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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Wazukie on September 02, 2010, 09:25:48 PM

Title: Meat on its way to the freezer :)
Post by: Wazukie on September 02, 2010, 09:25:48 PM: First bear, not a big one but its meat in the freezer :)

My son and I went out today at about 4:30 PM. We were on our way to park the truck as we passed the hillside I wanted to watch, its full of raspberries, I see her about 30 yards off the road. I tell my son to keep going as I didn't want to stop and spook her. We'll we've been havin some trouble with the Yukon, its just dies out sometimes and I haven't narrowed the problem down yet. He drive's about 20 feet and wouldn't you know it, the yukon dies right there. Well I grab the old Ruger #1 25-06 and look to see if she's still there. SHE IS!! :IBCOOL: I step off the road a little and there she is, her right paw up on a downed tree and her nose in the air just nibblin away at them raspberries. She's 30 yards away, I raise that single shot at her, pull the trigger, and she begins to run down hill right toward me. As I'm jackin another round into the old Ruger, she stops 10 feet from where she was and piled up. Meat in the freezer!! Now I can go after the big one. OH ya, she had an ear ring too? Guess I gots to find out whats that all about in the AM.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on September 02, 2010, 09:27:15 PM: Fine looking bear, bet it will taste great.
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Post by: washelkhntr on September 02, 2010, 09:28:31 PM: Awesome!
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Post by: brew on September 02, 2010, 09:30:45 PM: you can't get the second until you get the first! good job....would love to hear the info on the ear tag!
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Post by: Wazukie on September 02, 2010, 09:36:35 PM: Does WDFW have the tag info on their website or do I need to call them?
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Post by: brew on September 02, 2010, 09:45:54 PM: i've never seen anything on their website about ear tag info...call them and talk with the biologist in the area you harvested it....i'm sure they'd want the info as it could have been an animal that they caught/tranquilized in an area and released to a different area??? who knows but will make a great story when you know the history of the bear
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 02, 2010, 10:32:58 PM: Thats a good looking Bear! Congrats!
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Post by: rb2506 on September 02, 2010, 10:37:21 PM: congrates :IBCOOL:
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Post by: turkey buster on September 02, 2010, 10:40:20 PM: congrats nice bear
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Post by: zackmioli on September 03, 2010, 12:14:13 AM: congrats! im jealous.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 03, 2010, 12:25:42 AM: congrats :IBCOOL:
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Post by: runamuk on September 03, 2010, 06:57:43 AM: congrats it looks good to me....and it has bling .....even better
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Post by: skier2480 on September 03, 2010, 01:29:56 PM: Congrats on a great bear!!!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 03, 2010, 01:33:27 PM: Nice bear, congrats :tup:
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Post by: ratherhunt on September 03, 2010, 02:55:59 PM: Nice bear, congratulations
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Post by: Wazukie on September 03, 2010, 05:20:31 PM: well, she's all cut up and in the freezer, having bear burgers tonight for dinner :) Headin out this weekend looking for #2, and of course got to get at least one bear for each of my boys. Hopefully lots of bear in the freezer this year.
Title: Re: Meat on its way to the freezer :) UPDATE ON EAR TAG
Post by: Wazukie on September 14, 2010, 02:15:29 PM: So I got a response from the area Biologist. They said that this sow was a problem bear in Black Diamond, captured in July 2009. It was a bear baiting issue. She was relocated to the area I took her, unit 578 just south of the reservation line. Interesting to get a little history on the bear.
Title: Re: Meat on its way to the freezer :) UPDATE ON EAR TAG
Post by: Gutpile on September 14, 2010, 02:22:44 PM: Quote from: Wazukie on September 14, 2010, 02:15:29 PM
So I got a response from the area Biologist. They said that this sow was a problem bear in Black Diamond, captured in July 2009. It was a bear baiting issue. She was relocated to the area I took her, unit 578 just south of the reservation line. Interesting to get a little history on the bear.

Very cool. And a problem bear to boot, thats freaking awesome!!!
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Post by: shedcrazy on September 14, 2010, 02:38:30 PM: Very cool indeed, good luck on the rest..