Respectable boar down (Mohawk)

[woodman]

I ran into this bear a few days ago when he was making a holy ruckus in the brush. I have him in the trail cam section. He showed up in the area and was new to me. He has a mane on him that looks like a Mohawk. I have been hunting everyday since the season opened and have passed on opportunities waiting for a good shot on a decent bear. This guy showed up about a half mile from where I last saw him. I picked a trail that runs between a dwindling creek and berry fields. I sat on this trail for the last three days thinking something would show up. His head has plenty of fresh and old wounds, I believe he was quite the scrapper.

I spotted this guy this morning for a brief moment as he came over a ridge and behind some brush. I thought he was going to come straight through, but he hesitated. I could see him but did not have a clear shot and did not know if there were cubs or not. Like so many times, he just disappeared and I thought maybe I should have taken a shot but was glad that I held off. I sat there silent and listened, there was no wind, no leaves rustling, it was totally silent. I was hoping that maybe I would hear what direction he headed. The next thing you know, he was huffing right behind me in the brush. I slowly turned and could see leaves moving. I stayed silent and he was unsure what to do I think. He must have sensed something was amiss in his area. I waited him out, he walked slowly out of the brush and gave me the clear shot that I had waited days for. One shot and he did not take anther step. He made a slight noise and I put my normal second shot in him and it was lights out.

I worked pretty hard getting him out but I could not get him in my rig by myself. A fellow came by and offered his truck to haul this bear to the butcher shop. The hanging weight field dressed was 252 pounds. I just got a call from the butcher shop to let me know that after taking the hide and head off, the meat and bones are 191 pounds.

Another great day in the woods!

[Halo]

Nice bear, Congrats.

[walter351]

Nice bear, you have got to love it when it all comes together.

[whackmaster]

way to go good bear 

[bknilvr00]

Right on! 

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats that's a nice one

[RadSav]

252 hanging in August...That's a dang fine bear!  Congratulations

[Wea300mag]

Very nice Woodman, congrats!

[deerhunter_98520]

Awesome 

[bowguy]

 

[CAMPMEAT]

Excellent. What caliber handgun ?

[fillthefreezer]

you are the man! so pleased to have learned so much from you and see you continually, GET IT DONE!

[jackelope]

That's a great bear. Congrats, Woodman. You obviously put your time in and deserve that bear.

[fillthefreezer]

I spotted this guy this morning for a brief moment as he came over a ridge and behind some brush. I thought he was going to come straight through, but he hesitated. I could see him but did not have a clear shot and did not know if there were cubs or not. Like so many times, he just disappeared and I thought maybe I should have taken a shot but was glad that I held off. I sat there silent and listened, there was no wind, no leaves rustling, it was totally silent. I was hoping that maybe I would hear what direction he headed. The next thing you know, he was huffing right behind me in the brush. I slowly turned and could see leaves moving. I stayed silent i sat and texted all my friends, like i usually do while out hunting, especially the ones i know who are stuck at work and love bear hunting, german shepherds, and picking up sheds and he was unsure what to do I think.

edited for truth, like any friend would do

[woodman]

Excellent. What caliber handgun ?

S & W 44

[woodman]

I spotted this guy this morning for a brief moment as he came over a ridge and behind some brush. I thought he was going to come straight through, but he hesitated. I could see him but did not have a clear shot and did not know if there were cubs or not. Like so many times, he just disappeared and I thought maybe I should have taken a shot but was glad that I held off. I sat there silent and listened, there was no wind, no leaves rustling, it was totally silent. I was hoping that maybe I would hear what direction he headed. The next thing you know, he was huffing right behind me in the brush. I slowly turned and could see leaves moving. I stayed silent i sat and texted all my friends, like i usually do while out hunting, especially the ones i know who are stuck at work and love bear hunting, german shepherds, and picking up sheds and he was unsure what to do I think.

edited for truth, like any friend would do

It's all part of the experience. I love sharing with people that like what I like and share back!

[CAMPMEAT]

Excellent. What caliber handgun ?

S & W 44
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Well bless your heart.........very cool.

[steen]

Great bear and I love the story!!

[pashok23]

 

[bearmanric]

Nice going Mr. Woodman. Looks like a fighter. Rick

[n_mathews13]

Very nice !  Rug?   7 more days till our  season start

[Lunchbox1981]

Congrats!  Way to get it done.  Nasty scarred up dude too.

[whitey]

Awesome..
Put the slap down on him.

[MAGhunter]

Bear looks like he's been in a few battles.  Very nice.

[Watimberghost]

Very respectable! That boar has some character

[jasnt]

congrats

[Machias]

Congrats!!!

[girlshunt2]

Nice bear!!!


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[oldhuntere]

Great bear!! I also handgun hunt with a 44mag. what ammo do you like to use ?

[gunnarnewt]

 

[woodman]

oldhuntere, here is my long answer to your question.

I hike a lot in the mountains as well as hunt. I like to do a lot of photography of animals and shed hunt. While I do this I see a fair amount of bears. Some are large, some are average and some are just cubs. I carried a 357 with me while out there because I have had some very close encounters including more than one time shooting to keep bears off of me that were trying to harm me by challenging me and charging me. If you were to look, you would see that a lot of my posts include pictures and videos of bears. I get some pretty decent sized ones at times which I post here.

Twice now I have run into a particular bear that just dwarfs anything that I have posted. When I first saw it, the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I was sure that my 357 would not stop it. After those encounters, I searched for a 44 caliber handgun. I found one on here from a fellow member who sold it to me. It came with the ammo that I have for it. The loads are unknown to me but I can tell you that when the gun is fired, it makes one heck of a ball of fire around the cylinder. I even wrote about it here to see if that was normal. I have never had a  gun that did this. I was told that guys try to load shells to get that effect.

To answer you in the short version, I don't know. I carry it for the reason that I stated, and laid it on that bear for scale. What would you suggest to use?

[kevinlisa06]

Good lookin bear!


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[Tjajwilson]

NICE BEAR! What are you hanging it from? I see its not by its legs, so his butt hole  ?

[woodman]

NICE BEAR! What are you hanging it from? I see its not by its legs, so his butt hole  ?

Yeah, I screwed in a BROWN EYE BOLT!

[liljozie495]

Woodman aka the bear whisperer! Great bear woodman! 

[Tjajwilson]

Ha ha ha funny woodman! But really how did you have him that way

[woodman]

Ha ha ha funny woodman! But really how did you have him that way

It is outside of the butcher shop on his scale. There is a hook that in reaching into the open body cavity.

[Gobble Doc]

Great job at patience and waiting for the clean shot.

[elkoholic1]

congrats on a nice bear great job!!   

[Ripper]

Nice one woodman, way to get it done.   

[Rakkasan00]

Great story and sweet Bear. Scrap marks and all.

[MatthewHunter98]

agin nice story and great bear. Im still working for mine!