This is great to see! Glad to see a Purple Heart veteran got himself a tremendous bear and that the folks in Louisiana have an opportunity to apply for this dream hunt
I'm grateful to say there have been many great hunts, and some I've shared previously. A big part of why I keep at it is the uniqueness of each adventure. The other biggest factor is the people I get to share these adventures with.
One of the great ones was a 2010 mountain lion hunt that...
That is an outstanding bear, congrats! I’ve always liked smoking the hind leg and making a “ham” of it, and prefer bear over everything else for sausage products. Good stuff!
Welcome! It sounds like you're jumping in with both feet, and really off to an impressive start. Great to hear you and your family are enjoying it so much, especially the meat. And you're getting your son involved, which is priceless. Lots of adventures ahead!
Great bull, and great write-up. Glad you have the opportunity to hunt with your son; there really isn't anything like hunting with your kids! Congratulations to both of you!
Similar thing happened to me this fall, in that I hit a bit higher than I wanted, and I saw what I thought was the buck drop in my scope. Just like a spine shot. I walked down there, and there he was. Cleaned him out, and saw I took the very top of the lungs off. Never hit any bone. Another...
Accountability really is an individual responsibility, but this outcome provides some fair consequences and certainly should influence some better choices for those who got caught, and hopefully those that haven’t yet