Spring bear?

[freddyfour]

Thanks everyone. He is definitely a pretty bear. Beautiful hide on him and at 6.5’ about as good as they come around here.

How old is your daughter and what was she shooting?

 

[pathfinder76]

She is 17 and was shooting a Kimber Montana 308.

 

[freddyfour]

She is 17 and was shooting a Kimber Montana 308.

Amazing!

 

[Butcherbill]

I'd be interested in the book title as well, if you can wrangle it up.

Here you go, it’s got 6-8 pages just on raccoon and muskrat, lots of squirrel and rabbit as well. It was my dads but I’ve never used any recipes out of it now that I think of it. We don’t have any black/grey squirrel locally and I can’t say I’ve ever seen a raccoon out in the bush lol.

Sorry to derail the thread lol.

 

[crazy_davey]

She is 17 and was shooting a Kimber Montana 308.

Congrats to you and your daughter! Nicely done!

 

[jlovie]

Thank you Bill.

Got out this morning, I couldn't seem to fool any gobbler to come in close enough.

 

[DGY]

Went out for an overnight trip with 65cutless saw 3 bears but didn’t connect with any! But season is still young!

 

[dgradinaru]

I finally had the time to look for a bear. I was out over the weekend and saw two bears. One stood out but i had no shot opportunity, went back midweek for an evening stroll hoping to see if I could find that bear and low and behold it was in the same spot I saw it on Saturday feeding on grass. A couple shots at 80 yards did the trick. Bear expired no more than 15 yards from the first shot. Turns out its an ancient dry sow. Teeth are worn out. Squared just a tad over 6'. Shot with a Husqvarna FN98 in 8x57. 196gr S&B factory ammo.

 

[hoytcanon]

I finally had the time to look for a bear. I was out over the weekend and saw two bears. One stood out but i had no shot opportunity, went back midweek for an evening stroll hoping to see if I could find that bear and low and behold it was in the same spot I saw it on Saturday feeding on grass. A couple shots at 80 yards did the trick. Bear expired no more than 15 yards from the first shot. Turns out its an ancient dry sow. Teeth are worn out. Squared just a tad over 6'. Shot with a Husqvarna FN98 in 8x57. 196gr S&B factory ammo.

Nice bear, Daniel... congrats.

 

[jlovie]

A++

 

[243win]

Nice Bear DG, id be interested to see how old she is.

 

[pathfinder76]

I finally had the time to look for a bear. I was out over the weekend and saw two bears. One stood out but i had no shot opportunity, went back midweek for an evening stroll hoping to see if I could find that bear and low and behold it was in the same spot I saw it on Saturday feeding on grass. A couple shots at 80 yards did the trick. Bear expired no more than 15 yards from the first shot. Turns out its an ancient dry sow. Teeth are worn out. Squared just a tad over 6'. Shot with a Husqvarna FN98 in 8x57. 196gr S&B factory ammo.

How awesome is that! Congratulations.

 

[pathfinder76]

My youngest was able to connect on his spot and stalk bear as well. What a fun spring!

 

[track]

Congrats, dradinaru, nice bear! That old bear needs dentures, or at least a root-canal or crowns.

 

[track]

Congrats to both you and your son, Chuck/Pathfinder! You guys are having a great start to the big game season.

 

[jlovie]

Cripes Pathfinder, I thought that tree behind was a deer! Congrats to you and your son.

 

[Waterfowler]

First bear this year off my bait.

 

[Waterfowler]

 

[FLHTCUI]

My youngest was able to connect on his spot and stalk bear as well. What a fun spring!

Congrats on that color phased bear !!!
Rob

 

[Smitticus]

Lots of sow and cubs action. Fun to watch them, hoping for a nice boar to come along.

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