I have a couple minutes tonight, and since I can't get my blasted video to download. I will just tell the story. If I can ever get it I will be sure to post it.
So Sat. night after my sons soccer game. I head home, pick up Nathan, and head to the bait. When we got to the sight we did another sweet burn ( Thanks Brian for explaining it
) We rearrage the trail camera, and hang his stand. Now let me say, it was DANG cold that night. And you have to cross a small river, which was a bit higher and went over our boots as we crossed. I will bet it dropped into the upper 30's. So it was a little hard to keep still.
All night nothing. At 8:25 I stand up look back at Nate and nod to get down. Nate motions 10 more minutes. I nod back, after all what's ten more when you are froze.
While I was daydreaming, and trying to stay warm, Nate whispers from behind, "BEAR!" I look up and see a bear, about 30 yards away. It looked like the small cinnamon (which I thought was a Blonde) from the first night. But I didn't care. I grabbed my longbow and prepared for a shot. The bear worked it's way around the right side of the bait. It's getting darker by the second. My breathes are short and I'm trying to keep my composure. I calm myself down as it works right underneath my stand. But there is no shot. The bear is facing straight away from me. Come on turn just a bit. It does! I pick a spot, and start to draw. Just about an inch from my anchor, without any reason. The nice cinnamon blows out of there. NO!!! I couldn't believe it. One more inch, and dead bear.
It was getting dark fast, so Nathan and I scramble out of the stands and high foot it out of the canyon. Man what a rush! I had to hold on to the tree trunk to keep from shaking out of the tree! I will say that it was one of the biggest thrill in all the years I have been hunting.
We can't figure out why the bear bolted. We guess it was the sixth sense. We went over the video and well that's hunting. Here is a picture the trail camera took as the bear came in.
Also, this is a different bear than the first one. This is a bit bigger and definetly heavier. And it is roughly 31-32" tall. I want this bear!! It is beautiful!
I will be back to tell about Mon. nights hunt with my Dad. Here's a couple more trail cam pics. Thanks everyone.
Topic: Bear hunt along! Warning: explicite photos of bait -w pics and vid THE FINALLE!! (Read 8382 times)
