Author Topic: Opening Day High Country Bear (Read 7131 times)

archery288 · « **on:** August 17, 2014, 11:56:57 AM »

Went up opening morning looking for a bear in the high country. At daylight everything was clear and allowed for time to glass the hillsides below us. Nothing was out there roaming around so we sat down and began to wait. Shortly after, a thick fog rolled in and plagued us for about 45 min. When the fog broke, I looked down spotted a brown patch near a big tree out in the open. Staring at it for about a minute or two I was about to assume it was a stump until it moved. Scrambling to get in shooting position, we were plagued once again by the thick fog.

We played cat and mouse for over 30 minutes with this bear before getting an accurate reading with my rangefinder which wouldn't work because of the fog. One well placed shot and the bear was tumbling down the hill. It's an old sow and she didn't have any cubs and hadn't been milked this year either. Her skull green scored at 16 6/8". Old bear, and the coloring was awesome! Time to get after a few more with friends!

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2014, 12:05:08 PM »

Congrats

awesome coloring

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2014, 12:13:39 PM »

Grats

grizzlyadams · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2014, 12:19:39 PM »

Way to go bro. She'll make a nice rug for sure!!

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2014, 12:28:25 PM »

RIGHT ON ..

That's why I love hunting high country bear .. Nothing cooler than sitting there and the fog rolls in and your sitting there waiting for it to lift and when it does there he is ..nothing like it ...Good job

redi · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2014, 12:56:10 PM »

Congrats on an awesome bear.

87Ford · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2014, 01:02:21 PM »

Nice bear! Congrats..

Evoac05 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2014, 01:07:34 PM »

Great looking bear! Way to make it happen.

gr8whthunter · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2014, 01:36:29 PM »

damn nice bear! good on ya

Eli346 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2014, 03:38:26 PM »

Love the color on that bear. Good job!

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2014, 03:44:28 PM »

Great bear!

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Ironhead · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2014, 03:44:42 PM »

Beautiful Bear John, congrats.

ribka · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2014, 04:10:49 PM »

ditto on the color
very nice bear

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2014, 04:16:45 PM »

Extra nice. What caliber in your hand ?

mountainman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:00:45 PM »

Awesome size, color, and a melon head! Way to get it done! Congratulations!

archery288 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:28:24 PM »

Appreciate the kind words everyone! She'll make a good rug. And it's a 7mm WSM Campmeat.

jasnt · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:30:03 PM »

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:32:21 PM »

Quote from: archery288 on August 17, 2014, 06:28:24 PM

Appreciate the kind words everyone! She'll make a good rug. And it's a 7mm WSM Campmeat.

.......got 'er done.

troyspinetar · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:59:46 PM »

Gorgeous bear!

SWiley · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2014, 09:48:17 PM »

Congrats! Great looking bear!

rittem1 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 18, 2014, 04:57:15 PM »

she's a real beaut!

Woodchuck · « **Reply #21 on:** August 18, 2014, 05:04:48 PM »

Beautiful, well done.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #22 on:** August 18, 2014, 05:07:52 PM »

Nice one John.

Machias · « **Reply #23 on:** August 18, 2014, 05:13:55 PM »

Great looking bear!! Thanks for sharing the story and the photos. Congrats!!

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #24 on:** August 18, 2014, 05:19:49 PM »

Beautiful bear

Congrats

Wea300mag · « **Reply #25 on:** August 18, 2014, 07:42:47 PM »

Very nice, congrats!!!

Jgoodin514 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 18, 2014, 10:48:37 PM »

Congratulations what an amazing Bear!!!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #27 on:** August 18, 2014, 10:57:21 PM »

Looks like a good bear!

goat berries · « **Reply #28 on:** August 18, 2014, 11:19:44 PM »

Yup, something special about bears in high country. And you know they're eating berries and other veg, so the taste will be sweet. Beautiful hair. How much fat did you get off her?

archery288 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 19, 2014, 07:01:14 AM »

There was a ton of fat on her. We kept cutting fat wondering how deep we had to go to get to the meat. She was eating good that's for sure.

robertsjd · « **Reply #30 on:** August 19, 2014, 10:25:39 AM »

Awesome bear man cool story too love the highcountry hunts nothing better !

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 19, 2014, 10:43:10 AM »

hardrichard · « **Reply #32 on:** August 19, 2014, 01:41:20 PM »

very nice bear

great job what ya shooting x-bolt in 300 wsm? very nice once again!

hardrichard · « **Reply #33 on:** August 19, 2014, 01:43:59 PM »

I just re read its a 7mmwsm got ya great round as well congrats again.

HUNTNORTHWEST · « **Reply #34 on:** August 19, 2014, 04:41:45 PM »

Probably the coolest bear I have ever seen.

goat berries · « **Reply #35 on:** August 20, 2014, 01:22:49 AM »

Quote from: archery288 on August 19, 2014, 07:01:14 AM

There was a ton of fat on her. We kept cutting fat wondering how deep we had to go to get to the meat. She was eating good that's for sure.

Beautiful. A real fatty came to me several years back too, in October. My buddy's mother rendered all the fat down in exchange for 1/3 the bear grease. We ended up with 24 pints altogether. Plus the meat was totally marbeled with it. There was some professional butcher at a potluck I went to who would not believe it wasn't Angus beef, lol.

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