We're Going on a Bear Hunt

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We’re goin on a bear hunt…gonna catch a big one!

We have been enjoying We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury.  I’ve always known this song from my days of working at camps & the boys & I have enjoyed singing & acting it out.  It’s so fun to read the book now & see the wonderful illustrations in this version.  I highly recommend it!

Imagine then how excited we all were when my dear husband came home tonight with a REAL bear!  He was bow hunting on our farm & harvested this good sized male black bear.  Quite an accomplishment with a bow even for a experienced hunter like him!  He doesn’t usually hunt bear but we are all so excited every time that we see a bear or it’s sign that the excitement overtook him.  We plan to make a bear rug from this beautiful animal & the boys are excited about making things from bear claws!  His skull will also make a wonderful specimen for our collection.  We have a family policy that we never kill anything that we don’t eat (with the exception of predators & varmits) so I will have to blog soon about how bear tastes & the best recipe; that will be a first for all of us!  Let me know if anyone has any recipes!