Nice Cat! That thing is a beast of a deer killer. A wife that hunts "quietly" would be awesome!
My wife won't go hunting with me, and I guess that is my fault. On one of our trips to Winthop, I decided to drive her up the 100 road to show her the area I hunt every year. Being in July, the roads were open. At the "Y" I turned back to the left above where Bear Creek Trail comes out. Parked at the fence line and hiked up the ridge line. I showed her what Thunder Brush was, and told her do not step on it, every animal within 500 yards will hear you and be spooked. We got to the top of the bowl, and I decided it would be a great time to try my new bear call. I let out a couple bleats, and immediately go a "woof snap snap snap" of the jaws from the brush about 15 yards below us. My wife asked in a panic "what was that?" I made the mistake of saying "I don't know" instead of saying that is a bear, thinking it would scare her. Next thing I hear is "stomp, stomp, stomp", my wife heading away stomping on every Thunder Brush plant she could heading back to the truck at a high rate of speed. Once back at the vehicle I admitted to her it was a bear. Her face went white.
We have hiked that whole area many times since, but She no longer wants to go hunting
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