Haha, they are lucky, but they have put in a lot of days. If there is a secret to killing bears that I have found it is time. I spend 20 days or more sometimes a year hunting them. I don’t use calls, scents, or anything other than boot leather, time, and watching the wind.
For the details. Without giving out secrets, we were hitting a couple of spots I knew there were bears in. I made a point of taking advantage of the fresh snow late last week so I knew where big footed bears were feeding. That is no guarantee, but it’s at least a start. As soon as the sun comes out after a gloomy few days you need to be there (that is a secret) so I took Ryan out of school and we went. Early. We were there all day and we just kept hitting those spots being careful of the wind.
At 5 ish he was there and we got within 30 yards behind on old snag of tree. I told him to let me see his head first (I knew he was a black bear, but just like confirmation). When that happened I gave him the green light. He was in scrub brush and pretty obscured so I was nervous about that. But I let him do his thing. He shot him when the opportunity presented itself and the bear bailed over a hill. We heard him crash, gave him five minutes and followed. We found him piled up in a horrible snag. It’s all we could do to get him 15’ uphill for pictures. :-)
Then the skinning in that hole. Oh my back. lol.
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“I love it when clients bring Berger bullets. It means I get to kill the bear.”
-Billy Molls
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