2016 Hunt Talk Bear Hunt

MN Public Hunter said:

I saw this episode last night and thought it was great. Was fun to see more faces that go along with the names on HT.

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Kaitum said:

Great mount, Julie. Plans for this year's bear?

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michsteelguy said:

I as well just saw the episode. Looks like a ton of fun and congrats to all that filled their tags! Its nice to put some faces to the names some of the members here on this great forum!

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RobG said:

So can I assume they were able to turn this into a Fresh Tracks episode?

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BGREID said:

How do we get involved in next years hunt?

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Sytes said:

Great question! I do not speak for others though to share past experience, once we figure who is and who is not able to join 2017 from past hunts, we get a better feel for the room available. This should be coming to a front in the next few months.

On this note as well, this is simply some guys that got together with mutual interests from this site to hunt spring bears. If HT members wish to start something, I would suggest be the one to share the setting (general area and what to hunt) and seek others here who hold the same interest.

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BGREID said:

How do we get involved in next years hunt?

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Gerald Martin said:

A couple of great responses by Sytes and Randy11 to this good question. Please don't take this or their replies as a personal rejection. Since the first hunt in 2014 and it's success we have been asked this dozens of times. From that time the original group has doubled in size by mutual agreement from the original participants that further growth come from personal sponsorship and "good guy" affirmation and invitation from an original attendee. This is not due to a desire to be an exclusive group of "in" guys and girls but an objective understanding that growth has to be kept to a manageable level lest it destroy the great time we have enjoyed by being too much of a good thing.

This whole thing started with a thread by J.R. Young posing a query as to whether a group hunt was something that guys were interested in.http://onyourownadventures.com/hunt...Talker-Hunt-2014&highlight=hunttalk+bear+hunt Out of those original responses of talkers and posters a group of guys took a leap of faith and risked their money, vacation time, and themselves for the chance that it would be a good get together. The first hunt succeeded beyond our wildest expectations and each year morphs into a different adventure with varying degrees and definitions of success.

A few keys to what I think has made this such a rewarding experience for all of us is a shared willingness to put other's success before our own notched tags and an emphasis on shared experience and genuine friendship over killing an animal. There really are no selfish people on this hunt and that in its self is a rarity in today's world. Out of one little risk and sharing what I had to offer, I've gained great friendships and had other hunting experiences that I couldn't have imagined at the time.

At the risk of sounding like we are trying to be exclusive, a real answer to your question is don't ask how to get involved in this hunt, ask how to start your own adventure and develop your own group hunt. If you want it to be bears in MT, there is a lot of info on this board that can be mined and applied to other spots. But, I would suggest that you figure out what it is that you would like to hunt and put the question out there to see if there are other guys who are willing to participate and take the risk and sacrifice to make it a great experience. You will find that with Hunttalk, hunting, and life there are givers and takers, talkers and doers and nothing sorts them out like commitment to the unknown, research, and execution of a plan.

I almost regret that it has to work this way because I know that there are a ton of great people that I would love to share experiences with. But, I think I speak for Big Fin and all of us who were on the bear hunt, that the ultimate compliment and affirmation of the OYOA ethic and what made our group hunt successful is for it to spark other group hunts and great experiences. I wish I could be involved with all of them, but when another group gets together that I can't join and shares their experience on Hunttalk you can bet I'll be following along and reading every single post.

How do you get involved in next years hunt? Make it happen! Good luck and I hope to be reading about yours or other's adventures soon!

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Gerald Martin said:

A couple of great responses by Sytes and Randy11 to this good question. Please don't take this or their replies as a personal rejection. Since the first hunt in 2014 and it's success we have been asked this dozens of times. From that time the original group has doubled in size by mutual agreement from the original participants that further growth come from personal sponsorship and "good guy" affirmation and invitation from an original attendee. This is not due to a desire to be an exclusive group of "in" guys and girls but an objective understanding that growth has to be kept to a manageable level lest it destroy the great time we have enjoyed by being too much of a good thing.
This whole thing started with a thread by J.R. Young posing a query as to whether a group hunt was something that guys were interested in.http://onyourownadventures.com/hunt...Talker-Hunt-2014&highlight=hunttalk+bear+hunt Out of those original responses of talkers and posters a group of guys took a leap of faith and risked their money, vacation time, and themselves for the chance that it would be a good get together. The first hunt succeeded beyond our wildest expectations and each year morphs into a different adventure with varying degrees and definitions of success.

A few keys to what I think has made this such a rewarding experience for all of us is a shared willingness to put other's success before our own notched tags and an emphasis on shared experience and genuine friendship over killing an animal. There really are no selfish people on this hunt and that in its self is a rarity in today's world. Out of one little risk and sharing what I had to offer, I've gained great friendships and had other hunting experiences that I couldn't have imagined at the time.

At the risk of sounding like we are trying to be exclusive, a real answer to your question is don't ask how to get involved in this hunt, ask how to start your own adventure and develop your own group hunt. If you want it to be bears in MT, there is a lot of info on this board that can be mined and applied to other spots. But, I would suggest that you figure out what it is that you would like to hunt and put the question out there to see if there are other guys who are willing to participate and take the risk and sacrifice to make it a great experience. You will find that with Hunttalk, hunting, and life there are givers and takers, talkers and doers and nothing sorts them out like commitment to the unknown, research, and execution of a plan.

I almost regret that it has to work this way because I know that there are a ton of great people that I would love to share experiences with. But, I think I speak for Big Fin and all of us who were on the bear hunt, that the ultimate compliment and affirmation of the OYOA ethic and what made our group hunt successful is for it to spark other group hunts and great experiences. I wish I could be involved with all of them, but when another group gets together that I can't join and shares their experience on Hunttalk you can bet I'll be following along and reading every single post.

How do you get involved in next years hunt? Make it happen! Good luck and I hope to be reading about yours or other's adventures soon!

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RobG said:

I see a battle of the bear hunters reality show in the future .

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