After many years of pursuing bear and having a few opportunities that I passed on I finally put one down. A week and a half ago I headed into the high country for yet one more attempt at a september bear. I arrived at camp at 10:30 dumped out my pack then hiked up to a ridge 30 minutes from camp where I spotted a nice brown phase bear at 226yds but despite my efforts to close the gap he wandered to the far end of the meadow 275yds away and was gone. At another slope I saw a blackie moving thru the berries and brush at 250 yds but it never showed up for the dance. So back to camp to set up my tent and get a short nap then its back up to the ridge at 5:45. Not 5 minutes later there is a dark brown bear right below me at 75yds mowing down berries like theres no tomorrow which happened to be true. I quickly removed my pack and found a solid rest on the rocky cliff and settled the cross hairs on its left shoulder as it was facing uphill and away from me. At the shot the bear started rolling sideways and rolling and rolling and rolling Finally to stop at the bottom of the slope 75yds below. It took an hour to gut it and bone out the 2 hind quarters then make my way to camp before dark. At 8:00 the next morning I returned to finish the job then climb the 150yds up the 35 degree slope returning to camp by 10:15 to rest and reorganize my gear for the first of two trips out to my truck completing the haul out at 4:30.
Pistol is a T/C Encore 15" 308 ackly improved magnaported barrel w/burris 2-7 scope shooting a speer 180gr.sp @2450fps
Dasbear

Congratulations on the bear. Awesome looking animal. Great looking country you are hunting.

Rick

Congrats on the bear!!! Way to hang in there!

A full ten stars!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on a very fine trophy. Nice work.

Congrats, great story and nice pics.

Great job on a fine bear!

Nice job on the bear, beautiful country too!

My hunting partner had to bag out 2 days before the hunt so I wasn't expecting to do all the hauling boy o boy what a wake up call when you sling that 70-80lb pack on your back.

The fun is all over after you shoot LOL!

What a great handgun trophy! Congrats on a beautiful bear!

Harry

Congrats on an awesome bear!

Excellent!

Thanks for the congrats everyone it was quite exciting. I am now planning on picking up a second tag and using my Contender in 357 max with a hdy 180gr. FP bullet. May have to pose my bullet choice on another forum for input.

Good Job and nice looking bear!

SWEET!!!!!!


Great trophy!

Nice job!Sounds exciting,and beautiful country.

Nice bear, great pics. Good story...Thanks

Congratulations on a good hunt and a nice bear!

Dasbear,

Sounds like alot of bear in the area! Nice trophy! What are the berries they're feeding on, Huckleberries?

Doc

Yep, huckle berrie stew

vary nice

Good job! Congratulations.
Steve

WTG and Congrats Dasbear!!!!!!!!

Thanks for post the story and pic's

DB, Thats a damm good lookin bear....it looks like you had one terrific hunt. JFS