Seasons of the Hunt, True Stories

Russian Boar Summer Hunts

Imagine yourself immersed into the dark and dense forest.  All you can see in front of you is green.  Looking around your senses heighten.  You are in the deep cedar forest.  The ground is soft and black.  Cedars, hemlocks, and pucker brush surround you.  Deadfalls from previous winter storms are laid out offering great ground cover.  Your guide tells you to be ready.  You know the Raging Russians of Bear Mountain are an uncanny specimen.  From any direction, at any second, the beast may explode from his bed.  Will he run away, or will he take you head on?

Hunt Now

When all other hunting seasons and species are closed, you can hunt the Russian Boars of Bear Mountain.  Summer hunting keeps your senses and skills sharp and on target.  Opportunities to hone in your hunter instincts are endless.  Try your hand at spot and stalk, ambush, jump shooting and many more.

Unique Experience

Summer Jungle hunts at Bear Mountain offer the hunter a very unique adventure.  Thick cedars, large overbearing deadfalls, and pockets of mud holes, transports you to the great forests of Europe and Russia.  These are real Russian Boars in an authentic setting. Being located only 13 miles from the shores of Lake Superior, temperatures tend to be moderate.  Expect mornings to be cool in the 40s and 50s and day time temperatures to get up in the mid 70s sometimes hitting 80 degrees. Days are long and darkness doesn’t set in until 10:00 p.m.  A great way to hunt these long days is to lay up for a few hours in the heat of the day, and prepare yourself for a long evening of spotting and stalking, or waiting in ambush.

Friends and Family

This is a great time to go hunting with all of your friends and family.  Young hunters are out of school and need an activity to do with their family.  Father/Son hunts are very popular in the summer.  This is a great bonding experience and paves the path to manhood.  It is your chance to teach your children about life and death in the wild, respect for a noble beast, and the ancient urge for survival and success.

Bring the Right Gear

I highly recommend light clothes for summer hunting.  You will want a couple pairs of light pants and shirts (camouflage) with a warmer sweatshirt or jacket for early morning and late evening excursions.  A camo cap is also recommended.  Good boots are important and you should bring two pair.  One pair knee high rubber boots, the other a good pair of leather gortex pack boots. Weapons of the hunt are up to you the hunter.  As always, I recommend the biggest gun you have in your gun case.  Some popular and very successful calibers are the 30-06, 45-70, 450 Marlin, and the 375 H&H.  If you happen to be going after these boars with archery equipment, be sure you are pulling adequate poundage, no less than 60 lbs. and are pin point accurate with your equipment.  Shot distances in the summer will tend to be less than 25 yards.  You will find it very challenging to get the right shot in such thick and heavy timber.

Tasty Pork

When you slay the beast and become a successful hunter, you will find the meat from the summer time boars to be extra sweet.  The boars are building up a fat storage all summer long in order to prepare themselves for the long cold winters.  Taking down a boar in the summer means you are getting a “well rounded” beast.  You will find the meat to be a red meat, with more of a venison texture.  Perfect for grilling and entertaining your friends the remainder of summer.

Do You Have What it Takes?

Hunting the Russian Boar during the summer months is not for everyone.  It takes perseverance, patience, and a lot of energy.  However, the guides at Bear Mountain are fully trained and are capable of recognizing the hunter’s capabilities and will do whatever it takes to get you on a trophy of a lifetime.