Black Bears, bow in hand, spot and stalk!
 

Anyone want to join me Friday, Sat and Sunday? :D

I have my first trip plannedinto my bear hunting area for the season, I'm looking forward to it, bears have really grown on me as far as hunting them, there's something about glassinga big old bruin;thenmaking a stalk across the canyon to him, with just your bow between the two of you...

If anyone else bowhunts them via spot and stalk, I'd love to hear your insight and of your experiences..include pix too if you have any...

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Sounds like a great time. One of these days we will have to swap each other a hunt. You won't know how to act hunting all this flat terrain. Good luck this weekend Troy.

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Take a predator call it adds LOTS of excitement...

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Troy ...... you ever been this close? .......

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7837596391912472909&q=bow+hunting&hl=en

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Good Luck Troy!

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I'll go if you fly me out there ;)[8D]

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Good luck this weekend Troy, make sure you take some pics of the magical country you have out there.

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MO, I'd love too, just let me know when you want to hit this western country... I need a year in advance to plan..its all over the counter out here..


"Take a predator call it adds LOTS of excitement..."

Yup Kodiak, I was hoping you'd reply.. I know you hunt a lot of bear..I have a fawn in distress call I have tried..havent had much luck with it yet..maybe I am doing something wrong..


"Troy ...... you ever been this close? ....... "

Tony, I can't get the URL to open... but I did kill a bear off the ground at 8 yards with my bow.. closest so far :Dand while shed hunting I've had some close hairy encounters with sows and cubs... I pack a 44 mag.. have had to shoot over two different sows heads before to get them off my case...

thanks Rob and NJ...coug..sorry barely afford the fuel here! LOL


I'll be packing my 44 mag just incase..since I am going alone..

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Sounds like fun Troy. Good Luck! And if you ever head out this way, let me know.

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Good luck, Shed....can't wait for the story.

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When I got started with mine I just had Sceery's video on predator calling to go by. I've never had a bear (black or brown), that I've been able to see when I started calling, not respond to it in either AK or ID. But I use the snowshoe hare distress call rather than the deer distress call. I've tried both and something about it seems to elicit a better response even when the same calling sequence is made, must be the higher pitch.

The ones you've got to watch out for are the ones you don't see... Be careful and don't blow until you're ready to shoot!

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Rob,

Thanks, good info, I will look at the rabbit calls. Makes sense, I see rabbits up in that country whileshed huntin it. I'm huntingwolf and mountain lion country too which I may elicit a response from. Have you brought in many wolves with the rabbit call? One reason I prefer to spot and stalk over calling is the wolves. I'll keep my eyes open, like you said, thebears and lions too areso quiet.. amazingly quiet.. I almost always see them before I hear them..

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We get to kill wolves up here so they're a bit too cagey to come in to the call. If bears hunted in packs I doubt you'd see them as often either...
Lions always creep me out while calling down there, especially turkey hunting; you'll never know they are there until you wake up under one...

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Rob, yeah the wolves here don't associate humans with much danger. What parts of Idaho do you hunt in Rob..if you dont mind me askin..and again thanks for your advice.