ny First big game !

[dirtymax]

Well after being on year 5 of hunting . I finally did it and what a day to be remembered . aproximetly 15 + full days of hunting a year with nothing but stories to tell I have something better than I took my gun for a walk. Decided to skip fishing on the Vedder today and take a quick trip up to 2-19 first thing this morning . After hiking during first light and getting beat up by the thick tall terrain I worked my way back to the truck and drove uphill to another cutblocks . Got stuck in 2 wd on a steep loose rocky hill . Manual hubs . Out I go . Click . Climb no problems . Thank god it’s a ford ! Sorry dodge owners ., peek the hill and a bear crossed the road at full tilt . Drive up a bit into view watching him run into the thick . Drove up to the top of the cut and started hiking down . Came to a ledge and looked down .. f*** he’s 20 yds away coming right up through the Alder’s. Stumbled back 15 yds to a solid stump rest . Watched him peek the hill at 15 yds and stare straight at me . Bang ! Rolled downhill stood up and just slowly starts walking. WTF? One more shot and boom done . Solo hunt in the pouring rain paid off . Happy sunday :)

[srupp]

Congradulations..good job.
cheers
Srupp

[Huntingtyler123]

Congrats man! Bear is good eating!

[joshbazz]

Congrats! I'm in year 2, got out for the first 4 days of deer opener (rifle) and nada... have my bear tag too... still waiting to get me first big game. Good for you!

[dirtymax]

Time pays off ! I’ve gone on tons of trips thanks to being young . Seen a few harvested and waited for this day . Self taught .. made friends in the sport ! Nothing better than no cell service !!!

[RyoTHC]

Congrats!!

If you thought you you were hooked before it only gets worse now!
this is my third season and it’s already had some of my most memorable moments and all my hard work the past years is really paying off.

I feel like finding the next tag to fill will feel like it comes MUCH easier.

[HarryToolips]

Way to go! Hope to see pics...

[dirtymax]

Anybody mind throwing a photo up for me ?

[caddisguy]

Awesome job dirtymax! I could feel the excitement just reading it.

Sometimes bears just don't go down or stay down. No matter how many times it happens, what the heck moments will make you feel disbelief every single time.

"I get knocked down,
... but I get up again,
... you're never gonna keep me down"

*BANG*
*flop*

*bear gets back up* "Hey that bullet thing that blew out my ribs, lungs and heart slightly inconvenienced me. Now I'll go about my business doing bear things"

[DeepJeep]

Nicely done. Congrats.

[albravo2]

Time pays off ! I’ve gone on tons of trips thanks to being young . Seen a few harvested and waited for this day . Self taught .. made friends in the sport ! Nothing better than no cell service !!!

This. Exactly. Good for you!

Next time-- pictures or it didn't happen;-)

[dirtymax]

https://i.imgur.com/kMYiRe2.jpg

[andrew5]

Congratulations! I am only in year two of hunting and hope to have a similar story to post soon! LEH moose draw when you're still so green is great and also daunting.

[Jimbob]

CONGRATS on the bear

[dirtymax]

Best of luck with the moose ! I finally learned the meaning of “the hunt begins after you shoot”
a lot of work dragging a bear out solo . Especially since I’m only 150lbs soaking wet.

[caddisguy]

Best of luck with the moose ! I finally learned the meaning of “the hunt begins after you shoot”
a lot of work dragging a bear out solo . Especially since I’m only 150lbs soaking wet.

LOL I feel year pain

Figured I'd embed your bear picture into this thread

https://i.imgur.com/kMYiRe2.jpg

[wideopenthrottle]

nice colour...are you going to do anything with the hide or just filling the freezer

[dirtymax]

Believe it or not he’s jet black . Just got completely muddy and dirty from dragging him .. I didn’t keep the hide due to funds And instead spent the $ at the butcher to get it done properly .

[cameron0518]

Congratulations! Sounds like a great memorable hunt.

[Bubbacanuck]

congrats on the meat and a good, successful hunt

[nature girl]

Hey cool nice bear.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats on the Bear ! Great - another Predator down ! 8) I see your shooting a Tikka T3 SS - What cartridge and What load do you shoot out of it ? RJ

[Jordan f.]

Congrats! Nice bear

[dirtymax]

It’s a tikka t3x varmint model with the thick barrel in .308
i was shooting factory Hornady 150grains .

[dustycool]

Congrats! Enjoy the good eating!

[RICKADY]

That's my Boy, he's put the time in and finally it's paid off. CONGRATULATIONS. He phoned me as soon as he had service, excited as could be, came to my work, that's why I couldn't go, we skinned and cleaned it and off to the butcher, proud I was. It was his insistence that I got my pal and core, we've been out together many times, to bad I couldn't be there for this, his first! But now that you drive a FORD, gotta loose the dirtymax handle, LOL, next is my first, soon I hope.

[Bugle M In]

The first one is always memorable, congrats.

[fuzzybiscuit]

Congrats on a nice Bear. Now go get another one...!

[Arctic Lake]

Conratulations on harvesting the black bear ! I see your running a Safari sling on the Tikka how do like it ?
Arctic Lake

[dirtymax]

Safari sling is awesome ! Not constantly pulling it back on your shoulder etc. Easy to raise it up for a shot quick . One and only “downfall” is when walking through the bush the barrel goes first so a risk of debris going in . But I constantly just walk with my thumb on the end of the barrel to stop debris and steady the gun. I’ll never go back to a normal sling .

[aamenta]

Congrats man!
Thanks for sharing your story.

[dirtymax]

That's my Boy, he's put the time in and finally it's paid off. CONGRATULATIONS. He phoned me as soon as he had service, excited as could be, came to my work, that's why I couldn't go, we skinned and cleaned it and off to the butcher, proud I was. It was his insistence that I got my pal and core, we've been out together many times, to bad I couldn't be there for this, his first! But now that you drive a FORD, gotta loose the dirtymax handle, LOL, next is my first, soon I hope.

RICKADYDYDYDY ! You are next ! Thanks for all the help ! Hopefully “gramms” place will have some bucks for us. I will have some nice hams

[tigrr]

Spent 2 days looking for a bear. Seen 4 but none were shooters. Thanks for posting a successful bear hunt.

[RICKADY]

Thanks Bud, now let's get T into it. Great times!!!!

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

That's phenomenal! Great thread + post!

Gotta say though, guy called Dirtymax in a ford kinda strange... Good stuff! Might find old f150 and put in a bear in it myself here soon. Definitely extending sincere congratulations on your haul, cheers!!

[REMINGTON JIM]

Safari sling is awesome ! Not constantly pulling it back on your shoulder etc. Easy to raise it up for a shot quick . One and only “downfall” is when walking through the bush the barrel goes first so a risk of debris going in . But I constantly just walk with my thumb on the end of the barrel to stop debris and steady the gun. I’ll never go back to a normal sling .

Buy some Barrel condoms ! They work GREAT Never any water or debris get's in ! RJ