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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: winston2789 on March 18, 2010, 09:44:21 PM

Title: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 18, 2010, 09:44:21 PM: Well, I figured I would take some of the heat off of Machines with his "baby bear" . This is a video of the bear I shot last year. I will admit that it was a little ground shrinkage and poor judgement on my part. I have shot many bears...this being the smallest by far. I knew he was smaller but thought he was more like 150-160lbs rather than like 110lbs. Though, this is one less fawn killer and tree peeler in my opinion. He filled my tag and my freezer (well maybe didn't FILL my freezer) but I'm happy. He was at about 385 when I shot him. It also didn't help I had my cousin behind me telling me he was big enough.

I also posted a video in the deer forum of the day after in the same clear cut....came across a couple nice blacktail bucks.
Feel free to rip me apart.....it's all part of the game.

Enjoy

Bear Hunting Washington 2009] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0f_UGdZ40#]Bear Hunting Washington 2009 (http://[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0f_UGdZ40#) [/url]
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 18, 2010, 09:47:32 PM: Bear Hunting Washington 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0f_UGdZ40#)
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 18, 2010, 09:52:55 PM: Nice shot.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: Sneaky on March 18, 2010, 10:03:24 PM: good hit. bears are hard to judge, especially at that distance. Bet he was tasty
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: kbdavear on March 19, 2010, 06:42:41 AM: Nice shot. I have yet to get one or see one, but enjoyed watching one go down. Thanks for getting the heart pumping this morning
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 19, 2010, 08:18:43 AM: Cool footage and a great shot. I think we have all misjudged bears, they are tough to judge. I even misjudged the distance on a bear once because of his size. Shot under him. When I saw his tracks I realized how big he was and why I thought he was closer...
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 19, 2010, 10:27:55 AM: Ya, he hit the dirt pretty hard then fell into that root hole from that down tree. Best breakfast sausage you can imagine :drool:
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: wastickslinger on March 19, 2010, 10:34:51 AM: Nice shot!!

I will admit to shooting one that was less that 150lbs on time. I went into a thicket after a big one. A bear stood up and all I could see was his chest, I knew it was now or never. I was sure there was only one. I shot. He fell like a ton of bricks. 30 seconds later I heard crashing and out came the bear I went in after about 300 yards away. :bash: Oh well, It was a cool cinnamon that I shot.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 19, 2010, 10:44:33 AM: That's good stuff right there, love the footedge you got, and I can't agree more with you, its a smaller bear but that is good eating :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: Thanks for sharing!!!
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: saylean on March 19, 2010, 10:50:50 AM: "Bear down"...that made me laugh for some reason...Nice shot. Grats. Cool footage too, those deer were headed out.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: upriver on March 19, 2010, 10:56:32 AM: Good footage- rolled that sucker over. Nice shot.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: MtnMuley on March 19, 2010, 10:56:59 AM: Cool video. Great shot. Nice bear. :)
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: dirty24d on March 19, 2010, 11:56:54 AM: Very nice footage, and great shot!!! 8) This looks like the sultan basin area. Am i correct?
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 19, 2010, 12:03:46 PM: Thanks guys! Not Sultan.... close though. ;)
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: machine on March 19, 2010, 10:11:06 PM: cool video.The long shots are fun.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: shoot-em-dead on March 19, 2010, 10:26:57 PM: nice- I think this year i'll have to get into bear hunting. I always buy the tag but haven't really put any effort into it.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 21, 2010, 01:01:53 PM: thats awsome. I got most of my bear on film this year but it didnt turn out as good as yours nice job.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: seth30 on March 21, 2010, 02:10:29 PM: What caliber did you use, were you using a treestand, or on the ground :hello:
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 21, 2010, 07:17:52 PM: Seth30- I'm shooting a 7mm rem mag.... with Winchester xps 160 grain bullets. I was on the ground.

D-rock425- Right on man, it seems likes its always real hard to get the perfect video. Sure would be nice to have a full time camera man. :chuckle:
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: seth30 on March 22, 2010, 06:46:53 AM: Cool! I liked how you used the clear cut!
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: rasbo on March 22, 2010, 07:45:29 AM: cool clip,that is one fast bear,he went from the base of the root wad to the side in the blink of an eye :chuckle: nice job on the kill and clip
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: shanevg on March 25, 2010, 07:20:01 AM: Finally got a chance to check out this video. Great job! I definitely understand what it is like to misjudge the size of a bear, no shame in that. You can tell by looking at him that he is small, particularly if you pay attention to the size of his ears and the length of his neck.

All the same, congrats on a bear! Better than I did last year. Everyone shoots a dink now and then. All it does is improve the quality of meat!
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: Houndhunter on March 25, 2010, 09:41:36 AM: great video
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: steen on March 26, 2010, 03:12:17 PM: Congrats on the bear. Would love to have seen him on the ground also.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: Watimberghost on March 26, 2010, 09:25:22 PM: Winston, nice job! that video was awesome, getting footage of those bucks right before you shot your bear, awesome.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: alwinearcher on March 30, 2010, 06:01:46 PM: Quote from: winston2789 on March 21, 2010, 07:17:52 PM
Seth30- I'm shooting a 7mm rem mag.... with Winchester xps 160 grain bullets. I was on the ground.

D-rock425- Right on man, it seems likes its always real hard to get the perfect video. Sure would be nice to have a full time camera man. :chuckle:

Nice job on the hunt and video..

As for a cameraman... Im just a phone call away ;)
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: littlemac on March 30, 2010, 06:10:39 PM: Nothing tougher than judging a bear at a distance and without anything of known size around it to use as a comparison in my mind.

Thanks for posting, it has inspired me to work on getting a video camera for my hunting pack with a small tri-pod.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: winston2789 on March 31, 2010, 10:30:44 AM: Thanks again guys for the replies! I don't have any pictures of this bear on my computer. I need to see if I can find the memory card and get them on here.

Quote from: alwinearcher on March 30, 2010, 06:01:46 PM
Quote from: winston2789 on March 21, 2010, 07:17:52 PM
Seth30- I'm shooting a 7mm rem mag.... with Winchester xps 160 grain bullets. I was on the ground.

D-rock425- Right on man, it seems likes its always real hard to get the perfect video. Sure would be nice to have a full time camera man. :chuckle:

Nice job on the hunt and video..

As for a cameraman... Im just a phone call away ;)

I'll keep that in mind, I might be getting ahold of you when things get closer :chuckle:

Good luck to everyone who drew spring bear tags, maybe this will give a little motivation. Shoot one bigger than this guy. Be safe and have fun! Make sure to identify your target too.
Title: Re: My 2009 Bear (with footage)
Post by: JAMMER55 on March 31, 2010, 04:15:24 PM: Way to go! I shot a smaller bear last year as well but it's ok cuz the german sausage it made was awesome.