This was my first and only Spring Bear. He was the third one I saw that day. I hit him he ran to timber, I went in after him but couldn’t find him at first. There was a lot of down fall I moved under a large fir to go around a log pile and a chunk of bark hit me in the head.
The Bear was 30 ft up the tree. I backed up to get a better shot with my pump 30 o6. He started huffing and coming down the tree towards me. At about 10 ft from the ground and 30 ft away I drilled him in the shoulder.
He continued down, as I backed up I short shucked my rifle and jammed it. I was about to go to my hand gun when he landed on a down log and took off out of site. I cleared the rifle and my pants. About that time a friend and his brother showed up. Help me look.
I found him dead about 100 ft away. They drug him to the road for me.
I need to get one of those sleds. I find bears and game carts are very difficult to use solo.
Yeah we use it more than you think. Double as a stretcher, wood hauler around camp, decoy hauler, floats, truck organizer, dog bed, real handy.
Don’t buy a real big one.
What size is yours? As long as it can hold a 300# bear
About 42 inches, 8 inch deep.
I modified it some. Put new rope on it run around the back.
Drilled holes around lips to hook rubber bungees to secure load.
