2026 Bear Success Thread

[Hollow Point]

5-20-26 North Idaho. Beautiful red color phased bear! Shot with my H&R .45/70 with a 300 grain JHP. Dropped it in its tracks.

 

[Tanner.scheurer]

Congrats!

 

[Rwolf]

Alaska Peninsula 5/15. 9’ squared 25 15/16 skull. Dream hunt.

 

[FunkEyeMissed]

First bear for me, taken in SW MT with 108gr ELDM from a 6 ARC at about 100 yards, dropped in his tracks.

 

[rope]

5/22 @ 0715 and the black @ 0730 great time with one of my boys

 

[Lateonsethntr]

5/22 @ 0715 and the black @ 0730 great time with one of my boysView attachment 1070508View attachment 1070509View attachment 1070510View attachment 1070511View attachment 1070512View attachment 1070514View attachment 1070518View attachment 1070519View attachment 1070520View attachment 1070513

Awesome

 

[rope]

On the way home from work yesterday. Have a new one to chase.

 

[montanaman]

First bear for me, taken in SW MT with 108gr ELDM from a 6 ARC at about 100 yards, dropped in his tracks.

Congrats on your first bear!

 

[Queets30#]

NE Oregon. Happy boys!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

My son and I are in Canada on his first bear hunt. He shot one Monday night that got away. I thought the shot looked real good but the results didn’t match. We were both obviously very upset. Figured the shot must’ve hit the leg and not caught anything significant.
We went back near the same area tonight. Right before dark, I spotted a bear about half a kilometer away. I took off running and got in close enough for a shot. Boom, belly flop.
When skinning him, found that he had very recently had the tip of his elbow shot off! It’s the same bear. It’s also my biggest bear to date. Measured 6’4”.
Hope to update this thread later this week with one he takes down.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

He got this one last night. Measured 6’10” from nose to tail.

 

[Hunter609]

Got it done with less than 3hrs to spare last night.

 

[Bobcat]

Spring bear hunting has become one of my favorite activities with my 9 & 12 year old boys.

With the lack of snow pack, the green up came early. With plenty of salad spread about the bears seemed less interested in many of my typical spots.

The lack of snow also meant some of my spots were more accessible. I was frustrated at how many “hunters” My trail cameras captured driving up to the bear habitat. I only captured 3 groups of hunters that were on foot.

I harvested this bear a week after my 12 year old passed on him. He was holding out for a tank we caught on camera and ended up eating tag soup.