2025 Bear success thread

[Tekla]

Fall Kenai peninsula.

 

[tracker12]

My NJ archery bear. Number 4 in the State that gives out a nice patch to successful hunters.

 

[sierrastalker]

Finally got my first black bear. A nice little chocolate in northern California on the first day hunting of our 'week long' backpack hunt. 30-06 shooting a 138gn Hammer Hunter HHT, 200 yard shot, cross-canyon - dropped him right in his tracks and he fell 135 feet through some bushes and then down a big chute. Even though he was a smaller bear, it made for a heavy 7 mile pack out....it didn't help that we still had basically all of our food left and had to pack that back down the trail. Saw 8 bears that day, and they were all on the move solo through the berry bushes. Last trip up there we saw a ton of sows with cubs, but none this trip.

 

[tracker12]

Killed two bears when I lived in CA 2000-2003. Hunted D8 and D9. Love the Sierras. To bad there in CA

 

[300 win mag]

Beautiful bear! Is the right front foot missing?

how old is your son,looks like you did well and got him started early.

 

[300 win mag]

7 year old daughter took her first big game animal , a 7’ Alaskan grizzly with a 338 win. Proud dad right here. Fresh tenderloin was delicious.

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[300 win mag]

wow you got both your son and daughter involved very early.that is spectacular,i know from experience with my granddaughter the sheer joy of them harvesting there game.congrats to you all.

 

[FOS373]

Kodiak

 

[AKAV8R]

Future SIL Will killed a nice bear at my camp in central Ak. His first big game animal. Bear showed up while calling moose. Lots of bears in this area. Beautiful hide.