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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: elkrack on May 05, 2020, 03:09:58 PM
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Well the season is open did anyone poke a bear today?
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Can’t believe how full my pack is for a quick 3 day hunt! Lol. Good luck guys/gals!!!
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Good luck Jerry. Tell Brandon good luck and hopefully he gets his first kill!! :tup:
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Good luck Jerry. Tell Brandon good luck and hopefully he gets his first kill!! :tup:
thanks buddy, I’m hoping!!!
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:chuckle: :chuckle: Let the little chocolate go right out of the gate. Seen a good boar right at dark. Little too far for my liking with my new rifle!and got dark before I could close the gap.
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That’s what I’m talking about :tup:
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Got out today a bit ,spend most of the time chasing turkeys with my son,but glassed a few clearcuts with no luck.seen another bear hunter on a bicycle that made it in before us. :tup:
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Got out today a bit ,spend most of the time chasing turkeys with my son,but glassed a few clearcuts with no luck.seen another bear hunter on a bicycle that made it in before us. :tup:
What unit?
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Well the little brownie I seen yesterday just gave me too good of a shot and the kids were wanting to get a closer look at him. 🤣 So I figured may as well not waste anymore vacation days. Save them for later this year. The new 6.5-300 preformed flawlessly as expected. So two days in and notched a 2020 49 Springer permit. Have seen upwards of 20 bears the last few weeks but nothing really stuck out to me as the One. Kids are happy and I am back at work already.
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Congrats man, sweet job!
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Way to get it done. Congratulations
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Any bear/predator in the dirt is a good thing :tup: Congrats
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Great coat and color, congrats!
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Sweet look in bear.
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Aaaaand, you don’t have to check that bear in this year due to corona!!
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Got out today a bit ,spend most of the time chasing turkeys with my son,but glassed a few clearcuts with no luck.seen another bear hunter on a bicycle that made it in before us. :tup:
What unit?
@Shooter4
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Well the little brownie I seen yesterday just gave me too good of a shot and the kids were wanting to get a closer look at him. 🤣 So I figured may as well not waste anymore vacation days. Save them for later this year. The new 6.5-300 preformed flawlessly as expected. So two days in and notched a 2020 49 Springer permit. Have seen upwards of 20 bears the last few weeks but nothing really stuck out to me as the One. Kids are happy and I am back at work already.
happen to know your elevation?
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Bear on the board! Nice job!
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Well the little brownie I seen yesterday just gave me too good of a shot and the kids were wanting to get a closer look at him. 🤣 So I figured may as well not waste anymore vacation days. Save them for later this year. The new 6.5-300 preformed flawlessly as expected. So two days in and notched a 2020 49 Springer permit. Have seen upwards of 20 bears the last few weeks but nothing really stuck out to me as the One. Kids are happy and I am back at work already.
happen to know your elevation?
2850’-3000’ in the ball park. I’ve been watching a few the last couple weeks from about 2000’ on up 4700 though. Southern exposure and green grass is the ticket as usual.
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Well the little brownie I seen yesterday just gave me too good of a shot and the kids were wanting to get a closer look at him. 🤣 So I figured may as well not waste anymore vacation days. Save them for later this year. The new 6.5-300 preformed flawlessly as expected. So two days in and notched a 2020 49 Springer permit. Have seen upwards of 20 bears the last few weeks but nothing really stuck out to me as the One. Kids are happy and I am back at work already.
happen to know your elevation?
2850’-3000’ in the ball park. I’ve been watching a few the last couple weeks from about 2000’ on up 4700 though. Southern exposure and green grass is the ticket as usual.
thanks im heading out to 49 sat and have no clue where to start im just hoping to see one
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Great memories
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Good deal! Seems a little quiet on the bear board. Only heard from 2 tag holders for Kelly Hill. Maybe saving for the fall crowd?
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nice bear
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We saw a few bears this weekend, nothing was close enough to shoot. Did see picks of a nice brown colored boar killed. Blues unit
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I was out this weekend checking some hillsides. Not a ton of greenery just yet. Saw no bears but found one fresh pile of crap
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Ill be out Thursday through Sunday trying to find a bear down in the blues
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I’ve been in on 2 more springers down in Douglas and Kelly hill over the weekend. My brother missed one yesterday morning. Has the week off so maybe he’ll get lucky enough to scare one to death.
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Will be out and about in Huckleberry Thursday through Sunday. Should be good.
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Well, I was headed up for 5 days of hunting today and this guy decided to wander out 100 yds off the road, small boar, but I needed to end my 3 yr bear drought so I took the easy one. Cool color on him anyway(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/f66f33c8874f3ede54ab52ba5eb31358.jpg)
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Nice work! "A bear in the hand..."
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Filled my tag last night
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Nice bear frazier !!
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Sweet congrats! :tup:
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Well, I was headed up for 5 days of hunting today and this guy decided to wander out 100 yds off the road, small boar, but I needed to end my 3 yr bear drought so I took the easy one. Cool color on him anyway(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/f66f33c8874f3ede54ab52ba5eb31358.jpg)
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Nicely done Andrew. 👍
Does Idaho have a two bear limit for the year?
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Live the color Frazier.👍
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Great Bears great country
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Well, I was headed up for 5 days of hunting today and this guy decided to wander out 100 yds off the road, small boar, but I needed to end my 3 yr bear drought so I took the easy one. Cool color on him anyway(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/f66f33c8874f3ede54ab52ba5eb31358.jpg)
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Nicely done Andrew. 👍
Does Idaho have a two bear limit for the year?
In some areas, the areas I typically hunt are all 1 bear limit, though I’ve done a little e-scouting for a 2 bear area
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That’s a nice picture Frazier, congrats :tup:
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Great bears guys! :tup:
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Blew on a bearmanric call for the first time...
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Great bears
Any chance of a few more details on each bear.
Gun used?
How long a shot.?
Go down right away.?
Run?
How far?
Any death groans?
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Blew on a bearmanric call for the first time...
That looks like a stud bear! :tup:
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Blew on a bearmanric call for the first time...
That looks like a stud bear! :tup:
:tup:
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Any Memorial Weekend bears?
I got skunked this weekend....
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Dink of a bear, good thing i still have 3 more bear tags to work on this year.
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Beautiful bear, well done. Congratulations!
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Very nice bear bango!
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Dink of a bear, good thing i still have 3 more bear tags to work on this year.
Nice job. Pretty color and should be a good eater
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7 day trip, seen 43 bears, cousin and i both got drawn tagged out!!!
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Looks like a good one. Ne permit or blues or coastal?
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My cousin and I just filled both our tags for spring bear. After seeing 43 bears we got one the first day and the last one on the last day of a 7 day trip.
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Got my first bear yesterday evening. Picture isn’t great. I was too worried about getting it skinned and packed out to pose for pictures. It was a crazy warm evening. Nice older boar. His teeth are worn down to almost nothing.
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north east tag
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north east tag
But how long was the trip and did you see a lot of bears?
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north east tag
But how long was the trip and did you see a lot of bears?
he said they saw 43 bears and they did a 7 day trip. :dunno:
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Guess I missed that.
Sometimes you only see one bear...take what you can get I guess.
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Saw 4 on a quick weekender. Blew on the R&R call and brought a nice chocolate & blonde bear into 300 - where I promptly sent 2 over his back, only then realizing I had moved a lot closer than I thought since the last time I ranged the hill. First big game animal I’ve sent lead at that I haven’t put my hands on. Headed back out next week for a few more days and hopefully redemption.
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Saw 4 on a quick weekender. Blew on the R&R call and brought a nice chocolate & blonde bear into 300 - where I promptly sent 2 over his back, only then realizing I had moved a lot closer than I thought since the last time I ranged the hill. First big game animal I’ve sent lead at that I haven’t put my hands on. Headed back out next week for a few more days and hopefully redemption.
I heard your spotter and caller sucks 😂
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My first Washington spring bear down, successful solo 2 day weekend warrior hunt, and second time in the permit area which was my second choice. Spotted this bear this bear at 9 am after a short hike from camp, 330 yards down across the draw, excited + not going to be picky with limited hunting time (family & work), one shot at little over 300 yards, dead on impact with the 220 grain Hornady ELD-X out of my 300 RUM, and one heavy pack out trip back to camp by 12:30. Made it back home late Saturday night and my girlfriend had all the meat cut up Sunday morning. Headed to the taxidermist to rug it so my girlfriends cinnamon bear rug will have a friend and will enjoy the memory of my first spring bear.
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Congrats! :tup:
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Dink Idaho bear, but tag punched!
6.5 Grendel
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Dunk or not it’s one less future calf killer :tup:
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Good eats there👍
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Not big, but beautiful!
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Good looking bear, congrats!
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That second pic is awesome. Well done!
Dink Idaho bear, but tag punched!
6.5 Grendel
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Huckleberry unit
tracked this old lady all day I was positive this was a boar but a dry 185lb sow is good with me.
300yds 6.5 creed through the lungs and a pice of the heart she went less then 20 feet.
This was a challenging year I’m lucky to fill my tag.
Big Thankyou to the guy who helped me drag her out! You know who you are.
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Congrats!
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Nice bear!
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Awesome. Congrats
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May 14 in 105 (Kelly Hill) in about the middle of the unit. Bear was at 2000 ft.
450 yard first shot which resulted in a broken leg....further than I thought.
Second two in the chest. Watched the death moans, which I hadn't done.
Older boar. Zero fat, not much meat with a nice coat.
He died in the thistle, but it was a fairly short pack. This was the 4th bear seen over seven days and the first one I shot at. Regret not shooting a cinnamon early in the hunt!
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Nice bear and awesome interesting color pattern brown and black.
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First Spring Bear draw and first bear period. Helluva way to get my feet wet with this big guy. Solo trip last weekend. Shot Sunday 6/7 ~9:00 AM @ ~3600 ft. in Huckleberry.
Got in Friday night, hunted Saturday, saw nothing. New area Sunday morning. I was heading down a draw filled with black stumps. Planning on setting up for some predator calling, stopped to look at my map to see where I should head to get set up. Phone had bad glare so I adjusted my stance and noticed out of my peripheral a black stump that was moving. Turns out it was this boar moseying up the draw toward me about 50 yards out. I was downwind in a good breeze so he couldn't smell me, not moving much so he couldn't hear me or, apparently, see me. Slowly took a knee and shouldered my rifle, hoping for him to turn broadside. Realized the draw was narrow and steep on both sides so he wasn't likely to turn. Didn't see any cubs and didn't want him to get any closer so I took the head-on shot (forehead) at ~45 yards with 12 gauge sabot slug (300 grain Winchester XP3 2&3/4" in Weatherby PA-08 rifled barrel with Nikon Shotgun Scope). Dropped where he stood. Couldn't have asked for a better outcome. Traeger BBQd backstrap was satisfying if not mind-blowing last night and breakfast sausage this morning was delicious.
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Nice bear 👌
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That's a good one, congrats!! :tup:
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Hell of a first bear :tup:
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heck of an any-number bear. what a dandy..
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Second tag bear Idaho this spring
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1st bear little smaller :chuckle but I liked the color
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1st bear little smaller :chuckle but I liked the color
Right on
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Finally filled my tag Saturday morning at 7am. I was definitely not picky on the size or color but I am in love with the coat this bear has. Shout out to Dylan for help getting him packed out to the trailhead! Bear measured 5.5'. The pictures arent very good since I was solo and only had my cell phone
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Spring bear in wa
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Spring bear in wa
Beautiful bear Jerry
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Good one!
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That's a nice one
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You guys put a hurting on the bears this spring :tup:
due to COVID I got a few days in as well.. like 27 days a field :chuckle: It was a great season here in Wy.
Here is my 2020 wy spot & stalk bear passed up 21 black bear before finding the one. It was a fairly mild year on grizzly sightings as well only in the 40s :chuckle: My bear was 130ish yard shot im running a gunwerks 30 nosler and 215 VLDs
My mother in law also got her first bear. 340 yard shot with my 30 nosler also spot & stalk
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Nice bears everyone. Only one month and it opens for the rest of us. I’m taking the first 5 days off and my brother is coming for the first couple so hopefully we can get some bears on the ground.
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That’s a big ole noggin on that bear LR7mm. Stud bear :tup:
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So when season opens up in August I planned on hunting gmu 245. Has anyone had anyluck in that area or tips to hunting in that region ?
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For all you 🍔 bullet hatters out there. All I can say for now is they work.
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For all you 🍔 bullet hatters out there. All I can say for now is they work.
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I was wondering when the first bear was gone get knocked down. I think you won.
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Supposedly my buddies have killed 2 this morning.. I’m stuck working in Florida
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For all you 🍔 bullet hatters out there. All I can say for now is they work.
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I sure hope so because I just sent one!
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Smack one did yah....?
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Drock following blood and looking for boo boo!
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For all you 🍔 bullet hatters out there. All I can say for now is they work.
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I sure hope so because I just sent one!
Shocker. :chuckle: can't wait to see it.
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Seen it, he's made a recovery. Waiting for permission to post.
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:hello:
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Nice job
Congrats
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There it is!
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congrays
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By my book, that's the first bear of the fall season. Down low in a wet area w/ devil's club by the look of it. Congrats and looking forward to the story!
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Lots of hunters out there today. Saw 6 rigs at one trailhead with a couple more headed up. I am seeing more sign down low than up high.
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Saw one sow with a bucket cub up high
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Nice work D-rock :tup:
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Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
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Great bear Jelly !!!
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very nice
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For all you 🍔 bullet hatters out there. All I can say for now is they work.
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I was wondering when the first bear was gone get knocked down. I think you won.
Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
There it is. :)
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Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
What caliber is your rifle?
Nice Bear.
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Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
What caliber is your rifle?
Nice Bear.
30/06. No manbunitis here. :chuckle:
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Nice, Glad you didn't say 6.5 manbun.
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Here's tag #1
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Great bears guys!!!
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Excellent!
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Well got it done in my fourth stand calling. First two came up with nothing on the third one I found out I was much too close to a sow and two cubs Who went up a tree not 40 yards away from me. This guy snuck in without making a noise
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Heck Yeah, nice work!! :tup:
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Nice job all!!!
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Well done and congrats to the successful hunters. :tup:
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:hello:
That bitch almost ate me! Carol Baskin of bears!
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Found this guy at 5:50 am Saturday and my hunting buddy got this sweet girl Sunday morning.
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Nice job boys
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Hot where I was in eastern Washington. Saw some tracks but didn’t turn up any bears walking. Maybe next time. Good job everyone
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Opening day east side
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Wife got it done on the second morning.
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Awesome. Lot of fawns being saved
This weekend
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Awesome. Lot of fawns being saved
This weekend
I pulled a double on yotes yesterday.
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Nice :tup:
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Nice job everyone. Well to knock em down. Saving calves and fawns. Some really cool colors this year too. Congrats.
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Good job everyone those are some good looking bears.
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Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
Nice bear brother! 👍🏻
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Dropped him in his tracks this morning! Redemption for not getting a cool color phase bear opening morning.
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:tup:
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Dropped this guy at 6am. My first bear with a chest patch.
Nice bear brother! 👍🏻
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Great start to the season, congrats all, nicely done!
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Nice bears all - congrats!
Stew, when did you start your daughter with her rifle? My girls have shot bb guns but I'm thinking I need to up their game!
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Stew, when did you start your daughter with her rifle? My girls have shot bb guns but I'm thinking I need to up their game!
Hey ganghis, I started both my girls at 5 with a savage rascal 22. Then my oldest at 7 with a 10-22. Then recently over the last few months with a savage axis .243. She's only 64 pounds, so it hits her pretty good. I would only shoot about 5 shots with the 243 and quit because I could see her start to anticipate the bang. I ordered that 6.5 creedmoor on July 5th and wasn't able to pick it up until last Thursday night. So I sighted it in and set it all up Fri night before the hunt. Sat mornings shots at that boar were her first time shooting it. It is much better for her to shoot than that axis. I very happy with the purchase.
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Wife got it done on the second morning.
Good job on a nice looking bear for her! Is video forthcoming?
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Wife got it done on the second morning.
Good job on a nice looking bear for her! Is video forthcoming?
Thank you. It was rendering when I left for work this morning. If all goes well it will be live tonight.
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Stew, when did you start your daughter with her rifle? My girls have shot bb guns but I'm thinking I need to up their game!
Hey ganghis, I started both my girls at 5 with a savage rascal 22. Then my oldest at 7 with a 10-22. Then recently over the last few months with a savage axis .243. She's only 64 pounds, so it hits her pretty good. I would only shoot about 5 shots with the 243 and quit because I could see her start to anticipate the bang. I ordered that 6.5 creedmoor on July 5th and wasn't able to pick it up until last Thursday night. So I sighted it in and set it all up Fri night before the hunt. Sat mornings shots at that boar were her first time shooting it. It is much better for her to shoot than that axis. I very happy with the purchase.
Cool, thanks man!
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Nice job everyone!!
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My son shot his first bear the night before last. 25 yards with the .243 did the trick. It won't let me post a picture for some reason.
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Congrats to all so far. Some great looking bears!
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Congrats to all so far. Some great looking bears!
:yeah:
Nice job all!
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Got'er done third day of season, plan was to have the wife shoot that night if we seen one well when we spotted this gal haul a$$ across a clear cut guess I forgot what the plan was... :dunno: dumped her on a dead run range finder said she fell 220 yards from we where standing.. can a mod please adjust pic cant get pic to rotate???
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August 2 tagged out on bears due to filling my spring tag as well.
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Any bear is a good bear! Congrats everyone!
P.S ridgefire my first bear was with a .243 at about the same distance and it sure does gets the job done.
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Congrats to all the successful hunters! Some nice bears down and some really cool colors and markings this year :tup:
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Good lookin bears guys/gals. Congrats to all so far! We're just getting started.
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Grats but are some of those posted now Oregon bears or...? Seems to me Washingtons bear season won't start Until Sept? Or are they late spring posts?
Anyways nice!
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Opened August 1st
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Opened August 1st
Washington?
I know Oregon's did as well so wondering.
And OH... Ok looked it up yeah Washington backed it up a month Nice!
When I still lived in Washington it was always Sept 1st or so when Bear season started.
So good! :tup:
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congrats to all some awesome looking bears
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Well hopefully others had more luck today than me. Didn’t see anything but some deer.
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Got my first bear today, 154 yards with .270wsm. Hunted this wilderness area quite a few times and finally connected. He went about 50 yards and that was it. Happy to start off the year on a good note.
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Pic of his noggin
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Atta boy Luke
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Little Pathfinder with his first bear. Opening day 2020.
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Congrats little pathfinder. Awesome bear
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Congrats little pathfinder. Awesome bear
Thanks Hillhound. Gonna make a cool rug :tup:
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I got this guy last tuesday. Not a big one but it's my first one. Last year was my first year bear hunting because I saw a monster bear cross the road twice in the same spot. So I posted up every day after work and some weekends and I would watch that stretch of road waiting for him to cross. I caught him one more time but couldn't get a clear shot. Although I did have a real small bear come within 10 feet of me twice that was way too small to shoot. So this year I posted up from sunrise to dark saturday. I tried calling mid day but only had a coyote come in. Sunday I hunted elsewhere. Monday after work I went back and watched until dark and nothing showed up. Tuesday, I posted up and at about 7:30 PM this guy came wandering up the road and I got to watch it for a good 2 minutes before shooting. I'm pretty certain it's the same small one from last year, just grew up a little. So I bought my second tag and I've been out almost every night still waiting for the big guy to show up. If you want to practice your patience, this is the way to do it.
BTW the pic is an optical illusion. It only weighed 150lbs
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:tup: grats to all the posters on here!
Good Job all!
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I like to see freezers full of bear meat great stuff. :tup:
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Got my first bear. I thought it was bigger, but I was by myself and It gave me the shot that I told myself to wait for, so I'm happy with it.
It came out of a wooded draw at about 300 yds at 8pm friday evening. I didn't want to take a shot that far and so close to thick timber late in the evening. So I watched and waited as it worked it's way further into the clear cut. When it was about 250 yds away I took the shot and it took off for the cover of timber. I took a 2nd shot on the run and must of hit in front of it, because it turned 180 degrees and back towards where it was on the first shot. It didn't make it too far before it expired. 1st shot took out it's heart and 2nd shot was a clean miss. 2 pack trips later and I was back in camp and in bed by midnight. I definitely need to get better at skinning. After several mistakes in the dark I finally gave up and just concentrated on getting the meat out. We put one of the sirloins on the traeger yesterday and it tasted great.
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Nice!!!!
Way to get it done, Carl.
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I have a tag from my combo license but I don't like sausage so I'm not sure what I would do with the meat. It's holding me back.
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I have a tag from my combo license but I don't like sausage so I'm not sure what I would do with the meat. It's holding me back.
Burger is a winner in my family. You can't go wrong with bear burger. Makes great tacos, meat loafs, hamburgers, hot dishes.....you name it. When in doubt....BURGER OUT!!
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I have a tag from my combo license but I don't like sausage so I'm not sure what I would do with the meat. It's holding me back.
My family doesn't care for bear meat as well so we make it all into pepperoni and salami we have TNT meats out on camo island make it for us, I butcher the animal and just take him the clean meat... can not go wrong it has a very good shelf life in the freezer and it absolutely delicious..... :twocents:
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One of my favorite ways to eat bear is bear roast. Cook it for about 4 to 6 hours in beef broth with lots of season salt on top, add taters, onions, and carrots the last 30-60 minutes of cooking, very tender and tasty!
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That sounds so delicious!
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One of my favorite ways to eat bear is bear roast. Cook it for about 4 to 6 hours in beef broth with lots of season salt on top, add taters, onions, and carrots the last 30-60 minutes of cooking, very tender and tasty!
Moist heat all the way for whole muscle cuts of bear! My son's favorite game to eat and way to eat it. Even ground meat (chili, meat sauce, tacos) benefits from a few hours simmering in my opinion. Our favorite is pretty similar but bear stew, brown chunks of flour coated meat in oil, then into a crock pot for several hours with stock and red wine, then add cubed taters, onions and carrots, when the carrots are tender it's done.
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My absolute favorite meat ever. Mt. View meats smoked bear hams. Eat it cold or cooked. Absolutely amazing. I've had many people try to tell me they have eaten bear and try to tell me it was bad. Then they try my stuff. They are always begging for more. But sorry I can't give all of it away. Its my favorite. :chuckle:
I do like burger, roasts, smoked pepperoni, summer sausage, marinated steaks,and kielbasa. Proper game care on bears and your in for a good meal.
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Sounds like I need to stoke the Instant Pot and hit the woods. Only 87+ miles behind on my scouting.
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After having success opening weekend I’ve had lots of unsuccessful Calling stands and glassing sessions over my last 5 trips out. There’s been lots of pressure and it seems to be keeping them in bed more during the day. Not just bear hunters either lots of people out camping riding hiking. Every time I go out in the middle of the week thinking I’m going to have a place to myself I am still running into people in places I usually never see them. But the berries are starting to ripen up nicely where I’m hunting so hopefully that gets the bears greedy and wanting to be out of a little bit longer
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My absolute favorite meat ever. Mt. View meats smoked bear hams. Eat it cold or cooked. Absolutely amazing. I've had many people try to tell me they have eaten bear and try to tell me it was bad. Then they try my stuff. They are always begging for more. But sorry I can't give all of it away. Its my favorite. :chuckle:
I do like burger, roasts, smoked pepperoni, summer sausage, marinated steaks,and kielbasa. Proper game care on bears and your in for a good meal.
X2 on smoked bear ham although we have been doing all German sausages last few years the smoked ham is one of the best. Do you use mt view meats in north Idaho or is there a different Mt view in Washington?
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My absolute favorite meat ever. Mt. View meats smoked bear hams. Eat it cold or cooked. Absolutely amazing. I've had many people try to tell me they have eaten bear and try to tell me it was bad. Then they try my stuff. They are always begging for more. But sorry I can't give all of it away. Its my favorite. :chuckle:
I do like burger, roasts, smoked pepperoni, summer sausage, marinated steaks,and kielbasa. Proper game care on bears and your in for a good meal.
X2 on smoked bear ham although we have been doing all German sausages last few years the smoked ham is one of the best. Do you use mt view meats in north Idaho or is there a different Mt view in Washington?
Mt. View meats in western washington
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So many small bears this year. I think we have passed on 4 or 5 now. I just want a 200 pounder to step out.
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My absolute favorite meat ever. Mt. View meats smoked bear hams. Eat it cold or cooked. Absolutely amazing. I've had many people try to tell me they have eaten bear and try to tell me it was bad. Then they try my stuff. They are always begging for more. But sorry I can't give all of it away. Its my favorite. :chuckle:
I do like burger, roasts, smoked pepperoni, summer sausage, marinated steaks,and kielbasa. Proper game care on bears and your in for a good meal.
X2 on smoked bear ham although we have been doing all German sausages last few years the smoked ham is one of the best. Do you use mt view meats in north Idaho or is there a different Mt view in Washington?
I use the one on Idaho, there awesome!
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So many small bears this year. I think we have passed on 4 or 5 now. I just want a 200 pounder to step out.
2 150lbers equal 300lbs. Thats bigger than the 200lb tag soup. :chuckle:
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That’s why you get two tags. Shoot one of those Small ones to break the ice. I always just shoot the first Bear without cubs and then plan on trying to get a bigger one. This year it happened to be the big one I shot first but I still think I’m probably dumping a small one with my second tag if one gives me an opportunity in an easy place to get it out. The deer and elk will thank you
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So many small bears this year. I think we have passed on 4 or 5 now. I just want a 200 pounder to step out.
I agree. Seen a lot of small bears, shot one a couple days ago with my first tag. Only seen a couple big ones, no chance, and a lot of sows and cubs
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My absolute favorite meat ever. Mt. View meats smoked bear hams. Eat it cold or cooked. Absolutely amazing. I've had many people try to tell me they have eaten bear and try to tell me it was bad. Then they try my stuff. They are always begging for more. But sorry I can't give all of it away. Its my favorite. :chuckle:
I do like burger, roasts, smoked pepperoni, summer sausage, marinated steaks,and kielbasa. Proper game care on bears and your in for a good meal.
X2 on smoked bear ham although we have been doing all German sausages last few years the smoked ham is one of the best. Do you use mt view meats in north Idaho or is there a different Mt view in Washington?
I use the one on Idaho, there awesome!
👍 they used to do all our 4 h pigs and a few beef. Only used them for one of our bear but yes they’re a great shop
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So many small bears this year. I think we have passed on 4 or 5 now. I just want a 200 pounder to step out.
I’ve passed on a few small ones already. Seen a few toads but they seem to be on the move all the time. Could have tagged out on a wolf if we had tags for em suckers.
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I know a 12 year old girl who got a pretty nice one Saturday morning. Got the call to go help pack. Probably be on here at some point.
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Nice
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Wife got it done on the second morning.
Beautiful blond, love the dark elbows down. Missed a boar just like this last year. Chased another for 3 days back in 2013.
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Daughters first bear from Saturday.
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Congrats D-rock and little one ! Hopefully a rug for her room ?
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Congrats D-rock and little one ! Hopefully a rug for her room ?
she wanted a mount more than a rug and this is what she chose.
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Right on ! That will look great !( better then a rug )
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she wanted a mount more than a rug and this is what she chose.
Good choice, I have the same mount in my house :tup: Congrats to your daughter.
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Congrats D-rock and little one ! Hopefully a rug for her room ?
she wanted a mount more than a rug and this is what she chose.
that's how I had mine done. My taxidermist couldn't find a form big enough for my bear to he got one with a different position on the leg and ended up cutting the form up to move it around. Turned out great!
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Got my personal best bear recently. Weighed on digital scale gutted 390#. Hide 7.5’. Haven’t cleaned the skull yet.
Total of about 40 pints of rendered down bear fat.
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Got my personal best bear recently. Weighed on digital scale gutted 390#. Hide 7.5’. Haven’t cleaned the skull yet.
Total of about 40 pints of rendered down bear fat.
That thing is a tank, congrats! Do you have any more pictures?
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Got my personal best bear recently. Weighed on digital scale gutted 390#. Hide 7.5’. Haven’t cleaned the skull yet.
Total of about 40 pints of rendered down bear fat.
That thing is a tank, congrats! Do you have any more pictures?
Not many without me in them.
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One more
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Nice. 400+ pound bear is a tank. Mine was probably just over 300 with the guts in and mine was hard to maneuver by myself so I am sure that was impossible to move with one guy
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Nice. 400+ pound bear is a tank. Mine was probably just over 300 with the guts in and mine was hard to maneuver by myself so I am sure that was impossible to move with one guy
It took me an hour Just to wrestle it onto a cart and had to call for help to get it into my truck. But I really wanted to get it home to weigh it. I killed a big one in 2016 that was 5’ 6” that was probably 300-325 and I though that was hard to get moved..
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Nice bear !
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That's a monster! Congrats. One hell of a layer of fat
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Got my personal best bear recently. Weighed on digital scale gutted 390#. Hide 7.5’. Haven’t cleaned the skull yet.
Total of about 40 pints of rendered down bear fat.
Congrats! What a toad!
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Your gonna have to go to PA to beat that personal best! What a bruiser! :tup:
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Awesome bear congrats!!
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Neighbor just came by and saw a black bear two nights ago just across the street from me. Would be sweet to drop one 5 minutes from home.
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Tag # 2 filled
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Tag # 2 filled
"Easiest bear ever" my ass!
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Nice work D-rock! :tup:
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Nice job Drock, whats with the black out area? Looks like a curtain.
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Nice job Drock, whats with the black out area? Looks like a curtain.
Shadows being made from head lamp...
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Tag # 2 filled
"Easiest bear ever" my ass!
it was got there super late walked maybe 10 minutes and killed it :chuckle:
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Tag # 2 filled
"Easiest bear ever" my ass!
it was got there super late walked maybe 10 minutes and killed it :chuckle:
LOL yea then rolled off a cliff.
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Tag # 2 filled
"Easiest bear ever" my ass!
it was got there super late walked maybe 10 minutes and killed it :chuckle:
LOL yea then rolled off a cliff.
still one of the easiest ive done.
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I think my first, was my easiest and I would argue that sow I shot a few years back was easier than this one.
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:dunno:
No more D Rock. Your banned. Lol
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Roughly measured my skull after trimming off as much meat as I could. I came up with 20 1/2.
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Roughly measured my skull after trimming off as much meat as I could. I came up with 20 1/2.
It will be interesting how old that bear was! Beast!
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Easiest bear and only bear I shot was while I and my friend stopped to take a whiz and he says there's a bear up the road. I say no way but stopped at this little brush pocket just up from where we'd went. Sure enough, a bear was treed right there. waited until it was daylight enough and shot it.
I almost passed it up for we had our backpacks and I wanted to go deep into the woods but I figured if we passed this guy up we'd not see another one so I took it.
Was down low in farmland and when I skinned it and defatted it some to get as much grease off of him before processing I found a .22 shell lodged in it so he must have been pushed out of his area and was harassing the farmers around. Turned out to be 9n years old. Gl all and grats to all the lucky ones so far. :tup:
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Easiest bear and only bear I shot was while I and my friend stopped to take a whiz and he says there's a bear up the road. I say no way but stopped at this little brush pocket just up from where we'd went. Sure enough, a bear was treed right there. waited until it was daylight enough and shot it.
I almost passed it up for we had our backpacks and I wanted to go deep into the woods but I figured if we passed this guy up we'd not see another one so I took it.
Was down low in farmland and when I skinned it and defatted it some to get as much grease off of him before processing I found a .22 shell lodged in it so he must have been pushed out of his area and was harassing the farmers around. Turned out to be 9n years old. Gl all and grats to all the lucky ones so far. :tup:
Wow now that is an easy bear :tup: were you able to pull the truck up to the tree so he fell in the back :chuckle:
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I shot one tonight. Shot took out both shoulders and it dropped in its tracks. Small guy but should be good eating.
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Day 3 of my fall season. Decided to change up my normal routine and pulled out a brand new rabbit distress call made from springbok horn that came in the mail last night. Called in a big timber cedary creek bottom, not my usual type of location. Took probably 5 minutes, maybe a little longer, before this young boar showed up. He came straight on and lifted his head to try to wind me and i put one where his neck meets his chest with the .444 marlin. Dropped like he was struck by lightning. First time ever blowing on that call. Paced it off at 37 steps. Last pic is just a view of what i was looking at from my calling spot.
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Awesome. Good job making up for lost time
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:tup: I was expecting to see a bear post from you pretty soon
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Going to try some calling myself today.
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Right on! Way to go!
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Had the opportunity to take Mrs RadSav out bear hunting this weekend and she laid down a good bear this morning.
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Nice!
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Good job Dean!
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Beautiful bear. Nice meeting you guys out there.
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Quick trip in the high country this weekend and filled my tag! Thanks to @hunterednate for help on the pack out!
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Had to fill one tag before archery elk.
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Got a good one over the weekend. All credit goes to a good friend of mine! He spotted it, ranged it, and I still gave this beautiful bear a warning shot before smacking him through both shoulders. Enjoy a couple cool pics
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Doubt ill try to fill my 2nd idaho tag, so this is probably my final submission to the thread this year. Nice chocolate sow i got in ferry county this morning at about 20 yards. Was just about to start calling when i heard some noise, so i just sat tight and here she comes, fed right up to me. Sometimes the hunting gods decide to give you a freebie.
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Doubt ill try to fill my 2nd idaho tag, so this is probably my final submission to the thread this year. Nice chocolate sow i got this morning at about 20 yards. Was just about to start calling when i heard some noise, so i just sat tight and here she comes, fed right up to me. Sometimes the hunting gods decide to give you a freebie.
Bango, If we didn't already know that you were a bear-killin'-machine, that gun would give it away. If bears watched horror movies, that's what Freddy Kruger would be carrying... :chuckle:
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the gun will be getting a makeover soon. I have a laminate stock for it, harrassing a guy to make a suppressor for it, and going to have dreadi give it some love with the cerakote. This .444 is *censored*. First year hunting with it, its got 3 bears now and zero tracking required. Just flat out bang flop, every time.
Edit to add pic. Put the laminate stock set on. Much sexier. Need dreadi to work his magic on it now.
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Quick trip in the high country this weekend and filled my tag! Thanks to @hunterednate for help on the pack out!
A "quick trip" that felt like a month!! Next time, I'm asking you to shoot one closer to the truck...
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Great job everyone. I need to quit slacking and get out there and put some more effort into my second tag.
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Great job everyone. I need to quit slacking and get out there and put some more effort into my second tag.
I still have to get my first tag filled. I'd like to drop the one milling around my neighborhood, but I might have to actually get out and hunt.
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All nice bears everyone! And Bango, love that 444!
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Greats bears everyone, thanks for sharing. Gets us all excited I'm sure.
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Wow, really cool seeing all of these. Good work!
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Had to fill one tag before archery elk.
Congratulations Daniel!
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Last Sunday. First bear.
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A lot of good looking bears! I need to get out more....
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To everybody great job!
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Good work everyone. One of these years I will get out there and bag me one of those! Awesome animals!
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#2 back to back weekends
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Nice work! Congrats to all!
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My kids my lucky charm when he wants to come hunting!
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wow aome good bears congrats all
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My buddy got this beautiful, FAT sow with a perfect 380yd shot. Helluva pack out, but we couldn't be happier.
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Awesome, love the color too!
My buddy got this beautiful, FAT sow with a perfect 380yd shot. Helluva pack out, but we couldn't be happier.
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POW Fall bear 21 5/16
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pig!
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POW Fall bear 21 5/16
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Holy cow! That's a monster... :o
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What a bear! Is he down to one claw on his left front paw?
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Oh wow great job. Beautiful bear!
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He was an old bear. Had claws but wore way down. Hardly any bottom canines. Pic of mine and my uncles 20 11/16 (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200923/37288a530fd228dd9562bfe10768f556.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200923/c85ab9a6730673884fa38a0db3532e7a.jpg)
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Wow
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Very impressive. :tup:
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nice. freaking. bear. He looks like an old war hero.
congrats to all the other successful hunters too
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Thank you! It was a really great hunt and experience.
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He was an old bear. Had claws but wore way down. Hardly any bottom canines. Pic of mine and my uncles 20 11/16 (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200923/37288a530fd228dd9562bfe10768f556.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200923/c85ab9a6730673884fa38a0db3532e7a.jpg)
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Mine this fall that I measured at 20 1/2 Canines were almost completely gone.
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Olympic Mountains boar. Got him this month on a solo trip. Was nearly 4000' above my rig, so definitely took plenty of effort to get him packed up, over, and across, and then down to the bottom, about 4 miles away. Definitely left me in good shape for deer & elk season. This is actually my first bear in 33 years of hunting(primarily focusing on other types of game), so wanted to share a few things I've learned over the years with others who are just starting out or still looking for their first bear.
1. If you are serious, learn as much as you can about the habits of bears, what they eat, and where and when they eat it.
2. If you bring someone along to one of your deer hunting areas, they might fill their bear tag. Not necessarily a bad thing at all; just think it through.
3. Know your shooting ability, but also know that you seldom get the perfect shot.
4. If you are shooting at an extreme angle up or down hill, you will need to aim lower. :bash:
5. Always bring your gun with you, even if only pre-season scouting for deer. :bash:
6. Make sure you have cleaned your gun recently, and it will actually fire, even if you know "it's still on from last time". :bash:
This adds up to 5 potential bears that I "might" have gotten. Hope this helps somebody. Now you won't make these same mistakes, so get out there and get one sooner than I did.
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Olympic Mountains boar. Got him this month on a solo trip. Was nearly 4000' above my rig, so definitely took plenty of effort to get him packed up, over, and across, and then down to the bottom, about 4 miles away. Definitely left me in good shape for deer & elk season. This is actually my first bear in 33 years of hunting(primarily focusing on other types of game), so wanted to share a few things I've learned over the years with others who are just starting out or still looking for their first bear.
1. If you are serious, learn as much as you can about the habits of bears, what they eat, and where and when they eat it.
2. If you bring someone along to one of your deer hunting areas, they might fill their bear tag. Not necessarily a bad thing at all; just think it through.
3. Know your shooting ability, but also know that you seldom get the perfect shot.
4. If you are shooting at an extreme angle up or down hill, you will need to aim lower. :bash:
5. Always bring your gun with you, even if only pre-season scouting for deer. :bash:
6. Make sure you have cleaned your gun recently, and it will actually fire, even if you know "it's still on from last time". :bash:
This adds up to 5 potential bears that I "might" have gotten. Hope this helps somebody. Now you won't make these same mistakes, so get out there and get one sooner than I did.
Nice one! good job! looks like a cool spot too
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Great looking bear right on :tup:
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Wish I knew his weight. No tree to hang the scale. :chuckle: My guess was at least 250-275 range. Maybe this pic helps. Any thoughts are appreciated.
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Wish I knew his weight. No tree to hang the scale. :chuckle: My guess was at least 250-275 range. Maybe this pic helps. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Just measure and weigh the rock his head is laying on. :rolleyes: We can figure it out... :chuckle: :chuckle:
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I'm sure that question has been asked a thousand times. To me, he looks smaller in the pictures, but there was no way I would have been able to pick him up or even drag him, and I can manage a lot. :dunno: I will measure the skull as well, but not sure that is going to tell me much more.
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I got one of my biggest bears out whole. He weighed just over 300lbs had a 19 7/8ths skull and was 11 years old. I couldn’t move him on my own so Yours was probably close to that. Bears are really the hardest things to judge in person while hunting and even more so in pictures.
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Ya, I was just about to tell Path that I figured it out. He was bigger than me, so say 185, then add 15 gallons of crushed blueberries for another 75; he had to take a leak pretty bad because he didn't want to leave the patch so that's worth a few pounds. Also was still a little Smokey up there that day and he had his hat and shovel complete with blue jeans and buckle for another 8 pounds. I'd say altogether about 270 pounds. 300 hmmm, I like that too.
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Thanks for the tips!
Olympic Mountains boar. Got him this month on a solo trip. Was nearly 4000' above my rig, so definitely took plenty of effort to get him packed up, over, and across, and then down to the bottom, about 4 miles away. Definitely left me in good shape for deer & elk season. This is actually my first bear in 33 years of hunting(primarily focusing on other types of game), so wanted to share a few things I've learned over the years with others who are just starting out or still looking for their first bear.
1. If you are serious, learn as much as you can about the habits of bears, what they eat, and where and when they eat it.
2. If you bring someone along to one of your deer hunting areas, they might fill their bear tag. Not necessarily a bad thing at all; just think it through.
3. Know your shooting ability, but also know that you seldom get the perfect shot.
4. If you are shooting at an extreme angle up or down hill, you will need to aim lower. :bash:
5. Always bring your gun with you, even if only pre-season scouting for deer. :bash:
6. Make sure you have cleaned your gun recently, and it will actually fire, even if you know "it's still on from last time". :bash:
This adds up to 5 potential bears that I "might" have gotten. Hope this helps somebody. Now you won't make these same mistakes, so get out there and get one sooner than I did.
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I actually have a pic of the one I missed in 2013 due to #4 above. Not a small bear.
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That one you missed is a dandy.
Congrats on the one you took.
Nice work!
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Ya, I was just about to tell Path that I figured it out. He was bigger than me, so say 185, then add 15 gallons of crushed blueberries for another 75; he had to take a leak pretty bad because he didn't want to leave the patch so that's worth a few pounds. Also was still a little Smokey up there that day and he had his hat and shovel complete with blue jeans and buckle for another 8 pounds. I'd say altogether about 270 pounds. 300 hmmm, I like that too.
BTM + (CBBx15=75) + PEEx5 + SBHSBJ8 = Live Weight
Nice work. That's the equation I use too... :P
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Out scouting blacktail today. I've got a bear and cougar tag so I toted the rifle. No shots but found a nice fresh track.
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Out scouting blacktail today. I've got a bear and cougar tag so I toted the rifle. No shots but found a nice fresh track.
Thats a grizz, run for your life.
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I hope youre joking. Looks like a dinky black bear track in soft mud to me.
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That would be a bear to pass on for sure
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Your gonna have to go to PA to beat that personal best! What a bruiser! :tup:
Old neighbor in Wisconsin shot a 600+ pounder two years ago. Stood well over 6+ feet. Biggest black bear I ever saw and apparently not long after someone locally shot a 700+ pounder
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That would be a bear to pass on for sure
It's actually perfect for a first time bear for me. I wouldn't want to end up with 100lbs of meat if I don't like bear.
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bear meat is awesome! go whack it and save some fawns in the process!
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Ok, opinions on this ones size? I’ve yet to shoot a bear and watched it walk to about 20 yards of me and turn broadside but it didn’t look very big and it was opening day of the high hunt..
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Here is a pic of the bear, the trees by him look bigger in the pic to me then they are
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Ok, opinions on this ones size? I’ve yet to shoot a bear and watched it walk to about 20 yards of me and turn broadside but it didn’t look very big and it was opening day of the high hunt..
Not a giant, but not a cub. The only person who's opinion matters is your own. It didn't look big enough to you so you didn't shoot. I think you made the right choice.
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Picked up my 2020 fall bear skulls today. Love bringing these things home. Hope to have 100 of them before im too old to hunt.
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Nice, love the claws!
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Picked up my 2020 fall bear skulls today. Love bringing these things home. Hope to have 100 of them before im too old to hunt.
What’s your count as of now?
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Hello everyone, I’m new to hunting and this year is my first. I have had someone taking me out a few times to show me the ropes but he is not from here and mostly hunts eastern Washington. I live in 407 and have been focusing on here and 418 throughout the season. Here’s the question I was in 418 following up on a Bear I saw a month ago. We were in the National Forest wilderness at 3200 feet. Light snow on the ground. There were some light tracks on the ground in places but no trails were detectable. All the vegetation was either dead or lying down so visibility was great but no good indicators of bear trails. I guess the ultimate questions I have are
-Is it too late to hunt bear, have they gone into hibernation already?
-Should I stick to lower elevations where it’s warmer and no snow?
- Would Eastern Washington be better this late in the game or worse?
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grats to all the ones who got bear.
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With general MF deer over I'm going to try and thump the bear that's been running around between now and late deer. Found a pile of pooh bigger than my boot this last Saturday.
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That's the holy s.... :chuckle:
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Little Pathfinder's bookshelf trophy... at least until we get the rug back :)
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That turned out great! Very cool.
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awesome nice white skull.
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Oregon archery bear.
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Oregon archery bear.
nice one crunchy.
I'm hopeing to maybe get some more time in the field before the end.
dandy bear. :tup:
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Is it bear season yet?? Come on already!
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Is it bear season yet?? Come on already!
3 more days left here.🤣
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Permits are due in 3 months! Practically right around the corner! You'll just head to da ho though and leave the rest of us minions here wishing we were hunting.
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Saw Little Pathfinder's bear again this morning. He looked like this...
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Saw Little Pathfinder's bear again this morning. He looked like this...
nice
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:bumpin:
Oregon gets a few more days so... :tup:
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Hopping these pictures load... august 11th got it done after 5 years of trial and error
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Here is a few more
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Here is a few more
:yike: awesome.
350-400 lbs? Nice though grats. :tup:
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That’s about what I thought never did put him on scales... old boar looked like... Interesting to find out what the tooth says for age. Feel blessed to finally be able to pull the trigger after 5years of trying. Had several bears come in to calls... always within earshot never within eyesight... hunting western wa so I prefer calling vs spotting. Hopefully this bear is the first of many more to come! And I would like to thank all the members here that have given advice over the posts on the howto... couldn’t have done it without your help!
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Hopping these pictures load... august 11th got it done after 5 years of trial and error
How in the heck did you get this slightly doctored picture of me grimacing before my canine teeth filing? :chuckle:
Great bear! Persistence pays great job this season
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Heh. After years of trying for one in the huckleberry fields I got a young adult sow deer hunting. Funny how thing work out sometimes.
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Cool
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Sorry for late post but here is my August 2020 Blue Mountains bear.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210107/302bf7e2a638fd842ad78ef994314bce.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210107/b8ab176e4cab0ae93276a3de89b6fc2a.jpg)
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cool nice color on that bigbds61
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And out in one piece for efficient processing!!!! Good job
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Wife’s 2020 bear back from the taxidermist.
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That was a quick turn around. Looks great!
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That looks really good!
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Very nice.