Lick creek spring bears

[tonymoe]

Yes im famiar, just asked. If he was that big I'd be willing to do alot lol.

Ok here we go. This is one reason I gave up on this site. Instead of giving an 8 page in depth detail I thought I'd throw out lil info.

I was on the smoothing iron, glassing across to what we call the tailbone. If, I say "if" there was enough time, we would of dropped down into asotin canyon, then to the top of the tailbone (where big bear was) hopfully he found food and stayed a long while, shoot him, drop back into asotin canyon then to the top of canyon to the smoothing iron. I'm guessing a total of 10,000 feet elevation change in what? Less then 2 miles?
I'm sure someone here knows?
Anyone?
I hunt hard bud, the cards just weren't in my favor that day. But now you know where I spotted him, so............go get em'

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

I know exactly where you were and only a fool or someone who doesn't know the area would walk from the ridge you were on to the "tailbone". It would take a day to get down and back up the other side! You made the right choice, that guy obviously hasn't hunted that area.

[JLS]

So it looked kinda like this?

[JLS]

Yes im famiar, just asked. If he was that big I'd be willing to do alot lol.

Ok here we go. This is one reason I gave up on this site. Instead of giving an 8 page in depth detail I thought I'd throw out lil info.

I was on the smoothing iron, glassing across to what we call the tailbone. If, I say "if" there was enough time, we would of dropped down into asotin canyon, then to the top of the tailbone (where big bear was) hopfully he found food and stayed a long while, shoot him, drop back into asotin canyon then to the top of canyon to the smoothing iron. I'm guessing a total of 10,000 feet elevation change in what? Less then 2 miles?
I'm sure someone here knows?
Anyone?
I hunt hard bud, the cards just weren't in my favor that day. But now you know where I spotted him, so............go get em'

Better pack a lunch

[pd]

I know exactly where you were and only a fool or someone who doesn't know the area would walk from the ridge you were on to the "tailbone". It would take a day to get down and back up the other side! You made the right choice, that guy obviously hasn't hunted that area.

I agree with you both.  This recent trend for super-duper long shots ("Why not shoot Frank the Tank at 6 gazillion yards?") encourages people to think that it is easy.  But the reality of the Blues (and its neighbor Hells Canyon) are not like that.  These canyons are really, really steep, and tall.  I don't blame you a bit.  The good news is that you have seen Tanker Franker, and you generally know where to find him.  I have no doubt that we will see a mug shot of the big boy here in  the next several weeks.  In fact, we are counting on it!

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Honestly if one guy was spotting from you vantage point and the other guy is out on the tailbone with a radio you might have a good chance to get on him quicker.