My
First Unforgettable Black Bear Hunt
by John Klea
I am still wearing the
smile from my very lucky successful black bear hunt
in Alberta, Canada in May of 2001. I had never thought
about hunting black bears because deer and elk was always
my big game animals of choice for 40+ years.
My vacation trip to the
Calgary and Jasper areas of Alberta only the year before
planted a seed in my subconscious about the desire to
hunt black bears. We went in the spring and had a wonderful
time observing big horn sheep, elk, deer, moose and
bear. While staying in Jasper, we watched a very large
beautiful coal black bear not 10 yards away from our
cabin searching for food. The Canadians were all warm
and friendly people. The mountains and foothills were
simply awesome to see. I knew then that I wanted to
come back to the Alberta area to go spring black bear
hunting.
Another reason I had the desire to hunt black bear was
after last fall's elk hunt (in CO) during which my son
Jason got his first 5 point bull elk and I missed mine
at over three hundred yards, I went home feeling a need
for a new hunting adventure. I also wanted an opportunity
to take a color phase bear because several friends of
mine had displayed their beautiful bears that they had
taken a number of years ago in British Columbia. The
most beautiful one of all was a large blond colored
black bear that was simply gorgeous hanging on his wall.
My goal was now set, now I just had to make it happen.
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