Bear hunt - Therapy!
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Bear hunt - Therapy!
Some of you know that at some time during my younger years I developed what my husband calls "bearanoia". I don't usually have nightmares, but when I do they involve bears.
I have no logical explanation, except perhaps that when I was young we did a lot of camping in the mountains during the time that Parks Canada was doing their best to discourage ("scare") tourists from feeding bears on the road sides.
A friend invited me to bear hunt with her, so this past weekend found me sitting in a treestand with my friend overlooking bear bait.
I'd brought a rifle and xbow to camp - chose to carry my Vixen most of the time.
This was my friend's 4th year of bear hunting so she had first "dibs".
This past weekend was exceptionally warm which likely influenced bear movement. However on Friday evening the temps were more moderate and a sow came into the bait. My friend immediately took the shot, the bear ran off. We asked her husband and his friend to interrupt their own hunt to bring their ATV over to help recover the bear.
We climbed down to check the bait site for blood. Found a good trail.
It was an excellent shot - both lungs and top of the heart. Bear ran less than 40 yds.
I took some quick photos as the others were positioning the bear and preparing to tag it. However we suddenly found ourselves being stung by wasps - there was a wasp nest right next to the bear! We ran out of there and tried to come up with a plan to extricate the bear.
As I approached the bear with a long rope I saw that wasps literally carpeted the whole bear. It was INSANE! I looped the rope around the nearest foot and got out. The ATV pulled but the bear hung up on deadfall and one of the guys (a hero!) went in to free it and reposition the rope.
By the time the bear was dragged out to the van most of the wasps were gone. WHEW! We quickly tagged it and loaded it.
The faithful old van has hauled several deer, (including road kill), moose, and now bear.
Once the bear was back in camp my friend gutted it herself with some help from another woman who was also new to bears. I can't tell you how proud I am of those ladies!
The next day we headed back to the stand, but we brought some back-up in case we shot another bear in the same vicinity.
What a difference a few days makes! By the end I had no qualms about heading out and sitting in the tree by myself - (although I took along my Dad's .30-06 instead of the xbow.)
No other bears were sighted or shot by our camp this time around, but I'm already looking forward to next year!
Incidentally, I've dreamed about bears again every night since the hunt... but now in my dreams they're shy and elusive.
I have no logical explanation, except perhaps that when I was young we did a lot of camping in the mountains during the time that Parks Canada was doing their best to discourage ("scare") tourists from feeding bears on the road sides.
A friend invited me to bear hunt with her, so this past weekend found me sitting in a treestand with my friend overlooking bear bait.
I'd brought a rifle and xbow to camp - chose to carry my Vixen most of the time.
This was my friend's 4th year of bear hunting so she had first "dibs".
This past weekend was exceptionally warm which likely influenced bear movement. However on Friday evening the temps were more moderate and a sow came into the bait. My friend immediately took the shot, the bear ran off. We asked her husband and his friend to interrupt their own hunt to bring their ATV over to help recover the bear.
We climbed down to check the bait site for blood. Found a good trail.
It was an excellent shot - both lungs and top of the heart. Bear ran less than 40 yds.
I took some quick photos as the others were positioning the bear and preparing to tag it. However we suddenly found ourselves being stung by wasps - there was a wasp nest right next to the bear! We ran out of there and tried to come up with a plan to extricate the bear.
As I approached the bear with a long rope I saw that wasps literally carpeted the whole bear. It was INSANE! I looped the rope around the nearest foot and got out. The ATV pulled but the bear hung up on deadfall and one of the guys (a hero!) went in to free it and reposition the rope.
By the time the bear was dragged out to the van most of the wasps were gone. WHEW! We quickly tagged it and loaded it.
The faithful old van has hauled several deer, (including road kill), moose, and now bear.
Once the bear was back in camp my friend gutted it herself with some help from another woman who was also new to bears. I can't tell you how proud I am of those ladies!
The next day we headed back to the stand, but we brought some back-up in case we shot another bear in the same vicinity.
What a difference a few days makes! By the end I had no qualms about heading out and sitting in the tree by myself - (although I took along my Dad's .30-06 instead of the xbow.)
No other bears were sighted or shot by our camp this time around, but I'm already looking forward to next year!
Incidentally, I've dreamed about bears again every night since the hunt... but now in my dreams they're shy and elusive.
Last edited by VixChix on Wed Sep 09, 2015 2:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Great story and pic's!!! Glad you had a good time.
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Nice job,Moni. I would certainly need help skinning a bear if I ever killed one.
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Very good Bear Camp Story! Congrats to your Friend! As well congrats to you getting over your phobia!
Im sure next time around you will Tag one!
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Im sure next time around you will Tag one!
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I proud of you women working together and filling a bear tag, no easy feat retrieving that one!
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Great story and pics I'm envious you have bear and moose to go after. I guess some day I'll get a chance.Keep up the great stories
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I am in awe....
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It sounds like everyone had an amazing time. Congrats to your friend on her bear.
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Looks like yall had a great time! Congrats. to your friend on her bear!Hope you get one on your next hunt! Ron!
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Sounds like a Damn FUN way to get over your bearanoia!
Congrats to your GalPal, and Best of Luck on your next bear foray!!
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Congrats to your GalPal, and Best of Luck on your next bear foray!!
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Congrats
Now you have got over the fear . It is your turn next .
Now you have got over the fear . It is your turn next .
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CONGRATULATIONS Monica....to you all. Great story.
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Re: Bear hunt - Therapy!
Great story and pic's VixChix! . . .cammo and flip flops ( pic 8 ) yer partner even got her cheek bloodied . . .
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Nice hunt!
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Congrats on the bear!!!
We don't have a bear season in my part of Georgia...not to many bears.
A friend of mine got a pic of one on his trail camera's a few weeks ago that DNR estimates to be over 400lbs!!
I know right where he got the pic, used to be a member of that club. Don't know what i would do if i seen one in the wild, yes i do i'd have to clean my shorts!
We don't have a bear season in my part of Georgia...not to many bears.
A friend of mine got a pic of one on his trail camera's a few weeks ago that DNR estimates to be over 400lbs!!
I know right where he got the pic, used to be a member of that club. Don't know what i would do if i seen one in the wild, yes i do i'd have to clean my shorts!
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