![]() Another record harvest is anticipated this year, as the DNR issued 8,910 kill permits, most ever. The statewide hunter success rate was 54.8%. Hunters harvested a record 4,009 bears in Wisconsin in 2009. ![]() Todd Chingo, who with his father, Bill, runs Chingo Bear Guide Service in Ashland, reported 22 of their 24 clients had killed bears through the first 10 days of the season. ![]() "For us, the most important thing is being able to share the hunting tradition in our family.īear harvest high: Preliminary field reports indicate a high harvest for the Wisconsin 2010 bear hunting season. "We aren't really concerned about the record," Jan said. The world record black bear was shot in Utah in 1975 and measured 23 10/16, according to the Boone and Crockett Club.Ī 60-day drying period is required before measurements are official.ĭexter plans to have a half-body mount made of the bear.Īs Dexter adjusts to his newfound celebrity as potential state record holder, his father is handling questions from the media. A tooth sample is being analyzed by the Department of Natural Resources to determine its age.Īccording to the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club, the state record bear was shot by George Spaulding in Washburn County in 2002 it measured 22 12/16 inches. The bear had worn down and lost most of its teeth the taxidermist estimated the animal was between 15 and 20 years old. ![]() The McKittricks needed a skid steer to retrieve the animal.Īfter registering the bear in Glen Flora, the McKittricks took the bear to Gunner's Taxidermy in Bruce. The bear, a male or "boar," had a live weight of 711 pounds and weighed 656 pounds dressed, according to Jan. 270 rifle the bear ran into a patch of tag alders.Īfter waiting and listening for several minutes, the McKittricks took up the trail. The reason soon became clear: A huge bear emerged out of the brush and walked toward the bait pile.ĭexter waited and took the first clear shot with his. "After a few seconds, they high-tailed it out of there like a bunch of rats," Jan said. Jan advised Dexter to hold his shot.Ībout 15 minutes later, the four bears stood still and focused their attention on a nearby creek bottom. The stand was in a wooded corner of the farm and adjacent to a bait site several bears were visiting it daily.ĭexter hoped to get a chance at a huge bear that lived in the area but rarely made appearances before nightfall.įour bears ambled into view about 6:45, including one that likely tipped the scales at 300 pounds. The McKittricks finished their chores and headed out to a hunting stand on the farm about 6:30 p.m. "It was time for Dexter to have a chance." ![]() When he received one for this season, he transferred it to his son. Jan McKittrick, Dexter's father, had applied for the last decade to obtain a bear kill tag in Zone A. And as commendable as his work had been so far, the last item - hunting with dad - is gaining McKittrick the most recognition. The 17-year-old had done early-morning chores on his family's Rusk County farm, attended 11th-grade classes at Flambeau High School, gone to football practice after school and then returned home and tended to the dairy herd in late afternoon.Īll in a day's work for an able-bodied member of a Wisconsin farm family.īut he wasn't yet done with his Sept. Hawkins - Dexter McKittrick already had a full day by most measures. ![]()
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