Most likely my Last bear...

sealhunter

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Well. I got out at it today for a bit. Nice fresh hunt in through the bush, even in the honey hole for a bit.

Saw 17 bears, 15 elk, a bunch of deer, a lynx and a squirrel

I took a bear,...and from what I have been told after arriving back, apparently it's a good one.

Todays bear was the last one I will hunt. Just a personal decision, and I'll be happy to still watch and help out other guys with theirs.

I spotted the bear at about 200 yrds. He saw me and didn't bother too much with worrying about me hiking up on him. He walked deeper into the bush as i closed in on 100 yrds.

I went into the thick stuff after him. I couldn't see him aside from occasional glimpses, but I sure could hear him. When he stood still I had my crosshairs on his shoulder but then heard cracking beside me. Another bear was in there.
He was a moderate sized bear and was watching me curiously.

I now have lost my opportunity on the bear that was in front of me and was watching closely the bear beside me.

I continued forward into the bush and saw through the trees, the bear looking out at me full side on, head turned.

I glanced the other bear,..seemed to be minding his own business,..so I throw up the rifle and squeeze one off.

That was it,...it was over.

The Sako 7mm-08 with 140 TSX performed as I have heard they should.
It was through and through with jellied internals.


Anyone in the GP area who wants to get on a bear,..drop me a line.
I don't trophy hunt, so I don't know how to really gauge a big bear, other than if it looks big. Today I saw 8 bears that I would call good decent bears, and two that seemed rather large. Mine was what I considered to be a good decent bear.

Good luck all...


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Gatehouse said:
If you are having trouble gauging the bear, post a pic, we will tell you if it is a big one!
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I'm not having trouble gauging my bear,.. I just have trouble knowing what a possible trophy bear looks like,..as I don't trophy unt. My bear was one of the decent ones but not one of the bigger ones I saw.

The big ones were spooky as hell..
 
So why not hunt bears every year? You can always donate the hide to your local taxidermist, Halford Hide etc...

Every boar you kill you're doing the moose herd a favor.
 
I love bear meat it's got amazing flavor! It's a really greasy meat that has a strong scent to it. My wife is a huge fan of bear meat doesn't let anything go to waste.


Nice haul, looks like a nice sized bear!
 
madluk18 said:
Just curious

What do you do with the meat? I know some people eat it. Its suppose to be good....
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The meat is excellent and tastes more or less like beef. It tends to be a bit firm and I grind it up into hamburger and use it for hamburger, for chili, sphagetti, curry etc. I also remove as much of the fat as possible to eliminate the gamey taste and freeze the meat lean then add suet when I thaw it out and cook it

cheers mooncoon
 
sealhunter,

If you don't mind explaining your choice to not hunt Black Bear anymore, I would find it useful. As I contemplate getting into hunting, black bear was on my list of animals I'd like to hunt. Do you find it to be too easy, or un-sportsman like? Do you just not care for the meat as much as others? What lead to your decision?

If its personal and you'd rather not explain that's cool to.


:cheers:
 
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