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  1. TracksWapiti

    Bear shot placement- vitals vs anchor

    FWIW, I think your cartridge, bullet selection, and shot placement were excellent. Finishing off big game at close range isn't fun but it's part of a successful hunt sometimes. Still a much more merciful ending than they get in the wild Well done!
  2. TracksWapiti

    Bear shot placement- vitals vs anchor

    I carry a 375 Ruger with 270 Barnes TSX. Planning to take an anchoring shoulder shot when I get one and will let you know how it goes Government websites, author/hunter Douglas Boze, and conventional wisdom says to wait for the bear to take a step forward with the near shoulder and take a...
  3. TracksWapiti

    TN needs to legalize night hunting hogs

    My last three bear hunts in a row all of them in East Tennessee Cherokee NF Bear Zone 3 were cut short due to hound/hog related incidents with multiple hounds wounded by hogs It seems TWRA is leaning exclusively on hunters to solve the hog problem in East Tennessee, but it’s not working. I do...
  4. TracksWapiti

    East TN Bear Hunting Partner?

    I'm in my second year chasing black bears in East TN. Still trying to get my first bear. Primarily backpack hunts with a predator call but do some spot-and-stalk from canoe as well I enjoy solo hunting but I know it wears on my wife, especially considering the SAR calls she's dealt with on two...
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    North Georgia Mountain Bear

    My hearty congrats to you sir. Way to stick with it I'm still paying my dues for my first bear. This is year 2. Hunted Slickrock Wilderness on the TN side last weekend and it kicked my butt Hunting the same way you are just with a bolt gun with open sights Again, well done and thank you for...
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    Hunting in Griz Country— handgun or bear spray?

    Pistol for all the reasons against bear spray that have already been mentioned. Just keep in mind cartridges 10mm and lighter are VERY unlikely to stop a grizzly charge unless you hit it in the head, which most can't do under stress See recent article about hunter who got charged by a sow griz...
  7. TracksWapiti

    Bear Cub Distress Call?

    Thanks for the advice all. Day hunting a new lake tomorrow and planning to use the cub distress call. Will post any results/lessons learned
  8. TracksWapiti

    Bear Cub Distress Call?

    Doesn’t seem to be much hard data out there about folks using these cub distress calls. One of the few reviews on the call I bought was from an outfitter in GA that said “this call makes the bear come running.” I tried contacting the outfitter to hear more about their experience with it but it...
  9. TracksWapiti

    Bear Cub Distress Call?

    Yes, read that in his book just now too. (Great read btw!) He mentioned in a interview that he doesn’t use cub distress calls much so can’t speak to their effectiveness:
  10. TracksWapiti

    Bear Cub Distress Call?

    Hunting fall black bear in East TN for the first time. Made two day hunts so far to the same spot. Acorns everywhere and bear scat is all acorn mush. There are news articles about this being a "mast year" in TN. First day called in a sow with three cubs using a fawn distress call. She came...
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    Wod

    Paddled 8.5 miles in the canoe and walked 2 miles by noon Saw 6 deer. Passed up a long shot on a doe. Didn’t want my first with a muzzleloader to be a long shot Tried to call in a good buck that was chasing does and he couldn’t have cared less
  12. TracksWapiti

    Wod

    Backyard pre-dawn: Sled drags (ice fishing sled loaded w/firewood): 8 x 90 yards One-handed farmer's carries w/premixed drywall mud bucket: 2 x 90 yards each side Two-handed farmer's carries: 2 x 90 yards Dry practiced w/muzzleloader during brief rest periods. TN muzzy deer opener tomorrow...
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    Wod

    Backyard w/sandbags: Overhead carry: 4 x 50# x 90 yards Bear hug carry: 4 x 100# x 90 yards Shoulder carry (each side): 4 x 100# x 90 yards Dry practiced w/muzzleloader during brief rest periods
  14. TracksWapiti

    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    My story happened last year on Halloween night while elk hunting in CO. We backpacked in and set up a spike camp a number of miles up the mountain from the trailhead. I shot my 6x6 on Halloween and had his meat quarters in a tree on the pass where I shot him and his head and bagged meat in camp...
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    Wod

    Backyard in work clothes in 28 degrees in Middle TN: Sled drags 4x180 yards (ice fishing sled loaded with firewood. No idea how much it weighs but it’s enough for me) Farmers carries w/premixed drywall mud buckets: one-handed 2x90 yards, 2-handed 2x90 yards Dry practiced with muzzleloader...
  16. TracksWapiti

    Barnes 300 Blk 120 Gr TAC-TX for Elk

    Think about it. The bull I “harvested” this year didn’t deserve to be jumped out of his bed in the middle of the day and shot to death. What he deserved had nothing to do with it. What motivates many of us to hunt these magnificent animals did: my own prey drive, the challenge, meat, social...
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    Barnes 300 Blk 120 Gr TAC-TX for Elk

    Elk get wounded all the time by "elk cartridges" due to poor shot placement, improper bullet selection, deflection by vegetation, etc. Shot placement is paramount, followed by bullet construction. Headstamp and velocity don't have much to do with killing elk in my experience. Bullet penetration...
  18. TracksWapiti

    Returning Home With Elk Meat

    I came from TN as well to hunt OTC elk in CO for 2nd rifle. Spent the coin on Grizzly coolers for the long haul and a topper for my truck to keep gear/meat/antlers secure. My hunting partner and I drove straight thru on the way to CO and limped home on the way back (made one overnight stop due...
  19. TracksWapiti

    Barnes 300 Blk 120 Gr TAC-TX for Elk

    My 16" 300 blk with compact stock makes more sense to me for my son than the adult-sized 22" 30-06 that I toted around on my first elk hunt. A cow won't know the difference inside 100 yards with the 120gr Barnes. My bull didn't.
  20. TracksWapiti

    Barnes 300 Blk 120 Gr TAC-TX for Elk

    That's not true re the timeframe or "trolling." My initial post didn't ask for anyone's opinion on the subject. Simply informed that community that I was going to collect some real-world data and share it with post-hunt results since there seemed to be a dearth of it online re the 300 blk on...

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