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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 04:52:22 PM

Title: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 04:52:22 PM: Hike 16 miles into the high country and into 11 bears today. 4 cubs and 7 adults. Didn't even bring one home but I will be back. I could have shot one and have a little bit of video of him at close range as well as some other crappy video coming online later.

Wow - never had so many of those things running around me before.
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 28, 2010, 04:57:32 PM: Wow, awesome! Why did you post on the adults :dunno: Or where you just scouting? Can;t wait to see the video!!!!! That's a lot of bears in one day!
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Post by: skier2480 on August 28, 2010, 04:58:41 PM: Sounds like a great day. Let's see the vids!!!
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:02:10 PM: The one I passed on was only 150lbs and was in at 15 yards for 20 mins waiting for a good shot. Lots of brush but when it came time to shoot I decided that there were potentially better bears. Then another one above looked better. He was only 150 yards away. Went up and played around with big cinnamon and he saw me coming and turned on his turbo boosters.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 28, 2010, 05:06:17 PM: COOL!!!!
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:06:25 PM: This guy was the one I passed on. Little. Got in close for a while and watched him eat some roots and grass. Then saw big cinnamon.

11bears 010.AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmvXfAb-eo#)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:08:53 PM: sow with cubs. Didn't know it until I stalked in to 50 yards. Cubs were real small. Then another bear showed up. Distracted me and it took me another 30 minutes to figure out I was looking at two sows and four cubs.
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Post by: billythekidrock on August 28, 2010, 05:16:34 PM: Nice!
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Post by: bearmanric on August 28, 2010, 05:20:40 PM: good stuff Ray. keep after them. Rick ;)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:21:13 PM: 11bears 008.AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P_NVk5qqm8#)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:24:15 PM: Real hard to see these ones. The one on the right is big cinnamon. Sorry for video quality. Looks like black dots.

11bears 011.AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc6caaio-v8#)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on August 28, 2010, 05:27:51 PM: Just another one. That's it. Will be back. Only have one weekend to hunt bears around here for this year. Gotta get off this short leash the wife has me on.

11bears 013.AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDPsFJLbXkA#)

11bears 001.AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LL6qSZ7ars#)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 28, 2010, 05:35:56 PM: Awesome!!!! That gets me pumped up for next week!!! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: mulehunter on August 28, 2010, 06:14:36 PM: Great VId. Glad you had good time and best moment of your time in this High Country. Long Hiking but worth it!

Mulehunter
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 28, 2010, 06:42:34 PM: wow thats pretty great :IBCOOL: sounds like a great day!
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Post by: bearpaw on August 28, 2010, 06:52:08 PM: When you have a day like that it really doesn't matter whether you kill or not. NICE...
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Post by: ouchfoss on August 28, 2010, 08:17:15 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on August 28, 2010, 06:52:08 PM
When you have a day like that it really doesn't matter whether you kill or not. NICE...

I agree! Sounds like a lot of fun.
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Post by: tlbradford on August 28, 2010, 08:29:02 PM: What a great day. Thanks for sharing the vids.
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Post by: ratherhunt on August 28, 2010, 08:43:00 PM: Wow, that is so cool thanks for sharing
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on August 28, 2010, 09:01:47 PM: Now that looks like a great day! Thanks for posting. Hope you catch up to one of those bears next time.
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Post by: Thenewguy on August 28, 2010, 09:04:50 PM: seems like you found a good spot!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 29, 2010, 12:59:23 AM: Thats awsome!
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Post by: rasbo on August 29, 2010, 04:21:28 AM: that great ray.At that distance in,Im thinking bring a fry pan with ya and eat him there and pack out the cape... :chuckle:
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Post by: saylean on August 29, 2010, 10:34:24 AM: Boy, you were in em Ray. Good luck with em!
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Post by: bucklucky on August 29, 2010, 10:55:06 AM: WOW Ray! I bet that was really a pretty exciting hunt for ya! Just doesn't get much better than that!
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on September 03, 2010, 07:03:07 AM: Was out all day yesterday. I really made about 6 hours in attempts to harvest that big cinnamon colored bear. He lives up near the pass and the wind was really a problem for getting within archery range. At one point I was waiting in ambush and he came into 40 yards below me but the wind was blowing in two directions at times and he picked up my scent. All in all - every attempt at getting an archery shot on him but he smelled something (me) every time. The bear count was 7 bears yesterday. I think that wraps up my bear season. I guess I will not be getting one this year.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on September 03, 2010, 07:17:27 AM: Looks like you had a good day.
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Post by: Axle on September 03, 2010, 07:23:37 AM: Just take the bang bang up there and get him. Sure would love to see you with that Cinnamon bear.
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on September 03, 2010, 11:05:01 AM: Axle, that bear would be a fine trophy on anyone's wall. I think I will hold fast to my method. Although I do shoot bears with guns too.
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Kain on September 03, 2010, 01:00:54 PM: Quote from: Ray on September 03, 2010, 11:05:01 AM
Axle, that bear would be a fine trophy on anyone's wall. I think I will hold fast to my method. Although I do shoot bears with guns too.

Way to stick to your ~~guns~~ err...Bow. :chuckle: I do not have that kind of control. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Axle on September 03, 2010, 01:32:20 PM: Quote
Way to stick to your guns err...Bow. I do not have that kind of control.

Yep, I got a trigger on my bow and a trigger on my bang bang. Of course, I still have a little meat in the freezer too. Maybe you do too Ray :chuckle:

Often my stomach tells me when to 'pull'. I have gone without deer or elk many years but not because I was not able to find animals. I raise critters too and when the freezer is full, I simply play with the wild ones. So much fun! I have harvested many wild critters but the feeling of passing one up is great. I have passed up hundreds of opportunities. Still feels good even today.
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Machias on September 03, 2010, 01:57:09 PM: Ray if you go back and want someone along to try and call one in for you, let me know. I don't think I am quite ready with my new Sapphire Hawk, but will be soon. Maybe take a mule up there with us. :)
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: Ray on September 03, 2010, 05:27:10 PM: Machias, you are welcome to join my camp any time. Not sure if I will go back out for bears up there this year. I have not tried calling the bear in and have been fixated on one particular bear. That one I passed on last week was in the same area too. He's a small one and this time he saw me first and shot out like a rocket through the brush. It was a funny sight.
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Post by: ribka on September 03, 2010, 05:46:43 PM: Thanks for sharing.
16 mile hike in! Wow
Title: Re: Bear Bownanza
Post by: bearpaw on September 04, 2010, 06:39:39 AM: I think your bear season was very successful. :tup: