Moosie
Grand poopa
So I went up to help Dinger and his BAit site and then to hunt turkeys yesterday. We drove up to the location, packed on all the bait and headed it and dumped it.
After we were done, I went to the edge of the ridge to let out a "YELP" for a gobbler and I bumped a bear that was working it's way up the canyon. I stopped and called a bit so The bear would think I was a turkey
Dinger was back at the barrel so I worked back to him.
WELL I told Dinger about it and all he had was his .44 (And the shotgun for turkeys) but he was fired up. We decided (After I Co-hersed him) to sit on the stands and blow off Turkey hunting. We climbed out of the canyon to the truck to grab whatever little clothing we had to sit in the stand. 7:00 PM we were sitting on teh stands. 7:30 I hear a distincts Brush movve behind me to the right.
(To set up the senario, Dinger was to my Left and the bait was to my left/infront of me, I was on the downhill side of the bait and the trail ran from Right to left right in front of me. If I jumed out of the treestand I could land on the trail. And the stand is not far up so I could........
OK, So I was looking left and I heard the noise again. I didn't want to move becasue I wan't hunting and I didn't want to get the Blame for Spooking this bear. I heard a BREATH or a snort... Sounded like it was Right behind me, But with the air still and birds now quiet it was tough to tell how far it was.... I sat probably another 10-12 mins after I didn't hear anything more and Slowly turned around. I wasn't wearing a face mask but was Cammoed to the hilt other wise.
I never seen anything so tried to reply the sounds in my head.... I guess I missed it or it never came in. About 1 hour 15 mins later there was a bear going through the trees up above. I couldn't see it but it was there. I saw the brush move and could tell
WELL.. that never came in either.
I was freezing for about 1/2 hour and Dinger finally motioned he was getting down. I got down and Asked him If he sen or heared anything. HE said "ONLY THAT BEAR" !! I wasn't sure if he was pulling my leg but he described how the bear made 2 distinct noise and then he finally saw it. He watched it for a few mins walking up from below, walked around a little then walked right next to my stand, walk away and back... then finnaly realised something wasn't right so it walked off......
We looked at the tracks and it was REAL close to me. I could have turned and Spit on it
... BUT I never even saw it.
BEARs come in quiet and unexpected. THEY don't make much (IF ANY) noise at all !!!!! OF all the bear that have come into the baits, and all the bear we've taken, It's always cool just to look up and see them standing there like they just Appeared !!!! Unfortunately, this bear was the closest I've ever been to a live bear and still didn't see it
After we were done, I went to the edge of the ridge to let out a "YELP" for a gobbler and I bumped a bear that was working it's way up the canyon. I stopped and called a bit so The bear would think I was a turkey
WELL I told Dinger about it and all he had was his .44 (And the shotgun for turkeys) but he was fired up. We decided (After I Co-hersed him) to sit on the stands and blow off Turkey hunting. We climbed out of the canyon to the truck to grab whatever little clothing we had to sit in the stand. 7:00 PM we were sitting on teh stands. 7:30 I hear a distincts Brush movve behind me to the right.
(To set up the senario, Dinger was to my Left and the bait was to my left/infront of me, I was on the downhill side of the bait and the trail ran from Right to left right in front of me. If I jumed out of the treestand I could land on the trail. And the stand is not far up so I could........
OK, So I was looking left and I heard the noise again. I didn't want to move becasue I wan't hunting and I didn't want to get the Blame for Spooking this bear. I heard a BREATH or a snort... Sounded like it was Right behind me, But with the air still and birds now quiet it was tough to tell how far it was.... I sat probably another 10-12 mins after I didn't hear anything more and Slowly turned around. I wasn't wearing a face mask but was Cammoed to the hilt other wise.
I never seen anything so tried to reply the sounds in my head.... I guess I missed it or it never came in. About 1 hour 15 mins later there was a bear going through the trees up above. I couldn't see it but it was there. I saw the brush move and could tell
I was freezing for about 1/2 hour and Dinger finally motioned he was getting down. I got down and Asked him If he sen or heared anything. HE said "ONLY THAT BEAR" !! I wasn't sure if he was pulling my leg but he described how the bear made 2 distinct noise and then he finally saw it. He watched it for a few mins walking up from below, walked around a little then walked right next to my stand, walk away and back... then finnaly realised something wasn't right so it walked off......
We looked at the tracks and it was REAL close to me. I could have turned and Spit on it
... BUT I never even saw it.BEARs come in quiet and unexpected. THEY don't make much (IF ANY) noise at all !!!!! OF all the bear that have come into the baits, and all the bear we've taken, It's always cool just to look up and see them standing there like they just Appeared !!!! Unfortunately, this bear was the closest I've ever been to a live bear and still didn't see it
