Steve's brother-in-law Scott has been coming up to go bear hunting for the past three weekends.
The first weekend he was here, no luck.
The second weekend, they had an AweSomE float trip Friday evening, saw 3 bears along the way, and both decided to check the sights on their guns after they got home. - "Just to make sure" I'm told. Yea, they both missed multiple times. So then, Saturday evening, Steve's Dad joined the event as they set out in the boat again. They decided that walking their one-man-boats down the mile-or-so rough terrain wasn't worth it. They took Scott's pickup, pulling a drift boat behind. Oh, and did I mention it was during a rain/hail storm. Talk about DedIcaTion! (or stupidity) . I don't know how they ever got that pickup out of there in one piece. (I heard it was close...) Oh yea, and they didn't see anything.
So, that brings us to the 3rd weekend. I'm sure I don't tell it right, but I do know it involved two pickups, a 4-wheeler, the boat again, seeing a bear, Scott shooting, getting a hit, having it slowly start walking away, rowing a bit farther, getting another shot, watching the bear roll down the side of the canyon into the water. Whew! And, just after they got the boat over to the side and loaded with their newest passenger, they were coming around a corner and...ta-da...another bear. Steve shot it and now, I have two dead bears in my yard. So ExCitInG! I could "bear"ly type the story fast enough! And I'm sure you just couldn't stop reading.
Good job guys! And like I tell Steve after every hunting trip, "They woke up happy this morning..."Oh, and Steve remembered Stacie saying something about if they could shoot something from a boat and float it out, she would crown them "King Hunters." Steve asks, "Where's my crown?"
5 comments:
Ok...so much to say...such a little box!
1. where in the world is this critter going? Are your kids going to have to sleep outside.
2. is that a Grizzly????
3. is that legal? :)
4. do you eat that?
5. Leonard wants to know if we can have it for a rug. (BIG FAT NO!!!)
6. I keep picturing you in your dance outfits and stuff from when we were little girls. I NEVER would have pictured you living in a taxidermists retirement home. So funny!
Alright, Steve, the crown's in the mail! I really hope that you didn't go to all this trouble to impress the likes of me!! :)
But HoLy CRaP! I LoVe it!! Only Steve!! You are the KinG. Seriously, who can say that they have shot a bear floating down the river in a boat...I dare say NOBODY! My kids have some cOOl uncles :) My question is, though...how are you going to top this next year? ...how 'bout shoot a bear while strapped upside down to the wing of some type of flying aircraft...ehh, now that would be somethin'!!
...Oh wait, Casey says only way to top it would be to kill it with your bare hands...why are we giving you these ideas??
Next time I want you to wear one of those helmets that have the camera stuck on top...I'm dying that I didn't get to witness the two of you!!
And so many comments to comment back on...such a little box!
1. The kids are still inside. Take a guess who will be going out...
2. No Grizzly, just a really big black bear.
3. It is legal as long as you have a bear tag. (Grizzly's are illegal, unless of course it's self defense.)
4. Heck no I don't eat it. Steve on the other hand is getting it made into jerkey, salomi & sausage. Ugh! The one time I'm glad I do the cooking around here!
5. You better believe you can have it!
6. "Taxidermist's retirement home" is absolutely the best description I have ever heard! Even Mike the Taxidermy Guy was impressed, saying it was one of the biggest bears he's done. I'm so proud! Whatever!
And yes, Stacie, please don't give him any ideas or I will be sending you out there with him and your fancy camera helmet for sure!
And so many comments to comment upon on...such a little box!
1. The kids are still inside. Take a guess who will be going out...
2. No Grizzly, just a really big black bear.
3. It is legal as long as you have a bear tag. (Grizzly's are illegal, unless of course it's self defense.)
4. Heck no I don't eat it. Steve on the other hand is getting it made into jerkey, salomi & sausage. Ugh! The one time I'm glad I do the cooking around here!
5. You better believe you can have it!
6. "Taxidermist's retirement home" is absolutely the best description I have ever heard! Even Mike the Taxidermy Guy was impressed, saying it was one of the biggest he's had. I'm so proud! Whatever!
And yes, Stacie, please don't give him any ideas or I will be sending you out there with him and your fancy camera helmet on for sure!
All Michael said when I showed him the pictures was, "coooooool!" What are you doing to me Steve. First Josh, now Michael
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