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<blockquote data-quote="GNERGY" data-source="post: 2381318" data-attributes="member: 110284"><p>Thursday morning my friend Eric and Andrew are going to join us with Andrews dogs to help us get a bear. We started checking cameras and bait piles for recent activity, Arnie and I headed to the north end of the property and Andrew and Eric headed south. We checked the camera at the bait barrel that I have been sitting on and there was a bear that his back was as high as the 55gal. drum bait barrel, come in 3 times during the night, the last time was at 3am. Arnie said hopefully the dogs can pick up the scent because it had been a couple hours since the bear was there. Arnie took Jack and headed down the trail to try and pick up a scent. After about 10 minutes Arnie comes back to the 4wheeler and let's the rest of the dogs out to catch up with Jack. Now my heart is starting to beat faster. Arnie calls Andrew on the radio and says if you near us the dogs are on the trail of hopefully a really good sized bear. Andrew says he can hear the dogs and will get closer to get his dogs to join in the pursuit. We headed towards the barking dogs and kept following the dogs back and forth on the old logging roads trying to head off the running bear. After about an hour of heart pounding pursuit, the dogs finally are all in one spot, which hopefully means the bear has been treed. Andrew and Eric catch up with us and decide that in order for us to get to the bear we will have to get thru 2 places where the rain storm they had in July had washed out the road. If we can't get thru there we will have to go back the way we came in and down the main highway and in the north end of the property which could take at least 2 hours. So off we go to get to the bear. We had 2 places where we had to move big rocks and some small logs to be able to get the Honda 4wheelers thru, which took about 20 minutes for each area. I kept thinking in the back of my mind that the bear is going to get tired of sitting in the tree and just climb down and chase the dogs away.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640477771452-jpeg.323828/" alt="1640477771452.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324112[/ATTACH]</p><p>Arnie and Andrew are stratigecially placing rocks to get the 4 wheelers thru, because one little slip and they could be headed down this embankment.</p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478180180-jpeg.323831/" alt="1640478180180.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324117[/ATTACH]</p><p>Now the trail is clear we just have to make it over the hill to the bear, hopefully he is still there.</p><p>So we finally get thru and head to where the dogs have the bear treed. We check the GPS with the dogs on it and all 8 of them are in the same place. Arnie says the bear is 750 yds down this ravine, I was like holy ****, the angle was practically straight down hill. Eric said take off any extra clothes you don't need cause you're going to get hot going down there and coming back up, and take anything out of your backpack you don't need. So Andrew and Eric headed off down the ravine to check out the bear. Andrew radios back that it is a real good bear and he is about 150 feet up in the tree. So Arnie and I take off down the ravine, we slip and slide our way down there because there is about 3 inches thick of pine needles on the ground, being careful not to crash into a tree. When we start getting close we can see the bear hanging on up in the tree. When we get near the bottom where Andrew and Eric are I am completely sweated up and my heart is beating out of my chest with excitement and nervousness at the same time. So Arnie and Andrew start tying up the dogs and I find a dead tree to lean my pistol on for the shot. I am using a Thompson Center Contender in 338JDJ. It shoots a 180gr. Ballistic tip at 2550fps. Arnie says get ready so I put my ear protection on and once you start shooting him, keep shooting till he falls from the tree, because the dogs are tied up and can't really protect themselves if the bear is still alive when he hits the ground. So I shoot the bear, and the first shot goes thru the middle, and Eric says good shot hit him there again, so I shoot again, Eric says shoot him again, he's pouring out both sides, so I shoot him a third time and while I was reloading the bear fell to the ground. High 5's all around and now we go to check out the bear. Eric and Andrew drag the bear to a flat piece of ground to be able to take a couple of pics and field dress him. We go to take some pics and my hunting shirt was soaking wet and so was my hair, so I just pushed it back with both hands. Photos were taken with a couple cameras, then it was time to get down to business and get him quartered and skinned.</p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478595988-jpeg.323834/" alt="1640478595988.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Thats Arnie my guide in the pic with me.</p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478696712-jpeg.323835/" alt="1640478696712.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324120[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]324123[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]324124[/ATTACH]</p><p>We each hauled out some bear back to the 4 wheelers. We went back to the hotel and got showered and then had an hour drive to game and fish for a person to check our bears in, so Eric can take my fur with him to his taxidermist in Montana that has done some for him before. He called me to get my info and told me my bear was 5 ½ ft tall.</p><p>I asked Arnie if the first week of the fall bear season has been booked yet, he said not yet. I gave him some money down to hold my spot for next year. Eric is also coming back next year. This was one of the most exciting hunts I have ever experienced.</p><p>Both Arnie and Andrew give their all every day that we hunted with them. Eric killed 2 bears during this hunt, one on the second day and one on the third day with guide Andrew.</p><p>I brought the bear meat home in quarters and my girlfriend and myself cut it up and vacuum packed it. I had one front shoulder get a little messed up cause one of my shots exited there, so I ended up with 56 lbs of meat and 6 lbs of bear fat to render down.</p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640479150978-jpeg.323839/" alt="1640479150978.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Hope you enjoyed my hunt.</p><p>Thanks for reading.</p><p>Tarey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GNERGY, post: 2381318, member: 110284"] Thursday morning my friend Eric and Andrew are going to join us with Andrews dogs to help us get a bear. We started checking cameras and bait piles for recent activity, Arnie and I headed to the north end of the property and Andrew and Eric headed south. We checked the camera at the bait barrel that I have been sitting on and there was a bear that his back was as high as the 55gal. drum bait barrel, come in 3 times during the night, the last time was at 3am. Arnie said hopefully the dogs can pick up the scent because it had been a couple hours since the bear was there. Arnie took Jack and headed down the trail to try and pick up a scent. After about 10 minutes Arnie comes back to the 4wheeler and let's the rest of the dogs out to catch up with Jack. Now my heart is starting to beat faster. Arnie calls Andrew on the radio and says if you near us the dogs are on the trail of hopefully a really good sized bear. Andrew says he can hear the dogs and will get closer to get his dogs to join in the pursuit. We headed towards the barking dogs and kept following the dogs back and forth on the old logging roads trying to head off the running bear. After about an hour of heart pounding pursuit, the dogs finally are all in one spot, which hopefully means the bear has been treed. Andrew and Eric catch up with us and decide that in order for us to get to the bear we will have to get thru 2 places where the rain storm they had in July had washed out the road. If we can't get thru there we will have to go back the way we came in and down the main highway and in the north end of the property which could take at least 2 hours. So off we go to get to the bear. We had 2 places where we had to move big rocks and some small logs to be able to get the Honda 4wheelers thru, which took about 20 minutes for each area. I kept thinking in the back of my mind that the bear is going to get tired of sitting in the tree and just climb down and chase the dogs away. [IMG alt="1640477771452.jpeg"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640477771452-jpeg.323828/[/IMG] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1640561864362.png"]324112[/ATTACH] Arnie and Andrew are stratigecially placing rocks to get the 4 wheelers thru, because one little slip and they could be headed down this embankment. [IMG alt="1640478180180.jpeg"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478180180-jpeg.323831/[/IMG] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1640561958702.png"]324117[/ATTACH] Now the trail is clear we just have to make it over the hill to the bear, hopefully he is still there. So we finally get thru and head to where the dogs have the bear treed. We check the GPS with the dogs on it and all 8 of them are in the same place. Arnie says the bear is 750 yds down this ravine, I was like holy ****, the angle was practically straight down hill. Eric said take off any extra clothes you don't need cause you're going to get hot going down there and coming back up, and take anything out of your backpack you don't need. So Andrew and Eric headed off down the ravine to check out the bear. Andrew radios back that it is a real good bear and he is about 150 feet up in the tree. So Arnie and I take off down the ravine, we slip and slide our way down there because there is about 3 inches thick of pine needles on the ground, being careful not to crash into a tree. When we start getting close we can see the bear hanging on up in the tree. When we get near the bottom where Andrew and Eric are I am completely sweated up and my heart is beating out of my chest with excitement and nervousness at the same time. So Arnie and Andrew start tying up the dogs and I find a dead tree to lean my pistol on for the shot. I am using a Thompson Center Contender in 338JDJ. It shoots a 180gr. Ballistic tip at 2550fps. Arnie says get ready so I put my ear protection on and once you start shooting him, keep shooting till he falls from the tree, because the dogs are tied up and can't really protect themselves if the bear is still alive when he hits the ground. So I shoot the bear, and the first shot goes thru the middle, and Eric says good shot hit him there again, so I shoot again, Eric says shoot him again, he's pouring out both sides, so I shoot him a third time and while I was reloading the bear fell to the ground. High 5's all around and now we go to check out the bear. Eric and Andrew drag the bear to a flat piece of ground to be able to take a couple of pics and field dress him. We go to take some pics and my hunting shirt was soaking wet and so was my hair, so I just pushed it back with both hands. Photos were taken with a couple cameras, then it was time to get down to business and get him quartered and skinned. [IMG alt="1640478595988.jpeg"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478595988-jpeg.323834/[/IMG] Thats Arnie my guide in the pic with me. [IMG alt="1640478696712.jpeg"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640478696712-jpeg.323835/[/IMG] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1640562246934.png"]324120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1640562298203.png"]324123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1640562329025.png"]324124[/ATTACH] We each hauled out some bear back to the 4 wheelers. We went back to the hotel and got showered and then had an hour drive to game and fish for a person to check our bears in, so Eric can take my fur with him to his taxidermist in Montana that has done some for him before. He called me to get my info and told me my bear was 5 ½ ft tall. I asked Arnie if the first week of the fall bear season has been booked yet, he said not yet. I gave him some money down to hold my spot for next year. Eric is also coming back next year. This was one of the most exciting hunts I have ever experienced. Both Arnie and Andrew give their all every day that we hunted with them. Eric killed 2 bears during this hunt, one on the second day and one on the third day with guide Andrew. I brought the bear meat home in quarters and my girlfriend and myself cut it up and vacuum packed it. I had one front shoulder get a little messed up cause one of my shots exited there, so I ended up with 56 lbs of meat and 6 lbs of bear fat to render down. [IMG alt="1640479150978.jpeg"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/1640479150978-jpeg.323839/[/IMG] Hope you enjoyed my hunt. Thanks for reading. Tarey [/QUOTE]
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