Who in here likes to hunt?
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He does like me.It looks like you keep your local taxidermist gainfully employed
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Of course it counts. That's why we hunt. We don't shoot anything that we don't eat. Yes, they lowered the abalone limit here too.
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Here's a quartet of Black bear ....... all are in the 'British Columbia Big Game Record Book'
Where in Canada will you be bear hunting ?
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For the British Columbia 'book' you'll need 19" .....
B&C minimum is 21" ....
Three of those four are high 19" and the single photo is 20 6/16"
Just a bit of info .....
The Black bears of Vancouver Island, and Newfoundland (island) are genetically different than those you'll be hunting at Vanderhoof.
They are generally larger bodied than those of the mainland. It's thought that this was because of isolation during the Ice Age(s) .. ?
Some areas of the British Columbia mainland produce large skull bears, but body size/weights are on the smallish side.
A variety of scientists and academia have done many studies on the Black bear..... interestingly NASA.
What could possibly interest NASA ?
A sow Black/Grizzly bear is impregnated in May/June and carries that fertilized egg(s) in a dormant state until she goes into hibernation. When her metabolism 'slows down' that egg(s) starts to grow ..... new cub(s) in the spring. Think ... a female astronaut carrying many fertilized eggs on a years long voyage to .... ?
That sow Black/Grizzly is in hibernation sometimes 5-6 months in some places ..... doesn't lose bone mass or density like a bed ridden human would .... why? This secret would help those inactive 'deep space' travellers.
Pardon the long post .....
B&C minimum is 21" ....
Three of those four are high 19" and the single photo is 20 6/16"
Just a bit of info .....
The Black bears of Vancouver Island, and Newfoundland (island) are genetically different than those you'll be hunting at Vanderhoof.
They are generally larger bodied than those of the mainland. It's thought that this was because of isolation during the Ice Age(s) .. ?
Some areas of the British Columbia mainland produce large skull bears, but body size/weights are on the smallish side.
A variety of scientists and academia have done many studies on the Black bear..... interestingly NASA.
What could possibly interest NASA ?
A sow Black/Grizzly bear is impregnated in May/June and carries that fertilized egg(s) in a dormant state until she goes into hibernation. When her metabolism 'slows down' that egg(s) starts to grow ..... new cub(s) in the spring. Think ... a female astronaut carrying many fertilized eggs on a years long voyage to .... ?
That sow Black/Grizzly is in hibernation sometimes 5-6 months in some places ..... doesn't lose bone mass or density like a bed ridden human would .... why? This secret would help those inactive 'deep space' travellers.
Pardon the long post .....
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Why are they borderline creepy?
Congrats on your streak of luck.
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It is a Ruger Gold Label. The older pup is named Ruger after the gun. I have other much older SxSs but this one is so light with a straight stock that it is a joy to carry in the field. I am not old enough to start carrying a 16 ga yet.
Used to only bird hunt, primarily quail. Had at least three pointers for years until the quail population got so bad that hunting all day resulted in moving one covey if lucky. The last few years, I understand the quail season has been much better. Nothing better than good dog work in the field. Congrats on the pheasant. Used to hunt them also in the panhandle of Oklahoma.
@JimT , very nice. I'd be interested in the straight stock in a 16g myself, 16 just to be different. My go to gun now is an early model Rem 1100 in 12, which I adore. But it gets heavy carrying around all day.
@DC0046 , agreed on the dog work. I had to put my lab down 4 years ago, cancer, and she did it all. Ducks or upland, she loved it all. I miss her by my side :emoji_frowning2:
@DC0046 , agreed on the dog work. I had to put my lab down 4 years ago, cancer, and she did it all. Ducks or upland, she loved it all. I miss her by my side :emoji_frowning2: