284 THOR/Alaska Black Bear

[RH300UM]

kool, hey whats the parent case of the thor?

338 norma mag

 

[RH300UM]

Wow, talk about body count!! I really dig that rifle and the whole build in genera, what does it weight hunt readyl!!!

10.5 lbs. with 3 rounds in the mag.

 

[prariehunter]

I was wondering why you went with the smk over the berger?

 

[RH300UM]

Nice hunt.Thats common up there for them to get that rub on face and fore legs are,digging in muskeg.What did the bears run,size?#2 looks big.The average is usually 6 foot plus and 18+ '' on skull.

all 4 bears were over 19 inches. bears 1 and 4 were a 1/16 th short of 20 inches. All green of course. Bear 2 was estimated to be 10 years old by the sealer.

 

[RH300UM]

I was wondering why you went with the smk over the berger?

With the twist rate of the barrel and the velocity of this cartridge the Bergers would disintegrate sometimes.
Waiting for the Berger 195's to release. Should be great for this rifle.

 

[sambo3006]

That sounds like an awesome trip! Was this a DIY hunt and where did you stay during the hunt?

 

[captacademy]

Thanks for posting the pictures! Looks like you had a fantastic hunt using a great rifle! Travis does build awesome rifles. I have one of his 7WSM's that shoots likes out with 180 VLD's!

 

[RH300UM]

That sounds like an awesome trip! Was this a DIY hunt and where did you stay during the hunt?

Yes. It was a DYI hunt.
We stayed at the Trophy Inn in Klawook

 

[tim jurczak]

Hey, I live over here in Ketchikan. You were in some good turf. Coworker just got back from Prince of Wales bear hunt this morning. He was on East side which is a quick 15 mile boat ride for us. He got into a good group that all had white diamonds on their chest. Will make some good rugs.
I'm glad you posted that you used SMK. I drew an Etolin Island elk tag for October and was on the fence about what bullet to use for this once a life hunt. I have 500 142gr 6.5 matchkings that just came in mail for my Rifles Inc 6.5 STW. I'm going to use them for this hunt now. Thanks


Tim

 

[trueblue]

Congrats on your hunt, Robert.

 

[RH300UM]

Hey, I live over here in Ketchikan. You were in some good turf. Coworker just got back from Prince of Wales bear hunt this morning. He was on East side which is a quick 15 mile boat ride for us. He got into a good group that all had white diamonds on their chest. Will make some good rugs.
I'm glad you posted that you used SMK. I drew an Etolin Island elk tag for October and was on the fence about what bullet to use for this once a life hunt. I have 500 142gr 6.5 matchkings that just came in mail for my Rifles Inc 6.5 STW. I'm going to use them for this hunt now. Thanks


Tim

Sure do love POW. This was the 3rd trip for me. Good luck on your elk hunt. Let us know how it plays out.

 

[RH300UM]

Congrats on your hunt, Robert.

Thanks Jim.
Want to go to Prince of Wales in 2014? No more over the couter tags for Bears. It's a draw hunt now. Put in for the draw in Nov. of 2013.

 

[RH300UM]

For those interested here is a pic of the 180 SMK doing it's job at 200 yards.
I can fit my fist in the hole.

 

[LRSickle]

What an awesome hunt! Congrats on some fine animals too. That isn't Klawack lake in the background is it?
I love POW! Lisa and I have been there many times for bear and blacktail deer. We usually fly to Ketchikan, take the ferry to Hollis and stay in either Ruthanne's in Craig or Trophy inn in Klowack. The last couple of times we rented a forest service cabin for $25 a night! It slept eight. Last November I treated Lisa, my two daughters and son to a hunt on POW and I payed less than $6000 for flights, food, ferry, car rental, cabin, four tags and two bottles of Crown Royal. Ya got ta love POW!