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Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« on: May 21, 2012, 01:10:14 PM »
Here is a quick teaser.  I will add more pics and story later tonight.  Nothing huge but has a great coat and definetly earned...

« Last Edit: May 21, 2012, 08:20:30 PM by Cascade »

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2012, 01:11:25 PM »
Right on man, Nice looking bear!
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2012, 01:11:56 PM »
Awesome, great looking bear.  Looking forward to the story, congrats!!
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2012, 01:14:28 PM »
Sweet, good for you, looking forward to hearing the story!!!
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2012, 01:18:41 PM »
Nice bear! :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2012, 01:24:44 PM »
Story please! Nice looking bear. Lots of them hitting the ground.

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2012, 01:30:26 PM »
Nice bear! Congrats!

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2012, 01:44:50 PM »
Nice bear, congrats.

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2012, 01:46:38 PM »
Nice bear!  :tup: :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2012, 01:52:47 PM »
Congrats on a nice Yogi...   :tup: :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2012, 02:23:14 PM »
Another bear hits the dirt. Great job :tup:

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2012, 02:29:12 PM »
Nice looking bear. nice coat. Rick
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2012, 02:31:53 PM »
Very Nice, Congrats!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2012, 02:34:44 PM »
Way to go, nice bear. I hope to get one this afternoon myself.
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2012, 02:49:10 PM »
Congrats, man this week has been a killer for spring bears :IBCOOL:
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2012, 02:53:50 PM »
thats great,good to see some coming out.

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2012, 04:55:11 PM »
come on already!  I took the pictures but I still want to see them on the web. :chuckle

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2012, 05:55:12 PM »
Very nice, Congrats :tup: :tup:

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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2012, 06:01:49 PM »
Luke,
Was that near where I met you and Ryan ? I still haven't seen 1 bear this year. Too cool !
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2012, 06:18:11 PM »
Sweet bear Cascade, congrats!!!
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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2012, 06:50:21 PM »
Sweet! I was hopin you'd put it on here! :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success(UPDATED)
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2012, 08:17:10 PM »
My brother and I got up there and camp set up by 2:00 pm 1st day.  We went to the usual glassing areas for the 1st evening but didn't see anything.  Next morning we hit our honeyhole which has produced that past few years but didn't turn up anything this year.  Next few days went this way.  The 2nd night I had a kill...only it was 4 mice.  Little *censored*s chewed up my wool socks and then crapped on them to rub it in, so I got out the traps and put a hurting on the mice the next several nights.  My brother had to go back to work after 3 days and Wazzu99 came up.  We hit a whole new area that morning.  15 minutes into the hike we spotted a sow and 2 cubs on one end of a basin and a lone bear on the other from about 2 miles away.  There was no chance of getting there then, in fact we didn't even know how to other than hike up and down ridges that would have killed us getting there.  After pooring over maps we found a way to get somewhat closer.  The next morning we set out at 0400.  After climbing climbing Mt. Everest to get to a high point we proceeded out about a mile to come out about where we had seen the bear the previous morning.  He hasn't there, even after an hour, so I walked back over towards where we had come from and spotted a bear back across the basin.  We hauled ass back to where we had come from and realized the wind wasn't working with us so we dropped over the back side and worked our towards where we thought he would be.  After about another mile it was time to crest the ridge and have a look.   As soon as we popped over the ridge there he was feeding towards us right on the edge of the VERY steep canyon.  We dropped and ranged him at 115 yds.  I told Wazzu when he turns I'm putting it through the shoulder....I didn't want a chase down to the bottom.  Just then the wind swirled and we were busted.  He sat on his butt sniffed the air and spun.  I fired and watched as he went tumbling out of sight.  Oh, crap I thought.  Turns out he only rolled 75 yrds before coming to a rest.  We skinned and boned him out and it was back to camp to nap.  All told I saw 2 moose, 5 bears, tons of deer, and killed 7 mice.  To top it off Wazzu99 killed a nice Tom with a 9" beard that night.  Kids and wife miss me so I need to cut this short. 


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Re: Spring bear success
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2012, 08:20:04 PM »
Here is the longest bear crap I have ever seen!  I think he lost an intestine!  Also, here is a pick of a possible wolf track in camp.  :dunno:  Maybe a big dog. 

CAMPMEAT, no we went a little further away from camp for this one! 
« Last Edit: May 22, 2012, 06:28:27 AM by Cascade »

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2012, 08:22:03 PM »
Way to go!  :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2012, 08:26:11 PM »
Great story and awesome hunt
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2012, 08:26:37 PM »
Sweet trip!!!!    :tup:

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2012, 08:27:09 PM »
sounds like a great hunt, congrats to both of you...  :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2012, 08:28:34 PM »
Good job. buy the way why arent the Rockies blue?

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2012, 09:06:23 PM »
I hate work!!  If I had not had to go back, I would have been there to see the action.  I guess I better rephrase that, I did see the initial slaughter of the mice!  Great trip.  Nice looking animals guys....now lets brew a batch of a delicious beverage and get ready for Deer!   

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2012, 09:28:24 PM »
Cascade,

Congrats man!  That bear has a beautiful coat!  I've seen over 100 bears in the blues.  Not a single one of them was black!   :)  Congrats on what to me is a rare bear down there. 
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #30 on: May 21, 2012, 09:39:40 PM »
Nice bear!

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #31 on: May 21, 2012, 09:42:23 PM »
Cascade,

Congrats man!  That bear has a beautiful coat!  I've seen over 100 bears in the blues.  Not a single one of them was black!   :)  Congrats on what to me is a rare bear down there.

Actually it is a NE bear.

I need to also thank wazzu99 for being a pack mule and dragging me up and down ridges.

Thanks everyone!  Good luck to the rest of you permit holders.
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #32 on: May 22, 2012, 04:27:09 AM »
Sweet story, thanks for sharing. And congrats.

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #33 on: May 22, 2012, 05:48:40 AM »
Congrats. :tup:
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #34 on: May 22, 2012, 10:48:55 AM »
Thanks Cascade wouldn't have missed it for nothing!  We had a great hunt and a difficult hunt.  Bears just weren't in the areas we have always found them.  Our group has had this tag 3 times in 4 years and we have all been successful but Cascade and I definetly earned this bear.  Lots of miles on the boots and lots of glassing. 

The turkey hunt went much different then the bear hunt.  After getting the bear taken care of we decided to try a get a tom.  We tried a couple of the areas we always see birds but couldn't get anything talking.  Finally found a tom that wanted to play around 6pm.  I think I called 4 times to that bird at around 400 yards.  Within minutes he almost ran me over!    No camo, no facemask, just a WSU sheatshirt and hat!  20 yard shot and it was over.  9 inch beard, 1" spurs, and over 20 lbs! 

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #35 on: May 22, 2012, 05:36:48 PM »
Congrats Luke , great looking bear!!

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #36 on: May 22, 2012, 07:27:27 PM »
Good story, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #37 on: May 22, 2012, 08:50:50 PM »
A bear and then a Tom?  Lucky!

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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #38 on: May 22, 2012, 08:58:14 PM »
Great story! Thanks for sharing! Keeps giving the rest of us hope. :)
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Re: Spring bear success(pics/story added)
« Reply #39 on: May 23, 2012, 09:21:20 AM »
Very pretty coat. Looks like a great time!

 


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