Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 02:55:18 PM
first bear hunt
first 5 minutes of the hunt
Walked 50 yards in, and there my target was, around 250 lbs, up on a clear cut hillside i could see his black fluffy face. I make sure I'm not experiencing bear fever and glass him, then with binoc's, yep his fat little ass is waddling down the hill, and yes hes a bear, GREAT because that's a steep hill, and a 150 yards with a little fog, OK hes behind some tall brush for a minute so while he cant see me I can just hop in the 5' deep drainage ditch and stalk in closer, sounds great, right? I'll get closer & I can wait for him to present and BLAMMO!!
He never came out, after 30 minutes of me and my buddy sitting perched dead silent waiting, we enter the area from each side hoping to flush him out. Nope never saw him again he must have slipped out quiet.The moral, I shoulda took the shot, I just assumed why shoot 150 when I can get in to 50 :bash: after it was all over a birdie whistle alerted us by a recurve bow hunter hiding and watching it all, if your on here, thank you for standing down and allowing us to work before we lost him, good guy :tup: we chatted, shook hands and decided who would go which way as to stay outta each others way 8)
Sure would of been cool to drop him 5 minutes & 50 feet into my very first hunt. Spent the next few hours tripping over scat and hair clumps, its a good area for sure, maybe tonight or tomorrow :tup:
Post by: elkoholic1 on September 27, 2012, 03:09:33 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on September 27, 2012, 03:24:00 PM
shoulda coulda woulda thats huntin!!!! :dunno:
:yeah:
Post by: jackmaster on September 27, 2012, 03:28:25 PM
Post by: Ripper on September 27, 2012, 03:53:46 PM
Post by: Atroxus on September 27, 2012, 03:59:04 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 27, 2012, 04:01:16 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 04:05:16 PM
Post by: MuzzyHunter28 on September 27, 2012, 04:08:16 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 04:18:39 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 27, 2012, 04:22:07 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 04:25:26 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 27, 2012, 04:29:35 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on September 27, 2012, 04:39:57 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 04:43:52 PM
Yogi needs to come home :cue:
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 04:47:01 PM
O Nooo...the whole site will be there come daylight :bdid: :dunno: Me included :chuckle: :chuckle:
daylight? id be headed there right now, im thinking about going back tonight :chuckle:
Post by: bearhunter99 on September 27, 2012, 05:15:50 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 09:16:10 PM
went back after my last post we hauled butt back, I couldn't take it! :drool: :drool:
we creep in, me and the boy this time, 5 steps and glass, 5 steps and glass, 5 steps and glass.... to the right 2 NICE black-tail :drool: but I'm packing my 300 wm so its a no go :bash:, We scout some and head back to the trail head as its been an hour and its 10 minutes from PITCH BLACKNESS and even worse, we KNOW any minute they will be coming out to eat.
We glass a second and sure enough, there's yogi... NO, its yogis grand pappy and hes ONE BIG SUMBICH!! :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST THE ONES HUGE BEAR :drool: :drool: :yike: :yike:
I sat glassing his waddling butt, my son is having a bad case of the shakes now, and within 5 minutes i can barely see him at 200 yards as its almost pitch dark, *censored* WRONG TIME!! He is in and out of 5' tall blackberries, and any minute we wont be able to see our shoes, *censored* *censored* *censored* !!!! :bash: :bash: &*^$^@#*&%&$&*^%(%(*&^*(^ :bash: :bash: :bash:
"son we gotta go, NOW, or were gonna be part of the food chain"...
Pappy is 400+. My hunting buddy is 6'7 / 390 lbs, and on his hands and knees he is way smaller then this bear. So knowing we would be in pitch black, and have to wait for him to kick the bucket, and THENNNNNNNNN find him, and worse pack him out, we opted to AGAIN not take the shot and wait til 5am and look for Pappy. I'm sick, hes was damn huge, and I'm going to go have a stiff drink, right now, and cry, cry some more then maybe ill be ok.
Man I hope we see him at 5am :mgun: :mgun: :mgun: :mgun:
Post by: Kola16 on September 27, 2012, 09:18:39 PM
Post by: coachcw on September 27, 2012, 09:26:49 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 09:29:17 PM
no it was me and my 14 yr old, its was pitch black, no flash light, no nothing, sorry but i happen to cherish mine and my kids life *censored*, nice ego stroke do you feel better now? :rolleyes:
Post by: bobcat on September 27, 2012, 09:35:36 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 09:36:49 PM
Post by: cannon-master on September 27, 2012, 09:39:13 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 27, 2012, 09:40:34 PM
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if you read the story we were headed OUT when we saw him.
Yes, I read that, but STILL! I keep a mini mag flashlight and a headlamp in my pack at all times, even when I don't expect to be out till dark.
I hate having to walk out in the dark with no light. Once I had to go a little over a mile, with only the display light on my GPS to light the way. It was even worse because I had my daughter with me, who was 4 years old at the time.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 09:46:07 PM
bobcat- sorry brother but that was very careless with a 4 yr old..tisk tisk... to each his own but it was a bad idea, always plan ahead, otherwise be prepared, this was meant to be a short and fun scout/hunt AND I KEPT IT THAT WAY.. I followed the plan, and we were out and gone at dark. Yes i could of dropped that bear, but I followed my plan, another day no big deal.
Post by: bobcat on September 27, 2012, 09:56:47 PM
cannon thanks, my whole goal with every step is to teach my son to do it right not be careless, or take chances, or wound animals for loss, im doing more teaching then hunting :tup:
bobcat- sorry brother but that was very careless with a 4 yr old..tisk tisk... to each his own but it was a bad idea, always plan ahead, otherwise be prepared, this was meant to be a short and fun scout/hunt AND I KEPT IT THAT WAY.. I followed the plan, and we were out and gone at dark. Yes i could of dropped that bear, but I followed my plan, another day no big deal.
Careless? Maybe, I did have a flashlight, but the batteries died. No big deal. Was familiar with the area, been in and out of there many times. Just was harder packing the 4 year old and not being able to see where I was stepping.
If I had been hunting and not just checking a trail camera, I surely would have been more prepared and had extra batteries in the pack.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 09:59:42 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 10:06:02 PM
Post by: coachcw on September 27, 2012, 10:08:46 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 27, 2012, 10:12:24 PM
Post by: coachcw on September 27, 2012, 10:18:31 PM
Post by: grizzlyadams on September 28, 2012, 04:35:52 AM
They sure are cool to see. I never get tired of it, every sighting is as exciting as the first.
:yeah:
Post by: Ripper on September 28, 2012, 07:01:08 AM
Post by: Kioti on September 28, 2012, 08:52:51 AM
I never go into the field with out a head lamp, and I always make sure my head lamp works before I go afield.
As an old Eagle Scout...I always like to 'Be Prepared'.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 09:37:06 AM
:dunno:
Post by: Carl on September 28, 2012, 09:54:31 AM
We’re all rooting for ya and watching for your update! :tup:
Carl
Post by: MuzzyHunter28 on September 28, 2012, 09:57:12 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 28, 2012, 09:57:37 AM
Good luck out there and I hope you bag a monster.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 10:27:35 AM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 04:58:47 PM
Post by: dscubame on September 28, 2012, 05:00:32 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 05:17:07 PM
Post by: dscubame on September 28, 2012, 05:22:46 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on September 28, 2012, 05:24:45 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 28, 2012, 05:25:35 PM
Post by: AKBowman on September 28, 2012, 07:21:29 PM
cannon thanks, my whole goal with every step is to teach my son to do it right not be careless, or take chances, or wound animals for loss, im doing more teaching then hunting :tup:
bobcat- sorry brother but that was very careless with a 4 yr old..tisk tisk... to each his own but it was a bad idea, always plan ahead, otherwise be prepared, this was meant to be a short and fun scout/hunt AND I KEPT IT THAT WAY.. I followed the plan, and we were out and gone at dark. Yes i could of dropped that bear, but I followed my plan, another day no big deal.
My old man drug me around all over the place in the dark with lots of bears around. Thats what the guns for if need be. Its only irresponsible if you dont know what your doing. Things happen, its all part of hunting. Personally most of the guys I know who kill critters regularly including my self end up messing with them well after dark. Sure is nice to shoot them in the morning though and not have to worry about it. The decision to shoot will always be yours so no judgment passed one way or another from me on that subject, thats a personal call.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 07:55:50 PM
Post by: coachcw on September 28, 2012, 07:59:59 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 28, 2012, 08:26:59 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 28, 2012, 09:41:29 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 01, 2012, 06:27:05 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on October 01, 2012, 07:17:39 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 01, 2012, 07:30:21 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 01, 2012, 07:59:26 PM
sorry i dont have the kinda money for the remote access some guys do, i gotta drag it home off the mountain, plug it in, and look at my crappy pics, then haul it back, off the $50 walmart unit, you know the ones with FLASH for light :bash: o well, it did its job, you'll see pics Saturday, when i "hopefully" bag his fat wallowing butt :dunno:
If you have a Nikon Coolpix type camera, take the card out and look at it on your camera. That's what I do. Ya don't need a card reader. :twocents: or a computer to look at your pictures.
Post by: sirmissalot on October 01, 2012, 08:02:25 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 01, 2012, 08:28:51 PM
Post by: bobcat on October 01, 2012, 10:44:12 PM
sorry i dont have the kinda money for the remote access some guys do, i gotta drag it home off the mountain, plug it in, and look at my crappy pics, then haul it back, off the $50 walmart unit, you know the ones with FLASH for light :bash: o well, it did its job, you'll see pics Saturday, when i "hopefully" bag his fat wallowing butt :dunno:
I wouldn't take the camera home to look at pictures. Just take an extra memory card, and swap cards. Leave the camera where it is.
Post by: hoytem on October 03, 2012, 09:22:39 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 03, 2012, 10:38:31 PM
Post by: hoytem on October 04, 2012, 03:35:36 PM
thought it was 200, either way you do have some incredible stories for a first year hunter. I wish I had the luck or... misfortune in your case my first year hunting. :tup:
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 04, 2012, 09:32:03 PM
300 yards from the tr ;)uck and you still didn't take a poke! A 400 lber at that!? Some people do tell a good story :chuckle:I was just repeating u sorry thought u said 400, either way if u wanna hunt illegally go ahead, I dont.
Post by: hoytem on October 04, 2012, 11:58:51 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 05, 2012, 08:19:41 PM
steelers? who said i like the steelers? :o
Post by: hoytem on October 06, 2012, 08:40:59 AM
Post by: hntrspud on October 06, 2012, 09:23:51 AM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 06, 2012, 02:06:45 PM
Post by: savage.270 on October 10, 2012, 05:00:51 PM
Enumclaw? :o well damn son hit 410 and go east for 15 minutes to Greenwater area, you got plenty of bear there, ALOT of bear. Just drive up the FS roads and sit and wait for daylight and spot the clear cuts, that's how i found this spot among 2-3 others in the last week. Just watch for cats there, GW has an insane population of them I hear :yike:Me and my buddie went up past Greenwater in August. Off forest road 70-30. We found the answer to a million dollar question. Bears do not *censored* in the woods. :bash:
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 11, 2012, 06:55:59 AM