STONE SHEEP CARIBOU GRIZZLY MOOSE GOAT

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1 JANUARY 2013 STONE SHEEP CARIBOU GRIZZLY MOOSE GOAT Abdulla Ceylon

Tales of Twenty Twelve With a trailer load of trophies and truly thankful hearts, Greg and I are climbing the beautiful snowy summits heading south along the Alaska Hwy in the old Ford pickup with

A season of safety, campfires and camaraderie, friendships new and renewed, peace and tranquility, rest and restoration, perspective, and dare I say healing.

Also on this hunt was Mecislav Klimovich all the way from Lithuania who was looking for a grizzly too. The old grizz eluded him this time around, but he has made plans to return in 2014 to try again.

Wrangler Kyla Pollard BEAUTY Guide Blake Williams & Gary Wiechen Shawn Robb, the lucky man who kicked off the fall with gusto, finished his hunt by 5 AM opening morning by taking the largest of all

2 Tales of Twenty Twelve With a trailer load of trophies and truly thankful hearts, Greg and I are climbing the beautiful snowy summits heading south along the Alaska Hwy in the old Ford pickup with Tuffy (the Beagle) at my feet and the comforts of home gently calling. Many miles give opportunity for much reflection over a stellar season. A season of safety, campfires and camaraderie, friendships new and renewed, peace and tranquility, rest and restoration, perspective, and dare I say healing. GBO started it s hunting season in May with hunt winner Gary Wiechens arriving from Arizona taking a tremendous 8 ft grizzly with trusted guide Blake Williams. Also on this hunt was Mecislav Klimovich all the way from Lithuania who was looking for a grizzly too. The old grizz eluded him this time around, but he has made plans to return in 2014 to try again. Mecislav did harvest a beautiful chocolate colored black bear. Wrangler Kyla Pollard BEAUTY Guide Blake Williams & Gary Wiechen Shawn Robb, the lucky man who kicked off the fall with gusto, finished his hunt by 5 AM opening morning by taking the largest of all rams to date. Couldn t have happened to a nicer guy and big thanks go out to Blake Williams and Tyler Lussier for their excellent guiding and preseason scouting. Then Detroit/Saskatchewan s own Mike Babcock, coach for the Red Wings, lived up to his promise to show up in sheep shape. After nine rigorous, mountain backpacking days, he deftly harvested a beautiful 10 year old broomed beauty of a ram, with Blake and Tyler again at the helm of the spotting scope. A pair of goat hunters were next. Hunt winner John Hart headed out with Clayton Steffey, an experienced, efficient, excellent new guide. Unfortunately John was unable to connect the shot with the goat on this trip. Better luck next time John. Eric Stanosheck was guided by Tyler Lussier. Although 50 yds. is a great distance for a muzzle loader, Eric decided to leave the 9 1/2 billy to keep on growing. Eric is looking forward to another goat hunting opportunity in the near future. The next big goat hunting group included two great buddies, hunt winner Kent Giffin and friend Wayne Winter from Kansas guided by Clayton. Kent and Wayne thoroughly enjoyed their time together in this beautiful area. The took happy memories home along with their trophy goats. Then a group of four hunters from Turkey and (thankfully) their interpreter were guided by Blake, Tyler, and returning guides Phillip Wietzel, and Al Barvir. All four happy hunters, including Aret Akmercan and Halil Bulcur harvested great trophy billies. Our special congratulations go out to Murat Boyacioglu who completed his Capra 30 Slam with this Rocky Mountain Goat. Abdulla Ceylan was also fortunate enough to collect a black bear as well as a grizzly bear on For the serious trophy hunter seeking a record book animal, or a hunter wanting a good mixed bag hunt with opportunities at solid trophies, this area must be given serious consideration. We have 36 years experience in the guiding and outfitting industry, an awesome crew that is second to none, and a phenomenal trophy-producing area. We will make every effort to ensure your hunt is a positive and memorable experience. If you would like to experience some of the most pristine, most remote, most game rich country left in the world today, we invite you to join us in sharing this vast land of true wilderness riches. God Bless, Greg, Fay, & Blake Williams this highly successful hunt. One comment from this group of world class hunters complimented the quality of guides as the best they ve experienced over all their years of professional hunting. Way to go guys! Goat hunters Mike Mancuso from Florida and Sean Buckman of Pennsylvania, also friends, enjoyed a successful wilderness

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hunting experience guided by Tyler. Mike upped the ante by snagging a beautiful 63 bull moose as well.

Tyson Miller with Phillip at his side was able to take his goat on this hunt as well. The third Sheep hunter of the season, Randy Cuthbert from Michigan had a blast hunting with Blake.

Another pair of hunting buddies, Mike Milender and Luke Volkmann from Colorado came looking for goats.

5 hunting experience guided by Tyler. Mike upped the ante by snagging a beautiful 63 bull moose as well. Combination hunter Wayne Deason paired with Clayton was very happy with his moose and his goat, even though the caribou didn t show up to the party. Tyson Miller with Phillip at his side was able to take his goat on this hunt as well. The third Sheep hunter of the season, Randy Cuthbert from Michigan had a blast hunting with Blake. He took a tremendous 9 Year old ram with a record book billy icing his cake. Blake even composed a poem for Randy to hang with his trophy. Another pair of hunting buddies, Mike Milender and Luke Volkmann from Colorado came looking for goats. Guided by the newest member of the guide team, Kent Mackenzie, they enjoyed the entire experience together, taking two really nice billies. Jody Vacallara arrived stating this was his eighth hunt in a longstanding quest after a grizzly bear. He need no longer fear, thanks to Kent, his dream finally became a reality. His beautiful grizzly will soon be the centerpiece of his trophy room. Abraham Tlaiye from Mexico and Walt Starr of Missouri, both on combo hunts were next. Abe, guided by faithful, super guide Ian McKinnon took three great trophies: Moose, Caribou and Goat. After hunting horses for a couple days, dependable Phillip successfully guided Walt to a record book moose and a very good caribou. Repeat hunter Mike Simeone from New Jersey finally connected on a couple of great animals, taking a moose and a goat with Tyler assisting him. He was one happy hunter! Don Hughes (our longsuffering faithful dentist) from B.C. looking for a big moose or a grizzly bear hunted with Clayton, and happily scored on the moose, while the grizz remained elusive this time around. Our fourth and last sheep hunter, Derek Blake of Alaska was guided by Dustin Roe and Blake, two of the top sheep guides in the industry. He was thrilled to take a very nice 8 year old ram early in the hunt. We are so excited to see an eager young guy like Derek jump into the sheep hunting world with both feet! On our last hunt of the season we so enjoyed twin sister and brother Kelly and Tyler Lawson from Wyoming. Their grandfather, the hunt winner, gifted this delightful duo with their hunts. Thanks Grampa! And thanks to Ian who successfully guided Kelly to a very old pretty, blond, sleeping grizzly, with a healed up fractured eye socket. Then Tyler was happy to collect his goat with Kelly and Ian at his side. Our long term hunter/friend Tom Taylor of Massachusetts came looking for a grizzly with his beautiful trusty recurve bow. Tom and Phillip were diligent as can be, but despite daily fresh bear sign, the grizzly were somehow successful in remaining elusive, possibly due to full moon salmon feeding. Thus ends the story of our fifth year at Golden Bear Outfitting. We would like to acknowledge and thank each part of the terrific team who came to help: Guides: Blake Williams, Tyler Lussier, Clayton Steffey, Phillip Wietzel, Allen Barvir, Ian McKinnon, Kent MacKenzie, and Dustin Roe. Wranglers: Al Barvir and Kyla Pollard Cook: Rita Steffey with helpers Weston and Reata Partner: Gerry Raker Keep looking up! ADVENTURE Shawn Robb & Guide Blake Williams Walt Starr

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