Need Input...Shot first bear ever

[demontang]

Sweet. Good to hear and see you found it 

[ribka]

Big congrats.Good news that meat did spoil too

Nice write up and pics

[mountainman]

Hey John, am a little late getting on here. Glad you found the bear. Looks like a high lung shot from the pics. Lungs take awhile to fill and yes, they can run fast and hard before a blood trail starts with this kind of hit. And the brush doesnt help either. Congrates buddy. Stop by the shop and fill me in sometime!

[hornhunter1987]

nice job! i bet that was a long night

[upwind]

Nice job 

[ShaneTyTrey]

Cool coloring

[carpsniperg2]

Glad you got your bear

[saylean]

This put a smile on my face.

Congrats on a well deserved first bear. Cool coloring. Thanks for putting in the effort!

[b.roberts]

Congrats.  Glad you found him. 

[MuleyorBust]

Way to go JReb!  Damn proud of the effort you put in to find your bear and what an awesome color! enjoy your mount and be proud of yourself!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Great job!  Oosik is actually an Inuit word for the penis bone, and it may be specific to walrus (not sure); in English it is baculum.  Kind of like elk ivories or turkey spurs, they are a secondary trophy for some, others don't see the point.  As was noted, they are used in certain hunting cultures (e.g., cheeseheads and Mainers) as swizzle sticks for the new guy in camp's drink.  He doesn't find out what it is, until the olives have been eaten.

[epq21]

Congratulation's on the bear, glad you found him. Just something to think about for the future...The fastest man in the world just ran 100 meters in 9.78 seconds. A bear is one of the fastest North American land species and can run over 35 MPH. At 35 MPH they can travel  approximately 3000 yards in three minutes plus or minus a few yards and that equates to  167 yards in 10 seconds and 250 yards in 15 seconds. These are very Conservative numbers for the max speed of a black bear and I am only using a basic three minute rule that is used for determining distance traveled of a target based on computed speed. But I use it to remind myself how much ground an animal may travel on the sprint.  Figure that into unknown direction of travel and it really emphasizes how important making a good shot like you did really is. Love the color of the bear...

[CoyoteCowboy]

too often these stories have a different ending... i commend you for hanging in there and committing to the hunt.

congrats on your 1st bear! great campfire story.

[billythekidrock]

Great job!  Oosik is actually an Inuit word for the penis bone, and it may be specific to walrus (not sure); in English it is baculum.  Kind of like elk ivories or turkey spurs, they are a secondary trophy for some, others don't see the point.  As was noted, they are used in certain hunting cultures (e.g., cheeseheads and Mainers) as swizzle sticks for the new guy in camp's drink.  He doesn't find out what it is, until the olives have been eaten.

 

[Rooster1981]

Congrats on a great lookin bear