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I finally got my first bear! I got it on the West side during Labor Day weekend.
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Congrats! Looks like a great bear!
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Nice bear.
Plenty of dew on the grass Sat and Sun that weekend.
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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Great photo too!
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Great photo and bear. Any story?
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September 09, 2016, 03:11:27 PM »
Great bear Star looking foreword to the story if you decide to share.
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September 09, 2016, 03:49:44 PM »
Beautiful bear, great photo, can't wait to hear all the details!! Congrats!
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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Congrats
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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September 10, 2016, 06:38:01 AM »
Nice bear and photo!
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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Nice bear ! Love that coat .
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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September 10, 2016, 07:28:30 AM »
Awesome. Congrats!
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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Congrats!
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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So since a few people asked i figured i would share the story of my bear hunt.
So it all started with my previous hunt/trail camera check a couple weeks earlier when i lost my hand held GPS on what i thought would be my only chance out this year to target bear. I was able to convince my wife to let me go out and look for my GPS in a couple spots i thought it could be from my precious hunt and take my rifle for a walk in the process. I left my house around 4 am and got to the trail head around 1st light. Of course right when i headed in it started to pour down rain for about 45 min. After hiking in about 3 miles with some good elevation gain i started to see a ton of bear sign. I could tell there was alot of new bear trails that were not there last time i was out and the berries looked a lot better this time. My heart started pounding and my adrenaline was going since the last time i was in the section of the logging road i had a bear walking in the thick brush about 30 feet from me but unfortunately I couldn't get a shot. While all these thoughts are going threw my head i looked up the trail a see a bear head sticking up over the ridge line of the hill i was on at about 30 yards away. All in one motion i lifted my rifle and shot and the bear disappeared over the ridgeline. I never heard a death moan so i was concerned i may have just wounded the bear at 1st or even missed so I gave it a few minutes. I made a couple calls to get some help finding the bear and getting it out. With a buddy on the way I walked up about 10 feet on the trail to get a better view over the ridgeline and saw the bear dead about 20 feet from where i shot it. Over all it was a great experience with a quick death for the bear and i couldn't be happier. Except if I would have found my GPS. (Those things are expensive)
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Re: Labor Day weekend Bear
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September 10, 2016, 08:14:40 AM »
Great looking bear!
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Nice job and a fine looking bear. Congrats.
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