Counting down to the Wingnut, Trashwood, James and Jason Elk adventure

[trashwood]

ya deep woods hunters know ya most never see a game animal in the woods.  ya see an ear, a paw and part of a leg, etc but espcially a horzonital line....there ain't a lot of horizontal lines in the woods esp one that moves.   that is what i saw first, a black horzonital area moving.  the bear was a little behind me and not too far down hill....my heart was pumping  

rusty

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Come on Rusty, Quit teasing us.  

[trashwood]

the swishy cadence was the bear walking thru tall grass.  if he kept the line he was on he would step out into an area he had stromped down and dug around in.....15 yards from where i was.  he came out of the tall grass poking his head down into the short grass, i guess looking for sumpin to eat.  one more step and he would be flat broadside to me.  I knew I'd like to have a 1/4'ing a way shot but I was not going to get it. if he moves three steps he is going to put a tree betweens us.  

rusty

[trashwood]

braod side, 15 yds.....breath rusty breath.  I was leaned back in the shodows of a dead fall leaning against a snag.  I start me draw, leaned out a bit....just kept thinking "back pressure" back pressure, back pressure......then the string dropped.  I saw the arrow disappear into the black side somewhere very close to the knuckle.  The bear larch foward, reacting as quick as any white tail I've ever shot at.  the bear bolted up the creek and out of sight.

rusty

[trashwood]

The shot felt and looked soooooooo gooooood.  I felt like doing the scene from "rocky" when he was on the steps and the theme was playing.  instead I moved back into the shadow to compose myself.

Ok first go check for hair and blood.

I mark my shot with tape.  Where the bear stood was black hair but no blood.  looking behind the area I see my arrow stuck in the bank....holy moly a pass thru.

rusty

[Killdeer]

And then? And then???

[Dano]

Smells good huh Ron        That was ATAR after three days of camping, just like ROSES    :rolleyes:        :D    

OK Rusyt, nobody works that much

[Killdeer]

"OK Rusyt, nobody works that much."

Unless they are trying to stay upwind of Drano...  

[Dano]

[trashwood]

Ok I won't squeeze ya anymore....the arrow was clean as mama's kitchen.  no blood, not fat, no grease....it was clean.....THEN I remember wingnut telling my not to forget that a winter bear has 4 to 6 inches of hair hanging down under his belly.

there was a flash of disappooint across my heart as it sinks in that it was a low shot.  i just gave the bear a shave but it was only a flash.

i hustled up the creek in the direction my bear had gone.  there is a drag line road just a bit up from here then a pretty big burn ya have to corss to get back into the deep wood creek.  I got there in time is see my bear back to his ambling long poke his head at stuff to eat.  I didn't follow him anymore it was geting real dark now

rusty


rusty

[BigRonHuntAlot]

LOL Where's the rest of the story? The wind is O.K. Now.   :eek:

[trashwood]

when I got to the truck it was well dark.  wingnut and the boyz were worried and came to look for me.

that night laying in the bunk replaying the evening......i didn't feel badly about my miss.  infact for some odd reason I felt very succuessful and ready for the next encounter.

i guess misses are an important part of bow hunting.  misses are what make the success...successful  

rusty

[Dano]

Man Rusty, that's a heck of a hunt right there.

[trashwood]

here are three pics of my bear tracks.  one of them is a back foot front foot cadence track.  i don't know if the other two are back foot or front foot.

 


 


 

i told I didn't know sic'um about bear hunting  

rusty

[trashwood]

the bottom track has a mule deer fawn track that just about hit the bear track.

rusty

[trashwood]

coming soon to a trad bullentin board near you

 

would you buy a used car from this man???  

rusty

ps grouse are the funnist thing I ever hunted  

[James Young]

Just made it in to the house and Wingnut and Jason sould be home soon.  Gonna take a much needed shower sleep in a real bed and the fun will begin in the morning.  

Rusty: You're funny.. BTW you like the "GROUSE RALLY HAT" ?  It worked.

James Young

[cjones]

Keep it coming guys!

[wingnut]

Jason and I rolled in a few minutes ago and are hitting the rack.  We will get the story rollign in the am.

MIke

[IB]

         


Glad your home safe and TIRED