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08 archery boar!!!

As some of you may have seen, my friend from NY came in and killed a nice sow. Well I stuck it out and killed a nice boar last night...

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NICE bear brother!! Congratulations!!!!

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AWESOME trophy! Congrats!!!

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AWESOME!! and what siman said mind sharing the story?????????

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Nice color phase man.

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NIce looking boar man way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I started baiting on may 12th, this year was a product of a heavy snow year. Little did I know, but the heavy snows saved me. My normal bait spot was a product of a controlled burn. My friend from New York had never killed a bear before, so that was priority 1 for me. He killed a real nice sow on his first day.

We did all the dirty work on "off "feeding hours to get his bear out. I try to keep human intervention WWAAYY low.

I have heard pros and cons as to how much bait to use, schedules etc. I like to make a large haul and stay completely out for 10-12 days to establish a pecking order. This will push some bears to come in during the 2-3 oclock range.

The bear that Jerry killed was the dominant bear on the bait. This pushed the smaller bears to feed at night. I increased the amount of caramel syrup and grease on the ground to allow the bears that were feeding an opportunity to get the liquid on their feet and attract more bears,

I knew that it was only a matter of time before the advertising paid off.

After several nights of watching birds and chipmunks I decided to keep going back. I spotted the boar the night before I shot it, but he would not come in. I could not keep myself from going yesterday as it was hot all day. I knew with the rut kicking in, there was a chance the boar would slip in early.

The first glimpse of the bear was to my right and he was standing up. He slipped in fast, grabbed one bite, and was headed out. Thats when I decided that it was now or never. He went 50 yards before piling up. It made for a long night as I was by myself. But what a satisfying night to say the least....

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Awesome bear!!!! Man your giving me the itch for bear hunting bad!! My season doesn't start till Sept.1st in Minnesota. Congratulations on the big bear!!!

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Hey congrats ;)Thats a beautiful bear!!! way to gut it out and hang in there.

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Nice bear, congrats!

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woohoooo nice bear buddy.

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Dude nice bear!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Beautiful bear! I'm jealous:D

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Congrats on the bear.Sounds like you earned him.I have to wait until next fall to hunt them.

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Man I wish I lived somewhere I could hunt bear. But congrats on the big boy.

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Congrats. Sounds like a great hunt. You sure earned him!
Congrats. Very nice pic.

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I'm insanely jealous, Chad!!

I've GOT to go bear hunting in the next five years. Bears are SO cool!

Congratulations, buddy!

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Gramps? Hey now...... I will be seeing the bulge this weekend when I attend myother daughters graduation..... The cubs this year will be just about right when my grandkid starts hunting.

I figured last night that I had over 200 hours into this bear. For those of you who didn't see the post with my buddies bear, here it is.

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Congrats! Awesome bear, great job!:D

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He's a big sucka isn't he.;)

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Makes me want to go back, I love the color phase. Congrats!!

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Way too cool...From your posts I gather that you hunt the hard way. Going deep and finding animals back in the bigwoods. Congrats, 200 hours in one animal is insane. That is like a whole deer season for me (guessing, never kept track)

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Beautiful bear, congrats ELK

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Thanks for the kind words everyone.Here is a photo that I took to show his color phase. The pic is less that desirable but it shows his color well. Yes, that is the entrance in the upper right. The perfect shot on a bear IMO is a hard quartering away. I don't like to have to crowd the bears shoulder on a dead on broadside... It gets em every time!!!

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Nice bear , congrats .