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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: upriver on April 20, 2010, 10:03:10 AM

Title: Got my N Skagit Bear
Post by: upriver on April 20, 2010, 10:03:10 AM: I got my Bear yesterday morning. It was a boar with a sweet coat. The coat is very full and thick. I was mtn bike hunting behind a gate and I was not seeing any sign. I was coming off a spur road and spotted him around a bend in the road about 100 yards away. I ditched my bike and took a 100' kneeling shot. I hit him and he went into THICK reprod. I could hear him but not see him. I finally put a kill shot on him about 100 yards into the reprod. My first shot broke his back but he was still going. The second finished him with a double lung. It was a bit spooky in that dog hair reprod being able to hear him but not see him. They are a tough animal. He was pprobably around 200 lbs. and had no fat. He was a beautiful bear and I'm very thankful. I tried to post a photo but I have not before so we'll see how it goes.
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Post by: Sneaky on April 20, 2010, 10:05:51 AM: That's a sweet bear good job
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Post by: jackelope on April 20, 2010, 10:06:41 AM: Congrats on a good looking bear. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: bearmanric on April 20, 2010, 10:11:03 AM: great looking bear congrats. Rick
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Post by: MAGhunter on April 20, 2010, 10:12:20 AM: nice job!
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Post by: Ranger91298 on April 20, 2010, 10:13:35 AM: Congrats on a great bear.... thanks for sharing....
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Post by: hogsniper on April 20, 2010, 10:14:59 AM: Awesome man! Congrats on a nice bear! They are sure getting active!!!
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Post by: whacker1 on April 20, 2010, 10:18:28 AM: congrats - very cool.
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Post by: upriver on April 20, 2010, 10:20:58 AM: Thanks guy and good luck to all the others with tags.

I was pretty blessed- it was my first day out because of my current shift at work. He appeared to be walking the logging road eating grass.

Has anyone ate a spring bear? He didn't have much of a smell. I have ate them in the berries but never in the spring.
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Post by: bearpaw on April 20, 2010, 10:28:02 AM: congrats upriver :brew:
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Post by: LongTatLaw on April 20, 2010, 10:28:12 AM: looks like a good bear brother...

if ya have more pics Id love to see em!

congrats ;)
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Post by: X-Force on April 20, 2010, 10:30:40 AM: Congrats Upriver! did you get him out in one or two?
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Post by: Machias on April 20, 2010, 10:31:01 AM: Nice bear!! I have eaten 4 spring bears and they all tasted great. Congrats.
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on April 20, 2010, 10:31:36 AM: Nice bear! I'll be back out there tomorrow and see if I can get on the big guy I have been after. Congrats!!
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Post by: whacker1 on April 20, 2010, 10:31:58 AM: Did you ride him out on your back like a back pack? That is the picture I want to see.....
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Post by: Curly on April 20, 2010, 10:32:05 AM: Spring bear tastes great. :drool:

Congrats on killing that fawn eater.... :tup:
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Post by: winston2789 on April 20, 2010, 10:32:43 AM: Way to go!!! We need more pics though..... :tup:
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Post by: upriver on April 20, 2010, 10:38:23 AM: Here's another picture me and bear. I just had my self timer camers and didn't get may pictures. It's a pain by yourself trying to get good pictures.
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Post by: upriver on April 20, 2010, 11:01:27 AM: I got him out whole. I got him out to the main road and it just so happened a DNR guy was driving up the road just as I was getting there. He hauled him out for me in his truck. It would have been a couple miles to my truck and I would have had to figure something else out. He hadn't been up that particular road in two years. I guess when lucks on your side it works out that way.
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Post by: halflife65 on April 20, 2010, 11:02:51 AM: Congratulations!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on April 20, 2010, 11:05:58 AM: Sweet! Do I detect a little white patch on his throat?

-Steve
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Post by: KimberRich on April 20, 2010, 11:40:51 AM: Good story and nice pic! Great Job!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 20, 2010, 11:44:30 AM: Great looking bear! Looks like he has a pretty good size head on him. Would like to have seen more of the body. Any plans for a mount or rug?
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Post by: wamuledeer on April 20, 2010, 11:45:23 AM: Congrats, nice bear.
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Post by: saylean on April 20, 2010, 11:50:54 AM: Well alright Up River! Nice work. I ate my spring bear last year....they are just fine!

Good work and congrats! They are tough animals, as you can attest.

Cheers,

D~
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Post by: bucklucky on April 20, 2010, 12:10:31 PM: Congrats man!! Nice looking bear!
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Post by: bowsandhose on April 20, 2010, 12:40:45 PM: grats
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Post by: OneShotJim on April 20, 2010, 01:01:21 PM: Beautiful bear! That does look like it may have a chevron!

I can't wait for August 1st so I can start hunting my first bear. I'm excited to see what it tastes like too.
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Post by: Lincoln4 on April 20, 2010, 01:04:51 PM: Congratulations, and you did ok on the photos as well.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on April 20, 2010, 01:46:13 PM: Nice looking bear,Congrats :tup:
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Post by: bowtech721 on April 20, 2010, 01:51:36 PM: sweet bear!
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Post by: rasbo on April 20, 2010, 01:53:30 PM: thats awesome...
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 20, 2010, 02:21:10 PM: Sweet !! :tup: Congrats !!!
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Post by: jason4429 on April 20, 2010, 02:49:22 PM: Right on.Good job
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Post by: madmack76 on April 20, 2010, 02:54:19 PM: sweet good job man :IBCOOL:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 20, 2010, 03:05:42 PM: way to go!
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Post by: seth30 on April 20, 2010, 03:14:51 PM: Good for you! What caliber were you using?
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Post by: Elk hunter4ever on April 20, 2010, 03:36:52 PM: Nice bear congrats!!! :drool:

Was this behind the crown pacific gates in Hamilton?
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Post by: billythekidrock on April 20, 2010, 04:09:46 PM: Congrats.
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Post by: huntmando on April 20, 2010, 04:36:50 PM: Nice work
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Post by: h2ofowlr on April 20, 2010, 04:39:02 PM: Nice bear.
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Post by: Ray on April 20, 2010, 04:41:19 PM: Nice work on your bear. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: machine on April 20, 2010, 04:58:48 PM: Good to see one go down.Ive been waiting to see all the spring bear pictures and stories. :drool:
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on April 20, 2010, 05:13:24 PM: Nice bear!!
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Post by: Huntbear on April 20, 2010, 05:53:16 PM: Congrats! Nice looking bear!
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Post by: rb2506 on April 20, 2010, 06:19:46 PM: nice job good pics too 8)
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Post by: D-Rock425 on April 20, 2010, 08:03:00 PM: Thats the first bear that I know of shot this spring. Nice bear
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Post by: SuperDave on April 20, 2010, 09:20:15 PM: Helluva job! Great looking coat on him!!! Congratulations!
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Post by: 280ackley on April 20, 2010, 09:31:35 PM: :tup:
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Post by: upriver on April 21, 2010, 12:41:24 AM: I actually got him more toward Grandy Lake. I did not have time to go get my DNR key so I deicide to head behind a Sierra Gate that I figured wouldn't get much traffic (on my bike).

I was shooting a 300 Win Mag with Federal Nosler 180 grain.

I think I'm going to do a rug. I could shoot a bigger bear but it would be pretty hard to beat his coat. He did have a small white spot on the chest. I have never seen a coat so full. From nose to tail he's about 5'4".
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Post by: Rufous on April 21, 2010, 07:20:11 AM: Well done. Bear hunting is a thrill for sure. You most definately lucked out on the DNR guys help.
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Post by: MP123 on April 21, 2010, 09:30:53 AM: Nice bear! I bet he'll make a great rug...
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Post by: zackmioli on April 21, 2010, 09:50:03 AM: great job! thanks for sharing the story and pics! let us know how he tastes as well.
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Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on April 21, 2010, 09:50:34 AM: NICE!!! :drool:
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Post by: tlbradford on April 21, 2010, 10:03:07 AM: very nice :brew: The ride out was a huge bonus too.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 21, 2010, 11:02:08 AM: Early Spring Bears tend to have really nice coats. I bring some of my nicer bears in, in the spring. It is harder to get a nice full coat on a fall bear unless it is killed in late October/November.
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Post by: shanevg on April 21, 2010, 09:20:22 PM: Congrats on the awesome bear!
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Post by: robb92 on April 22, 2010, 06:16:38 AM: Congrats on a nice bear!!!
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Post by: Jeremy S on April 22, 2010, 10:05:13 AM: Great Bear! I can't wait for August! :)
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 28, 2010, 04:46:32 PM: :tup: