2018 Bear Success Thread

[Runningwater]

Kenia Wilderness. My buddy's bear, but I'm claiming an assist as the spotter, assistant packer, and the one with the meat in the freezer (except for the ham I have curing in my fridge...). About 20 miles in the Zodiac followed by a 7 mile pack up to treeline for camp.

 

[The Shootist]

Nice hunt. Nice to see kids involved

 

[Tld]

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Not a beast, but first one. Montana spring, 6.5 creedmoor

 

[Arctic_Beaver]

I took this black bear over Memorial Day weekend hiking in on the Kenai Peninsula. I was about 8 miles back from the truck to where I killed him. I had stopped at a small creek surrounded by alders to fill up my nalgene. As soon as I was done and walked 20 ft back up to my pack and rifle, he walked down that creek that I was just standing at a minute later. I don’t think he noticed me, I let out a whistle to get him to turn broadside for a shot. Once he turned enough, I fired one shot from my .300 win mag. He took off crashing through the alders away from me and made it about 50 ft.

I spent the next 2 days shuttling him back to the truck, it took 3 loads to get everything out. He had a lot of fat on him for a spring bear! Measured 6’2” and skull was 18 7/16” I believe. Some cool battle scars on his face.

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[lang]

Little late, but I took a couple Idaho bears in 2018

 

[micus]

2018 spring bear, SE B.C.

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

2018 BC spring bear, spot & stalk archery, 20 yard double lung.

 

[EastMT]

I don’t have any hero shots as I was solo, but squared 6’6”. He was an old beast, early season, tasted excellent, intestines were a berry factory.


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[Jason Stafford]

Prince of Wales, AK 2018............Looks like I'll be going back in 2020

 

[Downeaster]

I don’t have any hero shots as I was solo, but squared 6’6”. He was an old beast, early season, tasted excellent, intestines were a berry factory.


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Straight up vampire. I'll assume you used a wooden stake!

 

[jhm2023]

First P&Y bear while hunting with my 2 year old daughter.

 

[dkhor]

Tekla that is a hell of a pic!

 

[clearwateralaskaoutfitters]

 

[Nick Muche]

2018 was great, can’t wait for this spring to get started!

 

[Jsmokerbuilds]

December 2nd 2018. PA extended season. Female estimated live weight of 249.

 

[JungleJoe]

Great Posts guys!

 

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[crowinghen]

My husband got drawn for a special archery elk tag for last September here in western Washington. We spent the who;e month of September hunting that tag, so i brought my 30-06 along. The woods had been closed for fire danger, but the first day they re-opened we went in to check out game cameras. First we decided to look at this hillside that looked promising for bear. Walked in a couple miles fell on my butt while crossing a ditch getting ready to glass this hillside and saw a bear with my naked eyes. I got set up on a stump and got him just as he was heading into the timber. He rolled down the hill but got up so I shot him again, this time in the heart. weighed 120 lbs hanging weight. He was a 3 year old. Good eating!

 

[crowinghen]

Here's how we got him out of the woods. (After rolling him down the blackberry covered hill.) We use this alot since we hunt mainly walk in areas.

 

[crowinghen]

About a week later we were walking up a logging road in the rain. When we got to the top the rain cleared and I saw a bear digging in a stump a couple hundred yards away. He disappeared around the back of it, i jumped up on a knoll and got set up. He came around the side of the stump and sat there facing us. Hubby said" I see him" but I already had my crosshairs on him and dropped him. It was a brutal climb up through the berries ripped my rain pants up . As we were going up a spike and couple of cows came out within bow range, but Hubby passed on him.
This bear was 130 lbs no head or hide, also a 3 year old bear.