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Title: wanted to say thank you
Post by: rebal69972 on August 21, 2011, 02:44:39 AM

i wanted to say thank you to everyone that gave me info on where to take my kids bear hunting. we went out Friday after noon  didn't see any bears but saw several elk  then camped up in the mountains and got up early Saturday morning saw several more elk, we sat and watched them for what seemed like forevery ( i still cant wipe the smile off my 10 y/o daughters face) after we left the elk we saw our first bear it was a long way off but we tried for a stalk any way i think we got with in 300 yards before we lost it. we went back to the truck and drove around for awhile and had lunch looking over a big clearing and mount rainier then drove around some more and just before dark we saw our second bear it was so hard to tell her no not to shoot it but I had to it might have been 50 lbs but both my kids 12 y/o son, my daughter and i sat and watched it for about an hour and had a blast it was a very wonderful afternoon. the only problem we had is we found where someone had poached an elk sometime in the last few days and they left there knifes on the side of the road both of my kids said it made them sick to see people taking an animal out of season so i guess I'm doing something right. but thank you to everyone. we will be back out next weekend hopefully i will have a story and pics where one of them has taking a bear but for me i couldn't have a better story then i do for this weekend  :tup:

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: Elk329 on August 21, 2011, 03:16:39 AM

Quote from: rebal69972 on August 21, 2011, 02:44:39 AM

but for me i couldn't have a better story then i do for this weekend  :tup:

Getting ready to go to the river this mourning with my grandson to catch a few salmon, but if we don't catch anything it will still be a great day.

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: boneaddict on August 21, 2011, 06:20:25 AM

SOunds like a pretty good story or adventure to me.  Well done.

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: bearmanric on August 21, 2011, 07:50:56 AM

good for you that sounded like a Great Time. Rick ;)

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: bucklucky on August 21, 2011, 08:04:05 AM

 :tup:

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: 250savage on August 22, 2011, 06:04:07 AM

can't get much better than that.

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: Camp David on August 22, 2011, 06:33:22 AM

Great story...Nice to see kids enjoying nature instead of the TV.

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 22, 2011, 06:40:53 AM

Did you notify the game department about the elk?

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: jackmaster on August 22, 2011, 06:50:59 AM

sounds like a kick butt trip with the kids, did you sack up the knives and give them to the gamies maybe they could get some prints off of them, and yes sir its to bad young hunters have to see that kinda crap

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: rebal69972 on August 22, 2011, 07:39:36 AM

i did report it. i told them where it was. anyone that knows the area it was up above the pond on  the 70 road

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: bearpaw on August 22, 2011, 09:22:45 AM

sounds like a great experience for your kids and you...  :tup:

Title: Re: wanted to say thank you
Post by: Echomules on August 22, 2011, 02:16:27 PM

Tip of the Hat to you DAD!   :tup: