Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 20, 2011, 04:55:30 PM
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Post by: D-Rock425 on August 20, 2011, 06:34:36 PM
Sorry, I was paying back some hunting thanks with a trip for humpys!humpy fishing was fun this morning I might do some bear hunting in the morning. I've seen 4 bears so far this season. First one I blasted then the second I let Robcat-Bobcat shoot. Last Monday I got on a big one and never had a shot then past on a smaller bear Tuesday night.
Post by: Kain on August 20, 2011, 07:15:43 PM
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 20, 2011, 07:55:59 PM
D-Rock425 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=3797) you seem to be the man to tag along with when it comes to killing Bears. What time we leaving in the morning? :chuckle:
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 20, 2011, 08:03:12 PM
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 21, 2011, 12:34:11 AM
-Steve
Post by: boneaddict on August 21, 2011, 06:42:07 AM
Post by: dirty24d on August 21, 2011, 10:37:46 AM
I chose to wait for the shot especially because i was offhand with no where to rest due to me being slightly up hill from him.. he stared at me for another minute sniffed again and made his way into the dark timber never presenting a shot...
Really intense!!!! and man i was bummed after and still am but i know deep down i did the responsible thing as much as it sucks!!!
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on August 21, 2011, 11:36:28 AM
going to give it a shot this evening, tommorrow morning, see whats what (actually gotta go pick up my chair from down in my "hole")
might need to look somewhere else, as not much action on my spring trail......
Post by: Buckslaya on August 21, 2011, 12:18:18 PM
i messed up a shot at a bruiser a couple days ago. maybe he was 30 yards max.. caught me off guard as i was walking. if i had just turned and shot offhand immediately i might have put him down, but i hesitated to check him out plus my heart was in throat as he was staring right at me and sniffing with his lips curled.. by the time i gathered myself the only shot i had was either right in the face or shoot through a bush and hope i guessed right..
I chose to wait for the shot especially because i was offhand with no where to rest due to me being slightly up hill from him.. he stared at me for another minute sniffed again and made his way into the dark timber never presenting a shot...
Really intense!!!! and man i was bummed after and still am but i know deep down i did the responsible thing as much as it sucks!!!
Good choice, plus you never know if it was a sow with cubs, but perhaps you were certain it was a male...
Post by: boneaddict on August 21, 2011, 12:42:59 PM
Post by: dirty24d on August 21, 2011, 01:32:32 PM
Nice job! I wish there were more stories like that on here. Well done!
Thanks fellas, although i felt like it was for sure a boar I'm not experienced enough to say 100 % it could have been a sow, that and i just wont take a shot that im not certain is going to deliver pretty mucn an instant guaranteed kill. i know there are never guarantees but there are high percentile situations.. Because of this I've missed out on some monster bears of the last 2 years and a huge 4x4 2 years ago but at the end of the day i know i made the right decision. Now i just need to get my first bear !!!! :bash: :bash:
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 22, 2011, 12:11:53 PM
I tend to not hunt bear in August. I hate fighting heat and bees. Course it was only 97 here yesterday so.........
Agree'd.. I tend not to hunt them until the end of August and preferably later if I'm going after them specifically. Yesterday I went up to scout a place I hadn't been to in a few years, Young flies.. Bunch'a skeeder's! 85+ degrees. Found all the sign a bear hunter would want to. I called a little here and there. Couldn't put a bruin to eyeballs.
-Steve
Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 22, 2011, 12:19:48 PM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 22, 2011, 01:19:40 PM
-Steve