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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: stickbuck on August 06, 2011, 12:58:40 AM
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Well, I headed to one of my favorite clearcuts around 2:00pm only to find multiple other rigs already taking up the parking spots. Now it was on to plan B. I arrived at my next spot and had about a 30 minute walk in to the log landing where I would be sitting. It was apparent that nobody had driven the road yet today since it was absolutely littered with deer tracks everywhere. When I arrived at the log landing, it felt good to be back in the spot after almost a year. As I sat down and started to glass, I became aware of a nearby ant problem that had migrated exactly to where I was sitting. Trying to tough it out was not going to work so I attempted to walk to another landing further up the road. I found a nice log to sit down on and started to glass. About five minutes went by and I swear I could hear a bear or deer moving through the brush, but every time I started to hear it, the wind would pick up or the mosquitoes would start buzzing in the ear. Just as I started to hear it again, I noticed movement about 250 yards out. I had just enough time to throw the binoculars up and notice it was a bear before it quickly fed out of sight. After a couple minutes went by, I thought for sure that I was never going to see it again since it heading down onto a flat where it would be almost impossible to see anything. It continued to head down towards a little flat before I suddenly realized that I could hear the sounds of something moving in the brush and steadily approaching. At 40 yards, I could tell it was an awesome color phase chocolate with gold tipped ears. The problem is that I had no shot since all I could see was the top of its head and back. It kept coming with its head down and feeding when it left my line of vision again. I was not worried because by the sounds of it, I would almost definitely get a shot unless this bear was able to wind me. I almost instantly felt the wind on the back of my neck and figured that this bear would spook but it just kept coming. Thank God for ScentLok suits and Dead Down Wind!! I dialed my scope down to three power just as the young bear entered my shooting lane at 15 yards. Yeah, 15 yards! I never imagined that bear would cover such a huge distance in less than five minutes. I gently squeezed the trigger and BOOM!, the bear was visibly hit as it cart wheeled down the hill six or seven times. I heard the death moan and knew it was just a matter of seconds before this bear was dead. I waited my thirty minutes and began to investigate. I knew that he did not go far but I was shocked that he only went 20 yards after the shot. When I walked him, I could not believe that I had shot my first color phase bear. It may not be big in most people's eyes, but it is a true trophy in my book and only the second bear that I have taken in my lifetime. It measured out nose to tail at 4'10". A huge thanks goes out to my Dad for all of his help in the skinning process. He couldn't make it out to hunt with me but when I called and gave him the news, he was out the door, making the drive to come help me carry it out.
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not a monster but still a nice bear! :tup:
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Saweeeet
Nice looking bear
cool story
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congrats on a great bear! very cool color! great write up as well. :tup:
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Looks great. Congratulations.
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nice job dude
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big bear,small bear who cares..Its the hunt and the memories..A successful experience that will be remembered for life congrats on a choco...
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Great looking bear stickbuck, congrats to you. Thanks for the nice story, it was fun to read. :brew:
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Good looking Bear, nice job!
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Awesome.. nice lookin bear and thanks for the story ...Seems these bear have pretty nice hides for August thats cool ... :tup:
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Nice bear! Congrats!
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Nice looking bear.
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Congrats man that's awesome! Beautiful bear!
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Nice, I'd be sportin' a chubby myself, killin' one that close.
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Nice bear.. way to get it in close.... I want one that way, with my handgun...
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Nice man! Good lookin bear
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Great pics! ... Congrats. :tup:
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Great pictures, bear looks pretty good sized to me. Aren't you glad there were other people at your first spot?
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Very nice. Thanks for the story.
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Very nice! Congratulations. Good pictures.
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Awesome bear!
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Awesome!!! Great job! :tup:
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Great looking Bear! If it has Blond highlights on it's ears it may have the same going down it's back. You may not see them until after it has been tanned, mounted, or rugged.
I've got one in the shop right now with those markings.
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Nice job!!!
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Nice bear man! Great pics 2!
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Congrats :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Congt. Very cool...
Mulehunter.
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Congrats on a great Bear!!!!!
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Congrats nice bear!
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nice bear great story im still working on getting my first and learning as i go.
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Really nice bear and write up really enjoyed reading about your hunt, congratulations
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nice bear :)
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Congrats and thanks for the story, its great to see all the success already this season.
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Very nice man! Congrats!
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Dad's are great! Man that bear has a great coat :tup:
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Had to throw a couple more pics in of my two year old future hunter. Ryan was waiting patiently for me to get home and the moment I rolled into the driveway, he ran outside to see the bear. He spent the next 20 minutes touching it and examining every little part of the bear. He managed to find a stick and all he could say is that he wanted to kill the bear. It made me feel good knowing that someday he may want to be a part of all of the trips into the woods.
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congrats! great story and great pictures. helped make my Monday AM a bit more exciting.
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nice bear congrats. you will have great memories with your son when he starts hunting, just like I'm sure your dad had with you, from the way you said he came out to help you bring it out. nice pics.
