Another fraser valley bear drops! :)

[Derp]

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

[Steeleco]

That's a good bear by any stretch, but I've gotta know how does it look like he's standing up?? Good going btw!!

[pazura19]

nice looking bear. does your brother hunt or does he go on hunting trips with you?

[brianscott]

Looks like the bear is "assuming the position" :eek:

[leadpillproductions]

Great looking bear congrads.

[gerrygoat]

Do you have any other pictures of the bear, it has a nice color.

BTW I have an '06 just like yours, nice gun :)

[Derp]

The "assuming possition" of the bear was obtained by proping it up on an old abandoned rusty steel structure on the side of that trail.

This was the first time I took my bro out that doesn't hunt but he wants to get his CORE & PAL now.

The bears color appears to be nice, but its dirt (the bear's color is black)! Thing is, I forgot to mention that after the shot he bolted off down into a steep sloped forest and me and my brother had to drag him back to the trail (good thing he only made if 15 yards or it would've been alot harder).
I didn't take too many pics since it was getting dark,but I'll see if I can dig one up.

[Dad and son]

great job, nice to see your success

[Derp]

great job, nice to see your success

Thanks Glenn, and thank you for getting me started! :)

Alex

[chinookkiller]

nice looking bear congrads，big enough in FV.

[madtrapper85]

Nice bear man, where around hope did ya go. I heard skagit is the worst this year and i've had no luck lol want to take my girlfirend's dad out for a for sure hunt and to impress :). Yes he's not a hunter but wants to do his core.

[hunter1947]

Very nice bear you got there ,congrats.