Big B.C. Bruin

February 17, 2009 Bear

I’ve had some darn impressive photographs of bears come my way but this has to rank way, way up there.  These came with no details other than the location being British Columbia at a place called Tumbler Ridge.  If you know anything about this bruiser or the hunters, let us know in the Comments! Mark [...]

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“Longest Minute” Hero to Marry…My Cousin

December 2, 2008 Asides

If you’ve been reading this blog since the early days then you may recall the story of “The Longest Minute”.  It is about two hunters and their dramatic encounter with a grizzly while quartering a moose in the Alaska wilderness.  It is a fascinating story written by Doug White, one of the hunters.  But that’s [...]

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Monsters In The Closet, Beware

September 2, 2008 Bear

This story first made the rounds in January of last year and is such a feat, it deserves Doubletough status: Fern Spaulding-Rivers of Talkeetna, Alaska at nine years old was an experienced hunter of that state’s top game species and on this day she was out with her parents in pursuit of bear.  Her weapon [...]

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