thecrittergitter
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For over a year now, I've been haunted by the missed opportunity I had in 2014. One of my dream hunts for an Alaska brown bear started so smoothly but a missed opportunity and weather problems, I came home empty handed. We all know that's part of hunting, but those things don't leave your mind easily. When my friend and Outfitter, Jonah Stewart, called me this spring and said he would give me an opportunity to come back for a bear, I immediately started scrambling to figure out how to make it happen! Although, these long trips are tough on my wife as she has twice the workload getting all four kids to all their activities, she knows what these trips mean to me, and supported my trip back to the snowy land of big bears! One of the many things that makes my wife one of the most amazing people I know!
So, April 4, 2015 found me in the Bozeman airport with my bags packed and one image in my mind, the big fella that got away. I've said since that day that given another opportunity like this, the final outcome would be much different for the bear. A very badly sprained ankle in February had me very concerned as it is still only about 70% healed. But I would tape it, brace it, limp on it, whatever it took, I was bringing home a bear this time. Hopefully the one in the images from last year!
So, April 4, 2015 found me in the Bozeman airport with my bags packed and one image in my mind, the big fella that got away. I've said since that day that given another opportunity like this, the final outcome would be much different for the bear. A very badly sprained ankle in February had me very concerned as it is still only about 70% healed. But I would tape it, brace it, limp on it, whatever it took, I was bringing home a bear this time. Hopefully the one in the images from last year!