WV Bear
 

My first bear after hoping for one in over 40 years of bowhunting. It was a very windy evening I really didn't expect to see anything but 2 young deer came in around 5 they fed around for about 20 minutes. I was hoping to see an 8 point that had been coming around, all of a sudden both deer took off like crazy I wondered what had scared them I knew it wasn't me as the wind was in my face and I was 30 ft in a Hugh pine. I looked up the hill and saw the bear coming I had just enough time to pick up my bow and draw when she hit 25 yards I let fly. The bear grunted one time and took off I lowered my bow and went to where she was standing when I shot there was blood there so I went about 30 yards and there she was. I couldn't believe it had only went that far the 100 grain steelhead had done it's job.

Thats a good looking Bear, congrats on the long wait finally coming to an end.

Congrats on a fine bear.

Sweet!

The makings of some fine meals and what looks like a really nice skin for a rug. Make sure you bleach out the skull too. They look really cool on a shelf.

Pretty cool. How's the tags work there? Did you need a bear tag?

I don't know about WV, but in VA when you buy a big game license you get 6 deer tags, 3 turkey tags and a bear tag. Plus you can get a lot of "bonus" deer tags. It is possible to take 20+ deer a year in VA if you want.

I have a Navy buddy whose grandparents own a farm on the Blue Ridge. They get damage tags to protect the corn crop. We've taken up to 15 in a weekend using those permits. All the meat from those tags is donated to the poor so they don't go to waste.

congrats! don't throw away the fat...render it down! its really good!

Makes really good patch, and bullet lube. Taste like crap!

I'm not sure I could enjoy getting so many tags so easily. I like the challenge of getting the tag, but especially trying to get a mature buck on millions of acre's of public land. I get bored easily when something is too easy.

Congrats on a nice bear. Got to love that bear hunting! Did ya get a chance to weigh him?