Author Topic: Bear Down (Read 6064 times)

saylean · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:50:03 PM »

Dont lose faith. Keep at it. Look for tore up ground, busted sticks, flipped over moss, etc...

medic6 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:53:38 PM »

listen and watch the birds, they will often locate it for you. Be extremely thourough so you don't have to search the same area twice.

Navyhunter · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:11:18 PM »

As much blood as there was last night, if he kept bleeding that way, he's dead. It rained this morning and part of the afternoon, washed away everything that I saw yesterday so my dad, father in law and myself were working it blind. No sign at all, nothing, not that any of us could see. I'm not a retard when it comes to hunting, been at it 18 years, my dad for about 50....We busted brush for a total of 7 hours today, on a 60 acre ranch. We couldn't find any hair on the fence surrounding the place so we kept hitting the brush hoping to find it in a hole or lodged in some vine maple. Nothing. I soaked clean through two sets of close, cut my face and hands on stickers, got stuck in the eye by a branch, LOST MY GPS.....this guy just didn't want to be found.
You guys ever lose an animal? I know it happens, but it's never happened to me...this really sucks. I feel bad for the bear, he won't get to fulfill what he was meant to do, what I had planned for him.
What do you think? Two days without being gutted.....do I let it go? Do I keep looking and salvage what I can if I find it? A little help here would be great because I feel like $hit.

Aaron

Wea300mag · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:29:47 PM »

That sucks Navy, the meat will be spoiled, not sure about the hide, I've never left one out that long. If it was me and I had the time, I would put in another day.

yelp · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:37:41 PM »

Its been cool...keep at it..you still may recover it...there is always a skull mount...sorry for the luck man. You will feel better if you find it.

markts · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:48:18 PM »

Hydrogen Peroxide works even after a rain, not sure how much rain you had.

Mark

Machias · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:52:26 PM »

I would notch your tag and keep looking, you can still recover the claws and skull which make great trophies. Sorry to hear that, I hope you find him. One thing they can really be hard to find even in little depressions in the ground. I shot one with my bow a few years ago and the blood trail ended and I was scanning around and couldn't see it, even though it was only 10 yards away in a shallow depression.

saylean · « **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:27:52 PM »

If able, I would look some more tomorrow if you had the time. Get some rest, food, and start again. Worth a shot. Sucks not to find it man.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:35:45 PM »

sorry i had high hopes of loging in and seein some pics with the rain and time i would say no to the meat but the skull will still be good and the hide maybe ,sorry its a bad feeling to feel but at least you feel that way there are some people who just don't care it shows all of us you are a resposible hunter good look to you.

Navyhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:58:39 PM »

Thanks for the insight, Fellas. My boss cut me loose at 8:30 this morning and then I drove the two hours home. Tomorrow I'll get off at 1:00 and will start in on him around 4:00. There's one area that I didn't check, I doubt he's in there, but it's worth a look. We covered darn near every inch of that stinkin' brushy reprod....ALL hope is not lost yet.

Dirty Mike · « **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:15:16 PM »

Navyhunter · « **Reply #26 on:** October 14, 2009, 06:35:58 PM »

Went out again tonight. No luck. Punching the tag and calling it quits on this one. If I see/hear raves or crows I'll head out again in that direction. I feel like I've done all I can as of this moment.
Thanks again, everyone, for all the support and assistance.

Aaron

Machias · « **Reply #27 on:** October 14, 2009, 06:41:38 PM »

Sure sorry to hear that for you Aaron. You did a good job trying to recover him. Keep your chin up. I have a couple of animals that still haunt my sleep. Now you have one to.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 14, 2009, 07:09:25 PM »

I lost a 3pt years ago first deer I ever shot. looked for days never found him. Then a buddy found him while grouse hunting about a month later dead in the creek. We tracked that deer for over 2 miles and he was found 1/2 mile from are last blood

littlebuf · « **Reply #29 on:** October 14, 2009, 08:14:48 PM »

i lost a bear last year, first animal ive ever lost. it happens but it doesn't make it easy to swallow. the crap part about the bear i lost was i knew where he was but i couldn't get to him, dang thing went 200 yards and fell down into a ravine. would a took a helicopter but i still tried for 9 hours to get to him

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