xrunt
06-12-2012, 02:08 PM
My son Mike proudly poses with a nice Lillooet area bruin, shot last weekend- his first.
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/xrunt1/MikesFirstBear006.jpg
(http://s1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/xrunt1/)Using an open site .30-30 Savage bolt action that I'd cut down to fit him, he made a great shot at 60 yards.
We were cruising FSRs on our bikes and rounded a corner to see our guy at 80 yards. Mike gets off and loads his clip and the bear gets nervous and moves off the road behind a bush. I kept my bike running but prepared my rifle for backup if necessary. Needing a few more yards to get into his range, he crossed the road in a slow creep and got a look with the bear angled and facing him. Cool as a cuccumber he got into an elbow on knee rest and took the shot. The bear bailed off and down the hill with Mike reporting that he looked hit. After letting things cool off for 20 minutes we started our search. With no blood and not many clues we flagged a route down to the creek below and found him on our way back up the thicker bush side after 30 minutes or so. He was hit perfectly in the front shoulder where I told him to aim. Well we whooped and high fived, both super happy and me super proud of my little hunter. For Mike, this was a whole lot better than the grouse and rabbits he's been gaining skills on. He's now dreaming about deer season- mission accomplished!
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/xrunt1/MikesFirstBear006.jpg
(http://s1057.photobucket.com/albums/t395/xrunt1/)Using an open site .30-30 Savage bolt action that I'd cut down to fit him, he made a great shot at 60 yards.
We were cruising FSRs on our bikes and rounded a corner to see our guy at 80 yards. Mike gets off and loads his clip and the bear gets nervous and moves off the road behind a bush. I kept my bike running but prepared my rifle for backup if necessary. Needing a few more yards to get into his range, he crossed the road in a slow creep and got a look with the bear angled and facing him. Cool as a cuccumber he got into an elbow on knee rest and took the shot. The bear bailed off and down the hill with Mike reporting that he looked hit. After letting things cool off for 20 minutes we started our search. With no blood and not many clues we flagged a route down to the creek below and found him on our way back up the thicker bush side after 30 minutes or so. He was hit perfectly in the front shoulder where I told him to aim. Well we whooped and high fived, both super happy and me super proud of my little hunter. For Mike, this was a whole lot better than the grouse and rabbits he's been gaining skills on. He's now dreaming about deer season- mission accomplished!