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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: dasbear on September 05, 2010, 09:54:20 PM

Title: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: dasbear on September 05, 2010, 09:54:20 PM: I will be leaving sunday afternoon and returning wednesday the 15th for a trip off hwy 2 via PCT & others 4 miles on trail and 2+ off trail if anyones serious about lightweight back packing PM me. Bears the primary target but the high hunt opens wed. so 3pt bucks are possible then.
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: PacificNWhunter on September 05, 2010, 10:11:43 PM: If I was not going up already for the high hunt I would take you up on the offer. Good luck!
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: dasbear on September 07, 2010, 09:56:54 AM: Got 2 maybe's so far and as usual I've got my gear spread all over the bedroom floor trying to decide on a few pc's of equiptment:
Pepsi can stove, fuel & titanium pot (12oz. total) Hot food or Cold?
Spotting scope w/mini tripod (2lb's) or just 7x22 nikon binoc's 7oz.
308AI Bloodied or 35 whelen AI unbloodied? both are 15" Encore scoped barrels. The 35W AI has a full screw off brake and a heavier profile but carrys a 400-600 ft.lb's of energy advantage over the 180gr 308 out to 300 yards

Any thoughts
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: one-eyed Ross on September 07, 2010, 01:15:09 PM: Well, I have to take my son out this weekend to Indian Heaven - not sure I'd be up for a trip up north, anyway, physically....

As for which rifle - which one do you have the most faith in?
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 07, 2010, 01:17:09 PM: Good luck dasbear. Hope you are able to tag a good bear, buck, or both.
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: halflife65 on September 07, 2010, 01:24:00 PM: I hope you got a good one, dasbear. Sounds like a blast. If I wasn't already deer hunting and getting ready to start for elk, I would've liked that. (I would've brought a rifle for the bear hunt.)

Anyway, good luck for the rest of the season. I hope you elected to bring the hot food - I was over 6,000' over the weekend and Sat. was hot but the temps dropped dramatically and it turned to snow Sunday night (just a skiff) and poured rain on Monday.
Title: Re: High country bear hunt. Need partner anyone interested?
Post by: jackelope on September 07, 2010, 03:03:59 PM: Quote from: dasbear on September 07, 2010, 09:56:54 AM

308AI Bloodied or 35 whelen AI unbloodied? Encore's????

Any thoughts

Encore!!
What are your barrel choices?
I like them, nice and compact.