Beautiful bear, what was the hunt likke? Could you have made the shot with a handgun?
Here's a post of the story on another forum.
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/showthread.php?t=63434&highlight=first+grizThe bear was on the move in the open above treeline. When I first spotted him I figured I could get within about 150 with the way the terrain was. As I began my stalk he started moving. Actually towards us and our tent. I supposed if the bear would have kept coming and not turned he may have come in to handgun range, maybe not. I was actually moose hunting but I carry my 4" 45 Colt Redhawk as my OH$h1#!! gun and it was loaded up with some 360gr WFN's that would have done the trick. But, he got to under 200yds which I had determined my personal max would be to shoot a griz so I took the shot. He'd have had to been more like 25yds for me, before I'd have taken a shot with the redhawk with open sites.
But, today I setup the bait station and made a ground blind and I'm at 23yds from my bait. Now I just need to be there when a blackie shows up. Can't shoot griz off bait.
