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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: BGhunter on August 26, 2013, 10:57:45 PM

Title: two bear down
Post by: BGhunter on August 26, 2013, 10:57:45 PM: It was a quick two day hunt but well worth the drive over east. We got there Friday night just before dark so we did a little scouting through some orchards and found no sign what so ever. The next morning we decided to ditch the orchards do to the lack of ripe apples and put some ground under our feet. The next morning we had planned to hike as far as it would take down a large drainage that seems to always produce a good number of bear every year due to the amount of berries, water and cover. As luck would have it we spotted our first bear only five minutes into our hike. The jet black bear never gave us a shot as it retreated into the thick brush. We quickly got ahead of him as he worked his way down the drainage listening to him as we went. We suddenly realized the noises we were hearing coming up from the bottom were coming from two different locations. We were on two different bear. We decided to wait out the closest one and three hours later the bear decided to step out and gave my thirteen year old nephew a clear two hundred yard shot. The bear only ran twenty yards before piling up in the thick brush. This was his first bear and he couldn’t be any more exited. It was a beautiful chocolate on bottom blond on top bear closing in on three hundred lbs. I think. The next day the same story played out again with my brother taking a nice 250 lbs chocolate bear. We ended up spending more time this weekend packing meat than hunting.
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Post by: KFhunter on August 26, 2013, 11:08:32 PM: love that color on that first bear!
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Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on August 27, 2013, 12:18:04 AM: I'll be the one to say it...

"Only five minutes into our hike..."

Dude, you suck. Not really, just kidding. Good for your nephew and bro. Good memories (and eating) for sure.

Sam
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Post by: 250savage on August 27, 2013, 06:07:20 AM: cool color on your nephews bear. Congrats. :tup:
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Post by: Timberstalker on August 27, 2013, 06:43:32 AM: Dandy bears. Nice work!!! :tup:
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Post by: bendotti on August 27, 2013, 07:00:11 AM: Nice looking bear like the white patch
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Post by: MtnMuley on August 27, 2013, 08:22:03 AM: Couple of dandy looking bears there. Hard to beat that trip. :tup:
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Post by: Ripper on August 27, 2013, 08:28:22 AM: That's the way to whack em and stack em! :tup: Both very nice bears
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Post by: Machias on August 27, 2013, 08:29:29 AM: What a beautiful bear, one of the prettiest bears I've seen in a while! Congrats!!
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Post by: BA5IL on August 27, 2013, 01:02:43 PM: Love the chocolate/blond bear. Congrats to your nephew - I would be excited about that as well.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 27, 2013, 01:05:23 PM: Couple very nice bears!
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Post by: Smossy on August 27, 2013, 01:05:39 PM: Great Job! that would be a dream come true for me and my lady to both fill our tags.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 27, 2013, 01:16:05 PM: Nice bears!!! :tup:
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Post by: bearhunter99 on August 27, 2013, 01:22:29 PM: Good looking bears, that first bear will make a gorgeous rug!
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on August 27, 2013, 01:57:32 PM: Congrats, that is super cool!
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on August 27, 2013, 03:12:13 PM: Good job Kurt!!! Any of the packs rival the little guy from a few weeks back?
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on August 27, 2013, 03:12:36 PM: Oh and any on camera?
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Post by: jackmaster on August 27, 2013, 03:25:52 PM: cool colors
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Post by: B-Nut on August 27, 2013, 03:28:50 PM: Awesome bears!!! :tup:

Maybe I'll get lucky one of these days and find one. All the time I've spent in the woods and still haven't even spotted one. :bash:
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on August 27, 2013, 03:56:03 PM: Great job guys! couple of nice bears :tup:
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Post by: BGhunter on August 27, 2013, 04:53:00 PM: Quote from: johnnyaustin44 on August 27, 2013, 03:12:36 PM
Oh and any on camera?
Nope Johnny, yours was a much more challenging pack out. That's the nice thing about going over to the east side, you don't have to deal with all the black berry bushes. And no, I was unable to get them on film because my camera is acting up. I had to send it in to get fixed. It really PO's me because the set up on both bear was perfect for filming.
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on August 27, 2013, 05:51:04 PM: Dang man that sucks!!! At least you guys got a couple. And its finally your turn now that nates tagged out.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 27, 2013, 06:02:21 PM: Congrats ...those are 2 nice bear BUT that 1st one is very cool :tup: :tup:
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Post by: JWhite22 on August 27, 2013, 07:09:17 PM: Good looking bears! Way to go guys!
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Post by: Titan-1 on August 27, 2013, 07:13:01 PM: Thats awesome congrats. :tup:
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Post by: TheSkyBuster on August 27, 2013, 07:22:55 PM: Sounds Like a great hunt.

Care to share which GMU you were hunting?
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Post by: CoyoteWacker on August 27, 2013, 08:46:10 PM: Very very cool. Congratulations. Great picks and memories to boot! Awesome
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Post by: BGhunter on August 27, 2013, 09:22:52 PM: I forgot to mention that we found a scarred over arrow running along the spine of the first bear. Someone decided it was a good idea to take a front on shot at a bear. :dunno: You wouldn't know he was wounded just by looking at him.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on August 27, 2013, 09:52:54 PM: Nice bears,Congrats :tup: