This spring I finally killed my first bear. I've had a bad case of bear fever for a long time. Ive had several opportunities in the last several years. Some were too small, and I've missed.
This year I hunted Idaho with a guy I've know for several years here in town. He has a lot of experience hunting all over the world. Glenn offered me to hunt with him this year in a couple of remote spots. This really intrigued me because all of my past hunting experiences have been accessible by auto. This year we'd be hunting several miles from roads, and in the wilderness.
Our first trip was in the middle of April to the locsa river. The first day the weather was your typical spring weather. Cool temps with off and on showers. No bears were spotted, and we saw no sign. The next day was warm and sunny. About 2:30 I spotted a bear on the opposite ridge working in and out of the brush. We ranged him at 450, but he would not come into the open. After close to 30 minutes he was headed towards an opening and I was set to shoot. I squeezed the trigger just as he broke through the brush. After a long search, including a hike down and back up a steep creek drainage, we determined I had missed the bear. This was the only spot that I found any bear scat, apparently I was in his bedroom, be cause there was shit everywhere. Unfortunately we had to leave that night after we got back to the truck. Ended up home about midnight. Two days later my hunting partner went back and missed from almost the exact spot. Before anyone starts questioning our shooting abilities, let me assure you they we had spent several days at the range shooting out to 550 yards.
This year I hunted Idaho with a guy I've know for several years here in town. He has a lot of experience hunting all over the world. Glenn offered me to hunt with him this year in a couple of remote spots. This really intrigued me because all of my past hunting experiences have been accessible by auto. This year we'd be hunting several miles from roads, and in the wilderness.
Our first trip was in the middle of April to the locsa river. The first day the weather was your typical spring weather. Cool temps with off and on showers. No bears were spotted, and we saw no sign. The next day was warm and sunny. About 2:30 I spotted a bear on the opposite ridge working in and out of the brush. We ranged him at 450, but he would not come into the open. After close to 30 minutes he was headed towards an opening and I was set to shoot. I squeezed the trigger just as he broke through the brush. After a long search, including a hike down and back up a steep creek drainage, we determined I had missed the bear. This was the only spot that I found any bear scat, apparently I was in his bedroom, be cause there was shit everywhere. Unfortunately we had to leave that night after we got back to the truck. Ended up home about midnight. Two days later my hunting partner went back and missed from almost the exact spot. Before anyone starts questioning our shooting abilities, let me assure you they we had spent several days at the range shooting out to 550 yards.
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