Grizzly Bears Showing Up

I just talked to my sources out where I will be going grizzly hunting soon and appearantly the grizzly bears are coming out. One guy said the skunk cabbage is out and you can see bear scat and trails all around. Another guy I know was telling me he sent a few friends out to …

Testing Grizzly Loads

I went to the range to test some hand loads out the other day. I was using Barnes TSX 200 grain .308 cal bullets for my .300 WM Weatherby Vanguard. I loaded some bullets with Reloader 22 and some with IMR 7828SSC. Here is a picture of some brass in a loading block and a …

Racks and Rugs

I got a few items back from my taxidermist recently. I use Ray Wiens in Abbotsford. He is a good taxidermist has very reasonable rates. You can check him out here: Ray Wiens Taxidermy 25319 24th ave. Aldergrove, BC 778-241-0208 ray_wiens@hotmail.com Any ways here are some pics of the work he did, this is the …

Video of Reloading Hunting Ammunition

Yesterday I loaded up some bullets for my grizzly hunt coming up. I went to the range prior and used the most accurate load to make a box of 20 bullets for my hunt. So here is the video on the steps of reloading ammunition. For the example I used Barnes TSX 200 grain .308 …

Check Out Some BC Black Bears

I was looking at this thread on a hunting forum and in the spirit of spring bear hunting I thought I would share it on my blog. Check out some decent sized black bears harvested in British Columbia here: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=19251 Here is great thread on judging bears in the field: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=10788 If you want to …

Loading for Grizzly

Today I started loading some rounds for my spring grizzly hunt. I was loading 200 grain .308 cal Barnes TSX bullets for my .300 Win mag. I started at the lowest possible charge with IMR 7828 SSC and Reloader 22 powder. I loaded 70 bullets in total so I will go to the range and …

2010 Spring Black Bear Hunting

Well officially since April 1st/2010 black bear spring season is now open in British Columbia. I suspect May will bring the most bears out but there still should be the odd black bear roaming about now. Good luck to everyone going black bear hunting this spring. Before you go out hunting for spring bears this …

Getting stoked for Grizzly

I have been talking with a friend out in Williams lake about preperations for my grizzly bear hunt this spring. I am getting quite excited. My friend has been giving me a lot of insight on gear and areas to hunt as he has been hunting grizzly in British Columbia for 30 years. I have …