Good stuff and congrats.
Thanks for the time to share.
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Good stuff and congrats.
Thanks for the time to share.
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
great story and thanks for sharing it...I too love that tent/night sky photo..a real beauty...my trick for hunting is that I always count my steps..er.. actually paces (every 2nd step) and force myself to stop and do a complete look around...really good areas might mean slowing down to 1, 2 or 3 paces...areas with longer views and less noisey I might go 5 to 15 paces.....30 is my max even when walking to or from a spot on a road even when dark...I have snuck up on several bobcats and bears that did not know I was there as well as a cougar with this stalking method. I watched that cougar perched on a rock with his back to me for about 5 minutes then let out a cough......he looked so pissed that I was able to sneak up on him like that...heheheh
Great story. I really like that you found that fire road with no quadders on it. Looks like a great area overall.
Great to have family along. My wife liked to come and camp out and tend the fire but wasn't into the hunting bit even though she has killed a deer and numerous domestic animals in her time. Her back can't take sleeping in the "cramper' any more though; my truck canopy.
My daughter came on numerous hunting trips with me and was present for a bear kill when she was a teenager. They are both skilled home butchers too.
Great story, thanks for sharing. Love the fact that your son is tagging along and getting into it. I'm in that phase (late teens) where my boys would sooner be chasing girls than bears and I really miss those hunts.
Pay close attention to what Caddis says, that guy has hunted a bear or two.
Awesome story and pictures. You are a hell of a good dad.
I was actually thinking the fur looked more like chest blaze fur than sun bleached fur, most of the videos I had seen of bears rubbing on trees have been just using it like a back scratcher though so wondered if they did rub their chest at all too. It was a good sized tree though, about 4-5" across. Didn't look freshly broken, lots of fur in the sap though, some black, some white and some brown/blonde so probably multiple bears hitting it.
Definitely enjoying it while I can, I know priorities can change quick! Caddis has been my go to bear expert and has provided me lots of invaluable info over the last couple years, very appreciative for all the dumb rookie questions he's answered, insight he's given me about the spots I hunt and what to be on the lookout for.
Thanks for sharing, that is awesome, well done! Great write up and pics - inspiring! My daughter just turned 6 and she already wants to come out, has helped me scout and spot tracks in the snow last winter. What a wonderful time to share with your son, great job!