49 degrees spring bear hunt in progress

[RadSav]

Congratulations!  They should really be starting to come out now.  Next up will be one the two of you will never forget   Good luck!

[hrd2fnd]

  congratulations

[BULLBLASTER]

awesome job! way to go!
congrats!

[CAMPMEAT]

Good job....nice color.

[teegansdad]

The bear up above is my buddies that I was hunting with here's a pic of my first turkey shot the same day. I will be heading over this weekend for three days to get my bear. I thought I had a good hit on a really nice 220lb blacky, the bear side buckled and tried to run off, I watched it thinking any second it would drop. Nope it made its way to the wood line and never fell tracked it but blood trail dried up. Should have kept shooting till it was down

[RadSav]

Live and learn with bear hunting.  A well shot bear rarely goes much of anywhere.  So if he is still standing consider him in need of more lead!  Nice bird

[sled]

Live and learn with bear hunting.  A well shot bear rarely goes much of anywhere.  So if he is still standing consider him in need of more lead!  Nice bird

  I Agree!  IM No Expert, But I Had A Hard Earned Lesson.

[teegansdad]

We'll I'll be heading over early sat morning and plan on hunting sat,sun,mon,tues hope the holiday doesn't have to many people tearing up the woods.

[RadSav]

We'll I'll be heading over early sat morning and plan on hunting sat,sun,mon,tues hope the holiday doesn't have to many people tearing up the woods.

Oh there will be plenty of those.  But they will be too hung over each morning to cause much trouble before noon

[teegansdad]

Weekend itinerary:
Wake up early Friday morning pack up for solo trip to 49 deg, leave Olympia and head to work swing in Seattle at the shipyard. Get off at midnight and drive 6.5 hrs to go bear. Man I got this bear bug bad!!

[johnnyaustin44]

I went through the same thing last year. Got off at 2300 in Everett and headed out. Got to Kelly hill at 630 am and set up camp. Hunted until 10 and went back and took a nap. Shot my bear at 1800 that night and headed home the next day. Good luck and keep it up. It can come together quickly.