American Hunters

Shhhhhh! There's A Bear Coming

This would take some guts to sit there and let this bear get as close
as he did.

The joys of deer hunting from a tree stand.

If confronted by a bear, just be cool and ask the bear a question. *

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When he asks the bear the question, he looks embarrassed, too cute!



> http://www.wimp.com/curiousbear/

Monday Moose Meal 4 Men

Men, join us at 6:00 pm for our annual Moose meal, and then work B around the Church.

Lights to be changed, nursery door and odd jobs to be done.

M I A - this week

Wow


After a week of VBS in the morning and Teen Events each evening, that is five 17 hour days. I am wore-out. Praise the Lord for the 3 saved at VBS and 5 saved at Teen Events, three of the teens were front and center on Sunday morning.




Thanks to Mike and Brenda, we used their 30ft RV for some RR at Vivian Lake. Even with the rain we had a great time. Camp fires, smore, all the stars on Wednesday night and some great sunsets as well. I was able to catch up on some good reading as well.


After I sighted in my crossbow, Regena took her turn. DON'T MESS WITH REGENA.

Regena's second shot, BULL'S EYE.

Back at the ministry, Praise the Lord for Bible Study and Prayer this evening at SBC

Getting started a little late this year

Opening Day is August 15th just north of Prince George.

Looks like we might go camping and hunting the last two days of August for the early hunt.


You know, I tell folks I am not going to hunt any more this year. But then again I don't plan on hunting any less either.

Have a good and safe hunting season this year.

Jeff Hallmark

Catch up - 4 a little moose hunting

Well, one more catchup over the last number of weeks.

After the church plant meeting in Williams Lake a couple of men and one teen came up for a hunting trip.












Just as the sun was raising, as I was getting ready to read some Bible. When I heard some slopping around in the swamp below.

There was a nice spike-fork bull moose there feeding the morning light. After watching for a while I able to introduce Randy with this young bull.











After one shot and the moose was down on the other side of the swamp.












Dave made it easy packing in out on his quad. There was about 290 lbs of hanging meat.











Three of the four happy hunters.

Hunting Season - Opening Day

August 15 is opening day in the Peace River Area, ie... MU 7b.

You Go Girl - Governor-General Michaelle Jean

Governor-General Michaelle Jean, centre, helps an Inuit elder skin two seals during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on Monday.

Canada's governor eats seal heart

Ms Jean said the raw seal heart was delicious

Canada's governor general, Michaelle Jean, has helped to butcher and eat a seal in an apparent act of solidarity with hunters.

Ms Jean used a traditional Inuit knife to help gut the animal then ate a slice of raw heart.

Tragic news from up north

Please don't allow your children to see picture below.











You might not want your wife to see it either.










Thanks D. West

Couple of days off

Greetings from the TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE... Canada

The LORD gave us a great day on Sunday, in which we are thankful.

My son, David and I will be taking a few days off to go hunting and camping north of Prince George.

Dave was able to get a Grizzly Bear draw, and it is open hunting for any size bull moose.

The weather is warm not the best for hunting, however where we are going I ran into a nice size 'grizzly' a couple of years ago. So I know there are bears in them mountains.


If you come across this blog, please pray for us - safety first and foremost. Pray that the Lord would bless us with a nice moose as well.


Should return on Wednesday evening late, I will give a report at that time.

Jeff

British Columbia Climate Action Dividend

Regena and I got our cheques on Thursday, and I am giving most of mine back to the BC Gov. I will tithe 10% to Spruceland Baptist Church. See below for rest of the story.


We’re leading the way with Balanced Budget 2008, which overturns the notion that you have to choose either a strong economy or a healthy environment.

In fact, we’re investing more than $1 billion in climate action initiatives. At the same time, we’re introducing new personal and business tax reductions. The changes in Balanced Budget 2008 will give British Columbians, by 2009, the lowest personal taxes in Canada on incomes up to $111,000.

We’re also encouraging innovation and conservation by introducing North America’s first revenue-neutral carbon tax. And starting in late June 2008, British Columbians are eligible to receive a Climate Action Dividend of $100. It's just one of the ways we're helping people take action on climate change.

How will you spend your $100?

Whether you choose to buy energy-efficient light bulbs, shop locally for produce, or purchase eco-friendly upgrades in your home, your decisions can make a big difference.

The rest of the 90% I will give back to the BC Gov.

Last night after Bible Study Regena and I went to Wal-mart and purchased our BC Gov. issued "Fishing Licences". Later this week I will get out my 'resident hunting number' and go and spend the rest on my BC Gov. issued "Hunting License"and "tags'.

Thanks Premier Gordon Campbell, and you have my 'best regards'.


So, my fellow British Columbian how will you spend your $ 100.00???

Redneck Deer Hunter

How To Spot A Redneck Hunter With A DUI Conviction???



There aren't a thousand words that could replace this picture ...







Thanks, Doc

WHEN THE COMPASS IS USELESS

Is there ever a time when a compass is useless? Outdoorsmen will readily answer in the affirmative. One can carry a compass into the wilderness and become hopelessly lost. A compass, though carried on the person, is useless if one does not take a compass bearing before going into the bush. This is true, especially on a day when there is overcast.

Ralph Story of Prince George was lost. He wandered for two days in the British Columbia wilderness – over forty hours. Eventually he walked out; he covered over thirty miles on foot. When he was in the tall timber, he could not obtain a bearing from the sun, nor could he believe his compass was functioning properly. He said, “I could not see the sun; the timber was dense. I prayed to God.”

When the sun was high, he climbed a tree and attempted to take a bearing. Inadvertently he came upon a blazed trail that fortunately led to cat skinner Chris Winter and East Fraser Logging Camp. Ralph Story said, “I asked the Lord to keep me calm.”

When a man goes into the woods, he should always check by compass the road, or river, or mountain range he is leaving. In which direction- east and west or north and south – does it lie? He must do this in order to return to his approximate starting point. On a clear day he can double check his bearing by the sun. But he must take his first compass reading before going into the bush or his compass will be useless.

Many a man has been helplessly lost with a compass in his pocket. Twice I have been lost in the British Columbia wilderness. Each time I failed to take the first necessary compass reading. Each time there was an overcast. Fortunately I was not in too deep and made my way out.

When a man travels through the wilderness of life, he must also have a compass. It is the Word of God - the Bible. But the Compass is of no value whatever unless he first takes a Compass bearing. To have the Book in his possession is not enough. The Book must first be opened and a reading sincerely taken. If the life-traveller does not do this, he is already hopelessly lost.

Open the Book. Take a reading. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). Paul said, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; Not of works lest any man should boast” (Eph.2:8, 9).

This is the first reading you must take. It is the starting point. The Holy Spirit will make it real to your heart.

When a man has believed the first Compass reading (accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour), he must not even then simple carry the Compass (the Bible) with him through life’s wilderness. He must refer to it again and again. To rely on his own reasoning’s is not enough. He must go by the Word of God.

If one does not look to his Compass continually, he will wander aimlessly in life’s wilderness when eh overcasts of doubts and fears arise. Even experienced life-travellers both must look to the Compass again and again. This fact cannot be stressed too strongly for “God’s Word giveth life,” and then directs us in the way that we should go.

Have you taken the first Compass reading? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Are you now going by the Book?

Stories of the North - Author unknown

Should of had a gun

This is my first try at uploading a video, trusting this will work. So more will come.

Brave Little Girl

An urban legend about a young lady and a world-record brown bear has been circulating on the internet. Here is one version:

"This 9 year old girl from the Yukon killed the new world record brown bear on the Alaskan Peninsula in October, 2006. Skull size 33 1/16", 11' 9" nose-to-tail. Estimated weight of 1,800 Lbs. No, this bear had not killed anyone. It was the girls first-ever bear hunt!"

No, she was not from the Yukon and no, it was not a world record, but the true story is just as fascinating:

From "Biggest Bears Of 2006" in the March/April 2007 issue of Bear Hunting Magazine, due on newsstands late February 2007:

If the "biggest bear" is determined as a ratio of the size of the bear to the size of the hunter, Fern Spaulding-Rivers is probably setting records that will never be broken. The 10 year-old from Talkeetna, Alaska has already harvested great trophies of most of Alaska's major game species, and she is a handloading fanatic as well. Fern's larger caliber rifles have a muzzle brake and a recoil pad and she also wears a custom-made padded shooting vest from McCoy Shooting Armor to help her withstand big bore recoil. Fern was brown bear hunting on the Alaskan Peninsula with her father and mother on May 10th, 2006 (when she was 9 years old).


She was carrying her Remington 700 Stainless chambered in .375 H&H and topped with a Zeiss Diavari Classic 1.5 - 4.5 x 18 scope. As the day progressed she and her father saw 11 bears. At one point, they were charged by a wolf, and they had to dispatch it at only 8 paces! Later, they spotted a big bruin in a gully at 32 yards.

With all the excitement of the day beginning to show, Fern asked Larry to hold her legs steady while she shot because her knees were shaking. Fern rolled the bear with her first shot, but the bruin regained it's footing and tore off across the tundra. Shooting again from a prone position, Fern dropped the behemoth for good with a second 270 grain Barnes Triple-shock at 112 yards.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service measured the bear's hide at 11'4" from nose to tail. The skull has been officially scored at 29 1/16" Boone and Crockett. What does Fern think of bear hunting? "Do you know how big an 11' bear looks at 30 yds? It's kinda scary! They are about the size of a Volkswagen bus and when they swing their head to look your way they remind you of a T-Rex in Jurassic Park!" Her trophy brown bear now puts her in an elite class. Fern is a tremendous example to young hunters everywhere, and she is a great hunter regardless of her age.

Here is the story -

http://www.bear-hunting.com/news.cfm?Action=News&NewsFlashID=291