Congratulations to Olivia Gentile on this brute of a black bear taken with GrizzlyStik gear. Olivia is Derek Gentile's daughter. They worked together getting her set-up optimized and heavier for this bear hunt - looks like they came up with an effective combination. Olivia used GrizzlyStik tapered carbon arrows and Silver Flame 125 grain GrizzlyStik broadheads.
Huntress: Olivia Gentile Age: 18 Bow: Mission Craze Draw Weight: 50# Arrow: GrizzlyStik MomentumBroadhead: Silver Flame 125gr Total Arrow Weight: 578 grains FOC: 19% Arrow Speed: 142 fps Kinetic Energy:25.89 Momentum:.35
Hunt Details: The bear was taken on the north end of Vancouver Island with Jim Shockey’s Pacific Rim Outfitters. Olivia, her father and the guide played cat and mouse with the bear for almost an hour. The big boar was following a sow that the huntress also had a close encounter with but could not get a shot. The boar was not aware that the sow had fled the area and he continued his search for his spring romance. Olivia had a 25 yard shot in the thicket and missed after the arrow brushed against some foliage. A second shot was presented at 35 yards and Olivia’s arrow hit and passed through the meaty part of the bears upper leg but no vitals were hit. Undeterred the bear continued and with the aid of the guides grunts and breaking of sticks the bear ended up lumbering by broadside at 12 yards! The third shot was in the pocket and the arrow penetrated both lungs and buried into a rib on the opposite side of the shot. The bear was the largest taken by the outfitter this spring and squared 7’2” with a 20 8/16” skull and an estimated weight of 475#.
Also, her father Derek Gentile witness the entire heart-pounding sequence of events and claims it was the most exciting experience of his hunting career!
See Derek Gentile's 650 Challenge story here.
