Hunts are experiences... A double shot of that, Hoyt & Ardent North Coast Grizzly

I think you should have had a photo of Hoyt lying next to each bear in exactly the identical pose just for comparison's sake. That would give us a much better idea of what a 270 pound assistant guide looks like compared to an 8' Grizzly. Now if I read your description right "assistant guide" means camp cook and dishwasher? Would explain the women's size life jacket!! I am guessing your ad for a camp cook didn't draw any females so you told Hoyt if he could get the life jacket on he could tag along as camp cook and you'd come up with a new title for the job to save him some embarrassment? ;)
 
A-zone said:
Congratulations!

Fabulous photos!
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Thank you sir! Had a pretty good time, weather was unreal unlike what you suffered, and it really should have been junk. Hoyt claims weather voodoo and I'm struggling to discredit the claim now, day he left... junk.

Jay said:
Man oh man, GRIZZLIES!!!

Well done gentlemen, WELL DONE!!!

Now... Details please when you have time... Guns, ammo, optics... We gotta know! :rockOn:

Cheers
Jay
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Thanks Jay, rifle for both was the same one, Sako 85 Bavarian with 200gr trophy bonded bear claws. We were on a "keep shooting" mantra as it's thick and nasty here, and both bears took good first hits that would have done the trick, but the client kept plugging the bear for three well done shots until it dropped. Second bear received two of the bonded bear claws, we retrieved most of the bullets under the far side skin from the bears. I like the .300 WM for BC and the bullet proved a good choice on the client's part, the bears did drop a little more slowly than the .300 Ultra (Dogleg) and .375 Ruger grizzlies done in the same 12 month period. Been fortunate to have done four grizzly hunts in twelve months now, Sept to Sept, and while the .300 Win and bonded bear claws left nothing to be desired neither bear immediately dropped as with the .375 Ruger and .300 Ultra. Like the boat little much for info but figured I'd compile it.

Hoyt carried a lovely .358 Win Ruger M77 carbine that I still have in my basement and am jealous of frankly. Promise it'll hit the mail shortly. I carried a Mossberg 590A1 14" with 3" slugs that I've been trying to pin on Hoyt, much out of the line I advocate myself but I needed something cheap I could abuse, and I found some sort of dirty pleasure in mistreating it. Rest was pretty simple, rubber and waders.

pete dobinson said:
Congratulations on an excellant hunt. Great pictures! Hey Hoyt! any plans on moving out to BC.
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I think I can speak for him in saying he loved BC but also loves Ontario, very different places. I learned a lot about Ontario and it was very interesting.

Iron Sighted said:
Awesome thread, can't wait for the full write up. Careful with that assistant guide, if someone saw him moving one of those skins they might mistake him for a bear : )

Good job guys, nice bears!
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Having seen him in action on the bear trails I could see that.
 
rsp1761 said:
Amazing bears! Congrats!!
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Says the guy who just pulled off a 4 day Alaska moose / grizz double!

Superbrad said:
Good stuff boys...... I know both of you were looking forward to it for a while.....
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Had a good time and Hoyt like to put his nose to the grindstone, it all made for a great hunt.

the spank said:
I think you should have had a photo of Hoyt lying next to each bear in exactly the identical pose just for comparison's sake. That would give us a much better idea of what a 270 pound assistant guide looks like compared to an 8' Grizzly. Now if I read your description right "assistant guide" means camp cook and dishwasher? Would explain the women's size life jacket!! I am guessing your ad for a camp cook didn't draw any females so you told Hoyt if he could get the life jacket on he could tag along as camp cook and you'd come up with a new title for the job to save him some embarrassment? ;)
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Sassy like on the pose, agreed, missed opportunity. Hoyt is one mean cook, skinner, packer, scouter, and don't try and get his dishes either! He could walk into any operation in BC as grizzly guide frankly (said to water down my jibes at him, he's... big). Big fan of Mossbergs to boot.

hoytcanon said:
Is that a tail???

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Yeaaaaahhhh.... Busted.

carverk said:
Nice couple of beers
I'm not targeting grizzly on the Alberta hunt but if I run into a nice one it will be definitely in the menu
I bin wanting to carve a grizzly bear dance mask for my self
In Haida tradition the bear was considered to be your grandfather and a great chief there's a whole ceremony that goes on after the hunt to honor the bear
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Would love to see some of your carving, love west coast native art.
 
Grizzly bear mask I carved years ago made from Red Cedar and Ceder bark and acrylic paint
Eyes are mechanical


 
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Brad, was a good time indeed with some unanticipated bonuses.

Carver, beautiful work!

Phil, thanks! Was a good time the weather was unreal.

FLHT indeed she's on a single point sling. Handy little packaged I'm loving hating.

Johnny appreciate the kind words, hard to forget two Grizzlies in half an hour for sure. The retrieve on one was particularly interesting.

For the bulletphiles here's one of the recovered 200gr bonded bear claws from the .300, all looked identical, very sturdy bullet.

 
Awesome..especially nice when experience walks into camp willing/wanting to lend a hand. Makes for great memories for all.
one day i'll be ringing you up to go on one of those hunts. Mighty tempting... thanks for the post.
 
I have to admit that your comments in regards to Ontario put a smile on my face...... As I recall, you took a (friendly) poke at my "taj mahal" of a hunt camp..... :)

Hunt camps are a great Ontario tradition whether rough or refined, and being a member of a good one is a priveledge and not a right..... some posts and interactions with Hoyt lead me to believe he is a member of a fairly large moose camp...... Where we come from, everyone at camp has to pull their weight...... While Hoyt was likely a great asset due to his experience, I am sure you will find any Ontario hunters that head out your way very helpful...... While not all of us are experienced bear guides (the size of Hoyts knife is a tell tale sign), we all know how to pull our weight, in fact I consider it part of the hunt.....

The "American way" boggles my mind and I have seen it in many outfitted hunts..... Guys paying big premiums so thy can fly in, have the American meal plan, sit in a tree stand and then pop a bear that someone else tracks, guts and capes.....

I look forward to hearing about your adventure with freddyfour and to my adventure next year..... FYI, in my camp, I "specialize" in the cooking, firewood and fire building as well as quick gutting and skinning (we have an ADD guy that takes care of anything mount worthy"..... But in the end, we all dabble in everything to add to our overall hunt experience......
 
A-zone said:
Very nice!
It's always a nice bonus to recover a bullet that has performed well.
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Always interesting to see how they acted, for sure, I'd have said this bullet was a bit heavier and stouter than required for grizzly but considering they stopped nearly all of them under the far side skin, doesn't seem so. Just the same have seen 5 Grizzlies shot the last 18 months, 4 in the last twelve and the most impressive effects were the .300 Ultra of Dogleg's and a client's .375 Ruger. These two bears and the 7x57 bear died cleanly but had time to wonder what was up, and move a bit. The Ultra and Ruger flattened their bears with equivalent shot placement. There is a difference as you go up, for sure, while any of these bears would have died to the 7x57 mentioned it's nice for the guide and client to watch the quarry fall in it's tracks. Can't be relied on even with the big guns but appears to happen a lot more.
 
Boomer said:
Well done guys. It would be pretty tough to top that adventure. Huh, and I thought I was tough on my 590.:eek:
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Packed it simply due to needing a cheap beater, these hunts are too hard on guns. It's a stop gap before the titanium .375 2 1/4" arrives, that will get treated like it's cheap. It's a good camp gun but far from my ideal grizzly stopper.
 
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