unlucky1 0 #1 March 18, 2007 I harvested my first Kodiak Bear last year in April of 06'. I just got the rug back.... Johnny P.s. also pictured is the BIG one that got away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 March 18, 2007 Poor Baloo (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #3 March 18, 2007 I think you've been ripped off. It looks like someones grafted on a dogs head Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armour666 0 #4 March 18, 2007 nice looking but why dose it look like it has a smile ?SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #5 March 18, 2007 Funnily enough they just started work on my rug. I was excited to see that it had been received. I too hunted my own. It makes it more special Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaH 0 #6 March 18, 2007 QuoteFunnily enough they just started work on my rug. I was excited to see that it had been received. I too hunted my own. It makes it more special Much needed laugh!Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #7 March 18, 2007 Did you eat the meat? "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #8 March 18, 2007 I guess you did not eat the meat! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoop 0 #9 March 18, 2007 Quote I guess you did not eat the meat! Apparantly thats frowned upon or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #10 March 18, 2007 Just the angle of the camera...i suppose. Looking at it head on, its not smiling...its more like.."i'm pissed, you shot me!" Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy_Copland 0 #11 March 18, 2007 Did you feed pooch all the bear meat? 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #12 March 18, 2007 Yeah.. He is a fat little porker, ain't he? Brown Bear meat tastes like crap. Unless it is made into sausage or pepporoni. Black bear meat tastes really good in the fall when they are into the berries. Very sweet meat. Yummmmmmm....can't wait till fall! Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyangel2 2 #13 March 19, 2007 QuoteBrown Bear meat tastes like crap. So, you shot it just for the rug and for the sport of it?May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites efs4ever 3 #14 March 19, 2007 QuoteI harvested my first Kodiak Bear last year in April of 06'. I just got the rug back.... Johnny P.s. also pictured is the BIG one that got away. Just curious, how much is a "permit" to get one?Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #15 March 19, 2007 Its not the permit that costs money. Kodiak bear is a Draw permit. A lottery is held once a year. 150 permits are awarded out of 10's of thousands that apply. As a nonresident, there is a guide requirement which costs a total of about 16-17,000 per hunt. I did a do-it-yourself hunt and got away with about 6,000. Fish & Game have this hunt for the conservation of the bear population of the island. There are appox. 3,000 bear on the island and F&G states not more than that can survive adequately. So they dish out 150 permits a year for the lucky soul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverbrian 0 #16 March 19, 2007 Quoteharvested Interesting choice of words. I'm all for culling when necessary to preserve the species, but it just seems wasteful that all that mighty beast came to was a rug. Surely they can be more useful than that. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #17 March 19, 2007 How much money have you donated to conservation this year? How much do you know about Kodiak? Ever been there? Do you know the natives on Kodiak? They cull the herd also,don't eat the meat, are you going to blast the indigenous people for doing that for thousands of years? I posted the pics because I was proud of my harvest. If you don't like them, that is fine. That is your own opinion, I will respect that. But, I know several skydivers who are hunters and would appreciate my exploits. Thank you very much, Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 16 #18 March 19, 2007 Amen, Bro. Sportsmen put their money where their mouth is for conservation of wild game. Teddy Roosevelt was the father of the modern conservation movement and an avid hunter. The two are not mutually exclusive. Think of Ducks Unlimited. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverbrian 0 #19 March 19, 2007 I think you've taken my opinion too personally. Opinions are like assholes, after all. I've got mine and you've got yours. To answer your questions, though... As much as I can afford. Not alot - it's an archipelago in Alaska. Never been there. Don't know the natives. I'm not condemning you or the natives. Kodiaks are not endangered bears. Measured by my value system, it's philosophically wrong to 'harvest' an animal solely for trophy purposes. I was raised fishing freshwaters and hunting small game. Unless I was prepared to eat it, I didn't kill it. That's just the way I was raised. I had friends in school who killed anything that walked in front of them and they thought they were perfectly right to do so. Congrats on a successful hunt. Enjoy many warm nights in front of the fire on that rug. I mean that sincerely, with no sarcasm intended. I stand by my opinion, though. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #20 March 19, 2007 QuoteYeah.. He is a fat little porker, ain't he? Brown Bear meat tastes like crap. Unless it is made into sausage or pepporoni. Black bear meat tastes really good in the fall when they are into the berries. Very sweet meat. Yummmmmmm....can't wait till fall! Johnny I have to disagree. The black bear meat that I had -hamburger and sausage- was bad, bad, bad... Not enough fat, too much muscle, flavor wasn't so great. Too bad we had so damn much of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites waltappel 1 #21 March 19, 2007 QuoteFunnily enough they just started work on my rug. I was excited to see that it had been received. I too hunted my own. It makes it more special Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #22 March 19, 2007 Sorry Brian, I've been running into quite a large anti-hunting crowd lately. Believe it or not, I too was raised to eat anything I harvested. I didn't say I did not eat this bear. I said that it tastes like crap. The sausage was tolerable. I didn't take the whole thing. Ever since I moved to Alaska a few years ago, I realized that they have their Fish and Game laws down to a science. I wish more states would follow suit and use the model that Alaska has built. I for one, wouldn't harvest wolves, coyotes, or any other thing that is considered inedible. Strangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dorbie 0 #23 March 19, 2007 Quote Strangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Johnny You're not Welsh are you?.....: http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/man_eats_roadki.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougjumper 0 #24 March 19, 2007 QuoteStrangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Why not just eat Chicken then... curiosity got ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unlucky1 0 #25 March 20, 2007 Chicken doesn't have built in toothpicks!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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LisaH 0 #6 March 18, 2007 QuoteFunnily enough they just started work on my rug. I was excited to see that it had been received. I too hunted my own. It makes it more special Much needed laugh!Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #7 March 18, 2007 Did you eat the meat? "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #8 March 18, 2007 I guess you did not eat the meat! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #9 March 18, 2007 Quote I guess you did not eat the meat! Apparantly thats frowned upon or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #10 March 18, 2007 Just the angle of the camera...i suppose. Looking at it head on, its not smiling...its more like.."i'm pissed, you shot me!" Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #11 March 18, 2007 Did you feed pooch all the bear meat? 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #12 March 18, 2007 Yeah.. He is a fat little porker, ain't he? Brown Bear meat tastes like crap. Unless it is made into sausage or pepporoni. Black bear meat tastes really good in the fall when they are into the berries. Very sweet meat. Yummmmmmm....can't wait till fall! Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #13 March 19, 2007 QuoteBrown Bear meat tastes like crap. So, you shot it just for the rug and for the sport of it?May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #14 March 19, 2007 QuoteI harvested my first Kodiak Bear last year in April of 06'. I just got the rug back.... Johnny P.s. also pictured is the BIG one that got away. Just curious, how much is a "permit" to get one?Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #15 March 19, 2007 Its not the permit that costs money. Kodiak bear is a Draw permit. A lottery is held once a year. 150 permits are awarded out of 10's of thousands that apply. As a nonresident, there is a guide requirement which costs a total of about 16-17,000 per hunt. I did a do-it-yourself hunt and got away with about 6,000. Fish & Game have this hunt for the conservation of the bear population of the island. There are appox. 3,000 bear on the island and F&G states not more than that can survive adequately. So they dish out 150 permits a year for the lucky soul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #16 March 19, 2007 Quoteharvested Interesting choice of words. I'm all for culling when necessary to preserve the species, but it just seems wasteful that all that mighty beast came to was a rug. Surely they can be more useful than that. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #17 March 19, 2007 How much money have you donated to conservation this year? How much do you know about Kodiak? Ever been there? Do you know the natives on Kodiak? They cull the herd also,don't eat the meat, are you going to blast the indigenous people for doing that for thousands of years? I posted the pics because I was proud of my harvest. If you don't like them, that is fine. That is your own opinion, I will respect that. But, I know several skydivers who are hunters and would appreciate my exploits. Thank you very much, Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #18 March 19, 2007 Amen, Bro. Sportsmen put their money where their mouth is for conservation of wild game. Teddy Roosevelt was the father of the modern conservation movement and an avid hunter. The two are not mutually exclusive. Think of Ducks Unlimited. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #19 March 19, 2007 I think you've taken my opinion too personally. Opinions are like assholes, after all. I've got mine and you've got yours. To answer your questions, though... As much as I can afford. Not alot - it's an archipelago in Alaska. Never been there. Don't know the natives. I'm not condemning you or the natives. Kodiaks are not endangered bears. Measured by my value system, it's philosophically wrong to 'harvest' an animal solely for trophy purposes. I was raised fishing freshwaters and hunting small game. Unless I was prepared to eat it, I didn't kill it. That's just the way I was raised. I had friends in school who killed anything that walked in front of them and they thought they were perfectly right to do so. Congrats on a successful hunt. Enjoy many warm nights in front of the fire on that rug. I mean that sincerely, with no sarcasm intended. I stand by my opinion, though. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #20 March 19, 2007 QuoteYeah.. He is a fat little porker, ain't he? Brown Bear meat tastes like crap. Unless it is made into sausage or pepporoni. Black bear meat tastes really good in the fall when they are into the berries. Very sweet meat. Yummmmmmm....can't wait till fall! Johnny I have to disagree. The black bear meat that I had -hamburger and sausage- was bad, bad, bad... Not enough fat, too much muscle, flavor wasn't so great. Too bad we had so damn much of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #21 March 19, 2007 QuoteFunnily enough they just started work on my rug. I was excited to see that it had been received. I too hunted my own. It makes it more special Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #22 March 19, 2007 Sorry Brian, I've been running into quite a large anti-hunting crowd lately. Believe it or not, I too was raised to eat anything I harvested. I didn't say I did not eat this bear. I said that it tastes like crap. The sausage was tolerable. I didn't take the whole thing. Ever since I moved to Alaska a few years ago, I realized that they have their Fish and Game laws down to a science. I wish more states would follow suit and use the model that Alaska has built. I for one, wouldn't harvest wolves, coyotes, or any other thing that is considered inedible. Strangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Johnny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #23 March 19, 2007 Quote Strangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Johnny You're not Welsh are you?.....: http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/man_eats_roadki.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #24 March 19, 2007 QuoteStrangely enough, I just found out that Porcupine is pretty darn good. I've come across lots of porkies, and I plan on trying a couple of them out.....they say they taste like chicken...of course. Why not just eat Chicken then... curiosity got ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #25 March 20, 2007 Chicken doesn't have built in toothpicks!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
