Manitiba 2017
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: Zebrakiller
20-May-17
What an awesome week in bear camp, i will make a better report but lots going this morning!
From: Zebrakiller
20-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
20-May-17
From: casekiska
20-May-17
Congratulations to all successful hunters above! Well done! That brown phase "blackie" is a real trophy!
From: orionsbrother
20-May-17
Congratulations! I'm digging that brown phase too. Looking forward to hearing your story.
From: CaptMike
20-May-17
Very nice!!
From: Hoot
20-May-17
That color phase is great! Did you see many color phase bears while you were there?
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
We had an awesome week we went 7 for 8 with one bear lost. Hunters sawbears every night , Baits were very active , my bear is a dream come true i have sat hundreds of hours the last 20 plus years to see a bear like this. We shot one bear that was 19 6/8 i believe thats right. But it was a rifle kill so i wont post on here i have video of three bow kills i will post. I was in on four kills in 7 days so i had a crazy week,
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
My bear was shot with a 125 xecutioner bear went 10 yards
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
My bear was shot with a 125 xecutioner bear went 10 yards
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
From: happygolucky
21-May-17
Love the color phase bear. Great job and what a hole with that broadhead.
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
First night Bear i passed
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
Trip to stand
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
He wanted in blind with me
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
From: Crusader dad
21-May-17
That is a beautiful bear! Congrats man.
From: Hoot
21-May-17
Great pic's and awesome bear!
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
From: CaptMike
21-May-17
ZK, that is a beautiful bear. Congrats!!
From: Pete-pec
21-May-17
Good stuff fellas!
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
Thanks everyone what a week i had i was in on 4 kills that is a great week
From: Zebrakiller
21-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
22-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
22-May-17
From: CaptMike
22-May-17
ZK, nice video's!!
From: Zebrakiller
22-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
22-May-17
From: Hoot
22-May-17
Great videos!
From: Drop Tine
22-May-17
Great hunts guys and a nice brownie to boot.
From: Zebrakiller
23-May-17
thanks four hunts on camera in a week was awesome
From: orionsbrother
23-May-17
Good stuff! Thanks for posting it up.
From: Duke
23-May-17
Nice bears and video work. Congrats, gents!
From: Habitat for Wildlife
23-May-17
Congratulations! Very nice beers!
From: Zebrakiller
25-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
From: Hoot
27-May-17
Great pictures and videos! How far was your shot on the color phase.
From: Jeff in MN
27-May-17
I was wondering what those straps they always had in their bikes were for. Looks like the drag is a lot easier that way. We always just tied ropes behind the paws.
From: Zebrakiller
27-May-17
get some jeff they are sweet big bear sells them
From: Bear
27-May-17
When the bear weighs 100bls those straps work great
Just sayin
From: Pete-pec
27-May-17
Zebra, what a tool!
From: Jeff in MN
27-May-17
No sense buying them, I have some ratchet straps that are missing the ratchet part so I will just cut the hook off and tie a square knot to make the loop.
From: RutnStrut
27-May-17
Great pics, story, and vids. Thanks for sharing.
From: Zebrakiller
30-May-17
From: Zebrakiller
31-May-17
Yummy
From: CaptMike
31-May-17
I have any early morning guide trip on Friday, then hit the road as soon as I am in. If all goes as planned, 22 hours later I should be pulling into bear camp. Can't wait!
From: Zebrakiller
31-May-17
Good luck the boars are on the move
From: Jeff in MN
31-May-17
Good luck CaptMike
From: Habitat for Wildlife
31-May-17
Awesome thread ZK!
From: Zebrakiller
01-Jun-17
This stuff was awesome with the bear meat
From: CaptMike
13-Jun-17
310#, no skull measurement yet.
310#, no skull measurement yet.
Returned from my Manitoba trip this past Sunday. What a week! Lots of bears and fantastic fishing. On the second evening I had a chocolate bear that would have easily been more than 400 and maybe even 450 pounds within nine or ten yards. Not giving me a good shot, all I could do was admire him and watch him walk out of my life. What a disappointment. The cool thing was the trail camera on this bait snapped a picture of him that shows me standing in the stand behind him with my bow up. I'll try and get the pic from the outfitter and will post it if I do.
Sat a couple more evenings seeing mostly sows, cubs and a few small boars. Then on day 4, at 6:15 in the evening, the first bear into the stand was a nice boar with a sow in tow. It didn't take too long to decide I would shoot him if he gave me the chance, and less than 15 minutes later, that chance came.
Thinking my shot might have been a bit high, I forced myself to sit for two hours, waiting for the outfitter to come in and help look. We found the front half of my arrow about 15 feet from where I shot him so at least I knew I had gotten a pass through. Another 45 minutes later, we were still unable to find even one drop of blood! Deciding to start walking a grid, in less than another 15 minutes we found my bear. Funny thing was, even where he laid, there was not a single drop of blood on him or the surrounding ground.
The rest of my week was spent catching countless walleye and pike. I couldn't have scripted it any better. Attached are a couple pics from the trip.
From: casekiska
13-Jun-17
Capt Mike, congratulations on your success, a beautiful trophy! Way to go! Also, good write up on the story, just long enough. Thanks for the post. Again, congrats!
From: casekiska
13-Jun-17
Capt Mike, congratulations on your success, a beautiful trophy! Way to go! Also, good write up on the story, just long enough. Thanks for the post. Again, congrats!
From: CaptMike
13-Jun-17
From: CaptMike
13-Jun-17
From: Zebrakiller
14-Jun-17
Nice Job Captmike thanks so much for sharing I love spring bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Jeff in MN
14-Jun-17
Awesome job and nice pics. Nice bear and looks like a good size head, he should score well.
From: CaptMike
14-Jun-17
Thanks guys!
