Got Bear Mitts?
Bear Hunting Magazine|November - December 2020
FOR EXTREME WARMTH, BEAR MITTS ARE THE WAY TO GO. CONSIDER TURNING THAT OLD BEAR HIDE INTO SOMETHING FUNCTIONAL & INTERESTING.
Timothy Fowler
Got Bear Mitts?

When you run a dog sled in the bitter cold, you need bear mitts.

You can swing an axe and carry a rifle with these mitts on, but you can’t strike a match or squeeze a trigger. I wear a light finger glove inside when hunting something that requires fast action, when squeezing the trigger is imminent, I shuck the glove and proceed. What follows is the directions of how to turn that spare bear hide into a pair of black bear mittens that will keep your hands warm in the coldest weather the globe has to offer, and they are wearable trophies. But first, a little background.

I don’t own a pack of sled dogs, nor do I own a Qamatiik (dogsled.) But I have run both, north-east of Alaska, near the Canadian town, Inuvik in Northwest Territories. Olav and Judi run Arctic Chalet Resort and Adventure Tours there, and before they rent you a sled and a team of dogs Judi will hook you up with the right (over) sized pair of her prized bear mitts. She knows how warm these mitts are. The trail the dogs will take you on is a crazy loop through the extreme cold-stunted forest on the Mackenzie Delta. Don’t go without the mitts. These might be made from polar bear, black bear, or grizzly. The local Inuvialuit would just as likely use Caribou for the over-mitt, but the thick fur of the bear drives the cold away and keeps your hands toasty when you’re on the sled. On my return from the sled trip, I reached out to my glove-making contact and commissioned three pairs of black bear mitts.

この記事は Bear Hunting Magazine の November - December 2020 版に掲載されています。

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この記事は Bear Hunting Magazine の November - December 2020 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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