Post by: Bama76 on April 09, 2009, 06:18:26 PM
I couldn't have been more than 15min of hike time into the burn and was thinking to myself: "Probably need to get a couple of miles back in here before seeing anything since the we're right next to a main road." It was about then that I heard a cub let out a sharp bawl in some brush right next to me off the FS road. Then momma starts huffing and popping. It's raining hard and all my optics are almost useless. I really wanted to get a look but I didn't want to get mauled either. They were not more than 15-20yds away in a small stand of brush, but I couldn't see any of them. I tried using my binocs (they were totally fogged) to see if I could see them running uphill and then realized that she could charge and sideswipe me and I wouldn't see it coming. She obviously didn't retreat because she start huffing and popping some more and it also sounded like she was slapping something with her paws. I thought that I stepped on a stick or something, but it was her throwing a tantrum in the brush.
Finally I decided that we'd all had enough of each other and I didn't want to be forced into shooting a sow with cubs and I definately didn't want to get attacked. :yike:
Post by: stumprat on April 09, 2009, 06:21:22 PM
Post by: Bama76 on April 09, 2009, 06:23:19 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on April 09, 2009, 06:23:56 PM
Hope you got your shorts out of your throat.. lol
Keep at it and keep us posted.
Post by: cascademountainhunter on April 09, 2009, 06:25:01 PM
Post by: cascademountainhunter on April 09, 2009, 06:26:14 PM
Post by: rasbo on April 09, 2009, 07:19:37 PM
Post by: Bama76 on April 09, 2009, 08:31:46 PM
How much further do I need to go past her turf to possibly get at some boars or cub-less sows.
Post by: Timberstalker on April 09, 2009, 09:00:14 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 10, 2009, 05:26:55 PM
"...lions and tigers and bears Oh My...."
Post by: Bama76 on April 10, 2009, 05:40:31 PM
Post by: boneaddict on April 10, 2009, 05:43:59 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on April 10, 2009, 05:46:55 PM
He could just as easily be right there. WELCOME :hello:
I agree. Just 'cause there is a sow in the neighborhood doesn't mean that papa bear is not nearby.
Go get him.
Post by: rasbo on April 10, 2009, 05:50:57 PM
Now a question for you experienced bear slayers. I scouted this area in the winter and thought a boar lived in this stretch, but obviously it was her sign I had been seeing in the snow. This road is gated and you can only access it by foot, horse or bicycle. This works OK for me because I can handle a little hiking and most hunters around here wouldn't dare pursue anything more than a couple of miles from the truck.I see them in the same area,the boar is looking to get laid,if he takes out the cubs mama goes back in heat so he can breed her,If your in the spring!they cross paths alot
How much further do I need to go past her turf to possibly get at some boars or cub-less sows.
Post by: Bama76 on April 10, 2009, 08:10:26 PM
Post by: Rob on April 15, 2009, 09:40:04 AM
I see them in the same area,the boar is looking to get laid,if he takes out the cubs mama goes back in heat so he can breed her,If your in the spring!they cross paths alot
That is also why sows with cubs are so on edge and willing to attack so easily.
My advice - take it or leave it... If you hear jaw popping, put the binos down and calmly exit stage left ASAP! That's like driving along and having the oil pressure drop, and the engine temperature rise... engine failure is eminent! if you hear huffing, stomping and jaw popping, an attack is eminent! These are warning signs that she does not want you in the area.
Post by: Bama76 on April 19, 2009, 01:33:09 AM
I see them in the same area,the boar is looking to get laid,if he takes out the cubs mama goes back in heat so he can breed her,If your in the spring!they cross paths alot
That is also why sows with cubs are so on edge and willing to attack so easily.
My advice - take it or leave it... If you hear jaw popping, put the binos down and calmly exit stage left ASAP! That's like driving along and having the oil pressure drop, and the engine temperature rise... engine failure is eminent! if you hear huffing, stomping and jaw popping, an attack is eminent! These are warning signs that she does not want you in the area.
If that ever happens to me again, I'll definately be more cautious. Especially since I just read this horrifying tale in Game & Fish about a Pennsylvania bowhunter getting mauled by a sow with cubs. It definately made see how differently things could have turned out. But on the other hand, I've always had crazy luck when it comes to dangerous critters. Either way, the story of the bowhunter's ordeal sent a cold chill up my spine. :yike:
Post by: rasbo on April 19, 2009, 04:45:45 AM
fight back with blackieI see them in the same area,the boar is looking to get laid,if he takes out the cubs mama goes back in heat so he can breed her,If your in the spring!they cross paths alot
That is also why sows with cubs are so on edge and willing to attack so easily.
My advice - take it or leave it... If you hear jaw popping, put the binos down and calmly exit stage left ASAP! That's like driving along and having the oil pressure drop, and the engine temperature rise... engine failure is eminent! if you hear huffing, stomping and jaw popping, an attack is eminent! These are warning signs that she does not want you in the area.
If that ever happens to me again, I'll definately be more cautious. Especially since I just read this horrifying tale in Game & Fish about a Pennsylvania bowhunter getting mauled by a sow with cubs. It definately made see how differently things could have turned out. But on the other hand, I've always had crazy luck when it comes to dangerous critters. Either way, the story of the bowhunter's ordeal sent a cold chill up my spine. :yike: