Bear hunt

[Tallbear]

Drew a tag for the Baraga unit. Anyone know of a good guide in that area?

[fbuckner]

Lucky SOB Our party just got our 3rd point. According to the DNR drawing results spreadsheet we should get ours next year for sure.

[cliffd]

Where is this "spreadsheet" you are referring to?

Thanks!

Oh and congrats on the tag, Mike.

[Tallbear]

Where is this "spreadsheet" you are referring to?

Thanks!

Oh and congrats on the tag, Mike.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/05_bear_drawing_results_127044_7.pdf

[cliffd]

Thanks for the link. I see what you mean now.

I have just been taking the points. I hope to have time to hunt next year and by the looks of it I should have no problem getting a tag with my points.

[RSF]

Mike, check with the guys on M-S sportsman.com

In the bear hunting section

[Tank]

Not for Baraga no. I hunted with a guy that did the Newberry and Gladwin units though.

Like Dep said, check with the guys at Michigan Sportsman.

[Tallbear]

Mike, check with the guys on M-S sportsman.com

In the bear hunting section

Been there and talked with a couple guys ( off line) that also drew that area.

Always looking for more info. First bear hunt so I want to do it right. I'll pass on anything ( what I think) is under 200 lb.

[RSF]

Mike i have taken 4 bears now

quick advise

judge by length.. iuse a 5 foot stick layed in near the cribbing to measure the animal anything 5ft and over is a shooter.

width betweeen ears if they sit out on th eedges of the head its good y shape notch running down front of skull is good too we have a set of videos and dvds dedicated to bear hunting only!

they die very easy. i have yet to have run longer than 30 yds all of mine were bow kills.

what are you going to use the 50 beauwolf or the 44 handgun or bow! i would go bow or 44 or smokepole ! i got another point this year!

[Tallbear]

I plan on using the Beowulf. One guy said use solid bullet. Another guy said use a hollow point. Hollow point guy knew what I was talking about when I said .50 beowulf. The other guy had no clue even after I explained it to him.

[RSF]

Soft or hollow point for sure. i would prefer a soft point. on that

another thing there vitals are layed out a bit different than deer and like animals there shoulder also extend a back farther btu that 50 should handle it with soft points a hollow point may be touchy.... center the bear come foward a few inches and a middle line shot or just below mid line there blades are tuff on bigger bears