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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffrthehunter" data-source="post: 2325504" data-attributes="member: 98990"><p><strong>October 8th</strong></p><p>Got to the ridge and saw one bear in the delta, Mike stated it was a small sow so we just kept looking. The game plan was to sit at the glassing spot every day until we see a shooter bear. If you walk around too much you just leave human scent everywhere and the bears will just leave. At mid-morning we saw a bear in the creek upriver about 1500 yards, Mike thought it might be a boar and could be close to 8 feet but too risky to make a stock. Chances are that by the time we get to this bear he would be back in the brush and we would have spread our scent all over the area.</p><p>(The gun I am using for this hunt is a 375 H&H with 300 grain Swift A Frame bullets. Mike wants my first shot to be under 200 yards and would like the bear to be in the open for a follow up shot. I can hit a bear with this gun out to 400 yards but tracking an injured bear in this area is very dangerous.)</p><p>We then have a sow and cub enter the delta, they stayed out all day swimming, playing, and feeding. On the far side of the creek we saw several other sows and cubs but again no shooters. Just as we are finishing up for the day a blonde bear walks out of the brush right below us, 125 yards away. To me the thing looked huge but once again Mike said no, says it looks to be a 7 foot sow.</p><p></p><p><strong>October 9th</strong></p><p>We get to our viewing spot and see a single bear on the delta, looks pretty big and I'm getting excited. Then a short distance away a cub pops out, non-shooter. (It is illegal to shoot a sow with cubs.) Mid-morning, we see a big dark brown colored bear moving towards us, looks bigger than all the other bears we have seen. Mike agrees its big, over 8 feet but he is pretty sure it's a sow. Wow, this sucks...</p><p><strong>October 10th</strong></p><p>First thing in the morning we have a bear walking towards our ridge then it enters the alder thickets down the ridge about 300 yards away. 10 minutes later the bear pops out of the alders just 60 yards from us. We both chamber a round, Mike says "don't shoot it is a sow". She stares at us for a minute or two then turns and walks below us and leaves. These bear encounters really get me nervous and worked up. There are 100s of stories where anger brown bears will start to harass hunters, I really do not want to experience something like that.</p><p><strong>October 11th and 12th</strong></p><p>Similar to previous days but fewer bear sightings, we are starting to think our scent and lack of fish in the creek are causing bears to leave the area. I am starting to get a little down, am I going home empty handed? Mike has now agreed that if we get a chance at the 8 foot black boar or the 8 foot sow (Mike said that the lone sow looks pretty old and is probably past her breeding years) I can take a shot. I really do not want to go home empty handed and agree we should try for one of those bears if we get the opportunity. </p><p><strong>October 13th</strong></p><p>First thing in the morning the blonde sow from day 3 came through the alders just below us, again at 60 yards, she looked around and walked down and out of sight. In the afternoon we had two fox's come out near our lookout and then a beautiful gray wolf walked through the meadow right below us. The Wolf was gorgeous, mostly white and light gray with a tail tip of jet black. Very few bear sightings on this day. The trip is starting to wear on me, lots of rain and wind. Some days you just can't keep warm and your almost always wet. There was a constant 15-30 wind with gust reaching 40 plus. I am starting to lose the mental game and getting a little down, maybe I won't get a shot, maybe I'll go home with no bear. I keep telling myself it's about the experience and to stay positive but it's hard for me to follow my own advice...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307919[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307920[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffrthehunter, post: 2325504, member: 98990"] [B]October 8th[/B] Got to the ridge and saw one bear in the delta, Mike stated it was a small sow so we just kept looking. The game plan was to sit at the glassing spot every day until we see a shooter bear. If you walk around too much you just leave human scent everywhere and the bears will just leave. At mid-morning we saw a bear in the creek upriver about 1500 yards, Mike thought it might be a boar and could be close to 8 feet but too risky to make a stock. Chances are that by the time we get to this bear he would be back in the brush and we would have spread our scent all over the area. (The gun I am using for this hunt is a 375 H&H with 300 grain Swift A Frame bullets. Mike wants my first shot to be under 200 yards and would like the bear to be in the open for a follow up shot. I can hit a bear with this gun out to 400 yards but tracking an injured bear in this area is very dangerous.) We then have a sow and cub enter the delta, they stayed out all day swimming, playing, and feeding. On the far side of the creek we saw several other sows and cubs but again no shooters. Just as we are finishing up for the day a blonde bear walks out of the brush right below us, 125 yards away. To me the thing looked huge but once again Mike said no, says it looks to be a 7 foot sow. [B]October 9th[/B] We get to our viewing spot and see a single bear on the delta, looks pretty big and I'm getting excited. Then a short distance away a cub pops out, non-shooter. (It is illegal to shoot a sow with cubs.) Mid-morning, we see a big dark brown colored bear moving towards us, looks bigger than all the other bears we have seen. Mike agrees its big, over 8 feet but he is pretty sure it's a sow. Wow, this sucks... [B]October 10th[/B] First thing in the morning we have a bear walking towards our ridge then it enters the alder thickets down the ridge about 300 yards away. 10 minutes later the bear pops out of the alders just 60 yards from us. We both chamber a round, Mike says "don't shoot it is a sow". She stares at us for a minute or two then turns and walks below us and leaves. These bear encounters really get me nervous and worked up. There are 100s of stories where anger brown bears will start to harass hunters, I really do not want to experience something like that. [B]October 11th and 12th[/B] Similar to previous days but fewer bear sightings, we are starting to think our scent and lack of fish in the creek are causing bears to leave the area. I am starting to get a little down, am I going home empty handed? Mike has now agreed that if we get a chance at the 8 foot black boar or the 8 foot sow (Mike said that the lone sow looks pretty old and is probably past her breeding years) I can take a shot. I really do not want to go home empty handed and agree we should try for one of those bears if we get the opportunity. [B]October 13th[/B] First thing in the morning the blonde sow from day 3 came through the alders just below us, again at 60 yards, she looked around and walked down and out of sight. In the afternoon we had two fox's come out near our lookout and then a beautiful gray wolf walked through the meadow right below us. The Wolf was gorgeous, mostly white and light gray with a tail tip of jet black. Very few bear sightings on this day. The trip is starting to wear on me, lots of rain and wind. Some days you just can't keep warm and your almost always wet. There was a constant 15-30 wind with gust reaching 40 plus. I am starting to lose the mental game and getting a little down, maybe I won't get a shot, maybe I'll go home with no bear. I keep telling myself it's about the experience and to stay positive but it's hard for me to follow my own advice... [ATTACH type="full"]307919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]307920[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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