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Been looking into a P/B hunt in the NWT. Anyone been on this hunt willing to talk or comment? I'm aware of the US ban on importing the hide and a few other obsticles. Looking for another unusual adventure. thanks jeff~

That does sound like quite a undertaking.
Where have you done the research?

You're aware that the polar bears do not need a licence to hunt you, right, and that usually, the hunter becomes the hunted.

I have read years ago, that the polar bear is one of the few animals that will hunt man for food.

Isn't that part of the excitement of hunting them?

. . . . . . . . . . or of them hunting you? I suppose.

So, Brother Keith, are you saying, "Don't feed the bears"?

Nope. I am saying don't feed ME to the bears.

Nope go right ahead and feed the bears. No sweat off my nose. They make a grizzly look small so there is usually not much to claim to burry.

houston is not getting any overwhelming endorsement on the hunt.

He may however get an unusual adventure without leaving the forum.

I found an interesting article: http://www.huntingtipsandtricks.com/a/Polar_Bear_Hunting_

Who knew Canada has 60% of the world's polar bears?!

houston,as you pointed out the bigest obstical will be getting yer trophy back into the USA.
Up here the polar bear is to the white man as the eagle is to the red man,so you may find very little support on the north side of the fire.And also its a rich mans hunt likely in the ballpark of a hunt in Africa? And I think most of us cunuckians on here are blue collar gentlemen.

How can anyone endorse what they haven't done?

Jim

Rog, houston must feel like he met all of his blind date's ugly brothers when he came to pick her up at the house.

Should I have said encourage?

Yup I think he come to the wrong place to find out..Hell I doubt any of us can afford to go on this hunt in our own country..Maybe if we all could scrape up say 2500$ and thru it in a pot then put our names in a hat and drew a name one of us could go on a polar bear hunt??
I can afford to hunt deer,mostly cuz I walk out the door across the hay field to the river with my rifle in hand..

I hope houston gets to go on hi hunt, and then writes a glowing report about it so I can read all about it. That's the only way I'll ever know about it.

I hope we did not spook him off the "Fire"!
Ask if you want to learn, I figure.

I have never hunted polar bears but had an Inuit friend who did. His weapon of choice was a Lee Enfield #4mk2 in the powerful 303 British round. He considered them nuisance animals because they were problematic when food was hard to find. There is a high cost for the hunt but very little of that goes into local economies. I hear Thompson Manitoba is a target rich area in the winter and spring.

So Randy, would you eat the polar bear meat? They seem to be more of a carnivore.