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Posted: 8/18/2023 5:02:31 AM EDT
103 degrees today, still 82 at 2am.
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Posted: 8/18/2023 5:30:52 AM EDT
[#1]
nice one! mind me asking where at in Wash?
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Posted: 8/18/2023 6:08:56 AM EDT
[#2]
Packing out a hide last year damn near killed me.
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Posted: 8/18/2023 6:10:04 AM EDT
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Is that a cinnamon? We only have black here, no color phase or cinnamon
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Posted: 8/18/2023 6:31:25 AM EDT
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Nice walk in freezer Dexter.
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Posted: 8/18/2023 6:36:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that a cinnamon? We only have black here, no color phase or cinnamon Huh that’s interesting. My uncle has a blonde bear mounted in his basement. He’s a guide and a taxidermist. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 7:00:12 AM EDT
[#6]
Can I ask what rifle or pistol and caliber used?
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Posted: 8/18/2023 7:56:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can I ask what rifle or pistol and caliber used? Edit - Washington fall bear management season any legal weapon Aug 1- Nov 15 |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:42:40 AM EDT
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Not in WV, they just drive up and down road, tracking the dogs and shot from vehicles. Beer hunters where I was were the lowest of scum,
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:51:41 AM EDT
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running them with dogs is good exercise though
good way to go shopping for bear skin rugs before the season starts also teaches bears they can get away just by climbing a tree |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:52:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not in WV, they just drive up and down road, tracking the dogs and shot from vehicles. Beer hunters where I was were the lowest of scum, Yeah just hunt over bait then Go to Canada and get out in front of the fires It's not like you can stampede them over a cliff like the indians used to do...  |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:53:36 AM EDT
[#11]
I see two bears.
 Congratulations 
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:58:11 AM EDT
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@Kolat Nice! 1) How much did it weigh? 2) What caliber/weight did you shoot it with and barrel length? 3) How do you usually cook the meat. Bear starts 9/1 here and I’ve been preparing for months! My friend has 70 acres he manages for deer. Baiting starts 9/1, the start of the season. Im using a Ruger M77 308 22” barrel with 180gr Nosler Partition bullets loaded by Federal. Longest shot will be 180 yards but bait station is at 90 yards. I have never shot a bear before. My friend doesn’t eat bear meat but has given away the meat from 3 bear he’s shot over the years. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 9:04:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see two bears. Yeah, congrats on the bear, … but either that’s a small bear or the OP’s a BIG dude. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:08:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, congrats on the bear, … but either that’s a small bear or the OP’s a BIG dude. 6'3 280lbs for me. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:09:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: nice one! mind me asking where at in Wash? Lower right corner. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:13:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that a cinnamon? We only have black here, no color phase or cinnamon Front half is black back half is chocolate. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:13:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can I ask what rifle or pistol and caliber used? Savage 110 desert tactical in the lords caliber 6.5cm |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:15:35 AM EDT
[#18]
Yeah buddy! And hey, round is a shape.
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:16:22 AM EDT
[#19]
Congrats, OP!
I’ve never shot a bear in the woods (I’ve almost shot a few in my backyard because they were assholes) because I’ve never tasted bear meat that was anything but gross. Is there a secret to it? |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:18:06 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @Kolat Nice! 1) How much did it weigh? 2) What caliber/weight did you shoot it with and barrel length? 3) How do you usually cook the meat. Bear starts 9/1 here and I’ve been preparing for months! My friend has 70 acres he manages for deer. Baiting starts 9/1, the start of the season. Im using a Ruger M77 308 22” barrel with 180gr Nosler Partition bullets loaded by Federal. Longest shot will be 180 yards but bait station is at 90 yards. I have never shot a bear before. My friend doesn’t eat bear meat but has given away the meat from 3 bear he’s shot over the years. No scale but it's somewhere north of 300. 6.5 cm 143 eldx 24" barrel with a Griffen recce7 Sausage all things bear. Most important thing when shooting a bear with a non magnum is knowing where to aim, it's a lot farther back on a bear to get behind the shoulder and thru the lungs. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:19:01 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Congrats, OP! I’ve never shot a bear in the woods (I’ve almost shot a few in my backyard because they were assholes) because I’ve never tasted bear meat that was anything but gross. Is there a secret to it? Summer sausage. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 11:57:17 AM EDT
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I have to wait until Oct to pack them out. I'll probably get to haul a few up the mountains in WV.
Fall bears where I hunt taste excellent. Our favorite is roasts, similar, but more mild flavor than roast beef. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 12:07:53 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have to wait until Oct to pack them out. I'll probably get to haul a few up the mountains in WV. Fall bears where I hunt taste excellent. Our favorite is roasts, similar, but more mild flavor than roast beef. Very few people realize that in the 1800s bear meat was a primary protein for a lot of americans. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:03:52 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah buddy! And hey, round is a shape. Do you even cwar? This is peak performance! |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:07:41 PM EDT
[#25]
Damn
Someone actually hunts  Nice bear, congrats. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:12:04 PM EDT
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I Was walking my daughter out to her car last night after she came over for dinner. We had a short chat then I had to get the cat out of the tree and back in the house. By the time I turned around a black bear was standing on the street in front of daughters car. I’ll kiss your ass if he wasn’t 400 pounds. He glanced at me, eased off to the neighbors driveway, looked back one more time, then walked around the corner and out of sight. When I went down to her car to discuss, I could smell him.
Note to self: follow your own “ALWAYS CARRY” advice. Of course, I would need to pepper my angus for the reaming FWC would give me for killing a bear. Wife was washing dishes, she was pissed she didn’t get to see him. Nice job OP, can’t wait for the pics of the rug! |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:20:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very few people realize that in the 1800s bear meat was a primary protein for a lot of americans.  In Davy Crockett |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:22:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In Davy Crockett Holt collier was 10 times the hunter |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 3:44:46 PM EDT
[#29]
An elk hunt in New Mexico really tested me. We were on a mountain where vehicles/horse were prohibited. Humping quarters and the head down the mountain only to repeat it wore me out.
I also got to climb for one of these in British Columbia. 
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Posted: 8/18/2023 5:24:54 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: An elk hunt in New Mexico really tested me. We were on a mountain where vehicles/horse were prohibited. Humping quarters and the head down the mountain only to repeat it wore me out. I also got to climb for one of these in British Columbia. https://www.goabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/species-mountaingoat.jpg The new mexico elk hunt I did outside Raton was amazing but not hard. |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 6:40:32 PM EDT
[#31]
You’re doing it all wrong. You are supposed to hunt blackies in the spring by boat. You cruise around, find a blackie on the beach, slowly pull up to the beach, step off the boat, and put some lead down range.
Then since it’s after June 1, you just skin, remove skull, and head on back to the boat for someone else to tag out a few hours later. Ahhh, spring bear hunting in Alaska, it just doesn’t get any better!! ?? |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 7:17:52 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Congrats, OP! I've never shot a bear in the woods (I've almost shot a few in my backyard because they were assholes) because I've never tasted bear meat that was anything but gross. Is there a secret to it? |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 7:19:18 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lower right corner. Hells? |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:26:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hells? Base of the blues |
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Posted: 8/18/2023 8:55:32 PM EDT
[#35]
You definitely make it look like a small bear
 I'm looking forward to September. I saw a 300+lbs one last year on the opening day of muzzleloader deer at the spot I hunt at so hopefully it's still around. I love bear meat. Nothing better than bear backstrap under the stars 10 miles from a building  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/19/2023 6:34:52 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Savage 110 desert tactical in the lords caliber 6.5cm Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Can I ask what rifle or pistol and caliber used? Savage 110 desert tactical in the lords caliber 6.5cm Very nice. Right tools for the job. |
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Posted: 8/19/2023 6:38:22 PM EDT
[#37]
Congratulations on the successful Hunt!
I enjoy stacking Wild Game and Fish up like cordwood for the winter. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:02:39 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Congratulations on the successful Hunt! I enjoy stacking Wild Game and Fish up like cordwood for the winter. I'm gonna need a walk in freezer soon. My youngest daughter can start hunting next year and my other daughter has gotten pretty good at shooting big deer. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:08:09 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah just hunt over bait then Go to Canada and get out in front of the fires It's not like you can stampede them over a cliff like the indians used to do... Hunting over bait lets you pick which one you want.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 1:14:08 AM EDT
[#40]
Nice bear OP... I've been wanting to try the early season for some time but never get around to it.
A lot of hunters not from the mountain west who don't hunt on public land really underestimate how much actual hiking and borderline mountaineering can be involved in a hunt here. You may be able to get fairly close in to an area on a FS road but you will rarely find the animals close to the road near or within hunting hours. Several years back my dad "accidentally" shot a bear. By that I mean that we were hunting mulies and were following a buck and a group of doe for quite some time. All of a sudden one of the doe comes busting through the bushes out into a clearing in front of us, but it was coming towards us. A black bear was chasing it through the clearing. Neither the doe nor the bear saw us, but were coming directly towards us in the treeline. My dad reluctantly dropped the bear with a single shot from his .270. Hauling that bear out was a pain in the ass. It weighed out a little over 300 fully dressed out. Bear roast and stew is pretty good. |
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Posted: 8/20/2023 12:27:28 PM EDT
[#41]
Thanks. It was definitely a primer for elk hunting in idaho in a couple weeks.
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Posted: 8/20/2023 11:41:01 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No scale but it's somewhere north of 300. 6.5 cm 143 eldx 24" barrel with a Griffen recce7 Sausage all things bear. Most important thing when shooting a bear with a non magnum is knowing where to aim, it's a lot farther back on a bear to get behind the shoulder and thru the lungs. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: @Kolat Nice! 1) How much did it weigh? 2) What caliber/weight did you shoot it with and barrel length? 3) How do you usually cook the meat. Bear starts 9/1 here and I’ve been preparing for months! My friend has 70 acres he manages for deer. Baiting starts 9/1, the start of the season. Im using a Ruger M77 308 22” barrel with 180gr Nosler Partition bullets loaded by Federal. Longest shot will be 180 yards but bait station is at 90 yards. I have never shot a bear before. My friend doesn’t eat bear meat but has given away the meat from 3 bear he’s shot over the years. No scale but it's somewhere north of 300. 6.5 cm 143 eldx 24" barrel with a Griffen recce7 Sausage all things bear. Most important thing when shooting a bear with a non magnum is knowing where to aim, it's a lot farther back on a bear to get behind the shoulder and thru the lungs. Thank you @Kolat I am planning on a double lung shot as well! |
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