Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 28, 2013, 10:09:25 AM
huntnnw was there filming. the first pic is off huntnnws vid cam and the others are trail cam pics.
hopefully i can make it happen next weekend!
there are 4-5 different bears hitting this bait
Post by: bobcat on April 28, 2013, 10:16:06 AM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on April 28, 2013, 10:54:43 AM
Post by: Ridgerunner on April 28, 2013, 09:07:28 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 28, 2013, 09:11:32 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 28, 2013, 09:36:57 PM
Post by: coop2424 on April 28, 2013, 09:44:26 PM
Post by: huntnnw on April 28, 2013, 10:03:33 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 29, 2013, 07:48:07 AM
Reason he left is he smelled you :chuckle:hey... I wasn't the only one a little gassy in the blind! :tung:
besides I thought bears like smelly things... :chuckle:
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 29, 2013, 07:50:32 AM
That is awesome hope you get him. What are you using for bait? I have not had any luck with anything hitting mine yet.I have been using a bit of anything and everything... the normal bread syrup jello oil... etc. I also hung a game bag of fat bacon meat in the tree. That the near is climbing up to.
Anything smelly...
Post by: coop2424 on April 29, 2013, 10:01:51 AM
That is awesome hope you get him. What are you using for bait? I have not had any luck with anything hitting mine yet.I have been using a bit of anything and everything... the normal bread syrup jello oil... etc. I also hung a game bag of fat bacon meat in the tree. That the near is climbing up to.
Anything smelly...
Well that is everything I am using also so looks like I am just in a crappy spot. I might need to move locations if nothing hits it this week..
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 29, 2013, 11:32:41 AM
Post by: coop2424 on April 29, 2013, 01:17:39 PM
Hey coop. What is the elevation at your site? I am pretty low. Are you in an area open past may 15? I hope your bait gets hit!
I am not very high I would say about 3000-3200ft and no I am in unit 2 which closes the 15. I am basically on the top of the Mtn but in darker timber and there is a clearcut about 100 yards to the left and below it that are facing south. There is also water in the middle of the clearcut. I am thinking if I don't have anything hit it by this weekend I will probably move it. Good luck to you guys and I hope the next pictures are with a down bear..
Post by: huntnnw on April 29, 2013, 10:57:33 PM
Post by: EA338AI on April 29, 2013, 11:18:44 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2013, 08:10:30 PM
ill post the story and pics tomorrow!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 03, 2013, 08:25:01 PM
Post by: coop2424 on May 03, 2013, 08:26:00 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2013, 10:00:02 PM
the date and times are off... :bash:
the brown one is hte one that i shot, and the black is a big ol boar that comes around at night.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 03, 2013, 10:04:37 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2013, 10:25:36 PM
I got into stand around 3PM on the 2nd.
the bait was basically gone. I had hung a treestand last weekend after I almost got a shot but didnt have a window in the right spot og the blind. made sure I could shoot there in the future.
around 715 or 730 pm i looked down the ridge and saw legs coming up. this bear was going very slow and very cautiously. stopping every 2 steps and looking allaround and smelling.
I held tight until the bear got to 22 yards and tuned into some brush before I grabbed my bow and hooked the release. when the bear passed back through the brush and toward my shooting lane I drew back and waited. the bear came out to the exact spot as in the very first pic I posted in this thread, but this time I had a shooting lane and the bear was quartered away!
I settled my pin high and tight behind the shoulder and let fly. I saw the arrow dissapear right where my pin had been and knew it was a good shot. the bear let out a bark and took off down the ridge. I heard the thrashing for 2-3 seconds then calm.
I was confident in the shot so I waited in the tree for 5 minutes and then climbed down to examine my arrow (I was alone and wanted to track in daylight because it is very thick brush) I found the arrow stuck in the dirt with the nock pointing right at my treestand. as soon as I picked the arrow up I noticed the "red carpet" this bear left a steady stream of blood all the way right to where it was holed up under a log.
this bear is a sow and I figure her to be in the neighborhood of 160-180 lb. the quarters that I packed out weighed 46 lb. and the cape and head was 55-60. the carcass was the rest. when I checked it in at IDFG the warden guessed weight at 175 just looking at head and paw size, he figured 200-220 for fall weight. so not a tiny bear.
the field pics could have been better, but I did pretty well for being alone and self timering.
thanks for looking
Post by: coop2424 on May 03, 2013, 10:33:54 PM
Post by: johnr060 on May 03, 2013, 10:37:54 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2013, 10:44:13 PM
Nice job and great bear. You did well for being by yourself with the pics..
i just wish i could have gotten the head up a bit and picked the grass from in front... oh well.
Post by: coop2424 on May 03, 2013, 10:50:39 PM
Nice job and great bear. You did well for being by yourself with the pics..
i just wish i could have gotten the head up a bit and picked the grass from in front... oh well.
You always look back at it and wish you would of done things better. That is how we learn and next time the pics will be even better. It is hard to calm yourself in the moment to get the perfect picture..
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 03, 2013, 10:54:45 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2013, 11:06:21 PM
Post by: Huntboy on May 03, 2013, 11:32:54 PM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 04, 2013, 12:29:16 AM
The Bear in my avatar is much smaller than the one you got. I still havnt decided what I want to do with it. It had the thickest coat I've ever seen on a bear from Washington. I just had it dry tanned and its hangibg on my wall. Thought about doing a lifesize or a closed mouth rug. Cant decide.
Post by: RadSav on May 04, 2013, 05:02:01 AM
I sure miss working bait sites and taking bear up close with those perfect bow shots. Reading your story and seeing the pictures really got me dreaming of my past life. Those were good times. I've never shot a sow before, but dang if I might have had to tag that one. She's beautiful. Congratulations!
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 04, 2013, 09:33:32 AM
Spring Bears make some of the best mounts just for that reason. As long as you get them before they start rubbing. What are you planning to do with yours?
The Bear in my avatar is much smaller than the one you got. I still havnt decided what I want to do with it. It had the thickest coat I've ever seen on a bear from Washington. I just had it dry tanned and its hangibg on my wall. Thought about doing a lifesize or a closed mouth rug. Cant decide.
just having a soft tan on this one.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 04, 2013, 09:35:52 AM
And people give me heck for my big stabilizer on my Truth2. Yours makes mine look like a baby :chuckle:
I sure miss working bait sites and taking bear up close with those perfect bow shots. Reading your story and seeing the pictures really got me dreaming of my past life. Those were good times. I've never shot a sow before, but dang if I might have had to tag that one. She's beautiful. Congratulations!
well you know what they say about big stablilizers...?
...accurate shots... duhhh :chuckle:
I cant believe how much fun running a bait site is... ton of work but lots of fun too! and yes bears are really fun to have up close. they have to be teh most careful animals coming to a bait... very cautious like they know your there.
Post by: RadSav on May 04, 2013, 01:13:49 PM
I cant believe how much fun running a bait site is... ton of work but lots of fun too! and yes bears are really fun to have up close. they have to be teh most careful animals coming to a bait... very cautious like they know your there.
Wait until the first time you come to sit in your treestand and have to remove the bear poop from the seat first. Made me extremely jumpy. I bet I checked the tree above my head 1,000 times in an evening. Moved a little faster through the bush too. First time a young one tries to join you in stand is a fun one too :o Man, I miss it bad!
Sounds like you are hooked! I should say congratulations for that too :tup:
Post by: Ridgerunner on May 04, 2013, 08:05:00 PM
Post by: huntnnw on May 05, 2013, 11:29:16 PM