got him! (bear)

[curlis]

Love the color phase.

[The Night Stalker]

I often think about that cow you shot also, being 8 miles in and all.

[Hackbow]

Congratulations on the bear Doug, well deserved!

Like Wayne & Tim, I think about you packing out that cow often. That was an epic trip in many ways. Being able to watch how hard you worked for that meat has continued to inspire me to push through the pain on several occasions since.

[Doug Treat]

Good to hear from you guys. I think that cow elk tasted way better because of all the miles I hiked to get it out.  If I remember right, it was 44 miles in 42 hours, and I loved every minute.

[Rob DiStefano]

   

[kenneth butler]

Excellent job no one could have done it any better. Gorgeous bear. >>>----> Ken

[Msturm]

nice!

[twitchstick]

Well done!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Nice one, Congrats!

[stujay]

Love the color phase! Congrats.

[rastaman]

Beautiful bear sir!      

[Bill Turner]

That death moan will definitely get your attention. Congrats on a job well done.  

[Caddo]

Sweet, Congrats!  

[curlis]

Said it before, beautiful color.

[Bow man]

pretty Bear Congratulations

[kevsuperg]

Beautiful, congrats

[Doug Treat]

Thanks, everybody. I talked to a bow shop owner today and asked how many bears he thought are taken with traditional tackle every year in California. Only about 12 % of the bear harvest here is with archery tackle and he thought that maybe up to 5% of those bears are taken with a traditional bow so maybe 5-10 trad bears/year for the whole state. I've found very few traditional bow hunters here. Even those who shoot a trad bow will hunt mainly with a rifle.