Tomorrow (8/21), the Montana bear episode will air at 11:30 am and 10:00 pm, and Sunday (8/23) at 3:00 pm. All times Mountain time. Outdoor Channel is home of On Your Own Adventures.
This episode is a spot and stalk bear hunt with Lawnboy. Lawnboy has killed a few bears, but this was my first black bear. Have shot an AK Brownie, but never a blackie, even though my dad used to be a "bait for hire" guy back home in Minnesota. Just never had the fever.
The guys I hang out with in Montana are some of the biggest bear junkies I have ever met. They spent every waking hour hunting bears from late April to early June. Finally, I decided to try it and see what this bear hunting passion is all about. Needless to say, I will never miss another spring time without being in the bear mountains.
Some of you followed this episode when we were hunting last spring. I feel bad that I had to go to Phoenix and do a lot of show selling at the NRA show during that time, so I really wasn't able to give it the detail and substance I think a hunt deserves. I hope you will forgive me.
For those of you from Montana who are trying to glean where this episode was shot, I caution you to not make too much of the backdrop, scenery, and terrain. Often, we go to many different locations to film, just so guys don't feel that we are giving away a spot that might be their "honey hole."
Any of the mountains in western states have great black bear hunting, and the openness of much of the country makes for a great spot and stalk experience. The country in much other bear country, gives little chance for spot and stalk, so if that is on your list of things to someday do, coming out west is a great opportunity to do it.
Thanks to Lawnboy for taking time away from work, during some of his most busy periods, and teaching me a few bear hunting tricks. Greenhorn and Critter Gitter were also some great resources for this hunt. If you spend as much time in the bear woods as those two guys, you are a certified bear nut, no question.
Anyhow, here is the thread where the hunt unfolded. I still haven't had the bear measured, and don't know if I will. The trophy was the hunt itself, doing something new, and spending time with cool friends talking about bears and chasing them in the hills.
Hunt Talk - Spring Bear.
Once again, if you enjoy what you see, keep the emails going to Outdoor Channel. The announced our show performance for the first month, and it was excellent. Thanks for all your support. I hope you will continue to let them know if you like it. You can email them at [email protected].
Tomorrow (8/21), the Montana bear episode will air at 11:30 am and 10:00 pm, and Sunday (8/23) at 3:00 pm. All times Mountain time. Outdoor Channel is home of On Your Own Adventures.
This episode is a spot and stalk bear hunt with Lawnboy. Lawnboy has killed a few bears, but this was my first black bear. Have shot an AK Brownie, but never a blackie, even though my dad used to be a "bait for hire" guy back home in Minnesota. Just never had the fever.
The guys I hang out with in Montana are some of the biggest bear junkies I have ever met. They spent every waking hour hunting bears from late April to early June. Finally, I decided to try it and see what this bear hunting passion is all about. Needless to say, I will never miss another spring time without being in the bear mountains.
Some of you followed this episode when we were hunting last spring. I feel bad that I had to go to Phoenix and do a lot of show selling at the NRA show during that time, so I really wasn't able to give it the detail and substance I think a hunt deserves. I hope you will forgive me.
For those of you from Montana who are trying to glean where this episode was shot, I caution you to not make too much of the backdrop, scenery, and terrain. Often, we go to many different locations to film, just so guys don't feel that we are giving away a spot that might be their "honey hole."
Any of the mountains in western states have great black bear hunting, and the openness of much of the country makes for a great spot and stalk experience. The country in much other bear country, gives little chance for spot and stalk, so if that is on your list of things to someday do, coming out west is a great opportunity to do it.
Thanks to Lawnboy for taking time away from work, during some of his most busy periods, and teaching me a few bear hunting tricks. Greenhorn and Critter Gitter were also some great resources for this hunt. If you spend as much time in the bear woods as those two guys, you are a certified bear nut, no question.
Anyhow, here is the thread where the hunt unfolded. I still haven't had the bear measured, and don't know if I will. The trophy was the hunt itself, doing something new, and spending time with cool friends talking about bears and chasing them in the hills.
Hunt Talk - Spring Bear.
Once again, if you enjoy what you see, keep the emails going to Outdoor Channel. The announced our show performance for the first month, and it was excellent. Thanks for all your support. I hope you will continue to let them know if you like it. You can email them at [email protected].