Bernie of Wi.

Bernie of Wi joins us again on a fall bear hunt. 2 months short of 80yrs and he has no problem getting up in a stand. Last year he took a 20 1/16 bc boar he is hopeing for a colored that big. But no luck he sees 2 MOnday night the big one would not come in for a shot, then Friday he has a smaller black visit.
Good food lots of laughs and a good hopefully he will return next year. NOt many hunters are still in stand at 80 years, but our fall bear hunt is not an enduracne test so good for the elder clients. HIm and Don shot a lot of gophers in the mornings at the Buffalo and horse pastures.

17hmr does the trick

Dam that is fun just picken them out of the hole and shooting them in the head. Thought might take these fellow home for some stew but then the coyotes need a little feeden too.l

Jackknife-jackknife-jackknife!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought it was just hte wind that shook that post but evidence shows I was a little closer. ONly the fellows in 1 st week fall bear will know what this is about but I think a few will likely figure it out knowing JUdy

A big one!!

NOw check this out. Can you believe I acturally too this photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Wheelchair stand

NOw this is one happy camper his bear is in the woods just 20 yds away. Judy makes him sit for a couple of photos of his stand. During Nov last winter he froze his butt off in 20F below and this summer it is 80F above. Kind of like a little sauna but it worked just fine for Jeff. Safety is very important and it did the trick. NOt sure what he would have done if the bear might have pushed it over or something but he did have a 2-way.

2 browns on one night

2 night this week we took 2 colored bears. Sightings over all on number of bears is way up compared to other years. The Color phase of 75% is still hangin in there. WE opened up a new area this fall as farmers were haveing problems with bears should be interesting to see what actually is there. only 2 days after we put bait in we had much activity at them.  Next summer we hope to open another area as locals are having problems. this is still within 30 miles of the lodge but in another river valley system.

Squirrel hunting

These 3 dogs have been chaseing red squirrels all morning, from tree to tree they continue to bark till someone picks up the 22 and gives them a rest. We did have these little red fellows in control but seems like we had another famlily move in lately, So keeps hunters busy and the girls are happy to scout out the redds.

Where are the Black ones?????

Vinnie spent an afternoon with Adam and Josh shooting bows and fooling around. Grandma JUdy loves the Black ones and stated They are MINE!! but on return from hunting she finds all gone, plus Vinnie has learned how to make a potato gun, and many other things. Adam and Josh in younger days downloaded much info on explosives from internet and were determeined to educate Vinnie on the finer points of boyhood. Thanks guys.
 

5 ft Cinnamon Adam Brewer Mn. Sept 3

Adam’s fourth night in the stand last nite he saw a big black walk the trail off to his right but no shot. But tonite he has no problem putting an arrow in the kill zone of this cinnamon.  Way to go Dufus.

5 ft Cinnamon Darrold Stefan Wy.

Darrold came bear hunting with Big Grass cause he was looking for a colored bear. This bear is multy colored dark br legs and head redish along the sides and then much lighter over back. HE had already seen 3 colored bear this week in camp. HE was looking for a little larger but temps in over 80s he choose to take this a 5 min past closing time. A good shot and he had his colored bear from Manitoba. He is off to take an elk in Wyoming with his bow if mother nature does not do a weather change so animals do not have to come to watering holes he has scouted. Good Luck Darrold.