We had another incredible year on our 2012 spring black bear hunts! With our 2 bear limit we had 28 hunters shoot 44 bears for a 157% success rate, 17 of those bears squared around 7 ft or more and had skulls over Pope and Young’s minimum of 18 inches. This also doesn’t include a few flesh wounded big ones that got away. Eight of those 17 big bears had skulls over 19 inches and 2 of them went over 20 inches. We know we could do much better than this too if everyone holds out for mature males. All of these numbers don’t show what a fun time spring bear hunting is though, you get to sleep in, eat too much, get daily bear entertainment and maybe even shoot a couple of bears. It is a great way to fill in the time between fall hunts.
We had another fantastic 2012 fall hunting season! Our area really is a Big Game Hunter’s Paradise which allows us to consistently provide high success rate rifle and bow hunts for mule deer, whitetails, moose and elk. This year, our summer scouting revealed no winter kill and good antler growth due to a mild winter and good spring moisture. Thanks to the great group of hunters that we had for our 2012 hunts.
Call us anytime if you are interested in experiencing the Big Game Hunter’s Paradise of the Peace River region with Mike’s Outfitting.
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