Went for a drive Saturday morning looking for bears. With the weather a lot cooler than last week I figured it was the perfect time. After a short time, I spotted a big bear out in the distance feeding off the road. Took out the binos and saw a nice chocolate coloured grizzly.
https://m.imgur.com/sJNIUJ3
After watching the grizzly for a bit we continued on and spotted a couple more black bears that didn’t offer up a shot.
Went back home for lunch and to do a few chores around the house. Had a look outside and figured I should go out for a quick evening hunt....it was raining on and off during the day but it looks like it stopped. We hit the road and don’t see anything.. It’s getting a little late so we are starting to think about turning around and heading back. We turn the corner and see a big boy staring at us about 80 yards away. I stop the truck and throw it in reverse and back the truck around the corner out of site. Bear just continues to feed like nothing happens. I close the distance to 40 yards to get over a small hill so I can make the shot. He continues to feed closing the distance to 30 yards when he finally noticed me laying in the middle of the road. He stares at me not sure what I am. He finally turns and I take my shot after waiting about five minutes for him to give me the broadside shot. I didn’t want to take a frontal shot on this guy.
The shot goes through the top of both lungs, bottom of spine and out the far shoulder. He hits the ground right were he was standing.
https://m.imgur.com/Dhf4ojh
The bear had several inches of fat on him and was in great condition. He tapped out at 6’8 skinned and was over 7 from front paw to front paw. Freezer is now full!
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