Spring Bear in Lincoln 501

[bobcat]

Great pictures! Nice looking bear! Did you get pictures of it at any other time?

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

This one is all black, and a little smaller....

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Great pictures! Nice looking bear! Did you get pictures of it at any other time?

I only got the all black one again...a coyote, couple deer....

[bobcat]

That is great. Lucky the bears didn't decide to try to eat your camera!

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Almost !!

[Michelle_Nelson]

Great pictures! Nice looking bear! Did you get pictures of it at any other time?

I only got the all black one again...a coyote, couple deer....

This Bear you can see has deffinatly already started rubbing.

[Michelle_Nelson]

This one is kind of cool, brown butt, and brown stripes on shoulders

I believe what you are looking at again is signs of rubbing on the Bear.  The brown is the under wool.

[280ackley]

Nice pics.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

petty thick fur, do you mean it will be all brown this August ?

[billythekidrock]

petty thick fur, do you mean it will be all brown this August ?

No, it won't be all brown. Think of it as split ends. When a bear rubs, the guard hair breaks or thins. The result is a brown or reddish coloration. Basically a non-prime hide.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Oh, well..
As a first bear, with a recurve, I'll take it....
I suppose I could have leather made from the hide....

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

If I manage to get a shot......

[bobcat]

Were you going to do anything with the hide even if it is prime? 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I am planning on a rug, but if it is patchy, I might see what can be saved and maybe make a quiver or something.

[JoeVon]

Looks like it'd still make a nice shoulder mount!  Don't let these guys get you down, just get out there and get an arrow in him!