almost tagged a spring bear in Idaho last night.

[BULLBLASTER]

Spring Bears make some of the best mounts just for that reason.  As long as you get them before they start rubbing.  What are you planning to do with yours? 

The Bear in my avatar is much smaller than the one you got.  I still havnt decided what I want to do with it.  It had the thickest coat I've ever seen on a bear from Washington.  I just had it dry tanned and its hangibg on my wall.  Thought about doing a lifesize or a closed mouth rug.  Cant decide.

just having a soft tan on this one.

[BULLBLASTER]

And people give me heck for my big stabilizer on my Truth2.  Yours makes mine look like a baby

I sure miss working bait sites and taking bear up close with those perfect bow shots.  Reading your story and seeing the pictures really got me dreaming of my past life.  Those were good times.  I've never shot a sow before, but dang if I might have had to tag that one.  She's beautiful.  Congratulations!

well you know what they say about big stablilizers...?




...accurate shots... duhhh 

I cant believe how much fun running a bait site is... ton of work but lots of fun too! and yes bears are really fun to have up close. they have to be teh most careful animals coming to a bait... very cautious like they know your there.

[RadSav]

I cant believe how much fun running a bait site is... ton of work but lots of fun too! and yes bears are really fun to have up close. they have to be teh most careful animals coming to a bait... very cautious like they know your there.

Wait until the first time you come to sit in your treestand and have to remove the bear poop from the seat first.  Made me extremely jumpy.  I bet I checked the tree above my head 1,000 times in an evening.  Moved a little faster through the bush too.  First time a young one tries to join you in stand is a fun one too   Man, I miss it bad!

Sounds like you are hooked!  I should say congratulations for that too

[Ridgerunner]

Awesome bear, I wish I lived close enough to Idaho to start baiting that looks awesome.

[huntnnw]

definitely not the same baiting in the fall as for bears coming in and how much they eat