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Found a bear
« on: July 31, 2008, 07:09:54 PM »
 :) Well checked my cam tonight Here is a pic of my brother standing next to a cascara (SP) tree and what did


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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2008, 07:13:12 PM »
  :yike:  :yike:  :yike: CHUPACABRA

 :yike:  :yike:  :yike:

ctually thats a cool pic. Any more??

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2008, 07:15:16 PM »
I had the cam set in the wrong spot. He came from the back side of the cam and wanted his photo. Will go try my luck after work Friday. :guns:

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2008, 07:45:51 PM »
That was the only one. And 3 of a doe.

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2008, 08:04:25 PM »
cool pic

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2008, 08:07:48 PM »
I took my camera with me that uses the same card me and my brother were flipping thru the photos and seen it and had to laugh. My dad is going up with me Friday after work to try to call him in. Neather of us have ever got a bear.

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2008, 09:53:50 PM »
Use fawn distress calls (fawn bawls) and give it some time.  Watch the wind too as they will typically circle downwind just as an approaching bull elk will.  I've called bears on POW Island in AK with great results.  They usually come in with food on the brain so you have to be careful with you set ups so you have good visibility and at the very least, a half-baked retreat plan.

Calling bears is a exciting, but it can be dangerous.  I have filmed a lot of bears in AK, BC, Aberta, and elsewhere, and the one thing that remains constant is that all bears are simply unpredictable creatures.  Some spook like a whitetail buck at the slightly movement, while others are seem docile and curious, almost tame and playful while you watch them.

I was forced to shoot a charging bear in New Mexico that came aggressively to my cow calling as I was set up on the fringe of a feeding herd of elk.  He suddenly appeared at around 10 yards out of a brush-choked draw directly in front of me so I slowly stood up and started talking to him in a soft voice while moving backward.  I had hopes of spooking the young boar away while not disturbing the approaching elk herd.  He was slobbering and popping his teeth swaggering stiff legged, a well-known sign of aggression.  I started easing away while I nocked an arrow.  He bluff charged once then just as he turned away swaggering slowly, he spun around and came full speed.  Instinct took over and my arrow entered his body just past his last rib angling back and lodging in his hip with a loud "CRACK".  He was only a few paces away.  This instantly sent him into a furry of spinning, swatting, and snarling while I proceeded to make tracks the other direction to give him time to expire.  I certainly wasn't planning on tagging a bear that day, in fact, I was a bit pissed off given I'd been working on ambushing a herd bull when this incident occurred, and he was one of those "teenage" boars with an attitude trying to stake out his own turf.

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2008, 11:14:00 PM »
CHUPACABRA

 LMAO!!!........ :chuckle:

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2008, 05:22:44 AM »
Quote
the one thing that remains constant is that all bears are simply unpredictable creatures.

That's a fact. Predictably unpredictable!




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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2008, 06:24:18 AM »
That is why I am having a second person with me I will have my 7mm mag and Dad will have a 44 mag with 300gr behind it. Hope we see him.

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2008, 06:36:47 AM »
Cool pics, good luck when you get after him.
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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2008, 10:03:59 AM »
Cool pic Cat! can't wait to see more.
& WOW bow4elk what a wild story I'd have $hit myself! :(
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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2008, 10:19:36 AM »
That is an awesome pic! The game camera company may pay you something for that one!
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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2008, 06:36:39 PM »
Well went up about 3pm and there were quads about 150 yards from where the cam is. In between bikes going by we called for 2 hrs. I have to work in the morning but will go up early Sunday morning to try again. The fawn distress that fox pro loaded sound like :crap: I need to find a different one to load.

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2008, 08:46:27 PM »
Well I am hooked just ordered 2 more trail cams. :drool:

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2008, 10:14:19 PM »
get a Jones Deer Grunt call and set the O-ring to toward the top of the reed to create a bawl: waaaaahaaaaaa (about 1-2 seconds).  You can adjust the o-ring to change the tone and pitch.  Simple to do and the slightest variation can make the difference.
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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2008, 06:10:51 AM »
Who carries the call sportsman or cabelas?

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Re: Found a bear
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2008, 08:30:51 AM »
both should carry it.  about $12.  If you can't find one, look for a grunt call with an adjustable reed (o-ring) that allows you to essentially shorten the reed, which creates the higher pitch.  I've called in does on the run many times.  if this happens, you know you're making the right sound  :)
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