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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Boomerboy87 on May 27, 2019, 12:51:58 AM

Title: Huckleberry success!
Post by: Boomerboy87 on May 27, 2019, 12:51:58 AM: My buddy Frank Hasiak and I left Snohomish county Friday after work around 5 and headed to Huckleberry Unit for the Spring Bear tag I drew. We arrived about midnight and set up camp. We woke up around 4:30am and started our hike to a vantage point only to see no more than 100 yard due to fog. We piddled around under a tarp for a short time and decided to hit a lower elevation in hopes of better visibility and wound up on a 40 min drive North of where we started. With no signs of the fog letting up, Frank and I took a short nap in the truck while parked at a State property gate at 3,600 feet and woke up at 1:00pm. We through on our packs and slow walked about 40 minutes only to find fresh bear scat on the edge of a clear cut, so we found the nearest vantage and sat. After patiently waiting until 7:00 pm, Frank wide eyed with enthusiasm says "Bear, Bear". Of course I say "where, where". From my spotters angle, he could see a Bear traveling up the drainage from the road we were sitting above. I immediately turned my camera and hit record. Then realized I needed to lay prone exactly where the tripod and camera were setting. I basically threw the camera out of the way and lined up a shot. Frank whispered 235, I was zeroed for 200 with my 30-06. The boar was slightly quartering away with his front right shoulder forward uphill. It was perfect. Needless to say I pulled a good shot off and killed this Bruin.
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Post by: bobcat on May 27, 2019, 01:21:30 AM: Great looking bear! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing your story.
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Post by: shmacker on May 27, 2019, 05:01:17 AM: Awesome bear, congrats!
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Post by: colersu22 on May 27, 2019, 05:19:43 AM: Congrats on the nice bear, I’m hoping I can be chasing them up there next year.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 27, 2019, 06:33:29 AM: Nice looking bear. Congrats :tup:
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Post by: HillHound on May 27, 2019, 06:37:23 AM: Awesome bear. Congrats
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Post by: elkrack on May 27, 2019, 06:37:40 AM: Congrats on the success :tup:
Good looking bear
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Post by: Tracker0721 on May 27, 2019, 07:10:09 AM: Congrats on the bear and that’s a dandy!
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Post by: Bango skank on May 27, 2019, 07:21:29 AM: Stud bear, good job!
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Post by: CaNINE on May 27, 2019, 07:23:56 AM: Very good bear congratulations
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Post by: DeerThug on May 27, 2019, 07:27:25 AM: Excellent. Will be good eating for sure...
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Post by: X-Force on May 27, 2019, 07:37:16 AM: Nice color
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Post by: jasnt on May 27, 2019, 07:39:25 AM: Heck of a bear congrats
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Post by: Tschaefer72 on May 27, 2019, 07:44:59 AM: Such a cool looking bear! Congrats and thanks for sharing the story.
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Post by: Birdgetter on May 27, 2019, 07:46:29 AM: Huge bear! Glad you were able to fill your tag! Do you plan on getting a rug made?
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Post by: SuperDave on May 27, 2019, 07:58:33 AM: Nice looking bear, congratulations
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Post by: redi on May 27, 2019, 08:14:18 AM: Great looking bear. congrats
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 27, 2019, 08:48:05 AM: Good for you.

There buttloads of bear all over that NE area.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on May 27, 2019, 09:45:05 AM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: pashok23 on May 27, 2019, 10:43:44 AM: Awesome bear, congrats. :tup:
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Post by: jrebel on May 27, 2019, 10:47:32 AM: Awesome bear, congrats!!!
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Post by: Dan-o on May 27, 2019, 10:58:54 AM: Looks fantastic!
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Post by: RugerRay on May 27, 2019, 11:05:13 AM: Congratulations on a beautiful bear!
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Post by: Boomerboy87 on May 27, 2019, 11:16:36 AM: Quote from: Birdgetter on May 27, 2019, 07:46:29 AM
Huge bear! Glad you were able to fill your tag! Do you plan on getting a rug made?
Most definitely!
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Post by: Boomerboy87 on May 27, 2019, 11:19:50 AM: Thanks to everyone. Im very pleased with the size and color.
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Post by: wheels on May 27, 2019, 12:59:27 PM: congrats
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Post by: RockChuck on May 27, 2019, 01:12:25 PM: Awsome! :tup:
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Post by: Machias on May 28, 2019, 11:06:05 AM: Beautiful bear!! Congrats!!
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Post by: cbond3318 on May 28, 2019, 11:29:43 AM: Great Bear!! :tup:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on May 28, 2019, 12:21:19 PM: Lots of bears hitting the ground for forum members this year. Congrats on the bear.
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Post by: saylean on May 28, 2019, 05:49:03 PM: Excellent bear.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 29, 2019, 09:28:57 AM: That's a dandy!
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Post by: Watimberghost on May 29, 2019, 12:04:30 PM: What a cool bear! Big one :tup:
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Post by: Gutpile on May 29, 2019, 05:37:35 PM: Really a great looking bear. :tup:
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Post by: dune on June 02, 2019, 11:55:22 AM: Bear down.
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Post by: trophyelk6x6 on June 02, 2019, 06:24:52 PM: :tup:
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Post by: hard hunter on June 02, 2019, 10:59:48 PM: Congrats on a great bear
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Post by: trophyhunt on June 03, 2019, 06:29:26 AM: Congrats on a really nice bear!