Post by: Smokepole on March 04, 2008, 07:12:00 AM
If anyone has hunted the chokecherry thickets and scored a nice bear, show me some pics. If your picture is selected, the photographer will get credit for the pic, and I'll send him/her a free issue of that magazine.
Kevin
Post by: boneaddict on March 04, 2008, 07:23:06 AM
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Post by: tlbradford on March 04, 2008, 08:59:06 AM
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Post by: Smokepole on March 04, 2008, 11:08:58 AM
I've been hunting mule deer in the Okanogan Valley since 1970. That's about 37 years, without missing a season. Always been a lot of hunters there. I guess we just like it in that area. People have also been writing magazine articles for decades, but the crowds in the valley are still about the same as they always have been. Okanogan is our largest county, and I don't see very many hunters where I go. I'd just as soon everybody stayed home, and I could have the whole county to myself. That would be cool, but somebody is gonna buy this magazine and page through it. So I'm doing this bear story.
Search my name on the web, and check out my stories if you want. I don't broadcast your honeyhole. I don't lie. You won't hear me bragging about huge mounts, and you won't see me measuring tines and scoring them up on a calculator. I'd rather write about my good hunting experiences, and encourage others to hunt and fish safely and ethically. Maybe pass it on to their kids. I consider it a bonus to harvest an animal.
I care about wildlife, habitat, and opportunities for kids to get out and enjoy the outdoors, just like you guys do. I'm not no pipe-smoking, armchair office worker pushing pencils either. I still have the boot leather for just about any Cascade peak -- clear to the top, gun in hand. I was there when Bearhunter shot his first black bear. Taught him to hunt when he was a kid. I was on the grunt end of that bear for 3 1/2 miles, and we took it out whole from an elevation of 6500'.
I got started writing for this magazine in 1992, and have had two dozen or so articles published in my spare time. I don't do it for the money, though. I've always liked writing, and I write about a variety of topics. I grew up reading Outdoor Life when I was a kid. Read Trueblood, Carmichael, and Gene Hill, too. Wanted to be like them. I do get paid $25 for a black and white, $50 for a color shot when I can dig them up. End up making about 15 bucks an hour if I type fast.
The editor contacted me to write this piece. He likes my stories, and most hunters really get a thrill out of seeing their pictures in the magazine. The bear needs to be on the east side, but specific location isn't too critical. No chokecherry bush needed, Bone. ;)
Got some...or not?
Post by: tlbradford on March 04, 2008, 11:18:26 AM
Post by: Smokepole on March 04, 2008, 11:30:49 AM
I guess I just get wound up piss-tight when some whippersnapper calls me dude. Got it off my chest. :)
Post by: boneaddict on March 04, 2008, 12:17:33 PM
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Post by: Bearhunter on March 08, 2008, 11:56:12 AM
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One more from two years ago, Mazama area.
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Another from a few years ago, my first with the bow
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My second with the bow at 8yards
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I know you cant use me in all your articles though!
Post by: Outfitter on March 08, 2008, 01:18:55 PM
Post by: Hornseeker on March 08, 2008, 07:05:19 PM
Nice pics guys... sweet.
Nah Smoke, the closer the better...whats funny though, is I woke myself last night was I was turning to run from a big charging black bear in a dream!! Wild.
Post by: Timber on March 09, 2008, 08:17:00 AM
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Coon
Post by: Smokepole on March 09, 2008, 11:48:03 AM
That bear must have fattened up on chokecherries! ;)
Post by: boneaddict on March 09, 2008, 12:29:40 PM
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Post by: Timber on March 09, 2008, 09:38:49 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,383.msg2902.html#msg2902
I just noticed a Bear Hunting Forum was added. Great Idea!
Post by: LongTatLaw on March 09, 2008, 09:44:58 PM
so pretty!
People hunt bears their whole life hoping for even a sighting of such a bear rather lone to take it!
Well done brother!
Post by: Head-shot on March 09, 2008, 10:14:02 PM
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 25, 2008, 01:31:57 PM
We tried injecting the roast and wrapping it in bacon...i was not good! The dog even got the runs.
I'm having a half body mount done, coming out of the wall.
Post by: bowhuntin on March 25, 2008, 01:41:13 PM
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 25, 2008, 01:50:26 PM
Post by: tlbradford on March 25, 2008, 03:22:05 PM
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Yeah- i was bow hunting for deer and saw him, so i switched to the rifle and put a sneak on him.
I always have a rifle with me during archery in case there is a target of oppurtunity. For all of you that know the law, can this get us in trouble?
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 25, 2008, 03:30:39 PM
There's a thread about guns during archery season, and if it's with youI think it's a violation.
I had the .243 along because there's a bunch of bears in the area and i knew there was a chance I'd see one.
Post by: Ridgerunner on March 25, 2008, 03:44:41 PM
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Post by: actionshooter on March 25, 2008, 07:19:35 PM
Do any bears taste good? I imagine maybe one eating berries but I could see why one feasting on sage wouldnt be delicious.The bears I've killed were fine, but i've never killed one in fish and never even seen one in the sage, thats cool :)