first hunt wa fall bear.

[southern transplant]

i just cant decide if im gonna bow hunt or rifle hunt..  still chasing my first bear i want to get him with my bow but id hate to see him walk away out of range

[Smossy]

I slept in till about 3, I think I was depressed I couldn't make it out today...

[alwinearcher]

Ah hahahaha! A guy from Sagebrushville smokes the first Hunt WA Boo-Boo of the year, at least posted a pic first. Good job WhackNStack.

Hope you don't mind Whack, I took the liberty of rotating the pic for you.

Yeah, Im gonna vote for Whack!

[Woodchuck]

i just cant decide if im gonna bow hunt or rifle hunt..  still chasing my first bear i want to get him with my bow but id hate to see him walk away out of range

That can still happen with a rifle 

[Skillet]

I voted for WhackNStack.  Not influenced at all by my having seen him with the first dead bear pic in this thread or anything.

[Goldeneye]

I slept in till about 3, I think I was depressed I couldn't make it out today...

How do you sleep that late (3:00) when it's light out?  On my days off I have a hard time sleeping past 6:00 am... 

[Smossy]

I slept in till about 3, I think I was depressed I couldn't make it out today...

How do you sleep that late (3:00) when it's light out?  On my days off I have a hard time sleeping past 6:00 am... 

My windows have black drapes, absolutely no light comes through.
Your body is used to getting up early though, out of routine it will keep doing it. I have no set schedule unfortunetly. The only time I can really get up at 6am is when my girl gets up for work or Im going to the river.

[wog]

I got another vote

  I VOTED FOR YA CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY 'BOUT BEARS AND HUNT'IN BUT I SURLY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COME FROM,, I THOUGHT I BROUGHT YOU UP BETTER.

[D-Rock425]

I lost you guys have surely been puttin an @$$ kicking on bears already.  Now I'm work sat morning instead of bear hunting .

[Eli346]

 I almost pulled the trigger on a bear at about 300 yds today. I thought she was a sow but I wasn't really sure but after watching for about 5 minutes or so and having her in my scope several times I let her walk into the timber. I'm glad I did cuz when she came back out a couple of minutes later she had a couple of cubs with her. I watched them for awhile but when they started heading over to my buddies side of the cut I tried to call him to let him know she was a sow with cubs. His radio wasn't on!
 I ran up my side of the cut and over to his side as quick as I could. As I came over the top behind him I could see him on his rifle and the bear out in front of him on a stump. I called out 'sow with cubs' and got him to stop just before he pulled the trigger. It was that close. I don't like bears eating fawns but I can't see letting 2 little cubs die a horrible death. We'll get after the big boar tomorrow.

[hntrspud]

Good on ya! Glad to see there are still some ethical guys out there! Karma will come back around.

[cem3434]

I almost pulled the trigger on a bear at about 300 yds today. I thought she was a sow but I wasn't really sure but after watching for about 5 minutes or so and having her in my scope several times I let her walk into the timber. I'm glad I did cuz when she came back out a couple of minutes later she had a couple of cubs with her. I watched them for awhile but when they started heading over to my buddies side of the cut I tried to call him to let him know she was a sow with cubs. His radio wasn't on!
 I ran up my side of the cut and over to his side as quick as I could. As I came over the top behind him I could see him on his rifle and the bear out in front of him on a stump. I called out 'sow with cubs' and got him to stop just before he pulled the trigger. It was that close. I don't like bears eating fawns but I can't see letting 2 little cubs die a horrible death. We'll get after  the big boar tomorrow.

 

[Ripper]

Thanks to everyone who voted for me. At least I was the first whose name was on the list.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I almost pulled the trigger on a bear at about 300 yds today. I thought she was a sow but I wasn't really sure but after watching for about 5 minutes or so and having her in my scope several times I let her walk into the timber. I'm glad I did cuz when she came back out a couple of minutes later she had a couple of cubs with her. I watched them for awhile but when they started heading over to my buddies side of the cut I tried to call him to let him know she was a sow with cubs. His radio wasn't on!
 I ran up my side of the cut and over to his side as quick as I could. As I came over the top behind him I could see him on his rifle and the bear out in front of him on a stump. I called out 'sow with cubs' and got him to stop just before he pulled the trigger. It was that close. I don't like bears eating fawns but I can't see letting 2 little cubs die a horrible death. We'll get after the big boar tomorrow.

Kudos.  I tried to kill a bear for 3 years before getting it done, saw bears in range every year but couldn't be sure there were no cubs.  It was worth the wait.

[Eli346]

 Glimpsed another bear today at about 250 yds but only had a few seconds to see him. I don't think it was the sow with cubs from yesterday but it may have been. She's got some red on her side as she looks like she's rubbed a little and I didn't see that today. I'm actually after a big boar in that canyon that is bigger (body size) than the 21 5/16 boar I shot there last year. The boar shoud be easy to spot unless he's lost the blue collar the game dept. put on him.