The spring melt is really late this year but we've been having some fun regardless. My son, Cody, killed this black bear a couple weekends ago. One shot with his 300 Sav at about 60 yards and the bear didn't go more than 20 yards. We call these bald faced bears, 'monkey bears'. This is the second monkey bear my son has killed in the last few years. I don't know what causes them to be bald but they are pretty cool looking.
I shot this black bear this past Saturday evening. It turned out it was missing a front foot. It's leg was basically a stump. It was an old injury, well healed over with thick bone above where the break was and even had hair covering the bottom. Figured 'Stumpy' was a fitting name. Saw numerous bears on the weekend, some a little bigger, but the stalk on this bear was what made the hunt. Spotted it 350+ yards feeding and got within 40 before I pulled the trigger. Wind was perfect and I only moved when the bear's head was down. It was a lot of fun. The kids were gone for the weekend, so it was the first time in a long time that I was hunting solo.
Had a great stalk with the camera on this guy. When the wind shifted his head came up and I was pegged. He stood up on his hind legs and when he saw me bring the camera up, he bailed. Was surprised the airborne pic turned out as well as it did.
I shot this black bear this past Saturday evening. It turned out it was missing a front foot. It's leg was basically a stump. It was an old injury, well healed over with thick bone above where the break was and even had hair covering the bottom. Figured 'Stumpy' was a fitting name. Saw numerous bears on the weekend, some a little bigger, but the stalk on this bear was what made the hunt. Spotted it 350+ yards feeding and got within 40 before I pulled the trigger. Wind was perfect and I only moved when the bear's head was down. It was a lot of fun. The kids were gone for the weekend, so it was the first time in a long time that I was hunting solo.
Had a great stalk with the camera on this guy. When the wind shifted his head came up and I was pegged. He stood up on his hind legs and when he saw me bring the camera up, he bailed. Was surprised the airborne pic turned out as well as it did.
