I've been excited for bear hunting since winter when a buddy at work told me he'd take me with him when he went in August. Previously I'd only hunted birds so this was my first time shooting the rifle in the field and my first time shooting any big game. We had hiked up about 3 miles and spotted a black bear across the valley. He stopped moving for a moment and we got the sticks set up and I got him in my sights and dropped him. He moved a bit more and I fired again, put him down for good. We got him packed up and skinned that night, first bear hunt, first bear!