Post by: buglebuster on September 23, 2015, 07:53:14 PM
Turned out he had an ear tag, said call wdfw before consuming meat and had a number. I called and left a message hoping for a reply before I packed him out 4 miles. I started skinning and the phone rang. Turns out he was a problem bear from kalama 10 days ago, and they said don't eat the meat. If I notch the tag I could take the hide, if I leave the bear I could keep my tag. I notched it and skinned him out. A little bummed about the meat thing tho.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F09%2F23%2F6add6efb8683b27db74f23031d977f7a.jpg&hash=22ac097becb05407aeacaf614fa59a2f188c50cc)
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on September 23, 2015, 07:55:39 PM
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Post by: lokidog on September 23, 2015, 08:05:48 PM
It is exciting to get a shot with a bow at those ranges, my last one was on the ground at 10 yards, congratulations! Oh yeah, I was elk hunting also.
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Post by: JJB11B on September 23, 2015, 08:10:19 PM
JJB, guess you noticed it was days, not years..... :chuckle:yeah re-read it (that whole "wait, sumthin' ain't right here" in the back of my mind)
It is exciting to get a shot with a bow at those ranges, my last one was on the ground at 10 yards, congratulations!
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Post by: buglebuster on September 23, 2015, 08:22:55 PM
Nice bear! :tup: Where you on the east side when you got him?No, westside. Goat rocks wilderness
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Post by: Smossy on September 23, 2015, 10:02:25 PM
Shooting your 1st bear! And with a bow to boot! not a big bear but I'm stoked! A buddy and I had just Hiked up from base camp, about halfway up the ridge on the trail. He stopped to take his jacket off amd I heard something. I looked up and said there's a bear! Walked forward a bit and he walked right across the trail in front of me. I drew back amd whistled, 12 yards hit him. He took off running into the thick brush I could hear him so I ran to the edge of the hill to see. He climbed up a tree and was sitting on 2 branches bleeding good. I was afraid he'd die in the tree and not fall out, so I stuck another one in him he jumped up and fell out dead!First of all congrats! Getting a bear is number one on my list over even elk. I dont know what it is about me wanting to hunt a worthy predator.
Turned out he had an ear tag, said call wdfw before consuming meat and had a number. I called and left a message hoping for a reply before I packed him out 4 miles. I started skinning and the phone rang. Turns out he was a problem bear from kalama 10 days ago, and they said don't eat the meat. If I notch the tag I could take the hide, if I leave the bear I could keep my tag. I notched it and skinned him out. A little bummed about the meat thing tho.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F09%2F23%2F6add6efb8683b27db74f23031d977f7a.jpg&hash=22ac097becb05407aeacaf614fa59a2f188c50cc)
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Did you guys do any kind of cow calls before the fact or anything? Or did you just happen to be at the right place right time?
Post by: buglebuster on September 23, 2015, 10:40:26 PM
Post by: Smossy on September 23, 2015, 11:00:04 PM
Smossy, just pure luck!That is so sick man, heck yeah. Sometimes that's what its all about.
Post by: Becky on September 24, 2015, 12:11:02 AM
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Post by: Becky on September 24, 2015, 07:11:31 AM
I believe it's due to the drugs they use to tranquilize the Bears.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh ok that makes sense. Woulda never guessed lol.
Post by: buglebuster on September 24, 2015, 08:33:12 AM
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Post by: Curly on September 24, 2015, 10:59:05 AM
Too bad the meat left out there can't be used for shooting another bear off of it. :'(
Post by: buglebuster on September 24, 2015, 11:02:57 AM
Post by: rickomatic on September 24, 2015, 08:36:51 PM
I believe it's due to the drugs they use to tranquilize the Bears.
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That's interesting. I had a couple bears 2 years ago wrecking my beehives. Talked with the head of the Mill Creek WDFW division about it and she said short of me shooting them, (Tried my best, but couldn't get them to show during shooting hours) there was little to be done as they would not trap problem bears during active bear season specifically because of the problem of releasing them with drugs still in the meat. Maybe that's changed.
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Post by: Ccortez on September 25, 2015, 08:17:23 AM
Awesome! I wonder why the meat was inedible, is it because it was eating some crap in the town they tagged him in? Sucky, but awesome you got the bear.
the bear most likely had to be tranquilized and they drug they used stays in they're system for 18 months or longer depending on the drug they use
Post by: buglebuster on September 25, 2015, 09:04:52 AM
NICE. I think I read here somewhere that you just started with a bow recently? (old post?). That's awesome :tup:. I think the most exciting kill is the unexpected "gift" that comes your way when you least expect it.Not me, I've been bow hunting since 2008
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