.'It Doesn'tLoojk Very Big to Me,’
Guide-1 Sayei' tlntil> Trophy Bear Shot
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“It don t look very mg to me,
ramettr be an expression that* led
to the* shooting of : a Boones and
Crocket trophy Kodiak bear, ac
cording to an article appearing
m the October issue of “Outdoor
Life*”
The expression, repeated over
and over, according to the writer,
by Bill Pinnell,, of the hunting
team of Pinnell and Talifson, re
jected big and little bruins who
appeared on the horizon in the
bunt that won for Dave Connor the
coveted award for 19o6-1957.
The two men. Connor and
Charles Diet”0! were he»*e for the
Spring hunt that vear. The writer
describes in detail, the hosnitality
and food they eoioyed, and the
fine fishing before and afterwards.
The article shows the Kodiak
bear shot by Connor in all his
massive hulk, truly a prize fo~ a
trophy hunter. The two hunters
tossed a coin to see who was to
si\QQt the first bear. The author
of the article won the toss, fbnd
he had to be - content with a
"small’ ten-foot trophy. The head,
shoulders, ard rib section were a
true blond, with the fur becoming
danrfcer on the hips. He was in
'"prime condition.
The author makes a good point
for the use of guides in hunting.
To quote: “Many times during our
hunt, Dave and I looked at bears
that we’d have tried to shoot, had
we been alone. The experienced
eyes of our guides easily culled
these out as being either rubbed
or too small.”
He comments on the scrapping
of the law requiring guides in
1947, and the possible enactment
of a new law restoring guide ser
vice for the non-resident hunter.
The author continues:
*In any event, it doesn’t make
sense for a non-resident to hunt
Kodiak brown bears without a
qualified guide. The tourist
hunter needs the help of men'wno
know the layout and the quirks
of this wild region. Guides insure
the sportsman’s comfort and safe
ty, and their advice on hunting
strategy and sizing up trophys is
invaluable.”
The rest of the story concerns
the demise of the trophy bear. It
took a lot of climbing and hard
walking. They spotted the bear
who was ambling along on a
ridge. The author said even his
inexperienced eyes could tell he
was a trophy bear.
By reading this account you
don’t have to go through the hard
ships of a real hunt, to learn what
it’s all about. Pinnell and Talif
son manoeuver their hunter into
a favorable position by a series of
signals, as they climb above the
bear, to remain on the favored
wind side.
The bear had bedded down in a
small clearing surrounded by
alders. One shot and he would
dart into the alders. The hunter
fired one shot, then a second in
rapid succession. The brownie
didn’t move. As the party came
abreast of the prone bear, Talif
son said, “Dave, this is the big
gest bear I’ve ever seen.” When
Bill Pinnell came along about an
hour, later, he told the hunter:
“Dave, this is the biggest bear on
this island.”
This proved out later. The hide
squared a little more than 10 feet
six inches, but wasn’t the true
picture. Connor’s bear, according
to Boone and Crockett records,
had a skull 11 11/16 inches wide
and 18 7/16 inches long, for a total
score of 30 2/16.
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