TSI New bow record bear pending 2017
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WOW... Awesome, looks like a Griz.
Look forward to updates.
Congratulations to you & the lucky hunter.
Two big 20 plus bow kills from 2016
What a bear !! CONGRATS !!!! How far apart were its ears? With the condition of its teeth, could it survived another year in nature?
Wowser.. Next year for sure I hope to get in on that action! Great bears Dave!
That's a great bear Dave! Thanks again for a great hunt. Anybody looking for a great bear hunt at an affordable price, look no further than TSI...we will be back again next year
He looked to be in good shape considering his teeth. Great bears !
( You can turn your pics using the image tools on each post)
Great bears! Can't wait till the 18th
you guys are getting it done once again. congrats to all
Beasts in the east. Who says you have to go west????
Big bears are where you find them
Great job Dave and your hunters that one with the teeth wore out that awesome never had one like that yet, good luck and stay safe the rest of the season. Blessings
Thanks again for the great hunt, Dave. Sure is an awesome bear, glad I was lucky enough to put an arrow in him. Can't wait to see what it will score when all said and done, and we are already looking forward to next year. Amazing what caliber bear you put guys on.
That's a whale of a bear. Congrats!
Thanks Alexis.Stranger still the big boar taken with long bow also was very old and had only two teeth left.
Dave, can you save me one big bear for next years hunt?
I thought for a second the four guys standing around the bear were midgets. Guess not!
Did you get a weight on them?
Keith, I shot the longbow bear (it's the photo of 4 of us standing, also me holding the head, and behind bear, and truck skinning). He was 400lbs. I don't think we got a weight on Paul's bear but it was much bigger than mine! Dave knows where the big boys are!
Thanks again for a great hunt Dave!
THE BAR LOOKS LIKE A MOUNTAIN TOP, BUT WE WILL ENJOY THE CHASE ON THE 18TH AS WELL, CONGRATS TO THE LUCKY HUNTERS. CAN NOT WAIT!!
Mgmicky how was the rutting activity for you guys? Can't wait till the 18th
Mcadam- my bear was actually chasing a sow around the bait barrel when I shot him, but she definitely didn't seem interested. We didn't see much rutting activity other than that. I would think the next 2 weeks should be perfect. Good luck!
For all the effort and quality Bears... Dave does prove he has the bears and the experience.
What's more perpelexing is I have been hunting with Dave for 5 years and I leave this Saturday for year 6 and have been so, so very close to shooting one of his giants.
I wholefully accept every single experience as hunting and I can honestly say, the reason I keep going back is witnessing the monsteous effort he takes on each and every year to get guys on bears. he just plain busts his butt.
Maybe this year, maybe not... but bear camp at TSI is a blast.
Congrats to all the hunters as let's see what's to come!
Mgmickey thanks congrats again
Mgmickey thanks congrats again
Has anyone even rough scored this head yet? Hard to believe that measuring devices are not around somewhere.
That skull looks huge but it looks like it needs to have meat cleaned off it to get a rough score... 2 wood blocks and a tape measure all that's needed for a measurement... 21 inches plus for all time B&C.... I'm not sure what the P&Y record is..... It will be interesting to see where it ends up.... 23 inches plus and you start looking at world record stuff. Nonetheless it's HUGE !!!!
Dave, I really enjoy following your thread but I'm getting a pretty sore neck from turning sideways to see the pictures. When you post a pic a button should show up on the top that says image tools. You can click on that and rotate the picture. I love looking at all the pictures you post. You guys definitely shoot some big ones.
I got a tip to turn the phone etc but there is no image tool option from here on my iPhone
Cool !! What's the Province record ?? That skull looks like a pumpkin.....
Last nights big one greens 21 3/16 left skull is 19 7/16
Not fair! You guys are harvesting black color-phase grizzlies! Seriously though, it's great to see these massive old-timers play out their string and make several hunters very happy.
TSI.....about the image tools.....I know when I'm browsing with an iPhone using Safari browser, I have to rotate the phone sideways to see the "IMAGE TOOLS" button on the picture in question. Same is true for the dates on postings, have to turn the phone sideways to see those. I don't know whether this is a flaw in the web page coding on bowsite, or intentional, but it has been that way since the last big update. Great bears by the way!
You are taking some super bears. Congrats
Bou
We'll be heading East again in 18 and won't head West again.
Good luck next week
Holy big heads batman! Awesome!
da da da deeeyammm!!!!! GIANTS! That is awesome.
Awesome hunt your having!!
Awesome bears, Congrats!!
Dave won't give away his big bear secrets but the pictures give it away. The terrain he hunts them on in nearly vertical and no other hunters can get there. Heck it is almost straight up and down.
Last week and bar is high looking for 50% min big boys.Signs are very good and round two for the boars is under way!
If this week starts like last week ended it's going to be a real rodeo out there. Good luck to all.
Dave
Is that the Bear Bite Tree Bait? I know the chew and scratch marks looked great last year, this are more impressive. Hope it goes well.
still taking them on those steep hillsides!
GREAT WEEK AT TSI AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO DAVE, I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS HUNT, PRICELESS. EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO MEET SOME NEW ROAD WARRIORS, UNTIL NEXT TIME.
Thanks again Dave! Ky is now hooked on bear hunting and already talking about next year. He had a blast.
Not bow but nice bear I thought I'd share
Not bow but nice bear I thought I'd share
Great job ky and jay on 2 more awesome p and Y bears. Was a fun week for sure.
Thankyou very much to all our 2017 guests and congrats to the many successful hunters.2017 was a stellar year with a few of the biggest skulls ever taken in NB history and a record number of 18 plus inch boars for our camp in a season.TSI would not exist without you and for that reason alone we all are very grateful.Dave Cole Trophy Safaris NB
2017 best bear congrats from TSI contender for new Bow Record and largest bear likely ever taken on film in New Brunswick history.very exciting stuff.
2017 second best bear over 21 inches squared 7ft 6 well over 400lbs on scale!!Congrats from TSI