Montana Elk eating Bear

[Axlrod]

We were out camping a couple weeks ago, I was having a cup of coffee when my wife said she heard an elk. I told her it was probably a bird and that I didn't here anything. She heard it again and then pointed up on the mountain about 900 yards away and said "there is the elk". I quickly had my binos on it and it was running back and forth. I figured a coyote was harassing it's calf.
Then from below a bear came out of the trees with the calf in it's mouth! The cow charged the bear, and the bear flipped the lifeless calf up in the air. The bear stood its ground and the cow retreated. Then the bear grabbed the calf and headed up the hill into another patch of trees. Well i had a bear tag, so I grabbed my gun and pack and headed up there. I made my way up the sagebrush hill and into the scattered timber. The bear was eating on the calf when I got to him. He never new I was there, I shot him at 35 yards.
The gun I used was a Kimber Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor, a gun I had won at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet a month before.

 

[paleraider]

That is a pretty little bear, nice job sir!

 

[Laelkhunter]

By the title, I thought I was going to see a Montana Elk eating a bear. Nice shot and a nice bear ! That would be a nice life-size mount of the bear with the calf in it's mouth.

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Wow, great story! And it really confirms why predator hunting is important.

Love the color on that bear, too

 

[cuerro viejo]

Cazy cool story, congrats

 

[rcfireninja]

Congrats that’s a cool looking bear!


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[Mac7]

Congrats on the bear and the gun. Probably saved a few more calves too.

 

[Axlrod]

I thought of that about 2 days after!

 

[boom]

AWESOME.

kudos to your wife!! that is some STELLAR hunting wingman stuff.

(shh..did you try the calf meat)

 

[WJS23]

Congrats on the nice bear and what ammo are you shooting out of that kimber

 

[jmden]

Wow, great story! And it really confirms why predator hunting is important.

Love the color on that bear, too

What he said!

 

[Matt Cashell]

Such a great story, Alex!

Congrats!

 

[Axlrod]

147 Hornady eld-m Reloder 17 was the load I was using.

 

[chindits]

That's about the perfect bear hunt right there with all those components coming into play. I really like where the rifle came from and the future calves saved part.

 

[bcbear3]

Wyoming used to claim black bears get 40% of fawn crop.


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[Downeaster]

Freaking awesome, congrats!

 

[Read1t48]

Nice story. Congrats!

 

[DWP51]

That is a great way for a bear harvest to unfold! Predator control and the reason for it all in one photo.