Derp
05-24-2009, 05:53 PM
So it seems that alot of people I've talked to said they are sticking local this year for bear. This was evident as I stepped out yesterday for my first time this season in search for a local bear. My location was Hope for those wandering.
Anyways, I fell in love with bear hunting last year and I've vowed to help deer populations as best I could by taking down 2 bears every year. This year I took out my youngest brother (17) and all I can say is he's hooked :).
We left home in Poco, on Sat at around 6pm and started hunting by 7:30pm. We covered alot of ground without any luck and light was running out, so we decided to look for a place to camp and try our luck the next morning.
On our way, my brother yells BEAR! (his first time seeing a bear haha). For some reason I usually keep on going if i scare one off an fsr into a bush but this time i pulled over and went for it. There was a side trail parallel to the fsr running into the forest and we waited there for a few minutes. We could hear the bear travelling through the forest and I knew he was about to pop up on the trail. He did, and as soon as he did (broadside) a 30-06 bullet was waiting for it aswell.
Not the biggest bear, but a good meat bear. About the pic haha it makes the bear look huge but i tried dinking around to make it look that way :) He's only 5'9
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4437/202/34/513685965/n513685965_2227821_4806966.jpg
Anyways, I fell in love with bear hunting last year and I've vowed to help deer populations as best I could by taking down 2 bears every year. This year I took out my youngest brother (17) and all I can say is he's hooked :).
We left home in Poco, on Sat at around 6pm and started hunting by 7:30pm. We covered alot of ground without any luck and light was running out, so we decided to look for a place to camp and try our luck the next morning.
On our way, my brother yells BEAR! (his first time seeing a bear haha). For some reason I usually keep on going if i scare one off an fsr into a bush but this time i pulled over and went for it. There was a side trail parallel to the fsr running into the forest and we waited there for a few minutes. We could hear the bear travelling through the forest and I knew he was about to pop up on the trail. He did, and as soon as he did (broadside) a 30-06 bullet was waiting for it aswell.
Not the biggest bear, but a good meat bear. About the pic haha it makes the bear look huge but i tried dinking around to make it look that way :) He's only 5'9
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4437/202/34/513685965/n513685965_2227821_4806966.jpg