Post by: skagitsteel on August 05, 2015, 10:08:56 AM
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Post by: Jonathan_S on August 05, 2015, 10:37:18 AM
Good looking bear. Sometimes those little quick hunts can turn into great moments.
In the past three years, I've taken a bull, two 4x4 whitetails, and two bears on those "quick hunts"
Ironic after striking out during deep/steep trips :chuckle:
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Post by: skagitsteel on August 05, 2015, 10:51:38 AM
Nice bear :tup: What did you shoot him with?
300 win mag Berger 185 vld
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Congrats
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Post by: skagitsteel on August 05, 2015, 02:21:36 PM
Nice thats good to hear. We've got a bear hunt this weekend but I've been worried about the berries, they've been ripe for a while now in a lot of areas I've been checking out so you're giving me some hope! That looks like a great bear
Berries are definately different this year. The south facing are mostly burned up. The ones I was hunting over will be ripe for atleast a few more weeks if not a month.
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Post by: skagitsteel on August 06, 2015, 06:40:32 AM
Has a great coat for august. Looks like he was pretty good sized to boot :tup:
He was good sized between 6'2" and 6'3"
Post by: RadSav on August 06, 2015, 07:23:04 AM
Hole in his shoulder looks like you were up close with an Accubond!
Post by: skagitsteel on August 06, 2015, 08:38:27 AM
Nice! Looks a little lean. Much in the way of berries yet?
Hole in his shoulder looks like you were up close with an Accubond!
Lots of berries, just in weird places, everything is ripe that didn't get burned up. Some of them are pretty soft almost no green berries left.
Berger vld left that hole, absolutely liquefied both lungs. I have only had an accubond make a hole like that once, but is was close
Post by: RadSav on August 06, 2015, 08:44:57 AM
Now all you need is an October tank to go along with this one. Congratulations on the early bear.
Post by: nastybynature on August 06, 2015, 09:33:53 AM
Nice bear :tup: What did you shoot him with?
300 win mag Berger 185 vld
.300 win mag lung shot at 120 yards and he still ran at you until you hit him again at 30 yds? One tough bear!
Sounds like it was a fun hunt. Smile on your face says it all!
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 06, 2015, 09:54:54 AM
Thanks for the info. So that is an exit hole then. Cool! We get similar holes at entrance on close Accubond shots, but exit holes are less impressive.
Now all you need is an October tank to go along with this one. Congratulations on the early bear.
:yeah: those are the best eating bears to get in my experience. They are huge and fuzzy too, great hides.
Post by: bugs n bones on August 06, 2015, 10:13:01 AM
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Post by: skagitsteel on August 06, 2015, 12:37:07 PM
Nice bear :tup: What did you shoot him with?
300 win mag Berger 185 vld
.300 win mag lung shot at 120 yards and he still ran at you until you hit him again at 30 yds? One tough bear!
Sounds like it was a fun hunt. Smile on your face says it all!
He was pretty tough, although he was not going much farther, he had slowed to a walk and didn't have many steps left, just no sense letting him lose any more elevation I would have to gain back with a heavy load :chuckle:
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Post by: ribka on August 06, 2015, 08:28:01 PM
Congrats on your hunt
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: skagitsteel on August 06, 2015, 09:28:44 PM
I was thinking........ Go ahead and shoot another one quick and then you can take me fishing when the silvers are in. :chuckle:
I will be ok passing on them for awhile, then some late September or October morning a big shiny coated boar will step out........ :yike: :drool: :nono: :bash: :nono: :mgun:
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Post by: 3nails on August 06, 2015, 10:00:58 PM
Some late Sept/Oct morn you should be burying a hook into a big 'ho!I was thinking........ Go ahead and shoot another one quick and then you can take me fishing when the silvers are in. :chuckle:
I will be ok passing on them for awhile, then some late September or October morning a big shiny coated boar will step out........ :yike: :drool: :nono: :bash: :nono: :mgun:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 06, 2015, 10:59:24 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on August 07, 2015, 04:44:58 PM
Good job !!! What did you see for Blueberries .. I may need to take a hike myself this weekend ... :tup: :tup:
All ripe up high, the blueberries from 3500 to 4000 are mostly done, 4500 to 6000 they look good on north and east faces. Some south slopes burned and never ripened Bear was taken above 5000
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 09, 2015, 10:26:21 AM
I did go last night to my low land spot ..The beaver ponds I usually hunt were dried up .. everything around them dead :bash: :bash: I put up my trailcam on one spot I know they use a lot ..We will see if anything is moving around in there ...I may hit my High country spot this coming weekend ... :tup:Good job !!! What did you see for Blueberries .. I may need to take a hike myself this weekend ... :tup: :tup:
All ripe up high, the blueberries from 3500 to 4000 are mostly done, 4500 to 6000 they look good on north and east faces. Some south slopes burned and never ripened Bear was taken above 5000
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Post by: fillthefreezer on August 10, 2015, 08:29:31 PM
i agree with your assessment. i saw the same, im guessing, quite a ways away from you. south and west blues never even developed fruit :dunno:Good job !!! What did you see for Blueberries .. I may need to take a hike myself this weekend ... :tup: :tup:
All ripe up high, the blueberries from 3500 to 4000 are mostly done, 4500 to 6000 they look good on north and east faces. Some south slopes burned and never ripened Bear was taken above 5000