2023 ANNUAL BEAR SUCCESS THREAD
Contributors to this thread:Bears
From: Bou’bound
28-Mar-23
It will be tough to break our all time record of 250 set in 2019, but we should crush last years 161 ...... post photos of those 2023 bears. outfitters are welcome to post client kills ..........and any weapon is eligible........
in 2011 we had 126
in 2012 we had 158
in 2013 we had 131
in 2014 we had 136
in 2015 we had 204
in 2016 we had 166
In 2017 we had 140
In 2018 we had 238
In 2019 we had 250
In 2020 we had 52 due to COVID impact.
In 2021 we bounced back slightly with 88
In 2022 we reported 161
From: bghunter
28-Mar-23
Bou,
I hope this year. I can post a photo. Going to Plum Lake with ZK in May.
From: jmiller
28-Mar-23
Bg Good luck with Plum Lake. We are booked for June 2024 and are already excited!
From: bghunter
29-Mar-23
Jmiller,
Thanks. Looking forward to it. I think it is going to be a great hunt.
From: DanaC
01-Apr-23
Hate to tell you, Goober, but we don't count video game 'kills'. >;-)
From: Boreal
01-Apr-23
Good point Dana C. No imaginary kills. Will you be posting up any trophy shots this year?
From: Stubbleduck
01-Apr-23
May 16 off to Big Woods Wilderness Outfitters in Manitoba for the 7th time. Always a great hunt with lots of bears.
From: kota-man
30-Apr-23
Let’s kick this off…My “annual” contribution…Barren Ground Grizz…taken yesterday in Nunavut.
From: t-roy
30-Apr-23
Very nice, Kota!! Congrats!
From: Nick Muche
30-Apr-23
Congrats again Cory!!
From: Ambush
01-May-23
Holy, way to start it off!! Congrats! That must be some thick, luxurious hide.
From: Boreal
01-May-23
Excellent way to start us off Cory! Congrats!
From: Bou'bound
01-May-23
You always make it happen. Well done. Tough act to follow.
From: Bushytail
03-May-23
Congratulations!
From: Medicinemann
03-May-23
Mad Trapper leaves today for an Afognak Brown Bear bowhunt. Hoping that he can post photos upon his return.....
From: Mike Ukrainetz
03-May-23
Sam Willet from Texas
Sam Willet from Texas
Sam with his 20 inch bow kill on May 1 with Mike’s Outfitting, Alberta.
From: Hessticles
04-May-23
From Sept of 22 but he green scored 22 12/16, I need to get him officially scored yet
From: Mad Trapper
04-May-23
Congrats Corey!
From: Bowboy
04-May-23
Some nice bears guys! Congrats
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
04-May-23
Sam from the UK with his 19 8/16 killed opening day with us
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
04-May-23
Manuel with his 19 13/16 bear harvested on our opening day (May 1st)
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
04-May-23
Scott from Michigan with his respectable 18 7/16 killed on day two (May 2nd)
From: rattling_junkie
04-May-23
Some big bears! My 12 year old daughter Kiara with her first bear, 6' squared. The thing with having a lot of kids is I get to enjoy many hunting firsts!
From: BoggsBowhunts
04-May-23
Write up to come, but here’s the bear my family friend shot on Kodiak while I packed and photographed
From: jmail20
07-May-23
410 lb Black shot while hunting with MacCarthy Guiding and Outfitting neat Riding Mountain Park.
From: Sam
07-May-23
20 1/16” 295lb, squared 6’10”
Incredible hunt with Mikes Outfitting.
From: Bou’bound
08-May-23
10 already
From: Plum lake
08-May-23
Our first bear of the season hit the dirt yesterday evening. Josh from Montana scored his first ever black bear
From: Mike Ukrainetz
10-May-23
AJ Downs from Texas
AJ Downs from Texas
AJ got this big boar on a hunt with Mike’s Outfitting in Alberta, 20 1/16 skull, 385 lbs, 6 ft 11 in square hide.
From: Rob Nye
10-May-23
Long-time friend and client Ronnie Green got a dandy. Rifle, 30 yd shot. 214/16”
From: beemann
10-May-23
Good work bud...
From: Altitude Sickness
10-May-23
Wow! Some great Bears gentleman
From: Kurt
11-May-23
ARROWED a nice black bear spot and stalk on Monday evening. Got him the third time I saw him. (I don't post photos on the net.)
From: Altitude Sickness
11-May-23
The number and skill/knowledge level of professional bear guides on this post is impressive.
From: Bou’bound
11-May-23
kURT WE COUNT HIM!
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From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
11-May-23
First time bear hunter Joe from Missouri with a very nice boar, needless to say he’s hooked. Green scored just under 19.
From: Rgiesey
11-May-23
Some big bears guys. Kurt’s was a big one and some of us have seen it really good looking bear. Just short of 20. We’re putting baits out Sunday in Wyoming so hopefully a few more for the site.
From: bigswivle
11-May-23
Patiently waiting for a bear season that will never come
Patiently waiting for a bear season that will never come
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
11-May-23
Paul from Missouri with an awesome spring bear from last night, green scores 21 1/16 and weighed in at 454.1lbs on the scale
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
11-May-23
Mike from Missouri with his very first bear, nice boar green scored 18 2/16 and weighed in at 242lbs
From: Plum lake
13-May-23
Mike from Colorado passed up many bears and connected on a great Manitoba bruin on the last evening of his hunt. Congratulations Mike. Great having you guys in camp
From: CFMuley
14-May-23
Montana spot and stalk.
From: BULELK1
14-May-23
WoW!
Some dandy bears.
Congrats to your daughter rattling-junkie.
Good luck, Robb
From: Ambush
14-May-23
Popped into local village for Mother’s Day calls. Eight dead bears so far.
From: Kurt
14-May-23
Rod, Congratulations...looks like a dandy!!! What a blaze on the chest with an aiming dot!!!
From: t-roy
14-May-23
I’ve seen a few bears with a white vee or a blaze on their chests, but never one wearing a dickie, Rod! What a cool looking marking! Congrats!
From: Rock
14-May-23
Rod, Congrads on a great looking and very different Bear.
From: Rob Nye
15-May-23
Kris Christenson From OR shot a beauty on last day of his hunt 20 1/4”
From: rattling_junkie
16-May-23
Great bears! I can't wait to get out hunting this next week....thanks Robb, it was a great hunt.
From: Rgiesey
16-May-23
Cool bear Rod! Son Lucas with his biggest bear yet. Spot and stalk in Alaska
From: spike buck
16-May-23
Jeff Robinson... Pine Acres.
Jeff Robinson... Pine Acres.
From: Ambush
16-May-23
This was a pretty cool double header. Two real good boars, a seasoned hunter and the next generation.
From: Ambush
16-May-23
Second year bow hunting and cutting both tags pretty quick.
Second year bow hunting and cutting both tags pretty quick.
From: Ambush
16-May-23
Proud Dad of the young slayer with is own bear. (On the right)
From: Ambush
16-May-23
Another regular to camp.
From: Ambush
16-May-23
Same bear
Same bear
We killed eight bears. Three in the first two evenings. Five in two hours of the third evening, then none on the last night. The weather was bad and we struggled to find big bears. Part of that is due to a way over abundance of grizzlies in the valley corridor. Black bear numbers were down a third and grizzlies were up again to twenty two adults sighted and only one was a cub. I’m missing one or two bear pics.
From: Ambush
17-May-23
And one more. Funny story on this one. He shot it and it ran up a tree. Shot it there twice more, then he was out of broadhead tipped arrows. It fell out of the tree but was still moving, so he quickly and with some trepidation, pulled an arrow from the bear and put another one through both lungs.
From: Bou’bound
17-May-23
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From: Seahorse
17-May-23
Bummer of a birthmark, Hal.
From: TREESTANDWOLF
17-May-23
Damn Ambush.
Hard story to beat right there.
Good for you doing what you did.
From: woodguy65
17-May-23
19 14/16 Mikes Outfitting
From: Bill V - Iron Will
17-May-23
Congrats on those bears guys! I leave for Saskatchewan on Friday and the rut should be starting.
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
First colour bear of the season for us. Myles from Arkansas Had a great evening with multiple bears on the bait. First night in the stand and he tagged out.
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
Our repeat client Dave from Wisconsin passed up on this bear the first 2 evenings and decided to take him on the 3rd evening after the target bear didn’t show that day.
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
Jerry from Wisconsin shot a brute on day 2 of his hunt after passing him up on day 1. Sometimes the first bear is the right bear. Congratulations Jerry
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
Our repeat client Tim for Arkansas had a fantastic evening on stand with 9+ bears around him. And took aim on this great bear.
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
From: Plum lake
18-May-23
Jim from Wisconsin shot his very first black bear on his first ever night of bear hunting. Great bear and a great hunt. Congratulations Jim on your first black bear.
From: Bou'bound
18-May-23
Beauties. Nice to see the outfitters adding to the is thread and consolidating the great results
From: woodguy65
18-May-23
20 10/16ths - second bear Mikes Outfitting
From: Bou'bound
19-May-23
Beauties. Nice to see the outfitters adding to the is thread and consolidating the great results
From: Plum lake
21-May-23
Patti from Virginia shot her very first bear on her first night on stand on a great Manitoba bear. Siting in a natural blind with her husband and he almost got a shot on a giant bear a half hour after she shot hers. Congratulations Patti
From: Nick Muche
21-May-23
From: Bou’bound
21-May-23
Nick back at it. Way to go
From: Bowboy
21-May-23
Nice bear Nick!
From: rattling_junkie
21-May-23
Another Grizz for the Muche!
From: Ron Niziolek
21-May-23
Congrats again, Nick!
From: TREESTANDWOLF
21-May-23
Nice work Nick!
From: t-roy
22-May-23
Beautiful coloration on your grizzly, Nick. Congrats!
Congrats as well, to all of the other successful bear hunters, so far!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
22-May-23
Beautiful bear Nick
From: sticksender
22-May-23
Great looking grizzly, congrats.
From: Rob Nye
22-May-23
Bob McCArtney from KS did an all day sit. This bear was there in the morning but he did not get a shot. Different story when he returned in the evening. He also had a wolf come in 3 times and got some great video.
From: Rob Nye
22-May-23
Travis Metcalf from MI always wanted a color phase bear and didn’t take long to launch an arrow when this guy showed up.
From: arky
22-May-23
Congrats Nick!
From: Charlie Rehor
22-May-23
My blackie from Sascatchy.
From: Rock
22-May-23
Way to go Nick, Beautiful Griz.
Congrads to everyone on great Bears.
From: Bou’bound
22-May-23
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From: rattling_junkie
22-May-23
Manitoba May 21, Bowtech Revolt X, Grim Reaper Pro Series. Heavy compact bear, could barely move him.
From: Shug
22-May-23
Bear of my dreams ( nightmares) David congratulations
From: Ambush
22-May-23
Some great bears and big smiles!! Congrats to all!
From: Altitude Sickness
23-May-23
It appears the 2 Covid years with reduced hunting. Allowed some bears to age.
Because it sure seems like a lot of mature bears are being tagged. Many are the size of interior grizzlies Congrats !
From: Beav
23-May-23
Congrats Nick! Love his color!
From: Drgildy
23-May-23
290# dark chocolate with Alexis Desjardins. Squared 6’10”.
From: Rob Nye
23-May-23
Dave Clark PA 21 1/16”
From: 808bowhunter
23-May-23
From: Plum lake
24-May-23
After seeing multiple bears on two different stands Zach from Virginia shot his first black bear and is now hooked on bear for life.
From: Rob Nye
24-May-23
Ron Baker NC 81 years young 19 10/16
From: Bou'bound
24-May-23
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From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
24-May-23
Mark from Ohio with his great boar, green score 19 8/16, weighed in at 311lbs and measured 7’5 nose to tail.
From: Bou'bound
25-May-23
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From: Plum lake
25-May-23
Chris made the short travel up from Minnesota and connected on a great bear. Made a great shot and a short recovery. Congratulations Chris
From: carcus
25-May-23
30 second hunt, pse/axis/snyper bh, squared 7'8"
From: WI Shedhead
25-May-23
Nice bear nick!!! Thing is furred up nice!!!
From: Nick Muche
25-May-23
Nice one Carcus!!
From: Bowboy
25-May-23
Some nice bears guys!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
25-May-23
Nice Bear carcus!!
From: Kurt
25-May-23
Some great bears!!!
From: molsonarcher
26-May-23
Sleeve Lake Outfitters 19-15/16 green skull 8’1” nose to tail 403.6#
From: molsonarcher
26-May-23
From: Wv hillbilly
26-May-23
Had a blast hunting with molsonarcher at sleeve lake this week!!
From: wisconsinteacher
26-May-23
Great work molsonarcher and Wv!!!!
From: rattling_junkie
26-May-23
Congrats Matt and David, awesome bears!
From: CFMuley
27-May-23
Spot and stalk Alberta bear.
From: CFMuley
27-May-23
My second spot and stalk Alberta bear.
From: Bou’bound
27-May-23
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From: Plum lake
27-May-23
Shawn from Wisconsin finally got the black bear he’s been trying for. His first trip to Manitoba and the bear gets a free ride south. Congratulations Shawn.
From: RJ Hunt
28-May-23
Some nice bears on this thread. Very nice everyone
From: 5575
28-May-23
Big Alberta boar 5/27/23
Big Alberta boar 5/27/23
Shot my dream boar last night up near remote Fort Vermillion Alberta hunting with Kevin Giesbrecht at Trophy North outfitters. Can't say enough good things about this hunt and I've been on allot of them! Didn't need to put logs under this guy for pics, 7' 3" and stout!
From: t-roy
28-May-23
Dream boar, indeed! What a brute, 5575! Congrats!
From: rattling_junkie
28-May-23
Congrats Chad, that's a beautiful dream bear!
From: 5575
29-May-23
Thanks guys, thank God we checked trail cams one last time. We were packed and ready to head home yesterday when one of the cameras showed he'd moved 5 miles. Sat there right then and there from 10:30am and killed him at 9 pm!
From: ryanrc
29-May-23
5575. Is the black looking bear the same bear? Why the color difference? Also, did you cut that cape in half?!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
29-May-23
I was thinking the same about the cape RC….
From: 5575
29-May-23
Same bear Ryan, in the morning sun the slight brown hairs really showed up for some reason. He looks pretty darn black. No we skinned him out for a full mount, its all there bud.
From: CFMuley
29-May-23
Looks like the cape is there, it’s just being skinned off the legs, and the flesh side is up.
From: ryanrc
29-May-23
5575. Roger that. Crazy how different it looked in the light.
From: Plum lake
29-May-23
Another great bear taken yesterday evening. Mike from Illinois made a perfect shot and the bear didn’t leave the bait site. 11 bears were seen that evening.
From: Bou’bound
30-May-23
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From: Shiras42
31-May-23
Shiras42's Link
Looking like a great start. I'll throw mine and my nephews in and a link to my video. Mine had a nice white blaze
From: Shug
31-May-23
Great looking bears
From: Ace
01-Jun-23
From: Rgiesey
01-Jun-23
Adrianne Swan with spot and stalk 193/8 from Juneau.
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
20 10/16
20 10/16
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
19 10/16”
19 10/16”
Another pic of the blonde dream bear wow
Another pic of the blonde dream bear wow
Lone Wolf Camps Blonde with cinnamon legs dream bear!
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
21.5/16 “
21.5/16 “
What a skull
21. 5/16 green
What a skull
21. 5/16 green
Lone Wolf Camps.First B&C green score of the year! What a giant!
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
20.8/16”
20.8/16”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
18.5”
18.5”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
19 10/16”
19 10/16”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
19”
19”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
19”
19”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
19”
19”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: TSOV
02-Jun-23
20”
20”
Lone Wolf Camps
From: Mt. man
02-Jun-23
As many of you know from my past posts. I do hunting trips through my non-profit for kids who have suffered a life threatening illness. This week we did a bear hunt with Elk Springs Outfitters here in Idaho. I think this is going to be a great partnership. Our Huntress Kalista has been battling Leukemia and lil' annie oakley put 1 round right throught the heart on this beautiful bear. So blessed by this ministry. #choosejoy
From: Plum lake
02-Jun-23
Wyatt from Wisconsin didn’t hesitate on his second night on stand and took a great boar
From: Plum lake
02-Jun-23
Tom from our Wisconsin group got it done on his 2nd evening. Made a great shot and only went 20 yards. Great boar and man was he happy about his bear.
From: Plum lake
02-Jun-23
Son of Tom. Josh seen a bunch of bears before harvesting his bear on the 4th night. Passed a smaller 125lb chocolate bear that same evening
From: Plum lake
02-Jun-23
Ron from Wisconsin passed on many bears that evening and harvested his 4th bear with us.
From: Plum lake
02-Jun-23
Trevor put up the challenge of hunting with his recurve. He made an excellent shot at 15 yards and the bear went down quickly.
From: Bou'bound
02-Jun-23
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From: BowJangles
03-Jun-23
My gorgeous coastal brown from Jonah's!
From: Rgiesey
03-Jun-23
What a great thing Scott!
From: zabwelch
06-Jun-23
Gained my Alaska residency last week and celebrated with a quick weekend trip to bear camp!
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
06-Jun-23
Shelby from Illinois with her first ever bear, she passed a few smaller bears that evening before making a perfect shot on this bruin
From: Sleevelakeoutfitter
06-Jun-23
Repeat hunter Troy from Illinois made a great shot on this very respectable boar chasing a sow into the bait
From: Plum lake
06-Jun-23
Scott from Wisconsin scored big time with a 475lb bear on his second ever night of bear hunting. Skull was 21 6/16. Hell of a first bear.
From: Bou'bound
06-Jun-23
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From: Faller
07-Jun-23
First bear hunt was successfull because of Mike and his guides at mikes Outfitting truly first class and top notch operations
From: Nick Muche
08-Jun-23
Congrats Zach!!
