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Title: Big NH bear down!
Post by: Seth Stevens on September 08, 2023, 11:01:46 AM: Wednesday afternoon was pretty incredible! My good friend, Dave Kretschmar and I have had a bait in the mountains of NH for the past 4 years. Bear activity has been pretty solid yet, neither of us have killed a bear off of it.

This year, our site was hit within hours of placing it. A few days in, we had 6 different bears on it.

Monday, a large boar showed up at 1pm! Tuesday, he was back around the same time. I decided that if he did it Wednesday, it would be the last time!

I was on stand by noon time with a other friend. At 3:15 he whispered "big bear behind us!" I looked and saw the largest bear walking up our trail towards the bait.

He stood there for several minutes testing the wind. He the. Turned and went down the mountain towards the brook. We thought he had winded us. 5 minutes later, he came walking up, closer this time. He walked by us a 5 yards, Turned and came to the bait.

He quarted to for a few minutes. Then, at 12 yards, he turned slightly quartering away with his leg forward. I picked a spot, drew, hit anchor and released. The arrow disappeared exactly where I was looking! He let out a roar, ran a short button hook and collapsed 25 yards away!

It will go down as one of my most memorable hunts!
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Post by: neargeezer on September 08, 2023, 11:13:51 AM: Congrats! Great Bear and good read.
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Post by: doubleo on September 08, 2023, 11:20:05 AM: Beautiful Bear and nice photo! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
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Post by: Pat B on September 08, 2023, 11:21:18 AM: Great bear and a good story, well worth the wait. :thumbsup:
Can you estimate or do you know his weight?
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Post by: Seth Stevens on September 08, 2023, 12:02:19 PM: Thanks! He was over 6 1/2' and I estimate 325#. Unfortunately, it was 85* that night so I had to break him down. I never got to weigh him.
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Post by: Cory Mattson on September 08, 2023, 12:30:11 PM: Well Done !
Beautiful bear
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Post by: Michael Guran on September 08, 2023, 12:47:31 PM: Congrats on a fine bear!
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Post by: kennym on September 08, 2023, 12:49:17 PM: Awesome bear, shot, pics, adventure!! Will be hard to top.

Congrats!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: Huntrdfk on September 08, 2023, 12:54:47 PM: I wasn’t even there and I was beyond excited! That site is a site of firsts, t three years ago another friends killed his first ever bear there, and now Seth kills his first big game animal with his recurve. One more guy to go!!
Getting the text and subsequent phone call was soooo cool!

David
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Post by: Hud on September 08, 2023, 01:33:26 PM: Thanks for sharing your story, congratulations on a fine trophy and pictures.
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Post by: jimmytidmore on September 08, 2023, 02:05:33 PM: Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: shick on September 08, 2023, 02:11:20 PM: Dandy ole bear; congratulations.
Shick
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Post by: Terry Green on September 08, 2023, 02:13:44 PM: Nice!!!! Congrats!
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Post by: Trenton G. on September 08, 2023, 03:03:53 PM: Congrats! That's awesome!
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Post by: Josh Perdue on September 08, 2023, 04:34:36 PM: Great job!
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Post by: hawkeye n pa on September 08, 2023, 06:09:49 PM: congratulations on a fine bear.
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Post by: Hood on September 08, 2023, 07:16:20 PM: Very Cool!
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Post by: awry on September 08, 2023, 07:38:38 PM: Nice bear! Congrats!!!!
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Post by: GCook on September 08, 2023, 09:46:57 PM: Congratulations Seth!! He's a beaut. Great story bud.
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Post by: Tony Sanders on September 09, 2023, 02:03:38 AM: My My, Congrats on taking a very nice bear, and giving us the short story to go along with it. Way to go and thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on September 09, 2023, 11:06:44 AM: Congratulation very nice Bear looks like he was a fighter.
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Post by: glenbo on September 09, 2023, 02:31:04 PM: Wow, happy for your success 🏹
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Post by: varmint101 on September 09, 2023, 10:28:23 PM: Nice bear, congrats!
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Post by: JR Chambers on September 09, 2023, 11:25:41 PM: Very nice and congrats
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Post by: MnFn on September 10, 2023, 10:32:09 AM: Congratulations on a fine bear. Sure was a long legged sucker wasn’t he?
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Post by: Ray Lyon on September 10, 2023, 05:14:18 PM: Congratulations!!! Bear hunting is great. So much anticipation involved. Thank you for the story and pictures.
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Post by: socalmonster09 on September 10, 2023, 06:51:45 PM: Congratulations!!! good looking bear....
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Post by: rastaman on September 10, 2023, 09:19:38 PM: Beautiful bear! Congratulations sir!
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Post by: electricbow on September 10, 2023, 10:02:15 PM: really nice bear
Cant believe no one has asked-Bow, Bow weight, arrow weight or Broad head.
Congrats
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Post by: stevem on September 10, 2023, 10:04:16 PM: Nice. Thanks for posting.
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Post by: J. Cook on September 11, 2023, 09:57:54 AM: Awesome bear - I bet that yellow fletching was a thing of beauty as it disappeared into black!!!!
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Post by: Seth Stevens on September 11, 2023, 12:41:58 PM: Quote from: electricbow on September 10, 2023, 10:02:15 PM
really nice bear
Cant believe no one has asked-Bow, Bow weight, arrow weight or Broad head.
Congrats
Thanks!
Used my 60" Toelke Chinook 59-60# @ 30". The Arrow was an Easton Axis
340 @ 31". 75gr brass insert and a VPA 200gr 3-blade head. Passed completely through and buried to the back of the blades in the bait tree.
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Post by: Wudstix on September 12, 2023, 12:17:06 PM: Congratulations, thanks for sharing!
:campfire: :coffee: :archer2: :campfire:
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Post by: Mint on September 12, 2023, 01:35:12 PM: Congrats Seth! Awesome bear.

Glad you are doing well, I hunted antelope with you at Eichler's place probably 20 years ago!
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Post by: Bow man on September 13, 2023, 05:19:13 AM: Great Bear Congrats :clapper:
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Post by: Skidkid on September 13, 2023, 07:19:43 AM: Congrats! Great looking bear
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Post by: Seth Stevens on September 13, 2023, 08:05:17 AM: Quote from: Mint on September 12, 2023, 01:35:12 PM
Congrats Seth! Awesome bear.

Glad you are doing well, I hunted antelope with you at Eichler's place probably 20 years ago!
I remember! Flooding rains and washed away blinds. Not conducive to antelope hunting! I hope all is well!
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Post by: Car54 on September 13, 2023, 09:44:23 AM: Well done!
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Post by: ron w on September 13, 2023, 01:46:30 PM: Well done
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Post by: BAK on September 13, 2023, 02:12:36 PM: Very good job. :shaka:
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Post by: Mike Bolin on September 13, 2023, 04:37:35 PM: Great job on a fantastic DIY bear!
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Post by: Friend on September 14, 2023, 11:22:19 PM: Superb harvest.....Congrats!
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Post by: cacciatore on September 15, 2023, 02:57:53 AM: Great Bear and perfect shoot.
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Post by: crotch horn on September 16, 2023, 01:58:56 PM: Congrats on a wonderful bear!
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Post by: Chuck Jones on September 16, 2023, 05:27:30 PM: Great old bear! What’s the meat like? My favorite game meat, but mine have been smaller than that one.
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on September 19, 2023, 02:41:13 PM: Yessah! That's what I'm talking about, fantastic job on a brute bear :clapper: :clapper: :clapper: