My first bear photo

[Malottguy]

Took a drive to my kids 6th grade camping trip and came across this bear. It just lumbered across the road. When I first saw it from the corner of my eye all I saw was its rear end in the sagebrush and figured it was a cow but almost instantly realized it wasn't an old cow LOL.

[grandpawrichard]

Way to Go Robert! Those are awesome photos! I'm glad to see that you had your camera right by your side!

Dick

[PacificNWhunter]

Love the color on that guy! Pictures turned out great.

[509er]

Nice!  Were the kids at camp Disautel?

[jackmaster]

damn nice color

[Malottguy]

Thanks all for the compliments. I almost gave my wife whiplash stopping so I could take the photo LOL and I have to give her credit for getting the camera out quick for me to take it. Though she thinks I am nuts ( well I am nuts but that's another story ha ha ) for yelling "HEY BEAR" to get it to turn around so I could take the picture  .

509er you are close they were at Camp Progress. My wife had never been up there and had never been through the Karter Valley so I took her the back way and she was impressed with all the rocks they put in the road LOL.

I also had just told her watch out for brown fuzzys ie deer moose etc and wasn't meaning bears LOL.

[MtnMuley]

Nice pics.  They get pretty photogentic in that neck of the woods this time of year.........until the hounds get let loose!

[CAMPMEAT]

Geeze Rob, I'm jealous. Cool picture and color too. Nice.

[boonerboy]

pretty bear. I saw a sow and 2 cubs yesterday, watched them for 15 minutes without a camera!  Tried to take pics with the cell phone but you can just make out 3 black dots. 

[Malottguy]

MtnMuley that is a sad part being it was on the reservation there are packs of dogs that run loose in a few places, just hope this bear doesn't encounter them.

Camp I am surprised there aren't more up by you LOL.

booner if your phone is like mine it SUCKS for pictures ha ha. But cool you saw cubs I like watching them.

[h20hunter]

Educate me here guys. Looks like a bear on the smaller side if you go by the ears/head.

Now me, being a bear newbie, I'd see the color on that hide and don't think I hesitate to shoot. That being said, with cubs may be a different story.

Cool pics, thanks for posting.

[CAMPMEAT]

MtnMuley that is a sad part being it was on the reservation there are packs of dogs that run loose in a few places, just hope this bear doesn't encounter them.

Camp I am surprised there aren't more up by you LOL.

booner if your phone is like mine it SUCKS for pictures ha ha. But cool you saw cubs I like watching them.

There are, but I guess I'm blind.....but I'm lookin'

[Huntbear]

Gorgeous boo boo... now to find him during bear season....

[wilsongideon]

nice picture! thats pretty cool

[Malottguy]

Next question is I am not good at judging whether it is a boar or sow. My guess and it is a big guess it is a younger boar. How far am I off LOL.