Grizzly Bear Shooting Video Reignites B.C. Hunting Debate

[seabast]

If you truly don't see what is wrong in that video, your more a threat to our privileges as Hunters than any anti...

I think the blood/snow effect is what make it looks bad, the bear died in a minute. I have tracked down deer that live a lot longer, hours, with a hole true them.

[stevietangles]

Whatever mike.
I will try and speak slowly so you understand.

There is nothing wrong with the video...

There is an issue with the global delivery of the video through the WWW.

if the hunter had not boasted about his kill on the Internet all would be well.

[Snowwalker]

Driving home from camp yesterday this was being talked about on AM radio and it seemed indefensible just listening to the audio. The video makes it worse.

A hunt I would never want to remember, and would be heart broken ever time it crossed my mind. AS for the Audio in the Video, there seems to be two different levels of quality. The Shots sounds like they are from a distance away, but the voices sound like they are very close and very clear. You can hear wind on the audio where the shots are but never along with the voices. Don't know how many of you guys would have "three microphones" to record sound on a hunt video. An external Omni Microphone recording from at least a hundred yards away, and two body microphones would be the only way you could do it in the field.. Or do "Voice overs" in a studio.

[MikePal]

Whatever mike.
I will try and speak slowly so you understand.

Just a quick count, but approximately 20 people on the thread, prior to your post, 'understood' the ramifications....you seem to have missed it.

[Snowwalker]

Just a quick count, but approximately 20 people on the thread, prior to your post, 'understood' the ramifications....you seem to have missed it.

Watch out for the sharp thing behind the flashing spinning thing....

[pbonura]

Just a quick count, but approximately 20 people on the thread, prior to your post, 'understood' the ramifications....you seem to have missed it.

Agree with steve on this one. Only wrong is they actual posting of the video on the World Wide Web. Big bears are tough. That is real hunting big grizzly bears. They are tough and don't go down and roll over after the first shot. Black bears also can be the same. Guys get excited over a successful hunt. Happens all the time. I have jumped for joy and screamed to the sky after my first successful turkey hunt.

[poltrojan]

I just hope MNR is sensible enough to overlook the realities of Grizzly hunt. Although the distance was greater that I would feel comfortable shooting, especially between valley in mountains.

[bushman]

Imo , some of the posters on this thread should get down off their high horse and think for a minute or two.

The worst thing about this video is the fact that it went public. Next, do we know the origin of it? The authenticity? Could it have been doctored to illicit the exact negativity that some are giving it?

Take away the snow, the comments , the roll and I doubt we would have ever seen or heard about it!!

To put it in perspective, how many deer, moose, elk bears etcetera have been or will be shot this year that will be worse off than that bear!!

I won't go into detail for fear of offending someone on here or an anti reading the thread, but most will know what I mean!!

A couple of hints though, dogs, flashlights, trailing, tracking, back of the ribs shot placement and so on.

I am pretty sure most of you know what I am saying. And in reality it wasn't all that long before it expired, and it was recovered. I hope that will be the case for all of the aforementioned big game , small game ,waterfowl and upland birds this fall!! We can only hope, but in reality? .........

Take a minute and think back over the years Can anyone say they haven't witnessed, heard of or been part of worse scenarios than the video????

Food for thought??

[MikePal]

It looks like the original Youtube posters decided to take down their video and their FB page...unfortunately the damage has been done, it's still out there.

Hopefully, in the future, Hunters will think twice before they post vidoes that shine a bad light on our sport.

[rick_iles]

Imo , some of the posters on this thread should get down off their high horse and think for a minute or two.

The worst thing about this video is the fact that it went public. Next, do we know the origin of it? The authenticity? Could it have been doctored to illicit the exact negativity that some are giving it?

Take away the snow, the comments , the roll and I doubt we would have ever seen or heard about it!!

To put it in perspective, how many deer, moose, elk bears etcetera have been or will be shot this year that will be worse off than that bear!!

I won't go into detail for fear of offending someone on here or an anti reading the thread, but most will know what I mean!!

A couple of hints though, dogs, flashlights, trailing, tracking, back of the ribs shot placement and so on.

I am pretty sure most of you know what I am saying. And in reality it wasn't all that long before it expired, and it was recovered. I hope that will be the case for all of the aforementioned big game , small game ,waterfowl and upland birds this fall!! We can only hope, but in reality? .........

Take a minute and think back over the years Can anyone say they haven't witnessed, heard of or been part of worse scenarios than the video????

Food for thought??

I agree... good post! BUT, whomever put this out to the public needs their arse kicked !!!! I will hazard a guess that griz hunting in BC will be a thing of the past shortly !