Author Topic: Huckleberry success! (Read 5979 times)

Boomerboy87 · « **on:** May 27, 2019, 12:51:58 AM »

My buddy Frank Hasiak and I left Snohomish county Friday after work around 5 and headed to Huckleberry Unit for the Spring Bear tag I drew. We arrived about midnight and set up camp. We woke up around 4:30am and started our hike to a vantage point only to see no more than 100 yard due to fog. We piddled around under a tarp for a short time and decided to hit a lower elevation in hopes of better visibility and wound up on a 40 min drive North of where we started. With no signs of the fog letting up, Frank and I took a short nap in the truck while parked at a State property gate at 3,600 feet and woke up at 1:00pm. We through on our packs and slow walked about 40 minutes only to find fresh bear scat on the edge of a clear cut, so we found the nearest vantage and sat. After patiently waiting until 7:00 pm, Frank wide eyed with enthusiasm says "Bear, Bear". Of course I say "where, where". From my spotters angle, he could see a Bear traveling up the drainage from the road we were sitting above. I immediately turned my camera and hit record. Then realized I needed to lay prone exactly where the tripod and camera were setting. I basically threw the camera out of the way and lined up a shot. Frank whispered 235, I was zeroed for 200 with my 30-06. The boar was slightly quartering away with his front right shoulder forward uphill. It was perfect. Needless to say I pulled a good shot off and killed this Bruin.

bobcat · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2019, 01:21:30 AM »

Great looking bear! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing your story.

shmacker · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2019, 05:01:17 AM »

Awesome bear, congrats!

colersu22 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2019, 05:19:43 AM »

Congrats on the nice bear, I’m hoping I can be chasing them up there next year.

boneaddict · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2019, 06:33:29 AM »

Nice looking bear. Congrats

HillHound · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2019, 06:37:23 AM »

Awesome bear. Congrats

elkrack · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2019, 06:37:40 AM »

Congrats on the success

Good looking bear

Tracker0721 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:10:09 AM »

Congrats on the bear and that’s a dandy!

Bango skank · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:21:29 AM »

Stud bear, good job!

CaNINE · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:23:56 AM »

Very good bear congratulations

DeerThug · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:27:25 AM »

Excellent. Will be good eating for sure...

X-Force · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:37:16 AM »

Nice color

jasnt · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:39:25 AM »

Heck of a bear congrats

Tschaefer72 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:44:59 AM »

Such a cool looking bear! Congrats and thanks for sharing the story.

Birdgetter · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:46:29 AM »

Huge bear! Glad you were able to fill your tag! Do you plan on getting a rug made?

SuperDave · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2019, 07:58:33 AM »

Nice looking bear, congratulations

redi · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2019, 08:14:18 AM »

Great looking bear. congrats

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2019, 08:48:05 AM »

Good for you.

There buttloads of bear all over that NE area.

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2019, 09:45:05 AM »

pashok23 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2019, 10:43:44 AM »

Awesome bear, congrats.

jrebel · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2019, 10:47:32 AM »

Awesome bear, congrats!!!

Dan-o · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2019, 10:58:54 AM »

Looks fantastic!

RugerRay · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2019, 11:05:13 AM »

Congratulations on a beautiful bear!

Boomerboy87 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2019, 11:16:36 AM »

Quote from: Birdgetter on May 27, 2019, 07:46:29 AM

Huge bear! Glad you were able to fill your tag! Do you plan on getting a rug made?

Most definitely!

Boomerboy87 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 27, 2019, 11:19:50 AM »

Thanks to everyone. Im very pleased with the size and color.

wheels · « **Reply #25 on:** May 27, 2019, 12:59:27 PM »

congrats

RockChuck · « **Reply #26 on:** May 27, 2019, 01:12:25 PM »

Awsome!

Machias · « **Reply #27 on:** May 28, 2019, 11:06:05 AM »

Beautiful bear!! Congrats!!

cbond3318 · « **Reply #28 on:** May 28, 2019, 11:29:43 AM »

Great Bear!!

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 28, 2019, 12:21:19 PM »

Lots of bears hitting the ground for forum members this year. Congrats on the bear.

saylean · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2019, 05:49:03 PM »

Excellent bear.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #31 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:28:57 AM »

That's a dandy!

Watimberghost · « **Reply #32 on:** May 29, 2019, 12:04:30 PM »

What a cool bear! Big one

Gutpile · « **Reply #33 on:** May 29, 2019, 05:37:35 PM »

Really a great looking bear.

dune · « **Reply #34 on:** June 02, 2019, 11:55:22 AM »

Bear down.

trophyelk6x6 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 02, 2019, 06:24:52 PM »

hard hunter · « **Reply #36 on:** June 02, 2019, 10:59:48 PM »

Congrats on a great bear

trophyhunt · « **Reply #37 on:** June 03, 2019, 06:29:26 AM »

Congrats on a really nice bear!

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