Hello--
I have never taken bear hunting seriously, because harvesting a bear has never been high on my list of things to do. This last weekend, my family and I were driving up one of the National Forest roads and came across be pretty good size cinnimon black bear. This bear was a good sized bear and I would have considered this one a "trophy" animal. It has me thinking about go back to the area, on the chance I may see it again.
My question . . . . you pull the trigger, harvest the bear, take a few pictures . . . . now what. I imagine you gut the animal . . . . do you skin it out in the field. Is there a concern about dragging the animal and the hide getting damaged. What do you typically do? The more detail you get . . . . the more help you will be.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have never taken bear hunting seriously, because harvesting a bear has never been high on my list of things to do. This last weekend, my family and I were driving up one of the National Forest roads and came across be pretty good size cinnimon black bear. This bear was a good sized bear and I would have considered this one a "trophy" animal. It has me thinking about go back to the area, on the chance I may see it again.
My question . . . . you pull the trigger, harvest the bear, take a few pictures . . . . now what. I imagine you gut the animal . . . . do you skin it out in the field. Is there a concern about dragging the animal and the hide getting damaged. What do you typically do? The more detail you get . . . . the more help you will be.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.