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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: KYLE Z on August 23, 2010, 11:12:00 PM

Title: first bear down
Post by: KYLE Z on August 23, 2010, 11:12:00 PM: sunday morning went out, had done about 6 other hunts in various spots, usually walking in at least 1-1/2 miles in before going off into the woods. was out by myself, got a late start, thought i was just look around/make new trails. about the third corner i caught it coming out of some brush crossing a little opening. one shot @50 yds. from the 1903 springfield 30-06 180 gr. core lokt, through the heart. it made it maybe 30 yds. drug it 50 yds to the road then another 250 back to the truck. so much for all the hiking i've been doing to get way in there. SHE ended up only being 165-175 pounds without the guts, its hard to be accurate with a bathroom scale.
If there is anyone that can point me in the direction of somewhere that can do hair on tanning it would be much appreciated, quil ceda said they dont start till late sept, and no luck with anyone else.
I live in monroe so pref. somewhere within about an hour.
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Post by: bowman on August 23, 2010, 11:22:16 PM: Nice Job!
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Post by: bucklucky on August 24, 2010, 07:20:09 AM: Nice job!
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Post by: dirty24d on August 24, 2010, 07:30:56 AM: Nice bear thanks for posting. Would be nice to find out where you end up taking it to because i live in Sultan and would like somewhere close as well if possible.
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Post by: wabassguy1 on August 24, 2010, 07:39:10 AM: Hey Kyle.. Nice bear man.. congrats... Im still working on my first and also live in your area so if you find someone or if I hear of someone I will let you know. Got a few of us bear "chaser" out this way.
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Post by: Kain on August 24, 2010, 10:03:26 AM: Great job. Welcome to the site.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 24, 2010, 10:49:21 AM: Thats a good looking Bear!
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Post by: Titan-1 on August 24, 2010, 02:27:42 PM: Way to go. Nice work...
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 24, 2010, 04:15:55 PM: Very cool! 8)
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Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on August 24, 2010, 04:41:23 PM: Even most local guys send their hides out for tanning. There's a guy I use that tans his own and he was quite a bit cheaper cause he wasn't relaying them all across the states, but he's way down south in Woodland, so that doesn't do you much good?
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Post by: woodswalker on August 24, 2010, 04:50:13 PM: Did you wait long enough to see if there were cubs about if you took a sow.??

Hate to orphan more cubs this fall...
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Post by: 87Ford on August 24, 2010, 05:33:15 PM: Real nice!
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Post by: eburghunter on August 24, 2010, 07:34:49 PM: Awsome. It would be nice to get one that close to the rig.
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Post by: Ripper on August 24, 2010, 10:23:41 PM: Good job. I'm still waiting to bag my first one. I'll be out in your area Friday.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 24, 2010, 10:58:06 PM: congrats :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: k_rex on August 25, 2010, 02:48:17 PM: Way to go Kyle!

Jenny sent me the pic on Sunday. Let me know if you want to get back out there and fill your second tag.

-Kipp
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Post by: markts on August 25, 2010, 07:07:52 PM: Welcome and congrats :IBCOOL:
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Post by: flyguide on August 25, 2010, 08:32:31 PM: Quote from: woodswalker on August 24, 2010, 04:50:13 PM
Did you wait long enough to see if there were cubs about if you took a sow.??

Hate to orphan more cubs this fall...

Of course he did.
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Post by: saylean on August 25, 2010, 09:26:24 PM: Looks like you got blood on your sneaks...

great work. ;)

Congrats. ;)
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Post by: GUscottie on August 25, 2010, 09:42:44 PM: Nice looking bear!