2024 is upon us and we are so hopeful to provide Hunting Opportunities for Hunters again! 2024 we will embark again on another adventure, where it leads nobody knows?
We will be opening up new areas that have not been hunted in years, so we are excited about these new opportunities. We have areas north along a big wilderness river that we hope bring all of us some wild rides!
With that said, Bear Hunt 2024 cost will be $1800 per hunt. We require a $500 deposit and please contact us for further details. We can be reached via email at getthenet@wi-net.com or phone me at (715)-630-4444. Please leave a message if I do not answer and I will respond promptly. Beginning this year, we ARE offering a Spring/Fall Bear hunt, Nobody does this until now, so Happy Camp is cutting a new era in Bear Hunts! Contact Chris directly to discuss this exciting adventure!
We look forward to so many adventures and exciting times with everyone again in the Happy Camp Region! Take care and hope to see you all soon.
Bear Hunt 2024 is almost complete, with a great hunt for all who hunted at Happy Camp Ontario.
August 12th brought hunters into camp, the next couple days we hung stands, got to know each other, sight in guns and get ready for the Hunt.
Opening Day brought us temperatures in the 90s, high humidity and little breeze, tough hunting to say the least. But alas, Tim put the hammer down on a beautiful 205 pound Boar near 5 p.m. Tim dropped the Bruin in its tracks, then took it upon himself to dress, drag and place the bear near the trail where I picked him up! In fact, when I drove in to pick Tim and the Bear up, he was sleeping near the Bear. Congrats Tim!
John saw a smaller Bear which he passed on, the other hunters did not see any Bears. Day 2 the heat broke a little, but still humid when we left Happy Camp around 1:30 p.m. for the evening sit. All baits had been hit during the evening, so anticipation ran high for the hunters. Tim and I went to the rest of the baits that were not to be hunted, then sat waiting for the hunters. Near dark we started picking up hunters, lo and behold Jim had shot a Bear around 9 p.m. Jim was very excited, but I tried to calm him down so we could track the Bear. Going to the bait, there was a little Blood there and tracking about 25 yards brought Bear #2 to the HCO Hunters. Jim shot a fat Boar full of Blueberries. I guess that there was enough Blueberries in that Bear to fill a Garbage can, now that’s a LOT of Pies! Jims Bear, the 2nd Boar, weighed 275 pounds. Day 2, the other hunters saw no Bears at their stands.
Day 3 was much cooler, and the remaining 3 hunters started their sit around 3 p.m. The woods was quiet, near 9 p.m. I said to Jim and Tim, I just heard a shot. They both said, you are hearing things, but about 5 minutes later Amber radioed us that she had shot a bear which ran off. We told Amber to relax, stay in her stand, we would be in in about 30 minutes to help her. Dark came, we picked up Henry, Amber’s Grandpa. Henry was so excited in the stand that he was jumping up and down. I told Henry, Calm Down or you might fall out of your tree!!
We then made our way to Amber’s stand, Jim took the truck to pick up John who was hunting elsewhere. We went to Ambers bait, began tracking and good blood brought us to Ambers 240 Pound Boar! Amber has brought another beautiful Bear to Happy Camp Ontario. All of the Bears had beautiful coats and each were processed by Kevin Nelson in Manitouwadge! John had seen a Sow with 2 Brown cubs this night, Henry saw nothing!
Interestingly, there are Helipcopters and Airplanes flying around the area, I wonder if they are making a movie of our Hunt! Trail Cameras have started to show a shift in movement, and we changed our tactics slightly. Henry decided not to hunt Day 4, he went fishing with Amber, they had a grand time catching many Walleye and Northerns. John was in his stand around 3 p.m. hunted until dark, was a quiet night in the woods Tim, Jim and I checked out some Berry Patches where I saw a bear leaving the patch and we saw a Sow and 2 chubby cubs in our ventures!
After a scrumptous potluck lunch of pulled pork, potatoes, fresh veggies and much conversation, Day 5 hunt started. John walked into his stand around 2 p.m. when a Bear walked into the trail, John tried to get his gun up to shoot, but the Bear had quickly shuffled into the Cedar swamp near John’s Bait. John had thought he spooked the Bear, when trail cameras showed that there was a much bigger Bear at his stand when the smaller bear crossed John’s path. John had decided to remove his stand and pack up as they were leaving in the morning. During John’s hunts, he had seen 5 Bears without firing a shot.
Day 6 came and Henry was the only hunter going to the woods with me. Henry changed stands, started his sit around 3 p.m. Shortly before 9 a nice Bear appeared near the bait, walked to the bait, turned around and looked at Henry. Henry was trying to get his gun, but the Bear slipped away out of sight before Henry could get his gun. The remainder of the night was quiet, Henry saw 1 nice bear.
Day 7 was very warm again, humidity, then cooled slightly before nightfall. Henry sat again and no Bears were seen, thus ending out 2024 Bear hunt. 2024 was the first Bear hunt without our Buddy Magoo, she is and was a huge part of Happy Camp, Magoo Camp is not the same without you girl!
New Hunters came to Camp and a great time was had by all! Thanks to all of you who had a helping hand in making it such a success. From Uncle John to Aiden and Buddy, 2024 Bear Hunt will be one we will always remember!
