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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Chad on August 04, 2010, 10:59:12 AM

Title: Opener bear down
Post by: Chad on August 04, 2010, 10:59:12 AM: Sunday was bear opener and I went out in the afternoon. Went in about 1.5 miles behind a locked gate into timber Co. land. I not sooner got to my spot and I could hear a bear just beyond the clear cut down in the re prod. After about an hour, I started getting glimpses of it on the tree line. but no good shot. Finally it worked it's way around and out into the open clear cut. It was rolling over old logs looking for bugs. I was layed out on a log and had a rock solid rest. She turned broad side slightly quartering away at 180 yds (text book) I squeezed one off just behind the shoulder and out just in front of the apposite shoulder. When I hit her, she went ass over tea kettle rolling down the hill about thirty yards and lights out!! I called my bud and he came out with his pack while I skinned and quartered. He showed up and hauled a couple loads up the hill to the road. We got the hide and all the meat up to the logging road and rode our mtn bikes down the mtn and out. That was harry!! Got to the truck at 11pm and all done de boning and in the fridge and freezer by 1am. I have the head and hide in the freezer so when you open the door the bear's looking at you w\ paws on each side. freaked the kids out!! ha ha I think I"m going to have a rug made. It's not a real big bear, but you don't get one everyday.
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Post by: alwinearcher on August 04, 2010, 11:00:51 AM: Nice work!
Congrads!
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Post by: alanger on August 04, 2010, 11:01:44 AM: Nice bear!
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Post by: Kain on August 04, 2010, 11:03:44 AM: Very nice! Seems like more bears are going down this year than this time last year. I cant wait till I can get out there.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 04, 2010, 11:14:52 AM: way to go :IBCOOL: like kain said glad to see so many bears hitting the ground this early in the season :IBCOOL: and some guys can't even start tell like the 14 :yike: i hope to get out this weekend if work will allow for it. way to go on a nice bear chad!
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Post by: bowhunt03 on August 04, 2010, 11:22:22 AM: NICE!! Good looking bear.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2010, 11:24:14 AM: Very nice bear, congrats!!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 04, 2010, 01:20:49 PM: That looks like a very solid Sow. Look pretty old too. Do you have an estimated weight on her?
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 04, 2010, 01:28:07 PM: Reward from your patience on stand. Great job!

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Look pretty old too.

Huh? With teeth that look that good?

-Steve
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 04, 2010, 01:32:11 PM: don't look at the k9's look at or for the other teeth :chuckle: i can;t hardly see any between the k9's and the molars or lack there of. and the face also i would say it is a older sow as well.
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Post by: shedcrazy on August 04, 2010, 01:36:12 PM: Very nice bear, way to go man. Congratulations :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 04, 2010, 01:39:31 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on August 04, 2010, 01:32:11 PM
don't look at the k9's look at or for the other teeth :chuckle: i can;t hardly see any between the k9's and the molars or lack there of. and the face also i would say it is a older sow as well.

Thank you!

Yeah don't look at the K-9's. Look at the teeth between the K-9's they look wore down to the gum line. The K-9 on the bottom that you can see most of looks wore from the upper K-9. The snout is thick broad and heavy. That looks like an old Bear.
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Post by: zackmioli on August 04, 2010, 02:06:04 PM: congrats! i cant wait to get out and look for some bears!
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 04, 2010, 02:16:48 PM: Are you still waiting?
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Post by: bucklucky on August 04, 2010, 03:51:43 PM: Nice one!!
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Post by: huntlakewood on August 04, 2010, 03:56:32 PM: Really nice good job now im jealous
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Post by: Huntboy on August 04, 2010, 04:02:32 PM: Nice Bear, congrat's.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on August 04, 2010, 04:46:59 PM: At work, wishing I was sitting on a clear cut watching for bear. :bash:
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Post by: jcswamp on August 04, 2010, 06:30:14 PM: good looking bear! Congrats!
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Post by: ML_Hunter on August 04, 2010, 06:44:13 PM: Nice bear! Congrats. I passed on one opening day and i'm hearing reports of bear taken all over the place. Good job!!
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Post by: saylean on August 04, 2010, 07:59:55 PM: Boy the bears are dropping! Nice work man. Looking forward to seeing the rug!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 06, 2010, 01:43:02 PM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on August 04, 2010, 01:39:31 PM
Quote from: carpsniperg2 on August 04, 2010, 01:32:11 PM
don't look at the k9's look at or for the other teeth :chuckle: i can;t hardly see any between the k9's and the molars or lack there of. and the face also i would say it is a older sow as well.

Thank you!

Yeah don't look at the K-9's. Look at the teeth between the K-9's they look wore down to the gum line. The K-9 on the bottom that you can see most of looks wore from the upper K-9. The snout is thick broad and heavy. That looks like an old Bear.

I wasn't looking at the K9's... SOOORRRYYY! I've seen 4yr old bear with worse looking teeth.

-Steve (getting the report back from the state will tell all)
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Post by: halflife65 on August 06, 2010, 03:32:26 PM: Congratulations!
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Post by: BigD on August 06, 2010, 06:27:22 PM: Nice job, I bet your kids will remember opening the freezer the rest of their life.
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Post by: winknot on August 07, 2010, 08:43:03 AM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on August 04, 2010, 01:39:31 PM
Quote from: carpsniperg2 on August 04, 2010, 01:32:11 PM
don't look at the k9's look at or for the other teeth :chuckle: i can;t hardly see any between the k9's and the molars or lack there of. and the face also i would say it is a older sow as well.

Thank you!

Yeah don't look at the K-9's. Look at the teeth between the K-9's they look wore down to the gum line. The K-9 on the bottom that you can see most of looks wore from the upper K-9. The snout is thick broad and heavy. That looks like an old Bear.

I'm on the same page as Jackofalltrades. i would say its a younger sow and about 160-180 pounds. been hunting bears for a long time killed 6 bears myself. been on the pack out of at least 20. passed on at least 50. what time of day you get that bear?Nice job on getting a bear. just sucks that it was a sow not that most people can tell the diff. LOL as i write this im getting more and more jealous you got one :'( . as far as the teeth... i've shot bears that had some rocks in there belly. (not all bears eat berries and fish)
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Post by: 400out on August 07, 2010, 11:48:59 AM: Good job! Nice bear
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Post by: Jeremy S on August 09, 2010, 10:22:30 AM: Nice bear.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on August 09, 2010, 09:47:05 PM: Nice bear!
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Post by: hoytem on August 15, 2010, 09:42:19 PM: that looks like a wetside bear off of a certain mtn. pass and behind a gated road that i recently hiked.