Aron and Tripple's Washington bear hunt

[Aron Snyder]

Photos

 

[Bearhunter]

Nice Bear Cody.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Nice work. Looks like another good one.

 

[TRIPLE]

Thanks guys, it was a great bear for my buddy (his first). I saw 3 total today, including a blonde sow and a chocolate boar around 250lbs (solid but not what I was looking for). I also had to lay down a little "cover fire" and score an assist and that always is fun to relieve that chronic case of itchy finger I get this time of year. We had to pack it out of a hell hole but compared to Aron's it was a cake walk. I'm going out in the AM again in search of something special.

 

[OBP]

Good luck today Triple! I'd like to hear the "cover fire" story when you get a chance.

 

[Rowndy]

Good stuff, I never realized WA had such an early bear season. I'm going to look into that.

 

[HellsCanyon]

Good stuff, I never realized WA had such an early bear season. I'm going to look into that.

Aug 1 in some units. And we sure have a lot of bears!

Mike

 

[Snyd]

Wow, fantastic hunt in great country. Nice job guys.

 

[Bushcraft]

Congrats on whacking a few fawn-eaters! Thanks for the pics.

 

[Clarktar]

That was a great read. I love that area you guys are in. I hopped to make it out that way this year, but it is not happening.

Go get'em!

 

[dreamingbig]

Where is Aron hunting now?

 

[armyjoe]

Where is Aron hunting now?

Elk in CO with me. Packing in this afternoon!

 

[dreamingbig]

Sweet. Good luck guys!

 

[wilkes]

Aron that rifle looks pretty amazing. Can you tell us a little more about it from your experience with it? Like general accuracy, trigger, weight etc.

 

[TRIPLE]

Aron that rifle looks pretty amazing. Can you tell us a little more about it from your experience with it? Like general accuracy, trigger, weight etc.

The gun was a bit over 5 pounds scoped. I got plenty of opportunity to pack and shoot it. It is a blessing when packing in difficult backcountry terrain. Though I wouldn't call it a "long range" rifle, it's defiantly sub MOA with decent ammo. Aron didn't want to fly any ammo home so we shot everything up on rock faces the last day. Aron busted a couple at around 580 yards.

The rifle is certainly a niche gun, but many times I feel it's weight (or lack thereof) trumps the extra pounds of my long range set up.
Plus I told Aron we could get within bow range.

 

[wilkes]

Sounds like a great rifle. Hopefully it makes its way down to Australia at some point!