Oregon spring bear

[jmad_81]

Took this fella at 596 yards with a 338 edge and a 225 AB double lung. Squared 6'5", and skull measured 19 5/8".

That is my 280 AI in the pic, it weighs a lot less and we were in some really steep country so I took after the first shot with the edge.

 

[WyoElk2Hunt]

Nice bear.

 

[jrw1976]

Really nice bear by the look of your soaked jeans you really had to work for it as well.

Great Job, Jason

 

[brentc]

Nice big cinnamon right there! Nice job! It's hard to beat a good bear hunt.

 

[Guy M]

Congrats! That's some nice shooting. Convenient to be able to use 600 yard dope!

 

[moombaskier]

Great job on a real nice Oregon bear! Where did you get him at?

 

[jmad_81]

Thanks guys. I found him in the west blues unit. We had a bit of work to get him for sure. Dragging him back across the creek was interesting.

Guy, Yeah the 600 yard dope was nice. I had been practicing that range for months. I need to keep working on my range so I can work out farther a bit.

 

[Guy M]

Have to admit - 600 yards more or less is my self-imposed limit for hunting, as it's the farthest I can regularly practice. Sometimes I can get out to 800 or beyond, but I can count on being able to shoot 600 yards regularly.

And... I'm pretty comfortable there, reading the wind, etc... Will likely never be one of those guys who pops critters out at 1,000 - 1,500 or beyond. I've shot that far, just not comfortable with it for hunting.

Regards, Guy