October 11, 2005
To all our 2005 Bear Hunters:
Success Rate 91% on our 20th year of operation!
No doubt a most successful season for large bears and
plenty of them. A 500, 450 and 400 lb. bears, also 7
bears over 300 lbs. and 17 bears between 200 and 300
lbs.
Where do they keep coming from? More than likely from
the Pukaskwa National Park to the west and the Chapleau
Game Preserve to the east. We are fortunate to be
located between these two very large parks.
The success rate out of 64 hunters is as follows:
- 48 hunters harvested bears and 10 fired at bears,
- 37 boars and 11 sows were harvested,
- 31 gun hunters harvested 25 bears,
- 33 bow hunters harvested 23 bears,
- 8 bow hunters fired at bears,
- 2 gun hunters fired at bears.
The Statistical Sheet will let you
figure all of the above.
Now for a few highlights:
-Jack White is no doubt the top man
of the 2005 fall hunt. Jack
harvested a 500 lb. boar on the
first night of his hunt. Using his
bow he placed the arrow such that he
hit both lungs and the heart. The
bear dropped 4 feet from the bait.
Congratulations Jack, you are a top
bow hunter!
-Todd Taylor looked like he was
going home without a bear for the
second year, but on the last night
of his hunt and on a set that had
been hunted by his buddy he shot a
450 lb. boar which dropped very
close to his bait. Another vital
organ shot and a quick death. Good
Job #2!
-Rick White harvested a 400 lb. boar
on the third night of his hunt and
again like his father Jack, the bear
actually moved backwards and died 15
feet from the stand. Another larger
bear came and ate the bait and would
not leave until the truck arrived to
pick him up. Call him for a most
interesting hunt. Congratulations
again Rick!
-Dan Draeger harvested a 343 lb.
boar and, Brian Snoeyink harvested a
335 lb. boar. They both hunted with
the Jack Klapmust party and no doubt
classified as .Top Rookies of the
2005 fall bear hunt.. Jack.s Party
went 13 for 17.
-Dave Robinson, another rookie, not
by age, but by bear hunting
experience, harvested a 330 lb.
boar. He hunted with the Andris
party. They went 3 for 3.
-Ben Fern with the Tom Holtgrefe
party went home with a 325 lb. boar.
Tom.s party, (all bow hunters)
harvested 8 bears out of 9 hunters.
The bears were all boars and Tom
harvested the only cinnamon of the
season.
-Bobby Spain with the Hollis Miles
party harvested a 315 lb. boar.
Bobby has been hunting for at least
4 years and was the only hunter in
that party who had not harvested a
bear. I was told by Hollis to tie
one up for Bobby, but he did it all
by himself. They went 4 for 4.
-Bill Pickens also harvested a 300
lb. boar. He hunted with the John
Dreves party and they went home with
5 bears out of 7 hunters.
I know that I am leaving out many
more interesting comments but I only
have so much paper.
I will hopefully put the 3 big bears
on my advertising brochure but my
photo gallery on my website should
reflect most pictures which you
sent.
What happens next year?
My buyers are not coming with any
cash, so I am already filling the
freezers and will decide as time
goes on if I reduce my number of
hunters and operate on my own or I
go bigger and hire guides.
If you plan on a fall hunt for 2006,
please call me early so I can decide
accordingly. I already have 3
parties who have booked. My rate
will remain the same as this year.
Good Luck in your future hunts!
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