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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: BGhunter on August 13, 2012, 07:50:02 PM

Title: Nephews first bear
Post by: BGhunter on August 13, 2012, 07:50:02 PM: This is my nine year old nephew's first year hunting and on his second weekend out, has downed one of the prettier bears I've seen, with a chocolate coat and a white V patch on his chest. After spending opening weekend behind closed gates hiking and mountain biking, I decided to give him a break and take him down some open to the public logging road, hoping not to burn him out. Well, after glassing a clearcut just after sun up for about an hour, we decided to move down the road a little ways and find a new one. We didn't make it far before running into this bear only a hundred yards into the cut. We jumped out and climbed up on a slash pile to get a clear shot. Lucky for us, this bear was patient and stuck around long enough for me to get my nephew set up and video camera out. After the shot the bear made it about a hundred yard down the hill before expiring. After this, he might think hunting is easy.
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Post by: Huntbear on August 13, 2012, 07:52:12 PM: Congrats to the young man! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: Wea300mag on August 13, 2012, 07:52:23 PM: Very cool!!! Congrats to your Nephew on his first, he will be hooked for sure now.
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Post by: Wazukie on August 13, 2012, 07:59:22 PM: Great first bear! Gratz to your nephew :tup:
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Post by: Ripper on August 13, 2012, 08:30:19 PM: Wow, what a great start to his hunting career! :tup: I'm very happy for him and a big thumbs up to you for taking him out!
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Post by: FC on August 13, 2012, 08:33:13 PM: Nice job! Are you going to post the video?
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Post by: BGhunter on August 13, 2012, 08:44:15 PM: I only got about ten seconds of film before the shot and the blood tracking. Besides I don't think Im techy enough to figure it out.
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Post by: BlackmoreBiGame129 on August 13, 2012, 10:06:59 PM: good job there kid! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: Bigluke1981 on August 13, 2012, 10:10:00 PM: Congrats on a awesome bear!!!
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Post by: buglebuster on August 13, 2012, 10:12:46 PM: awesome :tup: cant wait to kill my first...
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on August 13, 2012, 11:06:39 PM: Congratz!! Nice bear :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 13, 2012, 11:19:43 PM: Congrats :tup:
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on August 13, 2012, 11:31:21 PM: That's a good one. I can see where you may wear people out.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 14, 2012, 04:08:05 AM: Good looking Bear! Congrats to him!
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Post by: grundy53 on August 14, 2012, 05:27:06 AM: Great bear!
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Post by: blindpig on August 14, 2012, 06:00:31 AM: Great going!
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Post by: grizzlyadams on August 14, 2012, 06:56:41 AM: Nice job on a nice bear! Way to go :tup:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on August 14, 2012, 07:15:04 AM: Awesome :tup:
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 14, 2012, 10:02:12 AM: :tup: :cue:
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Post by: stickbuck on August 14, 2012, 10:05:57 AM: Congrats to the young hunter with an awesome bear. :tup:
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Post by: saylean on August 14, 2012, 11:50:52 AM: Nice! Make a good conversation piece for show and tell!
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Post by: brianmtsinc on August 14, 2012, 12:09:19 PM: Congrats to the young hunter! Thats awesome!! He is a hunter for life now! :tup:
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Post by: X-Force on August 14, 2012, 12:37:49 PM: :tup:
Quote from: saylean on August 14, 2012, 11:50:52 AM
Nice! Make a good conversation piece for show and tell!
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Post by: arees on August 14, 2012, 12:54:38 PM: That's a great start to a hunting career.
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Post by: C-Money on August 14, 2012, 12:59:20 PM: Nice! Congrats to the hunter! What cal rifle did he use?
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 14, 2012, 01:09:43 PM: Awesome ...great job on his 1st bear !! Went out today for the 1st time ....Berries are getting ripe now So there should be a few more hitting the dirt .... :tup:
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Post by: BGhunter on August 14, 2012, 07:36:43 PM: Quote from: johnnyaustin44 on August 13, 2012, 11:31:21 PM
That's a good one. I can see where you may wear people out.

I wouldn't have to put so many miles on my boots if the bears would stick closer to paved roads. That been said, hunting should be heating up in these next few weeks, so we should hit the hills soon.
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Post by: BGhunter on August 14, 2012, 07:40:26 PM: Quote from: C-Money on August 14, 2012, 12:59:20 PM
Nice! Congrats to the hunter! What cal rifle did he use?

He was using a 270. A 243 or 308 might be more his size but he can handles the 270 pretty well.