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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Houndhunter on August 05, 2008, 04:57:26 PM

Title: first 2008 bear
Post by: Houndhunter on August 05, 2008, 04:57:26 PM: well just got back this morning from my first bear trip of the year. me and my buddy went to a decent place i know and we did pretty good. hiked in at 1:30 in the morning and got up hunting right at day break. didnt see any, tried calling with no luck but we were seeing lots of sign. we came back to another spot in the evening and spotted this guy bout 500yrds away. so off we went and put the stock on him and got within 250yrds and he was turing to go into the trees. that was as close as we're guna get i figured so we both got down and took the shot. missed him the first shot but nailed him on the second. turned out to be a boar, i reckon around 250lbs. not sure though maybe more maybe less but he was heavy as hell, his stomache showed he'd been eating pretty good. enjoy the pics, the pic of me eatin the liver is a old hunting tradition. i also took a few secery shots, i like taking those panorama shots
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Houndhunter on August 05, 2008, 04:58:11 PM: more pics
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Post by: Houndhunter on August 05, 2008, 05:00:09 PM: last ones
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Post by: bucklucky on August 05, 2008, 05:03:30 PM: Nice pics, but the one with the liver is nasty. Reminds me of a time......ah , never mind this is a public forum :chuckle:
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Post by: Gutpile on August 05, 2008, 05:05:01 PM: Awesome!!!! He's a beat up old boy aint he??
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Post by: Timberstalker on August 05, 2008, 05:05:57 PM: right on. Good looking critter and great looking country.
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Post by: winston2789 on August 05, 2008, 05:10:18 PM: great job guys! i like the pics. same color phase as my bear last year. time to go get another
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Post by: Head-shot on August 05, 2008, 05:14:26 PM: Nice job Houndhunter, but damn if your hungry I'll make you a sandwich :chuckle:
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Post by: saylean on August 05, 2008, 05:30:33 PM: watch out 4 trichinosis....nice bear, grats
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Post by: actionshooter on August 05, 2008, 05:40:14 PM: Right on, is this the first on the forum?
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Post by: Ellensburg on August 05, 2008, 05:43:40 PM: I cook the liver and heart. Not raw
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Bscman on August 05, 2008, 05:54:00 PM: Congrats! Nice bear.
From the pics, it looks like we were on exact opposite sides of the mtn! :)
Of course, my day didn't fair as well!

Quote from: actionshooter on August 05, 2008, 05:40:14 PM
Right on, is this the first on the forum?

Nah, there's been one or two others posted.
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Diehard0123 on August 05, 2008, 06:32:59 PM: Thats Awesome, Great job!
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Post by: mulehunter on August 05, 2008, 07:13:05 PM: Hey Houndhunter, Wow sh%t u! :chuckle: CONGT!!! I am ready to go hunting!!! I just finished my project! >:(

Mulehunter ;)
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: PolarBear on August 06, 2008, 05:41:59 AM: Congrats to you and the J Man! Packwood, eh?
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Post by: catwithboost on August 06, 2008, 06:19:32 AM: Good job Houndhunter,
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Post by: Gobble on August 06, 2008, 06:30:51 AM: Nice Bear! I love the pic with you and the Bear "Hugging " each other :chuckle:

The liver thing is a bit Nasty though :yike:
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Post by: GoldTip on August 06, 2008, 06:35:00 AM: Congrats on a nice bear, good job!
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Post by: tlbradford on August 06, 2008, 08:42:39 AM: Great photos and good looking bear. He has some nice character to him. :tup:

I agree with the others, you need a new tradition! :puke:

What do you do when you shoot a coyote? :dunno:
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Intruder on August 06, 2008, 08:50:26 AM: Nice bear and cool photos!

Aren't bears the highest carriers of trichinosis? Not sure if that effects the liver but I don't think I'd be eating any part of any bear uncooked.
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Post by: TeacherMan on August 06, 2008, 09:11:07 AM: Looks like that bear has seen his day. How far did you have to pack him out? Enjoy the worms. :bdid:
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Houndhunter on August 06, 2008, 09:33:51 AM: he was about 4 1/2 miles in, it was far enough to kill us considering how steep the country around there can be. after that one we quite hunting, even if we saw another we wouldnt of shot it :chuckle:
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: tlbradford on August 06, 2008, 09:37:38 AM: It's funny how many of those "hunting traditions" are usually told by men over 40 to a younger generation, yet you never see them partaking in those traditions. :chuckle:

That is quite a pack, glad the back held up.
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Houndhunter on August 06, 2008, 09:38:45 AM: ya back held up, still cant feel the legs
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Post by: bowsandhose on August 06, 2008, 10:56:51 AM: nice bear. :puke: i think U R a little on the crazy side ;)
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Post by: bucklucky on August 06, 2008, 12:19:16 PM: Hey , Hes 17 what do you expect ;) :chuckle:
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Post by: robb92 on August 06, 2008, 08:55:04 PM: Congrats on a nice bear!!!
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on August 06, 2008, 09:11:01 PM: good job on the bear
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Post by: bam on August 06, 2008, 09:41:49 PM: nice job, looks like you guys had a ball! Got my nephew to belive some b.s. about a bite out of the heart on your first bow kill = good luck. Good times, got to enjoy the moment, it what its all about.
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Post by: cohoho on August 06, 2008, 10:39:27 PM: Good job, well done!
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Post by: billythekidrock on August 06, 2008, 11:31:39 PM: Congrats you two. Now go fill the other 3 tags! :chuckle:
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Post by: Ghost Hunter on August 07, 2008, 03:43:14 PM: Dang, missed it, whered the liver go :dunno: :chuckle: :yike:
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: coonhound on August 07, 2008, 09:40:44 PM: Hey, you can't hunt up there, that's my bear area, as a matter of fact that 1st pic can't be but a few hundred yds from where I shot my 1st bear several years ago.

Beautiful country ain't it...run into any anti's up there...I was hiking out of there with a bear on my back and got my butt reamed by a couple bunny huggin women. They obviously didn't understand the law, they thought since it was a wilderness area hunting was not allowed.

Congrats even if it is in one of my favorite spots...

Coon
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: JoeVon on August 07, 2008, 10:27:38 PM: How were the flys up there?
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Houndhunter on August 08, 2008, 09:48:13 AM: man coonhound first its my elk hunting spot now my bear spot :chuckle:, rough country up there huh

Joevon, flys were awful
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: JoeVon on August 08, 2008, 06:16:46 PM: figured they would be...i was up there a year ago to the day damn near and ended up leaving a day early because the flies were pissing me off so bad.
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Skinner on August 08, 2008, 07:14:30 PM: I shot my first bear within a couple hundred yards of there too! I hate the flies. Funny how they will disappear with a little wind! Nice bear, JoeVon spotted a nice color phase there. Hell of a hike though!
Title: Re: first 2008 bear
Post by: Jackjr on August 08, 2008, 09:32:26 PM: Way to go