I usually go around mid May, when the green grass gets good. This past year I decided to go in late May and early June and try a different tactic. Where I hunt bears, a lot of elk winter there and stay through calving season. Black bears are pretty good at finding calves in these places, plus...
Meaning the last five, or six bears I've shot have been black......but that's not a bad thing!!!
Yesterday afternoon was pretty sweet. This one is the best Black Bear of my hunting career. No way to weigh him, but I figured 450 pounds. Can't imagine what this bear looked like last fall....
And it paid off in spades.
The wind went down, and the moon came up bringing a clear, frosty morning. I slipped out of the sleeping bag about an hour before daylight, made some coffee, and slugged down a couple cups before making my way up to a high promontory for a good look around at dawn...
I feel a little less guilt now......My good friend Alan and I have hunted elk in this spot for the past 12 years. He's put a lot of time and miles into it...a lot more than I have and I felt a little guilty about getting my bull so early in the season. Alan never gave up, and was rewarded with...
My good hunting buddy, George Gardner from Missouri came out to chase a few Montana antelope with me opening day. After finding this buck on Friday afternoon, we were able to relocate him later the next morning after the herd he was in got "fluffed up" by another group of hunters. We made a mile...
The shot was eight yards.....20 would have been a little less nerve racking!
I haven't been on the site for awhile, and had to re-up....
Hope everybody has a great fall!