2018 Fall bear thread
- Thread starter Doogs
- Start date
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I've got five or six bears hitting my bait pile, none of any size. I'm not hunting them, too damned hot for my liking. Have to be careful where you step back there, bear crap everywhere.
Spent the weekend in the hills east of Mabel Lake. Very little sign. No bears to be seen.
We usually hunt beside the corn field at my buddies dairy farm around this time of year, but there was zero sign there and they've only had a single bear sighting all summer. Usually they see bears almost daily around this time, we're not sure why they're not around this year...
We usually hunt beside the corn field at my buddies dairy farm around this time of year, but there was zero sign there and they've only had a single bear sighting all summer. Usually they see bears almost daily around this time, we're not sure why they're not around this year...
Finally have a day tomorrow. I'm heading out at 0200 with my secret weapon, which is pretty much a homemade bacon and doughnut scented candle. Hopefully the extra few hours of scent dispersion before shooting light will get him to come hang out with me before it gets too warm.
Good job, Joe... that rifle looks familiar...
You should recognize the scope too. Not a monster bear but weather and time where not on our side so I decided to christen the 308 with a decent eater bear.
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
Well this was my second Black Bear hunting season ever and my first bear!!!! Last fall myself and a couple hunting buddies decided to start bear hunting in 2018 as a result of the dwindling moose tag situation we have here in Ontario. Up until this year I primarily just hunted deer, moose and small game. I have to say, there is a lot more work involved to bear hunting then I thought, between this spring and fall I put a tone of miles on my truck, atv and my boots. Anyone that says hunting over bait is easy has either never done it or does it with an outfitter that does all the work for them. Anyways I couldn't be more excited/satisfied to get my first bear and really appreciate all the help and info I got from some of the more knowledgeable senior members on here , I'm not sure it would have gone as well without them!
So this boar was taken Sunday Sept 9th at 1800hrs in WMU 61 a little north of Bon Echo Park, he weighed in at 210lbs dressed out so guessing around 230-240lbs standing. Walked in quiet as a mouse at about 35yrds and looked right up at me with his big pumpkin head and as soon as I saw those little ears I knew I was going to take him. Shot him slightly quartering me, bullet went in in front of his right shoulder, punctured his right and left lung and the top of his heart and exited his left rib cage. He ran roughly 20yrds and let out an amazing death moan and expired.
This was an exciting three firsts for me, this was my first bear, first big game taken in this WMU and first animal taken at our new camp!
My bait
Where he expired
Happy hunter
Ready for the trek back
First animal hung at the new camp
Skinning
Entrance wound
Exit
The rifle, 70's vintage Marlin 336 35 Remington shooting 200gr FTX over 43gr LVR
So this boar was taken Sunday Sept 9th at 1800hrs in WMU 61 a little north of Bon Echo Park, he weighed in at 210lbs dressed out so guessing around 230-240lbs standing. Walked in quiet as a mouse at about 35yrds and looked right up at me with his big pumpkin head and as soon as I saw those little ears I knew I was going to take him. Shot him slightly quartering me, bullet went in in front of his right shoulder, punctured his right and left lung and the top of his heart and exited his left rib cage. He ran roughly 20yrds and let out an amazing death moan and expired.
This was an exciting three firsts for me, this was my first bear, first big game taken in this WMU and first animal taken at our new camp!
My bait
Where he expired
Happy hunter
Ready for the trek back
First animal hung at the new camp
Skinning
Entrance wound
Exit
The rifle, 70's vintage Marlin 336 35 Remington shooting 200gr FTX over 43gr LVR
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freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
Out all this week trying to get my second Blackie. Baits have been dead though, seems there is a large group of Americans running dogs all over the country side. They have a lot of baits off the trail probably only 50ft off them. Kinda disappointing, never really had a problem with dogs but they seem to use a rediculus amount of the bush.
Filled my tag on Monday, 9 or 10 different bears coming in at all hours of the day even mid afternoon. Second bear of the day was the largest on camera so a 200 gr FTX from a.358 Winchester was on its way. Slight quartering towards me at 30 yds , destroyed heart and lungs full of shrapnel holes, recovered bullet weighed 55 grs and was just poking through opposite side. Now a question, can I attach pics directly from my iPad?
