Drawing from a lifetime of backcountry experience, I had the gear, knowledge, and desire to attempt a “do-it-yourself” caribou bowhunting adventure in Alaska. I ran into a couple of moose, had an up-close and personal encounter with a “grizz,” caught and ate salmon, trout, grayling, and char, and spotted and stalked numerous big, velvet-antlered caribou bulls. I was in paradise.
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Without warning, the bear is before me. He is strolling big and bold through the trees, jet-black fur glistening in the slanting rays. He’s come to reap the bounty that can be found in this meadow, unaware that I have, too. This big boar is particularly shrewd, and nearly makes good his escape.
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I caught a glimpse of big antlers moving through the brush. I could tell that he was wide, heavy, and definitely worthy of a try. The big fellow was very busy chasing his lady friends … I knew that if I could get near a couple of the “tag along” does, there was a good chance that the boss would come back to round them up. And I was right!
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As I rolled into northwestern Colorado in mid-August, I had a limited-draw antelope tag in my pocket and big dreams in my head. I was on a do-it-yourself waterhole hunt for a huge pronghorn.
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While visiting my brother and his wife and strolling through an antique mall, I happen to meet a man who collects PEZ candy dispensers. My PEZ turns out to be worth almost exactly as much as round-trip airfare from Maine to Colorado. My Colorado mule deer hunt was a reality.
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Besides bear hunting, there are many other things to do up at Sportsman’s Pride Lodge including fishing and trap shooting.
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The twig that snapped to my left sounded like a tree falling. Turning slowly, a jet-black shape caught my eye as it ambled across the tote road toward my stand. It was a nice New Brunswick bear!
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