ALRIGHT.. I have the Scanner and the Camcorder Reciever at the office.. BUT since the Bear is cut up and hide in the Freezer I'll share it...
Location : BAit Site "C"
TIME 9:00ish
Hunting : Solo
Weapon : PSE Compound 78# draw
I headed up to the Site after Ditching work early, I had hunted the Day Prior With Elkturd and Site "A" and se saw MOM and 2 cubs come in, I was gonig to scare one of the Cubs off by Shooting a can with my BOW but it was So cold I couldn't pull it back.. MAde me worry about following days... (But no worries I guess)
As I was driving up, I stopped by Site "S" to bait it and put up a timer, We have narrowed the Sites down to the BEST 3 starting with around 6 sites. there is 3 of us activly baiting.
As I was driving to Site "C" I saw a Turkey TOM cross the road.. I debated on going after it but I finally did, I figured I could still get to the site early enough. I chased the bird a ways and Realised it was Futil not knowing exactly were it was going, And I had Bigger Fish to fry !!!!
I unloaded the BOAT and in the Back of the Truck was a Chipmunk. I video taped him for a min then Lifted the Boat out and Loaded it on the River. (We're 600 Miles from NO-WERE so don't try to figure out the location
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I loaded 2 game bags of bread and all my gear and Headed up the mountain. The few Guys that have been in there know how Steep it is, Not that I'm bragging but Roumor has it Baiters are slackers and I jsut wanted to make that point !!!
After Getting to the Stand I realized Bears have been doing a # on the site, We had all the Bait gone and THEY Started Digging a hole to look for more. Good sign !!! So I dumped all the Groceries and Climbed in to the Stand. It has been a long season and I've been out alot and Lacknig the Sleep so MY eyes were a bit heavy. I looked around for Awhile and then Finally out of NO-WHERE.... the bear.
I didn't have the Camcorder stand set up like I do on Site "A" so I had to hold it. So the delema was to video the bear or Shooit it. I opted to Get some Footage. I only filmed about 2 mins of it before I set the Camcorder down and Got the bow ready. I wasn't wearing a Face guard not Any gloves. But was Still as a rock and my heart wasn't beating out of my chest yet.
The bear Caught wind of Something and Was out bolted and covered about 10 yards in One leap.. a blink of an eye. It stopped, Looked around, Sniffed the air and Came back in... I wa Ready. The stand sits on the Downhill side And I'm about 20' In the air but Looking into the hillside so the site is about even with me (If that makes sense). the bear stopped just behind the one tree left to go And I drew Back, It was Sniffing the Air and I let her rip..... She jumped and Ran back the way she came, stopped, And DID what I thought was a Teeter totter then Ran off... My heart sunk. WHY wouldn't it just Drop, the shot was Only 10 yards...
I climbed out of the Tree real fast with nothin gbut the Bow and a Release. I headed down and Around trying to get a glimpse of the bear hoping that it stopped and FELL and would come rolling down the hill. I sneaked around and Heard some noise.,.. GOOD sign I thought !!!! As I snuck around more I looked up the risge about 250 yards and there it was... so I thought. I kept my eye on it thinking it would stumble.
It disapeared a bit and now I was worried, WHAT the hell jsut happened ?!?! I snuck up the HILL and got to the spot were I saw the bear last, Time was ticking and the light was Fading. I crept around some Bushes and A cub SHOT up this TREE to my Right !!! SCRATCH SCRATCH.. as it climbed up... OHHH chit, were is mom ? HEre she is !!! Both front paws came out and she lifted her front end with her middle. both PAWS hit the Ground at the Same time and WHOOOF WHOOF !!!! HEre she comes in for a Moosie Snack.. She bluffed charged me and I stuck my ground, NOT that I'm a tough guy, But I had no other option really ?~?~ WELL She backed off and bluffed again.. At this point I thought, YOU big PUSS, BRING IT ON !! She backed off and went next to a lowered tree looking at her cub to my Right..
NOW, I'm thinking.. DID I shoot the MOM ? I know for a fact that the bear that came in was Alone. I filmed it and watched it for a bit before I shot it. MOM also looked twice the part that The one I shot was... Could be looking that was becuase It wsa Close and FAST.. who knows...
I stayed ground watching mom untill it GOT too dark to SEE. She faded in and Out and then I lost her.. TIME to RUN !! Turned around and Ran down the ridge to the Stand. I was just passing the Bait site WHEN this red light came on.... CLICK, FLASH !!! I was on Candid camera, I jsut got a picture of me coming into the baitsite , DANG trail cams
I looked at the stand and were I shot at, THERE was the Arrow, full blood and RED. burried 1/2 way into the ground. I knew that when I released I heard a THHHHWACK !!! And that was proof...
I busted down the hill crossing the River in the Boat in PITCH BLACK... I got into on corner that has Cell phone receptinon and called the Wife.. She made a post last night around 10:30 for Gato to call.. DID anyone catch that ?!?! After He called she deleted the post.... The internet is jsut cool.
Well Gato's said that I should look for it in the Morning that it would be piled up right there, I called Wylee and he said he couldn't go till 8, had some work to do first.. And So the plan wa to come up alone....
(ANYONE STILL READING.. Cuz I'm still typing )
I got back into cell range around 11:30PM. My cell rang and it was Wylee.. He was heading into the Office to get the Plotting done and said he had about 1.5 hours of work and Would then meet me at 6:30 at our usual spot. HOW COOL !!!! I got home and Got everyhting ready.. I was out in my truck and Came back inside and Little Zach had Thrown up and was in the Restroom with mom cleaning him up and crying.. He had a belly ache and We cleaned him up, Cleaned up the Mess, Pulled out the Shampooer and Cleaned the Carpets..... NOW, the time is 1:10, everything packed, Time for bed !!
5:30 came quick with me getting up 2 times thinknig of things I needed... BUT I was on the road.
SO, WHAT happened ? WHY was the MOM there ? was that the One I shot ? DID I pull and miss the easy bear shot ? What if it ran off in the Thick stuff ? What if the Trail'
s not good ?!?!
I'm sure anyone that left a critter in the Hills had the Same sick feeling I had wondering about all the Possibilities !!! WELL , this morning I slipped up there with Wylee and We only tracked about 8 mins when He said, THERE IT IS !!!! I was at the time under a bush looknig for the blood trail, He was scouting ahead for me. I had walked riht under it but seeing the bear up on the hill it distracted me so I was Focussing on the other one... I now realise that MOM and cub were 2 different bears !!!!
Took a few pictures and HEre we are !! Everything Except the pictures, those will get posted in the AM
She was a Female, I'm guessing at least 2 years old *SMILE* and I'm not sure of the weight but size doesn't matter (thats what Us little bear shooters always say at least !!)
Fortunatley I didn'thave to Shoot her when she charged me...Not that I had anything but my bow... BUT tht my friend, is part of the story
