No this isn't MY sweetie (although he is a sweetie). This is Bran's brother, Jeffrey
with his blacktail deer.
Bran with his beloved 9.5 Kodiak Bear
Branden was lucky enough to draw a tag for Raspberry Island (part of the Kodiak Archipeligo) this past October. The success rate for a fall bear hunt is like 20-30% so he was wary that he would be coming home with a "rug".
This has been a dream of his for a long time and he was so thrilled when he found out he was going. He called his dad, telling him that this was the greatest day of his life and for him to guess what the news was? In which his father started dolling out the congratulations on expecting a new baby (a sign of things to come). Bran replied "no even better...I drew a tag for Kodiak".
Actually both our names were on the tag and I was suppose to be his "hunting partner". Alas, this was a short-lived endeavor. After watching a hunting video in which a big, beautiful bear gets taken down and me wincing and recoiling from watching it, Bran quickly changed partners. Plus, not to mention I am a terrible shot, I would crap my pants at seeing a 10' bear and I don't believe in trophy hunting....if you can't eat it, what is that point... but I digress from B's story.
Anyway, he got his bear and if you want all the specifics you will have to talk to him. I must say that I was very happy for him and hearing the elation in his voice as he recalled the details was worth it for me.