thecrittergitter
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I think I'll go with the Oak version of this bear hunt..... just very slightly extended......
Elkwhisper came into town on a business trip and threw me a heads up he was coming in and would like to get out for the evening if I didn't have anything going.
So we went looking for a bear:
Spotted bear at 8:10 pm........Had 1 hour 15 minutes to somehow close the nearly 2 mile gap between us......Elkwhisper told me to run solo, he would look for a bear on another ridge and meet up after dark. I'm there at 9:25 sweating profusely, breathing like I've been eating nothing but donughts for the past 3 weeks........and scanning like crazy in the low light to find this chocolate boar that I thought was a big one. Well, as I stop for a quick breather, I turn to keep going and just about came out of my skin. There he is, staring me down at 4 steps.........yep, 4 steps and not running away. Now I've been in a similiar situation to this before with a griz and I've always said that when a bear is within 5 yards and not hauling arse the opposite direction, its time to get on the trigger
So I did.....
Not quite as big as I thought he was, but sure is a pretty bugger. Elkwhisper and I don't get much field time together but so far we are 100% on animal deaths when we do
Good friend Ben made the hike with his new puppy the next day to help pack out. Creek crossings were a little sketchy, but puppy got a ride across in the pack
Elkwhisper came into town on a business trip and threw me a heads up he was coming in and would like to get out for the evening if I didn't have anything going.
So we went looking for a bear:
Spotted bear at 8:10 pm........Had 1 hour 15 minutes to somehow close the nearly 2 mile gap between us......Elkwhisper told me to run solo, he would look for a bear on another ridge and meet up after dark. I'm there at 9:25 sweating profusely, breathing like I've been eating nothing but donughts for the past 3 weeks........and scanning like crazy in the low light to find this chocolate boar that I thought was a big one. Well, as I stop for a quick breather, I turn to keep going and just about came out of my skin. There he is, staring me down at 4 steps.........yep, 4 steps and not running away. Now I've been in a similiar situation to this before with a griz and I've always said that when a bear is within 5 yards and not hauling arse the opposite direction, its time to get on the trigger
So I did.....Not quite as big as I thought he was, but sure is a pretty bugger. Elkwhisper and I don't get much field time together but so far we are 100% on animal deaths when we do
Good friend Ben made the hike with his new puppy the next day to help pack out. Creek crossings were a little sketchy, but puppy got a ride across in the pack
