Author Topic: Saylean saves Issaquah from a monster! (Read 11839 times)

saylean · « **on:** September 24, 2008, 09:17:29 PM »

Hey all,

Story goes:

I headed out to one of my brothers secret spots...a place where I have called in two bears earlier this season.

Get there bout 3...walk my usual path...found a surprising small amount of sign..and plenty of berries still in tack...so I was kind of disappointed.

I decided to head up to where I call from and get bout half way up the hill. Light rain, wind and bout 6 pm.

Round a corner and looking down for sign..put my head up...just to my right, here is a bear looking right at me at about 30 yards or less in the brush on hind legs. Just to the left of this stump (see pic).

First I freeze then scan for cubs...she is chattering her teeth and huffing at me...

False charge number 1! Her she comes!

Stands back up...still no cubs...(this takes place over about 30 seconds). More teeth chatter and huffing...

Now her she comes full on!

I pull up and pop her at about 20 yards or so...hit her right in the chest. She piles up. Nice big white patch on the chest. I call my bro and let him know...gutted her and packed her out whole.

Not the biggest bear, to be 100% honest, I shot more in self defense (spur of the moment) than wanting to kill it.

I had about a mile or so pack out. It couldnt have weighed too much cause I was able to lift it up over my shoulders, with my pack and gun and carry it for a bit.

Either way..one tag filled...exciting evening and good eats coming my way. Enjoy!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:22:24 PM »

great job, I need to get out and get after these local bears.

bowsandhose · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:27:34 PM »

very nice but did you soil yourself

saylean · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:28:31 PM »

THe cougar the other week about made me soil myself...

the bear...just got excited i guess.

archery288 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:29:01 PM »

Nice work man!

X-Force · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:33:19 PM »

I like the camo on the gun but i dont get why its a break up pattern. i figured you would glue gravel to you gun from whatever logging road you where hiking at the time

bow4elk · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:35:09 PM »

Very nice...good shooting under pressure. Nice looking bear.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:51:42 PM »

No implied criticism - I'd have done exactly the same. Judging from the condition of the teats in the second picture, I'm guessing she was lactating? Beautiful bear, definitely a fully mature, adult female, even if she wasn't too big. Nice job.

hard hunter · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:58:46 PM »

Nice story and a good bear. Congrats

M_ray · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2008, 09:59:19 PM »

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do ... oh well??? you think they are eating berries?

Nice bear.

saylean · « **Reply #10 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:09:50 PM »

Gave the ole teets a squeeze...no milk...so..

I sure hope not..I would hate to have that happen. They were not big at all...very small

Ray · « **Reply #11 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:11:25 PM »

Fine looking yogi!

BC CHASER · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:28:09 PM »

Nice bear! Just squeezing the tits won't produce milk, when you slit her open up the middle did you see any?

MuleySniper · « **Reply #13 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:37:30 PM »

Nice bear!! Sounds like an awesome little evening hunt. Does your wife or GF have a breast pump you could use to try to get at some of that whole milk?

Or you can always do it the traditional way to check for milk

MS

saylean · « **Reply #14 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:49:51 PM »

Quote from: BC CHASER on September 24, 2008, 10:28:09 PM

Nice bear! Just squeezing the tits won't produce milk, when you slit her open up the middle did you see any?

Nope...not a drop.

ICEMAN · « **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2008, 05:52:42 AM »

Maybe she was just excited to see you...

Great job!

DeKuma · « **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2008, 06:42:14 AM »

Man, you suck.
Did you take that where I thinkyou did, judging from the picture?

Some guys have all the luck.

Congrats, you earned it though!

NW-Eric · « **Reply #17 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:04:03 AM »

nice going that area looks really familiar

saylean · « **Reply #18 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:32:36 AM »

Quote from: DeKuma on September 25, 2008, 06:42:14 AM

Man, you suck.
Did you take that where I thinkyou did, judging from the picture?

Some guys have all the luck.

Congrats, you earned it though!

Different spot Dekuma...

Actually, once I shot, I thought...man..I should call dekuma he can help pack out..but then I just bucked up. It wasnt all that bad.

X-Force · « **Reply #19 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:36:01 AM »

Did the old lady ask if you were done bear hunting for the year now that you finally got one?

saylean · « **Reply #20 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:37:15 AM »

She knows better.

X-Force · « **Reply #21 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:48:20 AM »

Its no fun when your home hunting and I'm half way across the country broke and stuck in class. I cant wait to get home for thanksgiving. Its not going to be pretty the old lady is going to get pissed at me but hey.... its elk hunting time

DeKuma · « **Reply #22 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:48:40 AM »

Quote from: saylean on September 25, 2008, 07:32:36 AM

Quote from: DeKuma on September 25, 2008, 06:42:14 AM
Man, you suck.
Did you take that where I thinkyou did, judging from the picture?

Some guys have all the luck.

Congrats, you earned it though!

Different spot Dekuma...

Actually, once I shot, I thought...man..I should call dekuma he can help pack out..but then I just bucked up. It wasnt all that bad.

Looks familiar, not the spot I was in last week, but not far from where you live either.

My luck with bears just sucks lately. That is for sure. It is really beginning to get old.

saylean · « **Reply #23 on:** September 25, 2008, 08:18:41 AM »

Quote from: DeKuma on September 25, 2008, 07:48:40 AM

Quote from: saylean on September 25, 2008, 07:32:36 AM
Quote from: DeKuma on September 25, 2008, 06:42:14 AM
Man, you suck.
Did you take that where I thinkyou did, judging from the picture?

Some guys have all the luck.

Congrats, you earned it though!

Different spot Dekuma...

Actually, once I shot, I thought...man..I should call dekuma he can help pack out..but then I just bucked up. It wasnt all that bad.

Looks familiar, not the spot I was in last week, but not far from where you live either.

My luck with bears just sucks lately. That is for sure. It is really beginning to get old.

We gotta get you out Scott...

DeKuma · « **Reply #24 on:** September 25, 2008, 08:29:22 AM »

Yeah! Been a month since I have even seen a bear, and that one I could not get a good shot on, so let it walk. For my first year back to hunting bear after taking several years off, it sure sucks. I was nailing one every year for a while there. Then fishing got in the way and I have not tried to go after bear for about 6 years or more until now.

Think I am going to go roll in some bacon grease and see what happens!

saylean · « **Reply #25 on:** September 25, 2008, 08:33:14 AM »

Quote from: DeKuma on September 25, 2008, 08:29:22 AM

Think I am going to go roll in some bacon grease and see what happens!

wait..i have to get my second tag first!

Bob Williams · « **Reply #26 on:** September 25, 2008, 08:38:55 AM »

Nice shot Saylean and a good lil story there. I could imagine the pump you must of been feelin as she was comin strong.

That looks exactly like the a place i have been too just off 18...To the stump!!

Great job now i got the fever again...Damn

klikboom · « **Reply #27 on:** September 25, 2008, 11:11:20 AM »

nice bear, i think I have been rolling in whatever DeKUma has been rolling in, I haven't seen a bear for over a month of going out every weekend. Good looking bear, she wasn't into chewing much i see, you could sampled those berries yourself!

longstevo · « **Reply #28 on:** September 25, 2008, 04:51:39 PM »

Congrats. I havent' seen any bear myself this year. But good job to you, though.

saylean · « **Reply #29 on:** September 25, 2008, 06:52:57 PM »

Just as an fyi...she weighed 100lbs even, after being gutted. Took her down to the butchers today...getting roasts...burger, summer sausage...

having her half mounted....due to the white patch...that and I already have 2 rugs...

Hunting Cowboy · « **Reply #30 on:** September 25, 2008, 07:23:07 PM »

saylean, Congrats on the bear! Good story and pics.

markts · « **Reply #31 on:** September 26, 2008, 08:50:15 PM »

Better to have slit her up the middle than the other way around.

Nice bear

Rufous · « **Reply #32 on:** September 26, 2008, 10:01:12 PM »

That must have been a rush. One time while I was scouting an area and walking through some timber I saw a sow run her cub up a tree and the sow also went up the tree several feet. She then huffed and popped her teeth at me. I got the idea and backed out of there. They sure know how to get ones attention. Brian.

saylean · « **Reply #33 on:** September 26, 2008, 10:50:30 PM »

Man you aint kidding...I have been running the situation over and over in my head...I keep hoping it wasnt a sow with a cub somewhere I didnt see...but no milk and no cub heard or seen (up trees, in brush, after the kill, before hand, etc)....hopefully everything was ok in that respect...I would have a hard time living with hitting a sow with a cub...

99% it was all good...just a startled bear to my guessimate.

Wea300mag · « **Reply #34 on:** September 27, 2008, 03:55:53 PM »

Well done Saylean, glad you saved yourself and the city of Issaquah

Backstraps · « **Reply #35 on:** September 27, 2008, 04:24:57 PM »

Congrats on the bear Saylean! Now go shoot that cougar up Cooke canyon!

saylean · « **Reply #36 on:** September 27, 2008, 04:27:18 PM »

Quote from: Backstraps on September 27, 2008, 04:24:57 PM

Congrats on the bear Saylean! Now go shoot that cougar up Cooke canyon!

oh god...please dont remind me...

im steadily plotting my catnip christmas tree....

Hell..I might just drain blood all over me and wait with a knife in my teeth...of course, i might some looks for that...

I was covered in it with this bear over my shoulder...kept waiting for something to come out and say hi...the GF gave me quite the look when I arrived home and I had blood clean through to the boxers...

X-Force · « **Reply #37 on:** September 27, 2008, 05:36:10 PM »

Your living up to your team slayer name... Road Warrior/Pack Mule. I'm still thinking about kicking your butt for not getting pictures up of the picture frame bull.

robb92 · « **Reply #38 on:** September 27, 2008, 11:28:00 PM »

Congrats on the nice bear and thanks for posting the pics!!

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