lightmag
06-06-2016, 10:05 PM
GF completed CORE just in time to get her LEH draws in then her first goal was to get a black bear. So we grabbed my sons 308 with hornady 125g reduced recoil bullets and hit the range, she was a great shot, on paper with a rest ....
we had been out a few times but always with the kids and my son was my first priority as he was looking to get his first big game as well. Finally we were getting out, without the kids, she was up!! My brother and his GF jumped in for the adventure and of coarse I grabbed my mutt, gunnar.
I had worked all day so were getting away late but with it being hot this was perfect, we would be hitting our area around 8pm...
we turned onto the road leading to our spot at 8pm.. we still had approx 15-20 minutes to get to cuts and green off shoots, so we crawled along chatting and enjoying the kid free time and adult company
about 15 min in... around a corner.... BEAR!! he was running down the road but stopped on the corner.. her and I bail out, her with rifle, me with tripod... bear steps around corner..we quickly stalk up... seeing him thru the brush on far slope... we go to set up and he starts running up the trail now.. we quickly move into place , I put down tripod while "woofing" at him trying to stop him, which worked perfectly... he stopped and turned broadside, slightly up hill at approx. 150 yards.. not ideal for a new shooter...
I was then wishing I had the gun as it was very clear this was a very big bear.. I glanced over to see she had ditched tripod......? it seemed seemed like forever before .... BOOM!!!
NO one was more surprised than me to see that bear hit the dirt...HARD!! I yelled "holy shit you hit him hun" as I grabbed rifle and reloaded.. he was hit hard.. but attempting to get up.. I didn't want him to suffer or it turning into a tracking job so I put one in his neck...game over!!
GF was dancing around lol, I was in shock... my bro and his gf got out and I let my mutt out to check this guy out.... there was NO shrinkage... closer we got, bigger he got.... solid , thick, black fur with rust colored highlites .... zero rub marks, one of the nicest bears ive seen in a long time...
Didn't take long for gf to one up me in her hunting career.... she beat my best blackie first attempt lol..
Gunnar (my mutt) gave him a few barks and "chews" lol , real tough when the bear is dead right ...lol
pics and we loaded him up... all 4 of us to do it .
caped out 6' 6" ish maybe bit under... on hook, whole 250lbs with feet touching floor, when I picked feet up, 265ish... ZERO FAT!!
she will be very hard pressed to top this one anytime soon, needless to say she is hooked.
when I asked why she ditched tripod... she said it wasn't right height and she didn't have time to deal with it.... her quick decision worked out
now onto my son and maybe me with my bow.. enjoy the pics
her shot hit high lungs with bullet fragments clipping spine , great shot.
://http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o298/dentonjohnson/blkbear3_zps8fxey5yg.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/dentonjohnson/media/blkbear3_zps8fxey5yg.jpg.html)
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we had been out a few times but always with the kids and my son was my first priority as he was looking to get his first big game as well. Finally we were getting out, without the kids, she was up!! My brother and his GF jumped in for the adventure and of coarse I grabbed my mutt, gunnar.
I had worked all day so were getting away late but with it being hot this was perfect, we would be hitting our area around 8pm...
we turned onto the road leading to our spot at 8pm.. we still had approx 15-20 minutes to get to cuts and green off shoots, so we crawled along chatting and enjoying the kid free time and adult company
about 15 min in... around a corner.... BEAR!! he was running down the road but stopped on the corner.. her and I bail out, her with rifle, me with tripod... bear steps around corner..we quickly stalk up... seeing him thru the brush on far slope... we go to set up and he starts running up the trail now.. we quickly move into place , I put down tripod while "woofing" at him trying to stop him, which worked perfectly... he stopped and turned broadside, slightly up hill at approx. 150 yards.. not ideal for a new shooter...
I was then wishing I had the gun as it was very clear this was a very big bear.. I glanced over to see she had ditched tripod......? it seemed seemed like forever before .... BOOM!!!
NO one was more surprised than me to see that bear hit the dirt...HARD!! I yelled "holy shit you hit him hun" as I grabbed rifle and reloaded.. he was hit hard.. but attempting to get up.. I didn't want him to suffer or it turning into a tracking job so I put one in his neck...game over!!
GF was dancing around lol, I was in shock... my bro and his gf got out and I let my mutt out to check this guy out.... there was NO shrinkage... closer we got, bigger he got.... solid , thick, black fur with rust colored highlites .... zero rub marks, one of the nicest bears ive seen in a long time...
Didn't take long for gf to one up me in her hunting career.... she beat my best blackie first attempt lol..
Gunnar (my mutt) gave him a few barks and "chews" lol , real tough when the bear is dead right ...lol
pics and we loaded him up... all 4 of us to do it .
caped out 6' 6" ish maybe bit under... on hook, whole 250lbs with feet touching floor, when I picked feet up, 265ish... ZERO FAT!!
she will be very hard pressed to top this one anytime soon, needless to say she is hooked.
when I asked why she ditched tripod... she said it wasn't right height and she didn't have time to deal with it.... her quick decision worked out
now onto my son and maybe me with my bow.. enjoy the pics
her shot hit high lungs with bullet fragments clipping spine , great shot.
://http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o298/dentonjohnson/blkbear3_zps8fxey5yg.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/dentonjohnson/media/blkbear3_zps8fxey5yg.jpg.html)
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o298/dentonjohnson/blkbear2_zpsnkuzifxv.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/dentonjohnson/media/blkbear2_zpsnkuzifxv.jpg.html)
http://http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o298/dentonjohnson/blkbear_zpsnywiflee.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/dentonjohnson/media/blkbear_zpsnywiflee.jpg.html)