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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: tlbradford on September 06, 2016, 12:40:50 PM

Title: Daughter's First Bear (and Big Game Animal)
Post by: tlbradford on September 06, 2016, 12:40:50 PM: There isn't a whole lot to the story. We were planning on hunting for bear Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening I diverted onto some logging roads on the way to my in-laws. We were hoping to find some grouse and I wanted to see how the burn areas were healing up. This guy was getting a drink in a spring. We made a short sneak, and I set her up on some shooting sticks with my .338 Win Mag (her new .243 was going to be sighted in Saturday morning). She dropped him with a good broadside shot at about 40 yards. A couple of photos later and I loaded him up whole. It was a 20 yard pack. Young male around 130 pounds live weight.

I hunted some nice bears the next two days but couldn't connect.

I cooked a loin the next day and it was delicious. I seasoned like a normal roast and made a sauce with fresh picked peaches, a little brown sugar, and red wine and tossed them in the crockpot for 5 hours.
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Post by: mdbuck5x5 on September 06, 2016, 01:00:37 PM: :tup: Congratulations to her that is awesome to see. And wow she dropped him with your .338? That is impressive. Well done!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 06, 2016, 01:08:25 PM: Nice job :tup: Congrats to her
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Post by: Elkrunner on September 06, 2016, 01:33:08 PM: :tup: awesome...the smile says it all
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Post by: Rainier10 on September 06, 2016, 01:35:52 PM: Congrats, great start.
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Post by: Kit Carson on September 06, 2016, 03:48:20 PM: Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: bearmanric on September 06, 2016, 06:22:20 PM: Nice going cool. Rick
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Post by: tgomez on September 06, 2016, 06:24:17 PM: Great job young lady. Way to go Dad!
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Post by: jasnt on September 06, 2016, 08:29:31 PM: That's what it's all about! Congrats to you both
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 06, 2016, 08:36:19 PM: Congrats to her :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on September 06, 2016, 08:47:12 PM: :tup: impressive young lady
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Post by: Machias on September 07, 2016, 04:43:04 AM: So fricken cool, congrats to the young lady!!!!!
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Post by: saylean on September 07, 2016, 06:59:00 AM: alright! congrats young lady!