Author Topic: Got one down (Read 13712 times)

Jake T · « **on:** May 29, 2009, 11:31:20 AM »

I went camping over the long weekend so i hadn't been out on this road but had planned on checking it out when i got back. When i got back i had a few PMs saying this road was all good with sign everywhere so i was feeling pretty stoked.

i got off work and drove up to the gate and then started hiking. about a mile in i saw a black blob in the bushes off the side of the road. i stopped and dropped to one knee and started waiting. when i saw the blob it looked like it was walking away from me so when i was on my knee i was waiting for it to move far enough away that it would provide a good quartering away shot. well the wind picked up and it got a hold of my scent and ran. i was bummed. i didn't want to go after it because it ran into some thick brush and trying to be quiet in there would have been hard. so i kept hiking on along the road.

about two miles later i see another blob on the side of the road behind a tree. again i dropped to one knee and waited. he came out a little ways and hinted at showing me his shoulder but went back into the bushes. i couldn't tell if he was a sow or not. Then i see his head again but it was closer to the ground so i am thinking sow and cubs. i wait a little bit longer and i realize it is the same bear, not a cub.

he walks out onto the road and turns towards me and starts slowly walking. he sees me but isn't scared just cautious. keeps walking slowly toward me trying to sniff the air. finally he stops and looks, then decides i am boring and turns to his right. i shot him then. he sort of did a small turn, no big leap or anything and ran into the bushes. he was close to the edge so i didn't get a second chance.

i jack a new shell in and move forward to where he was. i see his tracks but there is no blood at all. i am confused because i know it was a good shot and i felt very good about it. so i am looking for any blood but see none and start to think i jerked it and missed him clean. i know bears don't leave much blood trail but i was expecting something. I'm going back and forth on if i hit him or missed him and finally decide that i got him and i need to look for him.

go into the brush and start checking out all of the dark spots with my binos and finally one looks fuzzy. i immediately start doing the "get some" dance. i walk up on him slowly, chucking rocks and sticks at him because i was alone. he's dead.

tagged him and ran back to the truck and then drove down to cell range because he is a big boy. Got my buddy to come help me skin him, and got a hold of a guy that could open the gate for me so we didn't have to pack him those 3 miles, we only had to pack him the 60 yards up the hill. I've been persuing bears for 3 years now and this is my first. for what he is, it was worth the wait.

i spread his hide out in the garage, 6'0" from nose to tail, 6'2" paw to paw, paws are 6" wide. We didn't weigh him, but it was all two of us could do to move him around for gutting so my official story is that he is a 6 foot, 300 pound bear. super nice and thick black coat with a small blond streak on his chest. he's so dirty in the pictures because he died on the side of the hill and then slide down another 30 yards and stopped by burying his head in a rotten log.

GoldTip · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:33:12 AM »

Dandy bear, congrats!

jackelope · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:36:19 AM »

great work, Jake, congrats on your first bear. he's a good one.

testar77 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:36:26 AM »

Congrats man Nice Bear!!!!

Kain · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:36:36 AM »

Thats a nice looking bear. Thanks for the story and congrats.

KillBilly · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:42:00 AM »

Very nice Bear, congratulations on your first. Any mounts planned?

Machias · « **Reply #6 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:46:29 AM »

Awesome looking bear, that one is a fatty for sure, congrats!!

Gobble · « **Reply #7 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:47:50 AM »

Congrats! nice bear

Jake T · « **Reply #8 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:49:30 AM »

Quote from: KillBilly on May 29, 2009, 11:42:00 AM

Very nice Bear, congratulations on your first. Any mounts planned?

gonna rug him.

M_ray · « **Reply #9 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:03:58 PM »

Very nice Jake, you should be proud he's a dandy!

whacker1 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:20:46 PM »

congrats on a good looking bear

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:24:16 PM »

Congratulations! Where'd you git him?

-Steve

Bearhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:28:05 PM »

Jake congrats, you killed the bear we were after, I would venture to say he is all of 300lbs, there were some big piles of scat up there the last week or so. I knew there was a big boy in there, last year I seen one that I know would push 400lb's, you may have killed the one that was leaving all the sign. It seems they are really active in there now. Was that your first time in behind the gate?

WAcoyotehunter · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:33:50 PM »

good work on a DANDY bear!

littlebuf · « **Reply #14 on:** May 29, 2009, 12:39:57 PM »

thats a great spring bear congratulations, what unit did you draw?

Huntbear · « **Reply #15 on:** May 29, 2009, 01:20:12 PM »

Great looking bear, congrats on your first!!!!!

bowsandhose · « **Reply #16 on:** May 29, 2009, 01:32:34 PM »

grats

strutnrut1984 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 29, 2009, 02:31:25 PM »

awesome bear u got there.

Jake T · « **Reply #18 on:** May 29, 2009, 03:03:03 PM »

Got him off the main line in the North Skagit unit

saylean · « **Reply #19 on:** May 29, 2009, 03:30:44 PM »

Good work JakeT. Congrats on your first...but seriously...they're no fun to hunt, so you should just leave it to us other bear hunters...

How is the fur on the face? Is it rubbed or is that just the angle of the pic? Again, congrats, its a fine bear...

looks photoshopped to me though, huh Killbilly....

littlebuf · « **Reply #20 on:** May 29, 2009, 03:34:08 PM »

uh oh time for the flame throwers to go after saylean

50CalJim · « **Reply #21 on:** May 29, 2009, 03:53:12 PM »

Congrats on getting your 1st Bear, Make sure to throw the skull measurement on here.

bucklucky · « **Reply #22 on:** May 29, 2009, 04:15:06 PM »

Nice bear man congrats.

BLKBEARKLR · « **Reply #23 on:** May 29, 2009, 04:17:56 PM »

Nice bear, congrats on your first one.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #24 on:** May 29, 2009, 04:33:27 PM »

Nice!
I would second Bearhunter in saying he is all of 300. Thanks for the story.

How much elk sign did you see up that road?

longear · « **Reply #25 on:** May 29, 2009, 04:34:37 PM »

Nice bear, congrats.

snipekillr · « **Reply #26 on:** May 29, 2009, 05:07:07 PM »

NICE!!!!

shoot-em-dead · « **Reply #27 on:** May 29, 2009, 07:04:23 PM »

Nice job. I've never gotten into bear hunting mainly because I don't have a clue about them but it sure looks like fun.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #28 on:** May 29, 2009, 08:44:54 PM »

Jake....

Did you happen to see this famous landmark?

Moose Eyes · « **Reply #29 on:** May 29, 2009, 09:01:54 PM »

Very nice blackie! Well done.

Bearhunter · « **Reply #30 on:** May 29, 2009, 10:16:44 PM »

So much for that spot, cant believe you diclosed the exact location on line, expecially since it was not a spot that you found

now your gonna have to fight crowds of people and vehicles. Hunting spots, are like girlfriends you just dont share them with everyone, other wise they will be worn out.

markts · « **Reply #31 on:** May 29, 2009, 10:37:37 PM »

Dandy bear, first or tenth that is a fine bruin, Dont expect a hog like that every time

Mark

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #32 on:** May 30, 2009, 12:03:42 AM »

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So much for that spot, cant believe you diclosed the exact location on line,

You're walkin! Last I checked, unless you know someone that's willing to risk their job or has a little bit of authority, you're not getting past the gates with a vehicle legally.

When it was Crown Pacific land you could just drive up and hunt Bear, Deer and Elk, years ago. Then for a while you had to register at the gate and still that only got you through the main gate since the other roads had locked gates. But years ago... Man, you could drive almost all the way to the headwaters of the south fork on the eastern end of Twin Sisters. That area hasn't been hunted since they've closed all access off for the supposed Elk recovery project.

-Steve

hogsniper · « **Reply #33 on:** May 30, 2009, 12:09:15 AM »

Well actually with the bear tag you can drive the mainline. Some gates are still locked but they give you a state key which gets you up a lot of roads. Pretty ignorant to put something like that online when he was asking for help......Never again by me!!!!!

Dean44 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 30, 2009, 12:50:28 AM »

Congratulations. Nice bear, nice story!

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #35 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:00:38 AM »

Very nice Bear. Congrats!

catwithboost · « **Reply #36 on:** May 30, 2009, 05:27:48 AM »

Or the second tree it went thru?

Quote from: billythekidrock on May 29, 2009, 08:44:54 PM

Jake....

Did you happen to see this famous landmark?

billythekidrock · « **Reply #37 on:** May 30, 2009, 06:41:48 AM »

Quote from: catwithboost on May 30, 2009, 05:27:48 AM

Or the second tree it went thru?

Quote from: billythekidrock on May 29, 2009, 08:44:54 PM
Jake....

Did you happen to see this famous landmark?

Oh, you mean the second part of the "monument".

Jake T · « **Reply #38 on:** May 30, 2009, 08:29:29 AM »

Quote from: hogsniper on May 30, 2009, 12:09:15 AM

Well actually with the bear tag you can drive the mainline. Some gates are still locked but they give you a state key which gets you up a lot of roads. Pretty ignorant to put something like that online when he was asking for help......Never again by me!!!!!

its true, i did ask for help and was given a lot by a few guys on here who don't know me from anything. i answered without thinking and for that i am sorry. i have since changed it. i hope one guy's dumb mistake won't discourage them from helping others when they need it. Hogsniper, Jerome, Torei, you guys are all a credit to the hunting community and i am sorry for the slip of the keyboard.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #39 on:** May 30, 2009, 08:33:10 AM »

Quote from: Jake T on May 30, 2009, 08:29:29 AM

Quote from: hogsniper on May 30, 2009, 12:09:15 AM
Well actually with the bear tag you can drive the mainline. Some gates are still locked but they give you a state key which gets you up a lot of roads. Pretty ignorant to put something like that online when he was asking for help......Never again by me!!!!!

its true, i did ask for help and was given a lot by a few guys on here who don't know me from anything. i answered without thinking and for that i am sorry. i have since changed it. i hope one guy's dumb mistake won't discourage them from helping others when they need it. Hogsniper, Jerome, Torei, you guys are all a credit to the hunting community and i am sorry for the slip of the keyboard.

I will second that. We have a lot of great members here and those listed above are some of the best.

Josh, I commend you for your fixing your slip. We can all share, but we just need to be careful in how we do it.

Ray · « **Reply #40 on:** May 30, 2009, 08:34:53 AM »

Good Job

luvtohnt · « **Reply #41 on:** May 30, 2009, 09:32:18 AM »

Quote from: Bearhunter on May 29, 2009, 10:16:44 PM

So much for that spot, cant believe you diclosed the exact location on line, expecially since it was not a spot that you found now your gonna have to fight crowds of people and vehicles. Hunting spots, are like girlfriends you just dont share them with everyone, other wise they will be worn out.

This is kind of funny in a way, my dad always asks me where I saw something or where I am going. He gets pissed when I tell him "in the woods" he has never hunted much in washington so he doesn't really understand the over crowded issue. But he was loose lipped about the first couple of places I told him about and he thinks it was just a coincedence that they became crowded the following years. We are originally from Wyoming and he has never had to deal with crowds so it is still nothing for him to just tell someone where I go. Now I am glad that Jake apologized, but I think for the most part the frequent posters here are not going to run over and check out that area, at least I hope not.

Oh yeah Nice bear Jake, I hope to get one this fall, and maybe I will get lucky and draw a spring tag next year.

Brandon

Bearhunter · « **Reply #42 on:** May 30, 2009, 07:59:08 PM »

Thanks Jake! I found that spot last year after 2 weeks of seeing nothing but sign. It seems I have friends that draw out every year, and want to keep the spot sacred so we can help friends harvest nice bear every year, congrats again and thanks for changing the post. I have sent a few people to the spot including Jerome and his friend and Killbilly, but for the most part it took time and effort to find it, so lets keep it quite until we draw out again. Thanks James

MAGhunter · « **Reply #43 on:** May 31, 2009, 01:39:12 PM »

Quote from: billythekidrock on May 30, 2009, 06:41:48 AM

Quote from: catwithboost on May 30, 2009, 05:27:48 AM
Or the second tree it went thru?

Quote from: billythekidrock on May 29, 2009, 08:44:54 PM
Jake....

Did you happen to see this famous landmark?

Oh, you mean the second part of the "monument".

Hey, nice pics of the trees I nailed. And nice bear jake. Wish I would have nailed him.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #44 on:** May 31, 2009, 01:44:17 PM »

LOL
Yea, ya got a twofer there.

MAGhunter · « **Reply #45 on:** May 31, 2009, 01:48:19 PM »

I'll never forget that day. Justin, Jeremy, and me got some good laughs over that one.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #46 on:** May 31, 2009, 09:11:14 PM »

Nice bear!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #47 on:** June 01, 2009, 09:27:41 AM »

Nice looking bear.

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