My Past Bear From The Monroe Area

[johnhart84]

I haven't been on in a while but wanted to post my last bear I shot. I got it in the Monroe area in late August. I saw him on the edge of a clear cut at 85 yards away and tried a call to see what happened. He ignored it at first and walk just inside the timber and out of view . I continued to call for 20 minutes or so to see if I could get him to pop out again. I was sitting on top of a log pile so I could have a good areal view. The whole time my eyes were fixating on the last spot I saw the bear instead of looking over my shoulders like I usally do when I use a distress call. This bruin could hear the dinner bell because he circled back almost undetected, and was heading my way from my back right side. Before I knew it,  I ended up calling this bruin in with a distress call to about 12 yards of me. A little too close to comfort  . I was using a custom call from "bearmanric". If you get one of his calls, you will not be disappointed. They sound incredible. Anyways just wanted to post a picture of him!

[h20hunter]

Nice bear John......You will have to swing by for a beer sometime.

[Rooster1981]

Thats a cool story and congrats on a nice bear

[D-Rock425]

 

[7mmfan]

bugger killed that bear the day after I left to go guide fishing trips for the fall. I had hunted the cut with him 3 times before that. Its an awesome bear!

[JackOfAllTrades]

As he snuck up behind/right of you, what were the wind conditions while you were calling?  I bet he circled down wind trying to sniff out what was making all the noise.
 
-Steve

[woodman]

Nice, that paw looks huge!

[grizzlyadams]

Nice bear!!! Hope that's not the one I've been after. LOL Awe heck they're all the ones I've been after. ;-) congrats

[BOWHUNTER45]

Nice 

[johnhart84]

Thanks everyone! Just  2short weeks  !

H20hunter- definitely, I won't turn down a beer  , and some bear stories.

JackOfAllTrades- You make a valid point. Never thought about that possibility. If there was a breeze, it was sudtle. I do remember a good fog in the clear cut that started clearing out closet to me by the time I pulled the trigger. Which would mean if there was a breeze, it was coming from my back side. That's a great  , and something to think about on my next hunt.

[MatthewHunter98]

hntin story of a lifetime

[bowhunterforever]

Nice bear Congrats

[Turner89]

  Nice job John. I want to call one in like that We'll have to go out a couple times this next month.

[Ripper]

Congrats, nice bear and story.