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Length also has an effect on where you want the mounting blocks...gives you different options. All of the scope tubes are one piece.

Yes, MVA scope. They are THE best option for scoping a Sharps. Many variations on the MVA scope...length, magnification, etc.

Love Sharps rifles and any quality sporting single shot. Shiloh Sharps 50-70, octagon to round (1 of 10 made in this configuration) Dakota Little Sharps, octagon .38-55 Shiloh Sharps 45-70, octagon to round Not Sharps but 2 of my favorite vintage single shot sporting rifles... Purdey .450...

Great scope. These are perfect for .375 and up.

For those who are curious about bringing home bear trophies from Canada, it's quite simple. Put theclocking tag on the bear hide and fold it up tight to reduce the size...freeze it in a trash bag...put that in a cooler and you check it as excess baggage. You have your paper tag that...

Selling my older pair of SLC 8x30's...very clean example in black. I haven't been able to find the box/accessories. Used on a few trips to Africa and put away for several years. No issues...great classic optics used by PHs everywhere. $650 shipped in US. If I find the box later, I will...

They don’t have a van. Might be old info. Drive is about 4 hours. No one was picked up from airport. One bear province. If you wound and lose the bear you can buy in for $900.

Thanks. No decision yet but it’s not big enough for a full mount. Rug or just tanned hide most likely.

Exactly. I miss Alaska.

Your shooting will do just fine. Great setup and I use the same scope on my 416 Rigby. If you have anyone with you at the range, have them setup the sticks and see how quickly you can get on the sticks and ready to go. That's critical sometimes.

Good question on the meat. These particular bears had a lot of worms in them. Some of them would fall out while skinning them. The guides wouldn't eat them and after seeing that, I agreed. I'm just not that hungry.

I will share some thoughts on lessons learned on my 3rd bear and on this type of hunt. Bears are not particularly hard to kill unless you wound one and then they can go a LONG ways. They aren't bullet proof or even as strong as a lot of African PG but they deserve respect and a good plan to...

Ok, ok...so we are into day 4 of the hunt and the weather has detoriated into cold rain and mud everywhere. Some of the 6 wheel ATVs have gotten stuck and the Gore-Tex and muck boots are regular companions. By the way, you should always take something like crocs or indoor shoes to bear camp...

Good point on the boat based bear hunts. That's another strong variation on the spot and stalk but from the water side.

We are close! Stay tuned. I don't purposefully do that but it's just the way the hunt experience rolls out. You should have seen the 2 week hunt report on leopard...that one killed all of us. Hah.

I would be curious to hear which provinces you bear hunted in? Also, your comment on using big guns will be revisited towards the end of this report. I'm in agreement and will explain why.

I hear you...I've been thinking about doing more bear hunting, especially spring bear. I would like to see more of Canada and you can basically hunt bears all over that country, east to west, south to north. I would definitely like to hunt in Alberta and BC at a minimum. Black bear hunts are...

Let's talk about bear baits for a minute. It's an interesting subject and I have seen many approaches to it. Generally, you have a bulk food item like oats or trail mix or dog food that is supplemented with a variety of scents and flavors to make it pull in the bears from a distance. What...

3 days into a 5 day hunt with no shot opportunities yet on this focused bear hunt. I asked the head guide who was fully into the focus now with me, what else do we need to do? Do we need to change our approach or do anything different? We considered a very early AM hunt to try to catch the...

The next evening in the blind was uneventful...no bears seen before or after dark. A couple of smaller bears were taken by first time bear hunters. One cool example was an older lady who had never fired a rifle until 2 weeks before. She decided to do a bear hunt for her first big game animal...

After further discussions with the head guide and the owner/outfitter, they said you are shooting a big gun so break his shoulders and he won't go far...or if you get a frontal shot, shoot in the middle of that below his neck and the recovery will be short. Just don't shoot too far forward as a...

Since we are getting into the actual hunt and we have seen 2 bears wounded and lost on the first day, let’s get into a critical topic…shot placement on bears. Many of us are deer hunters primarily. Deer are built like deer but bears are VERY different. Their vitals are primarily well behind...

Thanks for the comments so far. The "lessons learned" is a critical part of every hunt report I post here. I'm an open book and want to share anything I've learned that can help someone else. I spent an hour last night on the phone with an experienced AH forum member sharing details and...

I hunted with Spirt Creek Outfitters, owned by Dean Silva. I will continue sharing more about them as the story progresses.

I've got a Sako 7x57 and a Dakota 10 in 7x57. They have taken various deer, hogs, etc but the Dakota also went to Africa last year and took 15 animals with 15 shots...12 impala for leopard bait...big kudu, monster duiker, etc. Great cartridge.

We come back in that night around 11pm to camp for dinner...great meals in this camp and always plenty of food and dessert. You don't lose weight in bear camp that's for sure. As everyone gets back for dinner, you start to hear the stories and everyone has seen bears the first night. Two...

It's a handy little carbine for sure. This was my first hunt with this particular lever gun but my first black bear was taken with my grandad's Winchester 30-30...and my last bear was taken with a 7 STW.

Ok so the first evening on stand, I went in about 3pm and sat till almost 10pm. Not much moved before dark but I was very lucky to see a white wolf pass behind the bait. He paused briefly and looked right at the ladder stand. I wasn't moving but perhaps he caught a scent or was just looking...

After checking my rifle at the range, we drove out to my bait site for the first day of hunting. Sitting long hours on a bait site takes some patience and preparation to be ready for anything. I always take a pee bottle and I’m amazed that more people don’t think of that. How are you going to...

Weapons are of some interest here so a few thoughts on that. These baited shots are going to be close…25 yards is typical but I have done baited bear hunts that were 75-100 yard shots to the bait. These baits were setup 20-25 yards from the ladder stands. You can usually see a bear before it...

So we had 10 or 11 hunters in camp…two couples, a father and son and then a couple groups of friends. I went with a friend of mine who we hunt together once or twice a year. This was our first time to hunt Canada as I mentioned. This camp took 72 black bears last year and even more whitetail...

I just got back from a great week in bear camp up in Saskatchewan, Canada. I wanted to share a few thoughts and photos with you. I think everyone should experience a good bear hunt sometime in their life. For some, it’s one and done…if they are successful. For others like myself, it kind of...

Just checked with him (we are sitting in airport to leave Canada)…in typical hoarder fashion he said what would I replace it with? So he’s not selling yet. I’ve known him for 20 years and have never seen him sell anything. So false alarm…no Heym for sale.

I will check with him. I don’t think he has sold a gun in his 60+ years. I took a nice color phase bear and will be posting a hunt report soon.

A good friend might have his Heym double in 450NE available. He doesn’t post here but he’s with me coming back from bear camp in Canada now.

Some good advice already given. Good dies are the ones you can find! An additional very useful reduced load is 35.0 grains 5744, 525 grain cast bullet, 1200fps.

I might have a SLC pair to list later without box, etc.

These are THE binos you see everywhere in Africa. I’m not surprised they sold quickly with accessories. Great price too.

Excellent rifle and seller!

Yes you can bring it back frozen in a cooler with your license/tag info as luggage.

Just one comment to add, the comments on driving experiences are generally VERY different from airport experiences. I've driven the Alcan 9x with guns going to Alaska or back. Agreed that the 4457 wasn't asked for but don't make the mistake of thinking that will be the case with airport...

Yes, one page on the 5589. Exit and re-entry isn't tricky as long as you are informed. You made great points on the things to know driving in/out. I used to drive the Alcan every year or two. With Customs officials, sometimes you get attitude but I've found the main thing is to be polite...

Ooo, that was nice. Not surprised it sold quickly.

I leave tomorrow for the same trip. Current 4457 is the main concern for gun re-entry. As to bear parts, those can re-enter with you with their license/permit documentation. You mentioned being set for Canada entry. For those wondering about that, you need the Canadian firearms form 5589...

Again...wow. Congrats.

That club house sounds incredible. Components were VERY scarce for 300 PRC for a long time...issues related to supply chain and large govt contracts for 300 PRC.