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More photos have been added today! (Sept. 5th, 2008)

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Hunters get a scare from charging bear
By ARRON PICKARD, THE DAILY PRESS
Wednesday is a day bear hunters Domanic Polfus and Larry Lenzi will never forget.

It was around 8:15 a. m. that Lenzi shot and killed a 370- pound black bear near Langmuire Road.

His friend, Polfus, lay only metres away in a ground blind with nothing but a video camera and a knife — he had used up his bear tag earlier in the week and was looking to capture some footage.

Polfus never imagined he’d come about five feet from sheer terror.

Lenzi, who was perched in a tree stand, took aim at the large bruin as it emerged from the woods. They had been listening to the bear for about 90 minutes before it decided to show itself. At one point, both men thought it might be a moose, Lenzi said.

The bear emerged about 10 feet from where Polfus lay.

“It was dark in the bush,” Polfus said. “I guess the bear thought the ground blind was another bear. It looked right at me and barked.

“After Larry shot it, it turned and charged right at me. It was only five feet away from me when it went down.”

Going into a hunting situation without a firearm is something he’ll never do again, Polfus said.

“I was a marine for eight years and I’ve never been more scared than I was this morning.”

Polfus and Lenzi are part of a four-man group who travelled to Camp JD on Highway 101 from Pittsburgh, Pa.
It was the first bear Lenzi has killed. He has been hunting bears for 13 years in the United States.
“It was very exciting,” he said. “I’ve seen many bears, but I’ve never shot any. When the bear came out of the woods, I thought it was going to run back in. But when it started moving toward the bait, my heart started thumping … I could go the rest of my life without shooting another bear and I’d be happy.”

Upon closer inspection of the bear, Polfus and Lenzi discovered a radio collar around its neck. Apparently, the bear had been trapped by the Ministry of Natural Resources in Sudbury near a doughnut shop on Lasalle Boulevard and released in Marquette Township on Highway 144.

“It’s not strange for a bear to travel that distance and they’ve been known to travel further than that,” said MNR information officer Ben Legouffe.

“There has been a really bad berry crop in Sudbury this year so this bear was likely following the berries north,” Legouffe said.

The tags on the bear’s ears revealed the animal had been released Aug. 27 of last year.

Legouffe said anyone who shoots a bear that has been tagged in 2008 should not eat the meat because there is still likely residual chemicals in its system from the tranquilizer.

“It was certainly nice of the camp owners to let us know about this bear,” Legouffe said.

He added there aren’t a lot of bears tagged in this area this year because there haven’t been many nuisance bears.

Camp JD owner Wayne Martin said there are lots of bears in the area, but they are very elusive this year and he credits that to the fact there is plenty of food available.

“There are lots of berries so the bears are hard to bring in,” Martin said.

Rounding out Lenzi and Polfus’ hunting party were Jeff Lenzi and Terry Pavlack. They were also joined by Tom Volk. All have nothing but good things to say about hunting in Northern Ontario.

“We had a very good time and we’ll all be back,” Polfus said.

Pictures of the hunts will be displayed as soon as we receive some! We are just as excited as you are to be able to see them!

Sincerely,

Peter & Tanya

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Camp JD was founded in 1959 by John Dyrczon, my wife Anne’s father. Since that time it has grown into a marina with covered & open stalls. There are 9 camps situated on the north end of Nighthawk Lake at the mouth of the Fredrick house river. We also have plenty of unserviced parking spots for RVs or tenters. We are located on Hwy 101 east approx. 25km from Matheson Ont. & approx. 30 km. east of Timmins Ont.

At Camp JD you can enjoy fishing on Nighthawk Lake or the Frederickhouse river. Fish in these waters include Pike, Pickerel, White fish & Sager. You can use your boat or fish right off of shore.

It is not uncommon to view wildlife right at the camp. It is also a resting point for migratory birds such as ducks, geese, herons & cranes.

Camp JD is also a established Black Bear outfitter. We offer fully guided hunts over active bait sites beginning on or about Aug. 15. We operate our hunts on over 417 sq.km. of crown land. & other available private lands. We attempt to make your hunt one of your most memorable, after all you are on a vacation. Since 2005 we have enjoyed a 100% success rate. You choose your style & range of shot. We offer ground or tree stands & with a little advance planning we can set your stand at a shooting range that you are comfortable with. So you hunt with your choice of weapon , be it a rifle, black powder or bow. When you get your bear we also will help with the retrieval as well as skinning services are available. We can also help to set you up with a taxidermist for further processing of your trophy.

Bear hunting packages are available on a first come first serve basis. In other words as soon as your deposit is in you are booked for the dates that you request. In this way we keep each week of our hunts smaller groups so that you get personal attention & service from our staff.

In our Black Bear hunt packages you will receive the following, A cabin with 2 or more beds complete with cooking appliances, dishes,fridge & running water. There is a shower house complete with a wood fired sauna & clean outdoor facilities. Guiding to & from an active bait site,retrieval assistance if required, as well as skinning & freezing of your hide & meat.

If you do not require a cabin and want to bring your RV not a problem. Call for a special rate.

At Camp JD we wish to make things easy for you. You can register here, and place comments on any page or post that we have on this site. You can even comment on this post. Very simple and easy to use.

Wayne and Anne Martin your hosts!