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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 02:10:52 PM

Title: My spring Bear hunt has ended
Post by: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 02:10:52 PM: I was able to find this guy. After fighting bad roads the last few weekends. This weekend I was able to get to where I wanted to hunt. I set out for a hike in an area I wanted to hunt. Seen a few bulls but no bears. So I hiked out and moved to another good vantage point. After about five minutes of being there I decided to glass back where I had just hiked out of. And there he was feeding where I had just been :yike: So I knew just where to go. An hour later I was 100 yards above him. He had moved less than 75 yards from where I last seen him. I watched him flipping rocks and feeding for a while. The wind was starting to swirl so the next time he turned broadside I dropped him in place.
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Post by: billythekidrock on May 24, 2014, 02:13:31 PM: Congrats.
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Post by: notellumcreek on May 24, 2014, 02:13:40 PM: good looking blondie you got there :tup: congrats
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Post by: bobcat on May 24, 2014, 02:14:04 PM: Nice color! What unit?
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 02:22:01 PM: Mt. View. I normally don't post units. But I just asked how the roads were in that unit a few days ago. So I can't hide the area
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Post by: Bucks2Ducks on May 24, 2014, 02:24:23 PM: Awesome Color, nice job!
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Post by: bobcat on May 24, 2014, 02:26:05 PM: Quote from: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 02:22:01 PM
Mt. View. I normally don't post units. But I just asked how the roads were in that unit a few days ago. So I can't hide the area

And I normally wouldn't ask what unit, but I figured you had already posted about it in another thread. I just couldn't remember. Besides, these are permit hunts and they all can be good hunts if you put in the time. I don't think any of the east side permits are much better or worse than any other.
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Post by: hirshey on May 24, 2014, 02:32:41 PM: Congrats!! :) beautiful blondie!!
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Post by: pd on May 24, 2014, 02:50:42 PM: Congratulations. This has been a bucket list hunt for me for a while (every year not selected...you know the routine). Wow, out in the open field like that? Well done. :tup:
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Post by: HoofsandWings on May 24, 2014, 04:57:52 PM: Quote from: pd on May 24, 2014, 02:50:42 PM
Congratulations. This has been a bucket list hunt for me for a while (every year not selected...you know the routine). Wow, out in the open field like that? Well done. :tup:
PD, if you are feeling particularly dumb next year, we can apply as partners. I have plenty of points. :bdid:
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on May 24, 2014, 05:06:29 PM: Nice bear congrats, did notice he has a black eye must be a bully bear in the hood. :chuckle: what gives with the space blanket?
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 05:28:11 PM: I use a space blanket to keep the meat clean while I bone it out. It also helps cool the meat with the wind hitting it while I'm working on it, before I put it in the pack. It's like having a tarp, and it weighs about 2 ounces.
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on May 24, 2014, 05:35:28 PM: thats what i thought. :tup:
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Post by: bearpaw on May 24, 2014, 06:35:48 PM: :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: jackelope on May 24, 2014, 06:40:25 PM: Beauty of a bear. Congrats
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Post by: pd on May 24, 2014, 07:35:32 PM: Quote from: HoofsandWings on May 24, 2014, 04:57:52 PM
PD, if you are feeling particularly dumb next year, we can apply as partners. I have plenty of points. :bdid:

H&W, why wait until next year? I feel particularly dumb most of the time! :P
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on May 24, 2014, 07:50:52 PM: Awesome bear!
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 24, 2014, 07:57:58 PM: Pd I had six points this year. I was surprised when I drew. This unit was my third choice. When the spring hunts first came out odds were good. Now they are very popular. I think the odds would be a lot better if all that applied had seen the terrain of these units. It's big rough country. This bear took me about three hours to get up to the road. And he wasn't near the bottom. Or it would have been a lot worse. I am very thankful for drawing and the chance to hunt some beautiful country.
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Post by: pashok23 on May 24, 2014, 08:43:34 PM: Congrats :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 25, 2014, 07:57:17 AM: Here's a few pictures of the area I took during my hunt.
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Post by: Slimdog350 on May 25, 2014, 08:17:02 AM: Congrats on a nice bear go4! My bro in law and I had that tag last year and we had a blast. Lots of cool country. We didn't tag any bears but we were close a few times. Great job! :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 25, 2014, 09:19:39 AM: Slim, thanks! I enjoy seeing the bulls and bucks as much as the hunt. This year it was muddy and a bit scary at times to get around. In a few places if you went of the road your done :yike:This was the first good weekend as far as roads, since it started. But if guy has four wheelers you would have been fine most of the season.
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Post by: Slimdog350 on May 25, 2014, 01:28:24 PM: Yeah we used quads where it was legal too, but there were a few spots that if you slid off the road you were in for a loooong ride. We spotted 8 bears in 3 days. We had a really cool bear at 400 yards but he wouldn't present the right angle. It had a blonde body, black legs and had a brown streak from nose to tail! We called him the punk rock bear. He was done if he had turned broadside but it wasn't meant to be. Still had a great time!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 25, 2014, 01:57:24 PM: Congrats
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Post by: bear hunter on May 25, 2014, 06:33:55 PM: :tup: Congrats
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Post by: stew pidasso on May 25, 2014, 09:54:46 PM: Beautiful bear.
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 26, 2014, 09:27:25 AM: Great lookin bear congrats!

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Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 26, 2014, 10:14:19 AM: Good lookin' future rug I must say......
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on May 26, 2014, 08:27:54 PM: Nice color phase, Congrats
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Post by: h2ofowlr on May 26, 2014, 08:31:04 PM: Good looking bear. Congrats!
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Post by: Huntboy on May 27, 2014, 08:21:24 AM: Nice bear, congrats. :tup:
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on May 27, 2014, 08:58:50 AM: Great bear and nice pics!
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Post by: Ripper on May 27, 2014, 10:45:01 AM: Very nice blonde.
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Post by: bearmanric on May 27, 2014, 10:48:44 AM: Awsome bear Congrats. Rick
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 29, 2014, 04:56:53 AM: Thanks :tup: