Author Topic: Our Fall bear season (Read 6384 times)

n_mathews13 · « **on:** September 05, 2018, 05:03:14 PM »

Went out Friday and saw a 7x7 bill with cows, a brown colored bear, and another 6x bull

Saturday saw nothing

Sunday saw a lion, and a 6x bull

Definitely drier this year, berries aren't as good as last year .

Got all next week, had a few cam pics

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2018, 05:08:29 PM »

Girls got to dissect some bear poop

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2018, 05:11:15 PM »

Nice

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2018, 06:25:16 PM »

Timberstalker · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2018, 06:55:58 PM »

Always enjoy following along. Thanks for sharing.

WAElkhunter89 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2018, 07:08:12 PM »

Quote from: n_mathews13 on September 05, 2018, 06:25:16 PM

Looks like a nice bull.

Machias · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2018, 08:56:07 AM »

Awesome, good luck this fall!!!

tlbradford · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2018, 09:36:15 AM »

Those are a couple of cuties. Good Luck.

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2018, 02:01:01 PM »

Dad went up earlier this morn to drop off his trailer, and 500 some yards from where that lion was he saw another one. More likely the same cat, might need to attempt a calling set in that canyon

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2018, 07:33:59 AM »

Bear down

Timberstalker · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2018, 09:45:43 AM »

Nice! Need a picture!

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2018, 10:00:31 AM »

Headn back up.
More pics later

Timberstalker · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2018, 10:04:04 AM »

Dandy bear! Congrats!

CaNINE · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2018, 11:24:34 AM »

Congrats!

JakeLand · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2018, 01:22:59 PM »

Right on !!

jennabug · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2018, 01:24:12 PM »

Quote from: n_mathews13 on September 12, 2018, 10:00:31 AM

Headn back up.
More pics later

Right on!

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2018, 08:25:01 PM »

Looks like a dang nice bear! Congrats!

Timberstalker · « **Reply #17 on:** September 13, 2018, 01:38:31 PM »

Looking forward to more pictures.

Machias · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2018, 03:44:13 PM »

NICE, congrats!! You've worked hard for one!

csaaphill · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2018, 11:40:07 PM »

Quote from: n_mathews13 on September 12, 2018, 10:00:31 AM

Headn back up.
More pics later

Awesome bear man.

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:43:44 AM »

Crazy week.
I worked Saturday, fan up and got on hillside around 3:pm. Had a whole week off to hunt. About 6:30 I think I see something move in brush in bottom of canyon. At 7: dad see this bear come out, we move down into range and get set up. He had come out in clearing just above the trees in the bottom, then sat down. By the time we got ready he moved into brush.
Thinking that was that and knowing where I'd spend my week now, I waited out the last of shooting hours. He then comes back up from bottom, now 200 yards angled down hill. I take the shot, he drops and rollls 10' and didn't move.
Drop down, up the other side. And man oh man, I couldn't lift his head. No ground shrinking on him. He had no thin spots but hair was short. Came to 71" long. Back at camp by 1:, and still 7 days off

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:44:25 AM »

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:50:17 AM »

Bear sausage

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:11:13 AM »

My pics are not wanting to download, I'll have to try latter.

So, i go into town to butcher on Monday, head back up to sit with dad. I tell him " wed or Thur is the day, this are my lucky days"
Tue evening we haven't seen another bear. My tooth starts to hurt, and swells up a little.
Wed morn bottom jaw is swollen and half my lips are. I decided that if I run to town now and could be back before prime time. Head down and get a prescription, fill it and back up by10:
Tell day , " today is the day" trying to encourage. Fall bear hunt for us is funding where they are and sitting sun up to sundown, gets tiresome.
At 7:30 dad says "well..." and turns around and puts stuff in pack. Given his eyes are older, I keep watching.
7:35 I see bear, and it's 210yds. He settles in, I ask if he's going to take it. He says yes and is ready. Boom! Bear rolls down out of site. Can hear rocks and sticks breaking and moaning. Went over and found it. Another good bear. He came to 6.5'!! Was so cool!

Enjoyed our time together. Weather was not normal sept weather, elk didn't seem to be bugling or even in area like normal. This season felt more like hunting in first week of oct. only saw 4 bear

We now have a desert mule deer hunt in a few weeks. Be hard to top this.

I'll try later to do pics again

Timberstalker · « **Reply #24 on:** September 17, 2018, 07:40:06 AM »

Awesome.

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:47:51 AM »

Any ideas on why pics won't go through

7mmfan · « **Reply #26 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:53:57 AM »

Probably to big. If they're on your phone, take a screen shot of the photo and then load the screen shot. The file size is significantly smaller and should load no problem.

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:18:48 AM »

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:22:33 AM »

Picked 3 gal of black berries

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:23:07 AM »

Quote from: 7mmfan on September 17, 2018, 08:53:57 AM

Probably to big. If they're on your phone, take a screen shot of the photo and then load the screen shot. The file size is significantly smaller and should load no problem.

Thanks

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:35:15 AM »

Dandy bear

csaaphill · « **Reply #31 on:** September 18, 2018, 08:48:11 PM »

man that's big lol Nice and grats on two bear?
you and your dads?

7mmfan · « **Reply #32 on:** September 18, 2018, 09:04:08 PM »

Great bears man, definitely no ground shrinkage there.

Tschaefer72 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 18, 2018, 09:07:22 PM »

Wow! Two great bears! Congrats to you for those moments and memories with your family.

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #34 on:** September 18, 2018, 09:21:07 PM »

Bear fajitas

Machias · « **Reply #35 on:** September 19, 2018, 10:48:44 AM »

Awesome bears, congrats!!! The food looks tasty!!

n_mathews13 · « **Reply #36 on:** September 19, 2018, 02:35:10 PM »

Was a fun week, and unusual.
As a family, for Wa and ID, we have harvested 6 bears for 2018... and I still have a second bear tag for ID in my pocket.

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 19, 2018, 03:15:28 PM »

congrats

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