Marshian
Well-known member
I’d been putting in a solid effort this year to get my first bear, and had high hopes after finding some gated forest service roads in the northwest part of the state that were loaded with fresh scat. My hopes grew even more after seeing good bear activity on the trailcam.
My plan today was to get in the the trail cam area early around 430 and just wait a few hours since most of the pics were between 7 and 8 pm. I hadn’t walked more than 300 yards past the forest service gate when I saw this bear grazing in a small clearing not 50 yards away. After making sure of no cubs, I dropped her with one shot from my 7mm08.
After taking her to the taxidermist tonight, he figured she was a dry sow about 9-10 years old and commented how good the fur was so I’ll likely rug her. Tomorrow I’ll check her in at Fwp and maybe get more definitive measurements. Either way, it’s very satisfying after all the hiking and then to target and pursue this bear after the seeing the scat, and then the pics. Looking forward to some bear sausage too!
My plan today was to get in the the trail cam area early around 430 and just wait a few hours since most of the pics were between 7 and 8 pm. I hadn’t walked more than 300 yards past the forest service gate when I saw this bear grazing in a small clearing not 50 yards away. After making sure of no cubs, I dropped her with one shot from my 7mm08.
After taking her to the taxidermist tonight, he figured she was a dry sow about 9-10 years old and commented how good the fur was so I’ll likely rug her. Tomorrow I’ll check her in at Fwp and maybe get more definitive measurements. Either way, it’s very satisfying after all the hiking and then to target and pursue this bear after the seeing the scat, and then the pics. Looking forward to some bear sausage too!
