There isn't a whole lot to the story. We were planning on hunting for bear Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening I diverted onto some logging roads on the way to my in-laws. We were hoping to find some grouse and I wanted to see how the burn areas were healing up. This guy was getting a drink in a spring. We made a short sneak, and I set her up on some shooting sticks with my .338 Win Mag (her new .243 was going to be sighted in Saturday morning). She dropped him with a good broadside shot at about 40 yards. A couple of photos later and I loaded him up whole. It was a 20 yard pack. Young male around 130 pounds live weight.
I hunted some nice bears the next two days but couldn't connect.
I cooked a loin the next day and it was delicious. I seasoned like a normal roast and made a sauce with fresh picked peaches, a little brown sugar, and red wine and tossed them in the crockpot for 5 hours.
