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Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« on: June 16, 2011, 03:31:25 PM »
These are the pics of the bear that worktohunt was talking about in his new moose thread. What a crazy story. I'll paste the story in as he told it in that other thread.
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So as far as my bear hunt, I don't have many pics since I was alone and it was towards the evening so I was trying to get him taken care of before dark. If someone could tell me how to add pics I will put some on. As far as the hunt is concerned I drew Wenaha spring bear last year and never got it done. Made two trips over there hiked in both times and the weather poured on me both times, saw one bear and in general had a not so fun time, but figured I was paying my dues for another time. Fast forward to this year, I hunted Mt Emily unit in the wilderness with the West Blue Mountains tag. Been out of town working for most of the season and finally got a break 2nd week of May. Headed out early in the morning and got to a spot recommended by local biologist, threw on my pack and headed up the trail. Thought it would be more of a scouting trip since I had 5 days to hunt so threw in 2 granola bars and a full hydration bladder. Hiked up most of the morning to be able to glass and spotted a bear back down where I started, of course. Watched it for a while at probably a mile and didn't see any cubs so headed down after it. Hour later I am close and low and behold I jump a cub! Dang it sow with a cub so I am pretty beat and it is late afternoon and I am probably 6 miles from the truck. Start heading down the trail, head down, tired and hungry and about 15 minutes into the hike I hear a noise to my left and there is a bear walking towards me but about 40 feet to the side and he doesn't see me. So i throw the gun up but he must see the movement so he stops, he looks kind of wierd, like a wet dog but he looks big enough for me so i let him have it in the neck and he drops. I walk over to him and he had just been rolling in a muddy creek that is 20 feet away and is covered in mud head to toe and the water is just pouring off of him. No wonder he looked wierd, I try to move him and can't hardly budge him. Take a couple of pics and start to skin and bone him out, put him in meat bags and head for the truck. Tried to lift the hide and head and can't hardly pick it up! The whole way back i am trying to think of how to get the hide and head out. Meat I can divide up, but hide has to be all in one piece. Talk to several ranches on the way out and nobody has horses to help with so what to do? Its in the wilderness so I am at a loss. Head to town to get a room and good nights rest. Wake up about 4am and remember I can take a bike in there so head to Wal mart and buy a mountain bike and head back to the trailhead. First thing I do is jump on the bike and the back tire never got pumped up all the way, not happy but better than walking. So about 4 miles into the trip back in the front brake pads fall off and scare the crap out of me as I'm riding down the hill. Spend 10 minutes trying to fix them with no tools and cussing the walmart guy that put it together. Finally make it in and its all I can do to get the bag with the hide to the bike and use 250' of parachute cord to tie it to the upper cross tube jump on try to ride out. Tried to clear the big rocks off the trail on the way in so the front end doesn't wash out from running over one. What a fiasco trying to ride out with 100+ lbs on the frame and seat, can't really pedal, just sitting on part of the seat and trying to keep the hide from rolling to the side and tipping me over with my legs. So about 2 miles in I blow the front tire and start pushing the bike. Finally the front tire pops out of both sides of the rim and I can ride again. I jump on and go slow, its spooky but better than pushing. Of course it is raining, doesn't much matter as I am soaked to the bone from sweat anyways. Finally make it out, head to town for new tire and tools, get it fixed head back in for the meat and after a long day am done. The bear has virtually no front teeth and pretty good scars on his face. Taxidermist guessed him at 15 to 20 years old. Squared at just under 7' and skull measured right at 20". When I got home I weighed the bag with the hide and head in it and it was 115 lbs. Him being soaking wet and muddy didn't help my cause at all. So it was a quick hunt but I feel like I paid my dues the year before in the Wenaha. So there you have it, kind of long winded, will post pics if someone can explain to me how to.

Crazy story and a good looking bear!
« Last Edit: June 16, 2011, 04:48:27 PM by jackelope »
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2011, 03:51:53 PM »
That is fricken priceless, awesome story and what a nice bear, congrats!!!
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2011, 04:42:58 PM »
That is CLASSIC!  What a story.  CONGRATS!! :tup: :chuckle: :tup:
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2011, 04:48:09 PM »
Sounds like a trip to remember.  Great pics!

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 05:05:47 PM »
Awesome story cool bear cant wait to see it rugged and not muddy ....

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2011, 05:29:58 PM »
Amazing job getting that bear out, you should feel pretty damn proud! Thanks for posting.
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2011, 05:34:36 PM »
I am still Laffinmyassoff over that story. Even better with pics. Love the "jerryrigged" sling. hahahaha.
Bet that wet hide was HEAVY!!

Even better that you could return the bike for bad shocks.  :chuckle:

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2011, 07:03:10 PM »
what a great story, too funny. Nice bear too.
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2011, 07:07:55 PM »
I think everyone has one of those hunts where you are like really? what else can go wrong! At the time I wasn't having so much fun but looking back now I can laugh. Returning the bike to wally world made all the headaches with it worthwhile! It was like having a free packer! I feel sorry for the guy who buys it on discount thinking he got a smokin deal!

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2011, 07:30:34 PM »
Good looking bear congrats.
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2011, 09:08:33 PM »
I think everyone has one of those hunts where you are like really? what else can go wrong! At the time I wasn't having so much fun but looking back now I can laugh. Returning the bike to wally world made all the headaches with it worthwhile! It was like having a free packer! I feel sorry for the guy who buys it on discount thinking he got a smokin deal!

Not to mention the wonderful smell of wet bear who knows it may be waiting for you on the clearence rack when you need a packer next year. :chuckle:

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2011, 09:22:30 PM »
Thats a great story, congrats on the bear

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2011, 09:36:45 PM »
congrats on the bear. sounds well deserved great story
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2011, 10:13:28 PM »
Love the story, congrats on the bear.

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2011, 10:48:07 PM »
The story was great thanks for sharing and congrats on a nice bear.

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2011, 10:54:00 PM »
Great story!! Nice bear too!

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2011, 11:04:33 AM »
Congrats!!!!

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2011, 11:36:51 AM »
the soggy bottom bear,cool hunt glad ya hung in there...

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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2011, 03:48:50 PM »
Great story! That hide is gonna take a lot of cleaning.  :chuckle:
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Re: Worktohunt's bear pics and crazy story
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2011, 10:47:47 AM »
Thanks for all the congrats everyone. I never expected to kill a big bear, just wanted to go have a good time and kill a colorphase bear. The fact that he was big was just icing on the cake. Figured he must have been a tough SOB to live in that tough country for so long.

 


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