collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Close tonight!  (Read 1140 times)

Offline sled

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2010
  • Posts: 3559
  • Location: Lake Stevens
Close tonight!
« on: August 01, 2011, 10:38:48 PM »
  So I went out tonight to a spot I was hunting in the spring where there was a ton of stripped trees.  I walked to the end of a road, and on the way back out I could hear alot of noise in the brush.  As I waited I got eaten alive for about 15 min by mosquitos.  I wont forget the thermacel next time!  Anyway it got within 15 feet of it but I never saw it through the brush. It walked parallel to the road and I kept back stepping hoping to catch a glimpse.  When I finally did see it I could not tell what part I was looking at.  I couldnt belive it was only 10 to 15 feet and no shot.  Ive never been that excited, nervous, and shakey before while hunting, and ive taken quite a few animals just never a bear yet.  It was intense!   I never made noise and kept back stepping with it as it walked down the side of the road in the brush, then it just turned and walked into the woods away from me.  Tonight I am heartbroken!  It will take me awhile to get over this one.  So close to my first bear.

Offline sebek556

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 2603
  • Location: ne,wa
Re: Close tonight!
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2011, 10:46:16 PM »
its that rush that got me sucked into bear hunting..  :drool:

Offline D-Rock425

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+12)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 13261
  • Location: Lake stevens
Re: Close tonight!
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2011, 10:54:25 PM »
 You got closer then I did today.   Keep after them you're get one.

Offline Bscman

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2008
  • Posts: 620
  • Location: Sedro Woolley
Re: Close tonight!
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 04:11:05 PM »
its that rush that got me sucked into bear hunting..  :drool:

+1

I couldn't care less if I get one or not.
It's the adrenaline of knowing youre right in the middle of a couple bears, but not being able to see them. It's hearing logs being torn apart 50yds away, and trying to figure out how to get a glimpse. It's having one bust out of the brush at a sprint coming right at you, stopping, and snapping it's jaws.

It's a long season, and yesterday was just the first day. You'll get over it quickly...tonight probably.  :tup:
I left it better than I found it...did you?
I hunt animals because veggies are too easy to stalk.

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Nevada guide draw Mule Deer by High Climber
[Today at 07:18:34 AM]


Anterless 1334 muzzle loader by Bendejo
[Today at 07:17:52 AM]


Cowiche Quality Buck by buglebuster
[Today at 07:10:20 AM]


2025 Draw Results by Elkaholic daWg
[Today at 07:02:27 AM]


Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help? by Rugergunsite308
[Today at 06:27:17 AM]


Bow mount trolling motors by CP
[Today at 06:03:13 AM]


SE raffle tags holder by HntnFsh
[Today at 05:39:57 AM]


11th Annual 'Pull For Scouting' Clay Crushing Classic by high_hunter
[Today at 12:27:18 AM]


AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!! by high_hunter
[Today at 12:21:33 AM]


Ritzville Rifle Buck - GMU 284 by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 11:49:16 PM]


Antlerless Moose more than once? by shootem
[Yesterday at 11:25:51 PM]


Nooksack Muzzleloader Bull Tag by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 10:42:24 PM]


My wife drew quality deer DESERT rifle 10/18-10/26!!!!! by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 10:17:15 PM]


Palouse buck deer by blumtnelkndeer
[Yesterday at 10:14:00 PM]


Drew Quality by Jimmer
[Yesterday at 09:34:00 PM]


Quality Swakane by Rainier10
[Yesterday at 09:09:17 PM]


Observatory quality bull rifle by buglebuster
[Yesterday at 09:00:02 PM]


A little Martini Cadet varmint rifle I have been working on by JDHasty
[Yesterday at 08:43:33 PM]


Pogue Quality by geauxtigers
[Yesterday at 08:38:35 PM]


2025 OILS! by HUNTNORTHWEST
[Yesterday at 07:46:27 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal