Bear Bums – Bear Hunting

In response to a BearBums reader I thought I’d talk for a minute about specific hunting boots I like.

Thanks for the comment! I do have my favorite hunting boot for vigorous hunts and have tried many that are good. Those of you with bad feet require extra effort in satisfying our feet’s complaints. In the early 1990s I had a desert sheep hunt in Utah and used a pair of Vasque Leather Boots. I had been warned the toes would wear out if I didn’t try and stop it so I coated the toes with a rubber covering. These shoes were light yet rough and the coating over the toes saved my feet. I’ve worn those shoes out over the years.

Vasque Leather Hunting Boots

My most difficult sheep hunt was with Glen Wilsie in Alberta and once again it was a tough hunt. Here I had a pair of Meindl’s I got at Cabela’s. I’m still wearing this shoe. They’re stiff, hard toed and heavy and great for the rocks of serious sheep hunting.

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Big black bear hunting is different. There can be a lot of walking but not much in comparison to sheep walking. Here I like lighter boots, like Danner Trophy 600G

Hunting Boots, Vasque or a tough canvas shoe like they use in Africa. The Russell shoe/boot hit this role.

Danner Leather Hunting Boots

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You’ll see it repeated a lot, but remember, a good boat is only good after you’ve broken it in. I often find myself feeding the horses, changing irrigation water and just going on made up hikes with a pair of new boots.

Boots will become your good friend faster if you treat them well. They seem to very much enjoy attention. I’m Read the rest of this entry »

Since we have already discussed the type of rain gear and hip waders to wear, let’s move on to the type of shoes that I’m thinking about. Cabelas’ Ultralight Wading Boot is very appealing to me for a few reasons:

-very lightweight.

-more inexpensive than others we researched.

-one of the top selling brands according to Cabelas’ experts.

As I’ve discussed, I’m not a fisherman, so I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a felt soled shoe that I won’t use very often. At the same time, I need a shoe that will last and not leave me in a bad situation on the bear hunt. The Ultralight Wading Boot seems to provide what is needed! Read the rest of this entry »

I’m definitely old school (carrying a pocket knife in my pocket at all times) so this topic seems odd.

Once the bear is down it has to be skinned out before the hair has a chance to slip or fall out. This is within hours if it’s hot or max over night if it’s cool. Most times bears are skinned for a bear rug mount or a life size mount which can be accomplished with the same technique. For me a bear is one of the easier animals to skin, life size.

The knife used has to be very sharp and will not stay sharp for the entire bear. This requires a resharpening or another sharp knife. I like small bladed knives and there seem to be hundreds of good brands. I’ve personally been impressed with the Canadian Grohmann knives

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and the good old Schrade Old Timer #152 (I’m not sure the Schrades are still made in the same place). Other good knives include knives of Alaska (cub bear), Buck, Gerber and the list goes on. Read the rest of this entry »