LAST EDITED ON May-22-10 AT 01:46PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON May-22-10 AT 01:42?PM (MST)
LAST EDITED ON May-22-10 AT 01:41?PM (MST)
I was able to whack this big boy Thursday night when he came in to get dinner. This has been the most rewarding hunt that I have had the opportunity to participate in. All the gas, time, dumpster diving for bait, hikes through 2 and 3 ft snow, finally paid off with an eighteen yard broadside shot on a 340 lb beast. All the credit goes to my family and friends that helped with the process. My wife, Wade, J-dawg, even my Mom helped pack in bait and treestands. I had the ulimate guide once again in my Dad, he has taught me everything I know and we have shared some awesome experiences. This ranks right up there with the best of them. It was the second night we sat the bait, and we had pictures of this big ole boy and i had decided that he was the one I wanted. At about 7:45 pm the wind died off and it became perfectly calm, a few minutes later we caught movement to our right and saw Roly Poly making his way to the bait. I began to shake like a leaf, unitll i heard my Dad whisper "Just Kill'em, Just Kill'em!!!" I pulled myself together and with one well placed Tekan out of my Diamond Iceman the bear was down within 50 yards of the bait. We rolled him into a snow bank and the next morning with much needed help we were able to wheelbarrow him 1/2 mile back to the wheelers. What a great hunt!!! A big old bruin in a wheelbarrow with four grown men trying to wheel him over rocks and stumps and creeks is a sight to be seen....Just ask my wife!!!
LAST EDITED ON May-22-10 AT 01:41?PM (MST)
I was able to whack this big boy Thursday night when he came in to get dinner. This has been the most rewarding hunt that I have had the opportunity to participate in. All the gas, time, dumpster diving for bait, hikes through 2 and 3 ft snow, finally paid off with an eighteen yard broadside shot on a 340 lb beast. All the credit goes to my family and friends that helped with the process. My wife, Wade, J-dawg, even my Mom helped pack in bait and treestands. I had the ulimate guide once again in my Dad, he has taught me everything I know and we have shared some awesome experiences. This ranks right up there with the best of them. It was the second night we sat the bait, and we had pictures of this big ole boy and i had decided that he was the one I wanted. At about 7:45 pm the wind died off and it became perfectly calm, a few minutes later we caught movement to our right and saw Roly Poly making his way to the bait. I began to shake like a leaf, unitll i heard my Dad whisper "Just Kill'em, Just Kill'em!!!" I pulled myself together and with one well placed Tekan out of my Diamond Iceman the bear was down within 50 yards of the bait. We rolled him into a snow bank and the next morning with much needed help we were able to wheelbarrow him 1/2 mile back to the wheelers. What a great hunt!!! A big old bruin in a wheelbarrow with four grown men trying to wheel him over rocks and stumps and creeks is a sight to be seen....Just ask my wife!!!
