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Offline Pathfinder101

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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #30 on: June 25, 2009, 05:38:33 PM »
I was in the brush looking for my brothers bear last year, praying to god I wouldnt get brush shot (not by my brother, but any other hunter).

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Going into thick brush after a possibly wounded bear is more than enough adventure for me. :chuckle:

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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #31 on: June 26, 2009, 09:14:24 AM »
this will be my second year bear hunting. last year i only was able to get away for opening weekend with Snowman (who i havent seen on here for a long time), Dirty dan, and Shadowcat. It was a great time and Snowman took a bear while i was with them. This year ill be getting out by myself and looking for some berry patches to watch! ill be up scouting a lot until august 1st!

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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #32 on: June 26, 2009, 05:05:48 PM »
I was in the brush looking for my brothers bear last year, praying to god I wouldnt get brush shot (not by my brother, but any other hunter).

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Going into thick brush after a possibly wounded bear is more than enough adventure for me. :chuckle:

 i did that last year and i was by myself way behind a gate, the brush was sio thick it took me 20 min to go 20 feet and that was with a machete. needless to say it was a little exiting 
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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #33 on: June 26, 2009, 07:32:52 PM »
Also if you wound a bear (they dont always fall where you hit em, the tough SOB's), if it doesnt drop right away, be prepared mentally and physically to go through stuff like this...(a pic I took while looking for my bro's bear last year)...those things can hide just about anywhere in that type of stuff.

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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #34 on: June 26, 2009, 08:13:59 PM »
Also if you wound a bear (they dont always fall where you hit em, the tough SOB's), if it doesnt drop right away, be prepared mentally and physically to go through stuff like this...(a pic I took while looking for my bro's bear last year)...those things can hide just about anywhere in that type of stuff.

I will second that. You need to be prepared to follow through and sometimes that will take you into places you don't want to go...hunting or not. I have crawled through bear tunnels were a rifle is useless and have searched in areas where you will touch your buddy before you see him. You know it is thick when a human is standing 3 feet from you and you can't see them.




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Re: Bear hunting for newbies
« Reply #35 on: June 26, 2009, 08:55:37 PM »
we have walked up on 2 alive still on bear tunnels, not a fun deal

 


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