r106
05-29-2011, 12:23 AM
Finally my first big game animal. I loaded up and left town at 12:30 for an afternoon hunt up the coq. After gassing up and eating some lunch I got to my spot around 2:30. Unloaded the quad got about 1 km down the pipeline and I seen some movement about 4-500 yard away. Stopped pulled out the bino's yep bear. It was feeding out in a clearing off to the side of the pipeline, the wind was in my face, a creek between us he had no idea I was there. Watched him for about 15 min to see if there were any cubs and nothing. ( the last 3 bears I seen had cubs) Hoped off the quad walked down and crossed the creek snuck up to were I thuoght he was and nothing. Sat quietly trying to hear anything, couldn't hear anything just silent. I started to second guess were I thought he was. i started to creep out in the open and he walks out from behind a tree 30 yards in front of me, still no idea I was there. Turned broad side and bam 180gr 30-06 in the shoulder. He went down and got back up put another one in him and he was down less than 50 yards from were I first shot him. He went down in the middle of the pipeline so recovery was simple :mrgreen:
Not a big guy at just under 5' but he will do for my first
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/r_106/2011-05-28153938.jpg
Here's one of the bullets. found it poking out the shoulder blad on the far side
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/r_106/2011-05-28232911.jpg
Not a big guy at just under 5' but he will do for my first
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/r_106/2011-05-28153938.jpg
Here's one of the bullets. found it poking out the shoulder blad on the far side
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/r_106/2011-05-28232911.jpg