okie archer
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Arkansas opener is September 17th Oklahoma opener is October 1st. I picked up a small lease last year that borders 1000's of acres on NF. Illegal to bait on public land in both states. I started hunting Arkansas as well since it's so close to my Oklahoma spot. That means two tags and Arkansas opens sooner.
I put my first bait out on August 25th. Got hit the second night. The first week already have more bears on bait than last year. Was a very hot/dry year this year which means less natural food and baits should be hot, we'll see. Haven't started baits in Oklahoma yet, probably start around September 10th.
I have killed 4 bears but nothing real big. I really want to change that this year. I have two goals in regards to Bear hunting.
1. Kill a Pope & Young Black Bear.
2. Kill a bear with traditional archery.
Would be awesome to accomplish that on the same Bear but may chicken out using the Recurve on a big bear.
I sure hope this bear in pics gives me a shot this year. I believe this is a bear I had pics of last year.
Pics are all the same bear. Sorry for multiple pics.
I put my first bait out on August 25th. Got hit the second night. The first week already have more bears on bait than last year. Was a very hot/dry year this year which means less natural food and baits should be hot, we'll see. Haven't started baits in Oklahoma yet, probably start around September 10th.
I have killed 4 bears but nothing real big. I really want to change that this year. I have two goals in regards to Bear hunting.
1. Kill a Pope & Young Black Bear.
2. Kill a bear with traditional archery.
Would be awesome to accomplish that on the same Bear but may chicken out using the Recurve on a big bear.
I sure hope this bear in pics gives me a shot this year. I believe this is a bear I had pics of last year.
Pics are all the same bear. Sorry for multiple pics.