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[h20hunter]

I'm glad this worked out and you came away with the bear. I'd like to see a few pics as well and hear the story of how it all came together.

[the509hunter]

well  there really isnt any story except the bear came out of the trees right before dark and my grandpa nudged me and as i turn a round there he was the bear i had been chaseing.. well since it was my first bear i got excited and when i pulled the trigger i noticed it hit high but it was still a good shot cause it blew thru both fromt shoulders and droped it.. after one more shot he was down for good. when i started to walk over to him i started to doubt he was the one i had been chasing cause there was no blood on the ass where i shot him last.. needless to say im never using winchester ballistic silver tips on a bear ever again.. it lodged in the back leg and did minimal damage that is y he was still looking ok whe i had saw him that morning.. i will get some pics up in a few hours becausei have to run the hide down to the taxi right now.  btw how do u post pics do u have to go to a image hosting site?                           
 
 
 

[h20hunter]

Just plug your camera or card into your pc and post them direct from there.

[whacker1]

What caliber were you shooting?  Congratulations, and glad you stuck with this one.  I was just curious what you used based on your comment that the bullet lodged in the back leg doing minimal damage.

[high country]

It is tough to blame the bullet if the pilot sent it to a leg.....I am glad you finished the deal. This should be a good stimulant to get some real world range time in before deer season.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I would use the 180 grain and shot placement would be right through the front shoulders. Bears are tough but they die like anything else if hit well, try and take out a shoulder or 2. If your hunting a pear orchard dropping the bear in its tracks shouldn't be as much of an issue, since it should be open and easy tracking. Good luck I hope this ends with a picture of you with a big ol dead bear.

YEP I agree...I have a 300 WSM and I know the 180 gr will do a super job !!! if your zeroed in dead on at 100 just put the crosshairs level with his back with a little hair showing and SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER ...Should be nap time for that bear !!!

[the509hunter]

h20hunter i am downloading them from my computer but for some reason it wont let me   

[h20hunter]

weird. once they are on your desktop or harddrive it should be easy. are they to large? if so it is pretty easy to resize.

[the509hunter]

well it says i need to put a location in where the pics are and it has a http but i dont know what to do
 

[h20hunter]

pm sent

[h20hunter]

Here is the bear.

[the509hunter]

ty h20hunter i was doing quick reply not just reply

[Bob Williams]

With a rebel yell she cried more more more.. Dude...With the build up of this story you would have thought you would have put together a photo album of this thing...Is that really it?

I guess I  know how my wife feels now...

Congrats on bustin some bootie to go back and get it.  I think you've learned a lot through this adventure as did many of the other readers and it was very apparent early on that most on here take this shhh...stuff very seriously as we should. But do yourself a huge favor and re-wind the series of events and see where it began to fall off the tracks... Your original shot selection was likely a huge contributing factor.. We were not there at the moment,  and certainly don't want to try and sling pooh on you in a moment that you should be proud of. These types of events are what you can learn most from,  patience and some good range time will be a big step in helping you down the road.

Enjoy your success my friend...
Congratulations and lets see some more pics!!

[the509hunter]

there are the rest

[bearpaw]

I'm glad you stayed after him and thanks for posting the pics. I can't remember how far you said you shot, but with such minimal damage on the leg, I would guess you were sjhooting from too far away. Try to get closer the next time and good luck in deer season.