Northeast Boar Down

[Timber]

I took my cousin out this past weekend to help him fill his spring bear tag. This was the only weekend he was able to get out and hunt, so the pressure was on. It was a great day! We got to our bear spot at 9:00 am and at 12:45 pm Kevin ended the hunt by shooting the sixth bear we had seen. I captured the entire hunt on video.

This was the first bear we saw. He was 150 yds away. The wind was marginal and right when we decided he was a shooter, he took off.


After he left, we spotted a smaller bear 100 yds from the first bear. We decided to let him go.


Later, a small bear walked out of the woods 80 yds above us and started rubbing his back on a tree.


A little while later, we saw another bear, this one a small chocolate.


An hour later, a small cinnamon bear come out of the woods and started to feed. Before I could get the camera on him he bolted back into the woods. Then we saw what scared him, it was a bigger cinnamon/chocolate bear. We decided this bear was a shooter.


With swirling winds, we somehow managed to close the distance to 210 yds. Just as Kevin was getting ready to shoot, the bear put his nose up in the air. I thought for sure he had winded us, then BOOM. In the picture you can see the 270 grain slug from the .375 H & H piercing the bears shoulder.


We found the bear 100 yds away, just inside the timber.

[boneaddict]

AWESOME!
That first one looked nice!   but this one will do just fine.  Good for him.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Very nice looking Bear. . . Congrats to him.

[Ridgerunner]

Nice job, great variety of colors to choose from, what unit were you in?

[bucklucky]

Wow, that is a nice looking bear. Look at that sheet of paper on his chest!! Awesome lifesize candidate!!

[Michelle_Nelson]

Awesome lifesize candidate!!

 

[bobcat]

Awesome pictures! Thanks for posting them, and the story.

[searchnfor]

Great picture shooting Timber! Congrats to Kevin excelent bear. The picture with the bullet hitting the bear is incredible.

[saylean]

Boy, the bears are having it rough with you guys this spring! Im jealous. Great pics! Love the patch on the one you got. Very cool. Thanks and grats!

[X-Force]

I have to agree with Saylean. My eyes are as green as they have ever been and i just keep getting more jealous of the hunt im missing out on. Still good luck to all of those still out there with a spring tag and no bear to fill it. Beautiful bear and great shots Timber.

[robb92]

very nice pics and story thanks for posting them.

[billythekidrock]

Great pics and story..Thanks for sharing.

[GoldTip]

That first bear appears to be a pig, may be just the photo angle as well.  The one your cousin got is a beauty as well, love that big blaze on his chest.  Congrats.

[zackmioli]

Awesome pics and story! Congrats to your friend!

[Bearhunter]

Awesome bear Timber, What a huge blonde patch on that bear I would love to take one like that.  Are you going to load the video you took so we all can watch it I hope!  What Video camera were you filming with.  Congrats to your cousin.