Tman and Grizzly95 mis-adventures in bear hunting

[Grizzly95]

Wow 1 blind date and 6 days later your buying community property together...

Well, we are ready for the next step in the relationship. We are going to put together a team for coyote madness.   

[bighorns2bushytails]

the rabbit distress and the fawn bleats are fine for calling in a bear.  i used those sounds when calling in mine.  make sure your on stand for at least an hour those bears take their time coming in.  being in the right area were there are bears is half the battle (sounds like you found them)  the rest is just being patient.  the bears will come in they are a curious creature and right now there starting to get hungry and ready for winter.  just play that rabbit distress till your sick of it then play it some more.... i play my caller non stop i dont pause it when hunting for bears.

--bh2bt

[yotewhacker]

great story! got me tuned in. I also am taking my first bear hunting experience this season and am trying to learn from the masters.

YOTEwhacker-out

[Grizzly95]

Lots of good advice here, Tman and I are convinced there are no sure fire tips or tricks short of being illegal and baiting (not recomended). We are down with the fact that time and persistance are key. Best of luck to ya. Where are you trying, westside or eastside?

[Tman]

We'll I guess Grizzly is going to leave it to me to shock my own ego.  Sorry to leave you guys hangin, damn work.  The bear wasn't a giant by far, we guessed in the mid-100's .  The bear is still roaming that hillside somewhere   , we'll just say, I under estimated the incline we were looking down  (can I blame the scope now) .  After the poor estimation, a search for sign ensued and had us crawling around down a drainage looking for more sign to no avail.  Spent several more hours covering every piece of dirt on that mountain looking for more.  Found a few areas later that looked good.


Do you guys think we've chased that bear clear out of the area, or do you think he'll come back to the drainage he was in.  I plan on getting back on the mountain again this weekend.

[Gutpile]

We all miss occasionally. It happens. Well, not to me but I hear it happens to lesser mortals like BH2BT. 

Just kidding, thats hunting.

Been watching this thread closely, sure hope you guys, or at least one of you tag out.

Tell me this though. Who gets first shot next time?? 

[yotewhacker]

Where are you trying, westside or eastside?

My buddy and I were going to go after an eastsider, seems to be the right choice for us since we know the woods a little bit better there.  A coastal blackie would be nice though, i've seen some HOGS over in the olympic forest 

[Tman]

I'de have to say that if things work out the way the last bear did while we're packing in on some skid road and haven't separated, it would only be fair for Grizzly to be the trigger man.   I'de be happy with a bear in the dirt no matter who killed it. The hunt is the best part.

 That question always comes up when your hunting with another person and aren't separated at the moment.  "Who shoots"..  Theres no right answer, who saw it first,  rock paper scissors  etc.

[Grizzly95]

Tell me this though. Who gets first shot next time??

Theres no right answer, who saw it first, rock paper scissors

I have been practicing my lever gun quick draw 

It will also depend on distance, Tman is shooting a 7mm and I am shooting a 30-30 with leverevolution reloads.  I doubt I would try to poke passed 150 yards.

My rifle has been misfiring also, I checked the primer and it doesn't seem to be too deep. And I have shot quite a few rounds from this batch of primers, different gun. The gun has been in the safe for 5+ years and probably not shot in 10 until last week when I ransome rounds through it and zeroed at 100 yrds. I completely stripped it last night and it was really gummy in the action and primer. I scrubbed it with Otis kit and oiled it up. Anyone ever have an issue like this? Think it was the gummed up crud? I haven't rifle hunted since I was 14 or so, I have always been archery since, except for the dogs.

[bighorns2bushytails]

We all miss occasionally. It happens. Well, not to me but I hear it happens to lesser mortals like BH2BT. 

clearly you must be refering to MHWASH, ive never missed shooting at a bear! I only miss shooting at coyotes...


--bh2bt

[turkey buster]

good for you grizzly95, I have met and hunted with, got out int the woods with 4 guy's from hunt-wa and would be honard to go out hunting with anyone of them again, this truly is the best forum in the nw with great people
chuck

[Grizzly95]

Quick afternoon hunt. Saw ............... nothing. But then again by the time we finally got to the woods we only had about 2 hours give or take. Spent part of the time driving a couple different roads glassing some different areas. Took a short walk half mile or so, blasted the foxpro for a while and then just listened. We pretty high up there and had a great area to glass and watch over.

We did however come up with a new agreement when someone misses a shot. You have to put your hat out at the yardage of your shot and check your rifle. 

Anybody remember the movie "The Never Ending Story"? I feel as though I am righting our own now.

[Grizzly95]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........

[littletoes]

   Is that a bullet hole in the rim???! now that-there is funny! At least you know the gun is on! I like the sound of that ideeer of yours....'cept I missed a dandy buck a couple of years ago, and it seems EVERYONE heard the shot!

 

[Tman]

Went for an evening hunt on Saturday and back out Sunday morning.   Saw 3 bears, weren't able to close the deal.  The first bear was spotted about 300 yds out and dissapeared into the timber quick, tried the foxpro and nothin..  The second bear was a big chocolate sitting almost skylined on a ridge at around 400 yds, no way to close the gap at last light..  The third was in some bushes and busted out and over the hill as soon as we heard him.  We're getting closer, just got to close the deal now.  Hope to get out to this spot again soon, before the bears get even harder to find.