HD Trophy Hunts Report post Posted October 25, 2012 Hunter was with his dad on the hunt we did for him earlier in the month. He is a fantastic kid, most everyone in camp could not believe he was 13. After 2 days of close calls earlier in the month the unit closed and Hunter had to go back to school. He got caught up on school and his dad informed me if we had any openings he would love to get Hunter back out for another chance. Sunday morning at daylight they rolled in. After running into some other bear hunters in the spot we originally had planned to hunt we went to plan B. We changed country and rigged a bear late and did not end up getting him caught. The next 2 days were brutal, the feed seemed to have changed again and the bears had moved from where we finding them last week. Tuesday night Randy gave Hunter the option to go home so he wouldn't miss anymore school. Thankfully for us he stayed and we were able to get him what may be the prettiest bear I have ever seen. Literally if you run the hide one way it is a golden blonde, when you run it the other a strawberry red. Being his first big game kill Hunter got the honors of gutting the bear. He put a fantastic shot on it with a .44 lever action. It was awesome seeing the excitement in the kids face when he realized "thats MY BEAR" Ironically, he killed this bear on the 4th day of his hunt and his dad killed his on the 4th day as well. This was truly a nailbiter, the night before we found out the quota had been met and the unit was going to close and dark Wednesday. I think we will all remember this hunt for a long time, and we will look forward to future hunts with Randy and Hunter. In my opinion these type of hunts are the best part of being an outfitter. -Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desertbowhunter Report post Posted October 25, 2012 Wow beautiful bear! I love the color congrats to everyone involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted October 25, 2012 Beautiful bear and thanks for sharing. Congratulations to Hunter and his Dad. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted October 25, 2012 WOW! great bear! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel in Ak Report post Posted October 26, 2012 gorgeous Blonde Bear. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 26, 2012 Wow, that is one gorgeous bear! Very cool colors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 26, 2012 Beautiful bear. Congrats to hunter on his first big game animal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted October 26, 2012 Almost too jealous of the color to respond! That is beautiful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted October 26, 2012 Amazing bear, absolutely gorgeous! Congrats to all involved, way to stay after it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted October 26, 2012 What a beautiful bear! Congratulations Hunter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HD Trophy Hunts Report post Posted October 27, 2012 Here's a better picture the other was off my phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted October 27, 2012 Boar matches your dad's beard! What unit were you in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azhoundcrazy Report post Posted November 2, 2012 Nice work mike cool colored bear!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted November 7, 2012 Nice Bear. Love that color. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesfanatic Report post Posted November 7, 2012 That's a sweet bear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
