Author Topic: Labor Day weekend Bear (Read 8048 times)

Star882 · « **on:** September 09, 2016, 01:55:29 PM »

I finally got my first bear! I got it on the West side during Labor Day weekend.

shanevg · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2016, 02:02:04 PM »

Congrats! Looks like a great bear!

2MANY · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2016, 02:02:34 PM »

Nice bear.

Plenty of dew on the grass Sat and Sun that weekend.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2016, 02:03:06 PM »

Great photo too!

jasnt · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2016, 02:15:34 PM »

Great photo and bear. Any story?

SemperFidelis97 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2016, 03:11:27 PM »

Great bear Star looking foreword to the story if you decide to share.

Machias · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2016, 03:49:44 PM »

Beautiful bear, great photo, can't wait to hear all the details!! Congrats!

Kit Carson · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2016, 05:24:31 PM »

Congrats

Eli346 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2016, 06:38:01 AM »

Nice bear and photo!

justyhntr · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2016, 07:13:44 AM »

Nice bear ! Love that coat .

acnewman55 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2016, 07:28:30 AM »

Awesome. Congrats!

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Widgeondeke · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2016, 07:40:20 AM »

Congrats!

Star882 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2016, 08:10:57 AM »

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)

Forrestrover.02 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2016, 08:14:40 AM »

Great looking bear!

Ripper · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2016, 10:17:02 AM »

Nice job and a fine looking bear. Congrats.

SpicyTacos · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2016, 10:21:53 AM »

Well done. Great story!

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2016, 06:47:26 PM »

Congrats

tgomez · « **Reply #17 on:** September 12, 2016, 09:11:37 PM »

The first is always the best. With bear especially, your hooked for life now. Nice coat and a good looking bear 🐻. CONGRATULATIONS

csaaphill · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2016, 12:05:12 AM »

great bear

Mark251 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2016, 08:47:22 PM »

Nice

johnhart84 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 15, 2016, 01:57:22 PM »

Great 1st bear. Congrats

saylean · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2016, 04:39:46 PM »

Great pic of the bear! Congrats on your first!

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