Post by: n_mathews13 on September 05, 2018, 05:03:14 PM
Saturday saw nothing
Sunday saw a lion, and a 6x bull
Definitely drier this year, berries aren't as good as last year .
Got all next week, had a few cam pics
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 05, 2018, 05:08:29 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 05, 2018, 05:11:15 PM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 05, 2018, 06:25:16 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 05, 2018, 06:55:58 PM
Post by: WAElkhunter89 on September 05, 2018, 07:08:12 PM
Looks like a nice bull.
Post by: Machias on September 06, 2018, 08:56:07 AM
Post by: tlbradford on September 06, 2018, 09:36:15 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 06, 2018, 02:01:01 PM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 12, 2018, 07:33:59 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 12, 2018, 09:45:43 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 12, 2018, 10:00:31 AM
More pics later
Post by: Timberstalker on September 12, 2018, 10:04:04 AM
Post by: CaNINE on September 12, 2018, 11:24:34 AM
Post by: JakeLand on September 12, 2018, 01:22:59 PM
Post by: jennabug on September 12, 2018, 01:24:12 PM
Headn back up.Right on!
More pics later
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on September 12, 2018, 08:25:01 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 13, 2018, 01:38:31 PM
Post by: Machias on September 13, 2018, 03:44:13 PM
Post by: csaaphill on September 14, 2018, 11:40:07 PM
Headn back up.Awesome bear man. :tup:
More pics later
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 05:43:44 AM
I worked Saturday, fan up and got on hillside around 3:pm. Had a whole week off to hunt. About 6:30 I think I see something move in brush in bottom of canyon. At 7: dad see this bear come out, we move down into range and get set up. He had come out in clearing just above the trees in the bottom, then sat down. By the time we got ready he moved into brush.
Thinking that was that and knowing where I'd spend my week now, I waited out the last of shooting hours. He then comes back up from bottom, now 200 yards angled down hill. I take the shot, he drops and rollls 10' and didn't move.
Drop down, up the other side. And man oh man, I couldn't lift his head. No ground shrinking on him. He had no thin spots but hair was short. Came to 71" long. Back at camp by 1:, and still 7 days off
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 05:44:25 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 05:50:17 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 06:11:13 AM
So, i go into town to butcher on Monday, head back up to sit with dad. I tell him " wed or Thur is the day, this are my lucky days"
Tue evening we haven't seen another bear. My tooth starts to hurt, and swells up a little.
Wed morn bottom jaw is swollen and half my lips are. I decided that if I run to town now and could be back before prime time. Head down and get a prescription, fill it and back up by10:
Tell day , " today is the day" trying to encourage. Fall bear hunt for us is funding where they are and sitting sun up to sundown, gets tiresome.
At 7:30 dad says "well..." and turns around and puts stuff in pack. Given his eyes are older, I keep watching.
7:35 I see bear, and it's 210yds. He settles in, I ask if he's going to take it. He says yes and is ready. Boom! Bear rolls down out of site. Can hear rocks and sticks breaking and moaning. Went over and found it. Another good bear. He came to 6.5'!! Was so cool!
Enjoyed our time together. Weather was not normal sept weather, elk didn't seem to be bugling or even in area like normal. This season felt more like hunting in first week of oct. only saw 4 bear
We now have a desert mule deer hunt in a few weeks. Be hard to top this.
I'll try later to do pics again
Post by: Timberstalker on September 17, 2018, 07:40:06 AM
Awesome.
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 08:47:51 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on September 17, 2018, 08:53:57 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 09:18:48 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 09:22:33 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2018, 09:23:07 AM
Probably to big. If they're on your phone, take a screen shot of the photo and then load the screen shot. The file size is significantly smaller and should load no problem.
Thanks
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 17, 2018, 09:35:15 AM
Post by: csaaphill on September 18, 2018, 08:48:11 PM
you and your dads?
Post by: 7mmfan on September 18, 2018, 09:04:08 PM
Post by: Tschaefer72 on September 18, 2018, 09:07:22 PM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 18, 2018, 09:21:07 PM
Post by: Machias on September 19, 2018, 10:48:44 AM
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 19, 2018, 02:35:10 PM
As a family, for Wa and ID, we have harvested 6 bears for 2018... and I still have a second bear tag for ID in my pocket.
Post by: elkoholic1 on September 19, 2018, 03:15:28 PM