Bear down! I got HIM: A story two years in the making

[caddisguy]

LOL awesome job getting that bear.

Problem with chasing a animal for years when you get him your like oh man its over?

I am still in the "Oh man... it's over !!! Thank goodness, what a relief" phase.

I'm already thinking about blacktails. It's never over with those guys. I'm not even sure I have gotten started with them LOL

[Rob Chipman]

Nice job! I saw that on Facebook this weekend but didn't know it was you. Cool looking bear, and it looks like a not bad size. I've never got a spring bear - how was the fat? Much? Not much?

[caddisguy]

Nice job! I saw that on Facebook this weekend but didn't know it was you. Cool looking bear, and it looks like a not bad size. I've never got a spring bear - how was the fat? Much? Not much?

It was either the most or second most fat I have seen on a spring bear. I was joking around with my wife that he opted to stay awake and gobble up some of those elusive Region 2 moose over the mild / delayed / short winter. Also the first year that we didn't see a bunch of moose sign around there.

[RiverOtter]

Good job Caddis. Always nice when a human aggressive bear has his reign ended. Good chance you saved someone else a bunch of future grief.

[Morethanonebridge]

Nice story Caddi, thanks!

[aamenta]

Nice work buddy, it's good you took that bear out!

Thanks for the story and I hope your wife has a speedy recovery.

[BrookTrout]

Good read! And a nice looking bear! Glad you got him in the end!

[sawmill]

Nice story and a fine looking critter, love the colour.!

[weatherby_man]

Great bear, and greater story! Congrats.

[caddisguy]

So I am having second thoughts about the skull (rotting head as it stands now)

I might go back for it. Trouble I moved the scene into the thick stuff.

I remember I did this a few years back. I went back to check the scene and grabbed the skull, but it was left mid May to late June. It was picked clean and chewed up. I had to find the pieces and glue stuff back together. Other than rodent poop it wasn't too nasty.

This time (a week later in April) I imagine it will be peak-rot and I'll have to go in there with a saw and go to town on it.

And it's going to be a bit scary since it's in the thick and I can't see to far around me while I am working... not dry either so I won't be able to hear anything coming. I'll be by myself to boot. Something might be close by guarding it.

Any tips? Make a bunch of noise, fire a few shots? Nose plugs?