Well he got away

[Ballshooter]

I no more than got back to the car and went around the corner lest than 50 yards and he ran out in front of me. I went after him in the timber but he wasn't stopping. Maybe next time.

 

[Edm]

I just gotta say…that would have been awesome. While that is beautiful country, it would not be beautiful with a dead bear to haul out over the mountains.

 

[Ballshooter]

I just gotta say…that would have been awesome. While that is beautiful country, it would not be beautiful with a dead bear to haul out over the mountains.

Yeah, packing out game in my woods is a chore for sure.

 

[Stykbow]

Stinks that he got away from you. Beautiful country though.

 

[ETipp]

Yeah, packing out game in my woods is a chore for sure.

Indeed. Hunting the mountains is not for the faint of heart. It puts a whole new factor in the equation.

 

[alcessapiens]

maybe he was headed home to the wife…he couldn’t bear to be apart.

 

[Daveboone]

Beautiful country. At least he is still out there getting bigger! What sort of elevation were you at?

 

[Dobegrant]

very nice looking area, at least you got a picture of him.

 

[Gtrubicon]

That looks like most of the bear pictures we take, always of their backside running away from us!

 

[Brazos John]

he ran out in front of me.

Quick camera work!

That looks like most of the bear pictures we take, always of their backside running away from us!

Not being a hunter, that's the view that I would want to see!

Not like that video posted here a while ago that had the bear climbing up into the hunter's tree stand!
I like adventure, but that's a little much!

The mountains are beautiful! I would love to visit the PNW.
I guess folks are lumbering in the area. Is that the reason for the tree-less spots? Or were there fires?

 

[Ballshooter]

Beautiful country. At least he is still out there getting bigger! What sort of elevation were you at?

2500 feet

 

[Thingamajiggy]

Well worth it for the views alone. Keep after 'em and goodluck!

 

[Nav]

I asked a guy from Maine one time where he hunted moose. "On the road", he said.

 

[Ballshooter]

Quick camera work!

Not being a hunter, that's the view that I would want to see!

Not like that video posted here a while ago that had the bear climbing up into the hunter's tree stand!
I like adventure, but that's a little much!

The mountains are beautiful! I would love to visit the PNW.
I guess folks are lumbering in the area. Is that the reason for the tree-less spots? Or were there fires?

Dash cam is how I took that picture lol if I had time to take the picture he would be in the freezer hahaha. Some of the area has been logged but years ago we had a big fire.

 

[Ballshooter]

I asked a guy from Maine one time where he hunted moose. "On the road", he said.

Yeah, sometimes I get a high advantage point and glass the old logging roads. Then make a stalk on them.

 

[longcruise]

Lucky you didn't catch up. Looks like a Squatch to me!!

 

[TDM]

Sure would love to be up in those cool, magnificent mountains. Even if I didn't see a bear. The heat down here is killing me!

 

[Steve Wagner]

Yeah, sometimes I get a high advantage point and glass the old logging roads. Then make a stalk on them.

We like to sit across from south facing avalanche chutes in the spring and "glass" a bit of bourbon while watching for bears. Binoculars help as well. We see a lot of bears if we moderate properly. SW

 

[Ballshooter]

We like to sit across from south facing avalanche chutes in the spring and "glass" a bit of bourbon while watching for bears. Binoculars help as well. We see a lot of bears if we moderate properly. SW

Yes, a good pair is a must. I love my Swarovski SLC 10x42s

 

[Ballshooter]

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