Thanks to you guys, I got my first bear!

[johnhart84]

He is no monster by any means, but still a bear none the less! Now I can hold out for a bigger one with my second tag! I appreciate all the info you guys give on this site. Hopefully I will be able to post a bigger one soon!

[uplandhunter870]

congrats! nice work

[carpsniperg2]

congrats looks like he is taking a nap aginst the tree

[Kain]

Looks like me after tooo many beers.      Congrats on your first bear.

[Michelle_Nelson]

That is a good looking Bear!  Did you get a weight on him?  Thats gonna be some good chow!

I fixed your picture it was making me cross eyed. 

[PolarBear]

Congrats!  Did you shoot him at that pot grow?  Did he ask you for some Doritos, he looks baked out of his gourd!

[rasbo]

nice bear,does have that I had to many beers look about him..

[ML_Hunter]

  one of the funniest ways i've seen a bear posed.  Nice bear.  Looks like a 125-150? 

[steen]

Is that an as he lays photo or a posed picture?

[billythekidrock]

Congrats

[bucklucky]

Nice job on the bear!!

[PacificNWhunter]

Congrats!!!

[johnhart84]

Haha yeah, some light weights can't handle that Rainier Beer... Lights Out!

[ELKBURGER]

Good job! Yeah, time for a serious dirt nap! Way to go~

[Quackwhacker]

Great first bear!

[Huntboy]

Good job.

[Whitelightning]

Nice first Bear, needs some shades and a cap though

[ratherhunt]

Nice bear, congratulations and what a great pose.

[croix]

congratulations. how did it all come together? where's the story?

[Pathfinder101]

congratulations. how did it all come together? where's the story?

 

[shedcrazy]

Way to go

[Ray]

That is a fine looking bear. Good job. You earned it.

[saylean]

Thats a funny picture. Congrats.

[C-Money]

Cool picture, Congrats!

[WASHBCBOOK]

any story

[JCClement]

Nice pic.

Congrats

[johnhart84]

Yeah, This was my first big game animal that I have ever shoot, and my third time ever out hunting. I know, I'm a newbie! I have been researching hunting bears all summer and sighting in my rifle. I went out to a spot I have been scouting out, where I found some fresh sign at. I hiked 1.5 miles into an old logging road around 6:30 am and found a really good log/stump pile on a ridge overlooking a clear cut. I climbed up to the top of the pile and had an amazing view! I was using a predator call for about an hour, and spotted this huge bear about 150 yards out. I did not want to shoot the bear right away, cause I was making sure no cubs were around. I watched the bear for about 5 minutes before it causally stepped off the stump and wondered off in the brush. I could hear and see where it was, but never saw it out in the open again.... Figures! I kept calling and off to my right my lightweight bear came into view about 15 or 20 minutes later.  He did not run fast to the call, but came within 40 yards of me. I watched him for about a half hour before I decided to squeeze the trigger and drop him. I don't know how my nerves calmed down for the brief second I pulled up the scope and hammered him, cause I definitely had what people call "Bear Fear". He had a really nice jet black coat on him, and his claws were not chipped or wore down, so I decided to make a bear rug out of him. When I gutted him, all that was in his stomach were black berries! Can't wait to get the meat back!

[Ripper]

Nice job.

[markts]

Congrats, what call were you using

[johnhart84]

Congrats, what call were you using

I was using the Primos Raspy Coaxer

[CMG]

Congrats!  Did you shoot him at that pot grow?  Did he ask you for some Doritos, he looks baked out of his gourd!

- That's funny right there!
  Great pose on that bear John, and great story. From reading your story I think you soaked up some good Info on here, very well done indeed!

[tony04]

looks tasty