My MT Bear

[streamer]

Nice bear to bad about the bow not beening that close.

 

[elk_hunter]

Dang, I'm jealous. Nice bear! You MT guys are whackin and stackin this year!

 

[arffdog875]

Nice Bear Branden, Congrats!

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

Brother saw two more good bears Sunday and went in yesturday...have not heard from him yet.

 

[2000chevy]

thats a damn nice bear!

 

[Fatrack]

Check the bear in tonight and saw a really sad sight...count over 15 dead rams from out of the canyon...both road killed and die offs...just sad!

yeah...that was a bad sight! When I checked my bear in earlier this year, I snapped this picture of all the dead rams.

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

When you take that...there were more there on Monday!

 

[Mato]

Number I heard was 19 dead in the canyon this last winter..ouch

 

[Mato]

Great pic of Lil B!

Got any pics to share of your bruin that shows the whole critter?

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

I don't think I have anymore..think I posted most of them..I will double check...was mad at myself for not packing bow.

 

[Mato]

I know that feeling, always happens that way does it not. 4 years I wanted to take a lope with my M29. Would carry the 29 and a rifle, always ended up taking them with the rifle. Finally stopped carrying the rifle and toted only the 44 and finally got my lope with.

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

I have bears with the bow...just sucks to shoot a bear at 20 yards with a gun...plenty of time to smoke him with the bow.

 

[Mato]

And if you'd of had your bow you'd of seen a 20 incher @ 300 yds, go figure...

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

That is about it..I will go back to packing both nextyear!

 

[Fatrack]

Hey Branden,

I took that picture on April 29th....day after I got my bear! Here's the story on my bear hunt http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=246660

 

[Brandenbowhunter]

Good story man...bear looks very simular...I was just wondering, the pile of skulls was a little bigger when I was in there on the 3rd of June!

 

[halfbreed6265]

hello, the wife and I just moved to Butte from missouri in july of 2011, we are wanting to bear hunt spring of '12. But we have no clue where to go, or anything else about bear hunting. Any help and information would be greatly appreciated.......thanks!

 

[thecrittergitter]

hello, the wife and I just moved to Butte from missouri in july of 2011, we are wanting to bear hunt spring of '12. But we have no clue where to go, or anything else about bear hunting. Any help and information would be greatly appreciated.......thanks!

HEad into the mountains south of Butte, the Highlands...........just start going and learning the area and you will find some bears. look for some clearings or clearcuts that are getting green grass early....

 

[halfbreed6265]

the highlands cover a lot of area, and mostly pvt. property......any particular area to head to?Sure would be nice to have an experienced bear hunter to team up with to at least do some looking around for a likely place........

 

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the highlands cover a lot of area, and mostly pvt. property......any particular area to head to?Sure would be nice to have an experienced bear hunter to team up with to at least do some looking around for a likely place........

Highlands are almost all public, not sure where you'd be running into private at down there.

I'm pretty sure if you glass this spot a couple evenings in May, you'll see a bear or two. There was a bunch there the end of September, right at timberline.

There really is no secret to hunting spring bear, just need to put in a ton of time covering ground and glassing as much fresh grass as you can every night, until you find a bear you want to kill.