thecrittergitter
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With the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks putting a rule in place that allows 10 year olds the opportunity to hunt bears with a mentor, there was no question what Braden wanted to spend his time doing this spring. We both knew that finding much time would be difficult being in full swing of baseball season. Braden would learn though, that sometimes you don’t have to be out there all the time, you just have to be out there at the right time!
With the recent acquisition of a new kid (a high school freshman) to the family, as well as doubling the size of my sign company in recent months, coaching baseball was only one of the items that decreased the opportunity to chase bears this spring. At the very end of April, I had some work to do in NW Montana that couldn’t get put off any longer. It just so happens to be that the work wasn’t too awful far from some good bear hunting After working until about 5 pm each day, my good buddy Cody and I met up for a quick evening hunt to see what we could find.
On the second evening of glassing, we had an incredible 6 bear night, one of which was a dandy, and in a spot that would be easy to get a 10 year old kid on! So, the next morning, I scrambled like crazy trying to figure out how to get my 10 year old son over 300 miles from home on a couple hours’ notice A huge thanks to the family and friends that made this possible by running my boy halfway across the state, so he could be there in time for that evenings hunt.
Excitement was high for Cody and I because we were very confident in finding that bear again. The night prior, he came out on the edge of a clearing and bedded there! We were hoping for a similar situation with Braden along! We took off after work and hit our old gated logging road at about 6 pm. We packed up the gear and started our hike in for the evening.
With the recent acquisition of a new kid (a high school freshman) to the family, as well as doubling the size of my sign company in recent months, coaching baseball was only one of the items that decreased the opportunity to chase bears this spring. At the very end of April, I had some work to do in NW Montana that couldn’t get put off any longer. It just so happens to be that the work wasn’t too awful far from some good bear hunting After working until about 5 pm each day, my good buddy Cody and I met up for a quick evening hunt to see what we could find.
On the second evening of glassing, we had an incredible 6 bear night, one of which was a dandy, and in a spot that would be easy to get a 10 year old kid on! So, the next morning, I scrambled like crazy trying to figure out how to get my 10 year old son over 300 miles from home on a couple hours’ notice A huge thanks to the family and friends that made this possible by running my boy halfway across the state, so he could be there in time for that evenings hunt.
Excitement was high for Cody and I because we were very confident in finding that bear again. The night prior, he came out on the edge of a clearing and bedded there! We were hoping for a similar situation with Braden along! We took off after work and hit our old gated logging road at about 6 pm. We packed up the gear and started our hike in for the evening.
The kid does have ice in his veins though. To be able to shoot a big gun like that and not flinch is pretty awesome. I can attest to the guns accuracy though. Tack driver
