Michigan Black Bear

Longun · September 28, 2009, 03:31 AM

Took this 450 # Bear on September 19 at 7:30 pm at 70 yards with a 45/70 using a 405 gr. Rem. Core lock.The first shot was true to its mark but jest rolled off. I could not believe he jest hunch up and went about his business so I jacked round two this round hit high on the back putting it down.

Longun

Sportdog · September 28, 2009, 11:03 AM

Congratulations on a fine bear. Good things do happen for good people. Way to go partner!

hunter33 · September 28, 2009, 01:39 PM

Congratulations, nice bear. I wish more people would post a picture of there game with a short story.

tyrajam · September 28, 2009, 01:45 PM

Awesome trophy! What area were you hunting?

BIGR · September 28, 2009, 09:35 PM

Got a big black bear above the house here, attacking my deer feeder. Set the trail cam up yesterday to try and get some photos.

Tophe · September 28, 2009, 09:54 PM

Congrats on the trophy! Some day I will hunt me one of those big beasts! Possibly up in ontario next year...Nice bear!

Longun · September 29, 2009, 06:01 AM

Thanks all I am hunting the red oak Bmu. We had a great bear season at camp this year. Mine was the largest of the five bears taken every tag was filled. We seen a total of eighteen bear in five days of hunting. I will post pictures of the rest as they come in from the other hunters. I know I was hunting a good bear When I fond this sign post he left see new picture.

Longun

Kitgun · September 29, 2009, 07:29 PM

Thats one magnificent bear! But tell me how where the bugs, I've only been on one Mich bear hunt and the mosquitoes and flies where just horrendous! I came to the conclusion that me shooting a bear or the bear getting me would be judged a mercy killing.

Old Grump · September 29, 2009, 10:20 PM

You roasting or BBQ'ing.

Longun · September 30, 2009, 12:49 PM

kitgun mosquitoes and flies where bad the first two weeks of baiting then we had a hard frost knocked them to nothing

Old grump roasting & BBQ'ing don’t forget the cast iron with taters & gravy

Jest got back from the taxidermist I went with a full mount standing making the scratch in the cedar the picture above.

longun

Sportdog · September 30, 2009, 03:12 PM

The bear that I took last year went 232# and I thought that it was a good sized bear, not a giant, but good for a Michigan blackie. Yours is a true monster! If I had it to do over I would have got a full mount also when after the fact I found that the cost wasn't much more than the rug that I had done. If you don't mind telling, who is the taxidermist that you are using. Again, congratulations on a great bear.

James R. Burke · October 3, 2009, 03:34 PM

Congradulations!!! Very nice Bear.

Longun · October 8, 2009, 06:24 PM

Sportdog I have used the same taxidermist on all our bear. Jan is very good
with bear a little on the high end but well worth it. Sorry it took so long been at camp

http://deadstreamwildlifestudios.com/

longun

Dirty_Harry · October 9, 2009, 08:51 AM

Great bear! Where abouts did you get him? That is if you dont mind me asking.

Longun · October 9, 2009, 02:02 PM

Roscommon Co.

September 28, 2009, 11:03 AM	#2
Sportdog Junior member Join Date: February 28, 2006 Location: Southwestern Michigan Posts: 369	Nice Job! Congratulations on a fine bear. Good things do happen for good people. Way to go partner!

September 28, 2009, 01:39 PM	#3
hunter33 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 289	Congratulations, nice bear. I wish more people would post a picture of there game with a short story. __________________ My information might not be helpful but just think of it as a bump

September 29, 2009, 10:20 PM	#9
Old Grump Member in memoriam Join Date: April 9, 2009 Location: Blue River Wisconsin, in Posts: 3,144	You roasting or BBQ'ing. __________________ Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern will, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. --Daniel Webster--

September 30, 2009, 03:12 PM	#11
Sportdog Junior member Join Date: February 28, 2006 Location: Southwestern Michigan Posts: 369	What Taxidermist? The bear that I took last year went 232# and I thought that it was a good sized bear, not a giant, but good for a Michigan blackie. Yours is a true monster! If I had it to do over I would have got a full mount also when after the fact I found that the cost wasn't much more than the rug that I had done. If you don't mind telling, who is the taxidermist that you are using. Again, congratulations on a great bear.

October 9, 2009, 08:51 AM	#14
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Great bear! Where abouts did you get him? That is if you dont mind me asking. __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

September 28, 2009, 01:45 PM	#4
tyrajam Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 467	Awesome trophy! What area were you hunting?

September 28, 2009, 09:35 PM	#5
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Got a big black bear above the house here, attacking my deer feeder. Set the trail cam up yesterday to try and get some photos.

September 28, 2009, 09:54 PM	#6
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	Congrats on the trophy! Some day I will hunt me one of those big beasts! Possibly up in ontario next year...Nice bear!

September 29, 2009, 07:29 PM	#8
Kitgun Member Join Date: March 23, 2002 Location: Haslett Mi. USA Posts: 62	Thats one magnificent bear! But tell me how where the bugs, I've only been on one Mich bear hunt and the mosquitoes and flies where just horrendous! I came to the conclusion that me shooting a bear or the bear getting me would be judged a mercy killing.

September 30, 2009, 12:49 PM	#10
Longun Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Posts: 55	kitgun mosquitoes and flies where bad the first two weeks of baiting then we had a hard frost knocked them to nothing Old grump roasting & BBQ'ing don’t forget the cast iron with taters & gravy Jest got back from the taxidermist I went with a full mount standing making the scratch in the cedar the picture above. longun

October 3, 2009, 03:34 PM	#12
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	Congradulations!!! Very nice Bear.

October 8, 2009, 06:24 PM	#13
Longun Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Posts: 55	Sportdog I have used the same taxidermist on all our bear. Jan is very good with bear a little on the high end but well worth it. Sorry it took so long been at camp http://deadstreamwildlifestudios.com/ longun

October 9, 2009, 02:02 PM	#15
Longun Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Posts: 55	Roscommon Co.